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14 stories for “Global” · February 2026
Clear filtersOVERVIEW As part of IndiaAI Mission 2.0 in February 2026, the scientific community marked a major breakthrough with the launch of the ‘Kaveri’ 64-qubit quantum processor by Bengaluru-based startup QpiAI. This follows the...
OVERVIEWNational Science Day 2026 was celebrated across India on February 28, marking the discovery of the Raman Effect by C. V. Raman. The theme for this year, “Indigenous Technologies for Viksit Bharat,” emphasized Ind...
Eighty-eight countries and international bodies endorsed the New Delhi Declaration at the India AI Impact Summit 2026. The voluntary, non-binding declaration backs democratic diffusion of AI and proposes a Global AI Impa...
**Overview** In late February 2026, the Union Health Ministry announced preparations to roll out a comprehensive, free Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination program actively targeting 14-year-old girls nationwide, marki...
The Global AI Brain Race Report 2026 placed the United States first in artificial intelligence, with China second and Singapore third. India came sixth with a score of 32 out of 100, performing well on talent readiness b...
The International Solar Alliance (ISA) launched the Global AI-for-Energy Mission at the India AI Impact Summit 2026. Developed with India's Ministry of Power and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, th...
Google launched the America-India Connect project to strengthen digital and AI infrastructure links between the US and India, backed by its five-year US$15 billion AI infrastructure investment in India. It includes a new...
Stanford University researchers created the first worldwide map of rare continental mantle earthquakes, which originate in the mantle usually more than 80 km below the crust. Studying over 46,000 earthquakes recorded sin...
The Zscaler ThreatLabz 2026 AI Security Report, which studied close to one trillion AI and Machine Learning transactions in 2025, placed India second in the world for enterprise AI/ML use. India logged 82.3 billion such...
India is hosting the India–AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi, the first global Artificial Intelligence summit held in the Global South. It rests on three Sutras – People, Planet and Progress – and deliberations are orga...
Andhra Pradesh is set to formally launch the Amaravati Quantum Valley (AQV) project to establish the State as a global centre for quantum research, innovation and talent. It will connect academic research with industrial...
Overview In February 2026, ISRO achieved a major milestone in the Gaganyaan program by successfully conducting the high-altitude Crew Escape System (CES) test. This critical trial ensures that Indian astronauts can safel...
