India and Bangladesh have begun talks on renewing the Ganga Water Sharing Treaty, which runs out in December 2026. The 1996 treaty decides how the dry-season flow at the Farakka Barrage, built in 1975, is shared. Through the Joint River Commission, both sides are measuring the flow of the Ganga and Padma every ten days until 31 May.
Under Mission Mausam, the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology has built India's own automatic weather stations using 3D printing. The stations run on solar power and send live readings of temperature, wind, humidity and rainfall. The first set will be installed in Delhi from February 2026.
Two pilot credit schemes were launched under Niryat Protsahan, the financial-support arm of the Export Promotion Mission. The Interest Subvention Scheme gives eligible exporters 2.75% support on rupee export loans. The Collateral Support Scheme gives credit guarantees of up to ₹10 crore through CGTMSE.
Andhra Pradesh emerged as India's top investment destination in FY26, securing 25.3% of total proposed investments in the first nine months, per a Bank of Baroda report. Odisha ranked second (13.1%) and Maharashtra third (12.8%); together the three accounted for 51.2% of proposed investments.
The Tripura State Load Dispatch Centre (SLDC), functioning under Tripura State Electricity Corporation Limited (TSECL), received ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification, becoming the first Load Dispatch Centre in Northeast India to earn this cybersecurity certification. ISO/IEC 27001:2022 is the international standard for Information Security Management Systems and strengthens protection of power grid control systems and national grid stability.
The Tamil Nadu Forest Department announced the first phase of the All-India Tiger Estimation (AITE) 2026, part of the world's largest wildlife monitoring exercise conducted every four years by the National Tiger Conservation Authority and the Wildlife Institute of India.
In Samiullah vs State of Bihar, the Supreme Court struck down Bihar's 2019 registration rules, which required proof of mutation before a property document could be registered. The Court said registering a document is different from proving ownership. Only civil courts, not Sub-Registrars, can decide title, and registration gives only a presumption of ownership that can be challenged.
The RBI published its Financial Stability Report on 2 January 2026. The report comes out twice a year with inputs from a sub-committee of the Financial Stability and Development Council. It found India's government debt sustainable, helped by S&P's upgrade to 'BBB'. Banks have strong capital buffers, and gross NPAs fell to 2.2% by September 2025.
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