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NATO started the 'Arctic Sentry' mission to bolster Arctic security following tensions over Greenland. It brings the Arctic military activities of member nations under one command, with Denmark, Germany, Finland and the...
A Social Security Agreement between India and the United Kingdom was signed in New Delhi. Under the pact, employees sent on temporary assignments of up to 36 months to the other country will no longer have to pay social...
Global Energy Monitor reported that the worldwide pipeline of wind and utility-scale solar projects reached a record 4.9 terawatts in 2025, up 11% from 4.4 TW in 2024. China leads with over 1.5 TW prospective and 448 GW...
Observed on 13 February 2026, World Radio Day highlighted radio's importance as a mass medium under the theme 'Radio and Artificial Intelligence: AI is a tool, not a voice.' A day earlier, on 12 February, the world marke...
India has put forward reforms to the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme to tighten regulation of the global diamond trade. The scheme governs trade in rough diamonds to keep conflict diamonds out of the market, and o...
During Seychelles President Patrick Herminie's visit to India, the two countries adopted the SESEL (Sustainability, Economic Growth and Security through Enhanced Linkages) Joint Vision, covering maritime security, digita...
National Deworming Day, started in 2015 under the National Health Mission, targets soil-transmitted worm infections such as roundworm, whipworm and hookworm by giving Albendazole to children and adolescents aged 1-19 thr...
Data linked to WIPO's Global Innovation Index show global R&D spending reached $2.87 trillion in 2024, growing almost 3% a year. China became the top spender at $785.9 billion, edging past the United States at $781.8 bil...
India is in discussions with China on opening an extra route for the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra via Shipki La Pass in Himachal Pradesh. The pilgrimage currently uses Lipulekh Pass in Uttarakhand and Nathu La in Sikkim. The...
The International Energy Agency's Electricity 2026 report projects worldwide power demand to rise by 3.6% annually through 2030, driven by electric vehicles, data centres and air conditioning. Low-emission sources such a...
US President Donald Trump unveiled Project Vault, a $12 billion public-private initiative to buy and store critical minerals and rare earth elements as a strategic reserve. Funding includes $1.67 billion from private sou...
India has contributed $35.18 million to the United Nations Regular Budget for 2026, earning a place on the 'honour roll' of 51 member states that paid their assessments fully and on time. The General Assembly approved a...
