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A new study shows that NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) altered the orbit of a whole asteroid system. In September 2022, a spacecraft was deliberately crashed into Dimorphos, a small moonlet circling the as...
Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and Bellatrix Aerospace have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly develop Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) satellite systems. VLEO refers to orbits between 150 km and 450 km above t...
**Overview** The India AI Impact Summit 2026, held from February 16 to 21 in New Delhi, marked a historic global convergence for artificial intelligence. The mega-event concluded with the adoption of the 'New Delhi Decla...
Uttar Pradesh tabled a ₹9.12 lakh crore Budget for 2026–27, about 12.9% larger than the previous year. Capital expenditure accounts for 19.5% of the total, focused on education, agriculture, health and infrastructure. Th...
Overview In February 2026, National Productivity Day was observed with a special focus on 'Artificial Intelligence: The Catalyst for MSME Growth.' The National Productivity Council (NPC) organized a nationwide campaign t...
The Union Home and Cooperation Minister launched Bharat Taxi, the country's first cooperative-owned ride-hailing service. Registered under the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002, and set up on 6 June 2025, it gi...
The 16th Finance Commission recommended grants of ₹9.47 lakh crore over five years, only for local bodies and disaster management, ending revenue deficit, sector-specific and State-specific grants. Local bodies get ₹7,91...
The Union Budget 2026-27 has a total outlay of ₹53.5 lakh crore and sets the fiscal deficit at 4.3% of GDP, down from 4.4% in 2025-26, with the revenue deficit at 1.5%. The debt-to-GDP ratio is projected to ease to 55.6%...
The 16th Finance Commission, chaired by Arvind Panagariya, kept the States' share of the divisible pool at 41% for 2026-27 to 2030-31. The Commission is a constitutional body under Article 280. Its main innovation is a n...
On 1 February 2026, Nirmala Sitharaman presented her ninth straight Union Budget, the first ever delivered on a Sunday, and also tabled the 16th Finance Commission report on tax devolution for 2026-2031. India's first fu...
Overview Presented on February 1, 2026, the Union Budget for the fiscal year 2026-27 focused on a seven-sector manufacturing scale-up and the creation of 'Champion SMEs' to drive India toward its 2047 vision. The budget...
NLC India Limited (NLCIL) commissioned its full 300-megawatt Barsingar Solar Power Project in Rajasthan.
