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21 stories for “ISS” · February 2026
Clear filtersThe 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...
The Maharashtra government under Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis withdrew the 5% quota for socially and educationally backward Muslims. It was introduced through an ordinance in July 2014 by the Congress-NCP government...
Kerala's Cabinet approved the draft Urban Policy prepared by the Local Self-Government Department, making it the first State with a comprehensive urban policy; it had been announced in the 2023–24 Budget. The Kerala Urba...
A Private Member Bill seeking a Right to Recall for elected representatives was discussed in Parliament as a way to improve democratic accountability. The right lets voters remove a representative before the term ends. M...
Overview A landmark judgment was delivered by the Supreme Court in February 2026 regarding the transparency of political funding. The court mandated the use of a blockchain-based tracking system for all large-scale digit...
In February 2026 the Opposition moved a resolution to remove Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. Under Article 94, at least 50 members must give written notice, with 14 days' notice before voting; the procedure follows Rule 200A...
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...
At just seventeen, Aditya Pandya has become the youngest male analogue astronaut from India. He earned the title by finishing a mission that simulated a lunar habitat at Dholavira, located in Gujarat's Rann of Kutch. Spo...
The nationwide Mission for Aatmanirbharta (Self-Reliance) in Pulses was launched from Amlaha in Sehore district, Madhya Pradesh. Announced in the Union Budget 2025-26, it runs from 2025-26 to 2030-31 with an outlay of Rs...
Haryana shuttler Devika Sihag won her maiden BWF Super 300 crown at the Thailand Masters 2026. In defence, the Indian Air Force has fully digitised its Pechora surface-to-air missile system, inducted in the 1970s, to boo...
The Karnataka Cabinet cleared the use of ballot papers and ballot boxes instead of Electronic Voting Machines for the panchayat polls due in February 2026. To give this legal backing, the government plans to bring the Ka...
The Defence Research and Development Organisation successfully conducted a test launch of the Agni-3, a nuclear-capable surface-to-surface ballistic missile, off the Odisha coast. The test validates the operational readi...
