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20 stories for “Ease” · February 2026
Clear filtersThe Indian Navy launched 'Krishna', its first Cadet Training Ship designed and built in India, at the L&T Shipyard in Kattupalli near Chennai. The vessel will be used to train officer cadets at sea. Its construction in T...
The Ministry of Home Affairs released PRAHAAR, India's first national anti-terrorism policy. It identifies threats across water, land, air and cyberspace, including cross-border terrorism, global outfits such as Al-Qaeda...
NITI Aayog released 'Revitalising Apprenticeship Ecosystem: Insights, Challenges, Recommendations and Best Practices', reviewing India's apprenticeship system. It makes 20 action-oriented recommendations with assigned re...
The UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) released the Asia and the Pacific SDG Progress Report 2026. It projects that the region will miss 103 of 117 measurable SDG targets by 2030, with jus...
Kerala became the first State to classify tidal flooding, also called sunny-day or king-tide flooding, as a State-specific disaster, enabling relief from the State Disaster Response Fund. Such flooding occurs when high t...
Overview The 2026 edition of the Khelo India University Games (KIUG) concluded in February with a spectacular closing ceremony. Featuring thousands of athletes from over 200 universities, the games successfully identifie...
The Assam Rifles plans to add the indigenous Tangkhul Hui and Kombai breeds to its dog squad and phase out foreign breeds by 2050, following a 2025 Home Ministry directive to promote Indian breeds. The Kombai, native to...
Under its newly launched Sthree Suraksha Scheme, Kerala will pay a monthly pension of ₹1,000 directly into the bank accounts of unemployed women and transwomen belonging to economically weaker sections. To be eligible, a...
NITI Aayog released the sixth 'Trade Watch Quarterly', covering July–September 2025 (Q2 of 2025–26). India's total exports rose about 8.5% in the quarter. Electronics became the second-biggest export item, reaching US$42...
The Union Health Ministry began the annual nationwide Mass Drug Administration campaign to wipe out Lymphatic Filariasis. Eligible people receive anti-filarial drugs – Diethylcarbamazine, Albendazole and Ivermectin. The...
NITI Aayog published 11 reports mapping pathways for India to become a US$30 trillion economy by 2047 and reach Net Zero emissions by 2070. GDP is projected to grow from US$4.18 trillion in 2025 to US$30 trillion by 2047...
The Women, Peace and Security Index 2025-26, published by the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security and the Peace Research Institute Oslo, ranks India 131st among 181 countries with a score of 0.607. Denmark...
