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13 stories for “States” · February 2026
Clear filtersThe 16th edition of Vajra Prahar, a joint special forces exercise between the Indian Army and the US Army, is being held at Bakloh in Himachal Pradesh from 23 February to 15 March 2026. The exercise aims to improve inter...
The 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...
Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh both became States on 20 February 1987. Mizoram, a Union Territory from 1972, gained statehood through the 53rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1986, after the Mizoram Accord between the Centr...
The Union Cabinet cleared the Urban Challenge Fund with ₹1 lakh crore of central assistance, aiming to leverage ₹4 lakh crore of total investment over five years. First announced in the 2025-26 Budget, it will run from F...
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...
The Ministry of Home Affairs launched the State Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (S4C) dashboard of the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre at a national conference on cyber-enabled frauds. It is designed to improve co...
Ritu Tawde is set to become Mumbai's first Mayor from the Bharatiya Janata Party in 44 years. She will head the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), India's largest and wealthiest civic body. The BMC's record budget...
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...
The Supreme Court observed that States are sidestepping the appointment of regular Directors-General of Police with a fixed two-year tenure and instead installing 'acting' chiefs of their choice. In the 2006 Prakash Sing...
The Union Government published the first national dataset on waste-pickers under the NAMASTE (National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem) scheme. Urban Local Bodies in 35 States and Union Territories have profil...
The Centre announced the Republic Day Parade 2026 results. The Indian Navy was adjudged the best marching contingent among the three Services, and Delhi Police topped the CAPF and auxiliary forces category. Maharashtra's...
The Ministry of Jal Shakti felicitated 58 WaSH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) Warriors from various States and Union Territories at a Samvad Samaroh in New Delhi for leading water management at the grassroots. Recognise...
