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55 stories for “ADE” · January 2026
Clear filtersMusic composer Ilaiyaraaja has been chosen for the Padmapani Award at the 11th Ajanta-Ellora International Film Festival in Maharashtra. The award honours his contribution to Indian music and cinema over five decades, in...
The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister announced a new spaceport at Hope Island, located off the coast of Kakinada in the Bay of Bengal near the Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary. Part of the Space City initiative, it will mainly su...
In late January 2026, the Tamil Nadu State Government officially confirmed a truly historic and monumental operational milestone regarding its massive, globally recognized flagship educational initiative, the 'Illam Thed...
India's first and the world's largest green ammonia project under development at Kakinada (a planned Green Hydrogen Valley) will produce 1.5 million tonnes of green ammonia per year from June 2027, with an investment of...
The MoEFCC amended forest conservation guidelines under the Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Adhiniyam, 1980, allowing non-government participation in restoring degraded forest land and exempting plantation/afforestation...
The World Bank's Global Economic Prospects report revised India's FY2025-26 growth forecast up to 7.2% from 6.3%, driven by strong domestic demand and tax reforms, while projecting a global trade-growth slowdown to 2.2%...
Ponduru Khadi, a hand-woven cotton fabric from Ponduru village in Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh (locally 'Patnulu'), was granted the Geographical Indication tag; it is woven by hand using Hill, Punasa and red cotto...
Overview In January 2026, India accelerated its infrastructure development with a strong focus on improving connectivity, logistics efficiency, and urban transformation. The government increased investments in highways,...
In January 2026, the Government of India accelerated the implementation of the India Semiconductor Mission 2.0 to strengthen domestic chip manufacturing and reduce dependency on imports. The initiative focuses on establi...
The Ministry of Transport proposed a unique Aadhaar-like identification system for electric-vehicle batteries. Under draft guidelines, each EV battery would get a 21-character Battery Pack Aadhaar Number (BPAN) from the...
In January 2026, the Government of India introduced new measures to strengthen irrigation infrastructure as part of its broader agricultural development strategy. The initiative focuses on improving water management syst...
DRDO developed SWaDeS (Sea Water Desalination System), a portable desalination system to supply drinking water to soldiers in remote and water-scarce areas. Built by the Defence Laboratory, Jodhpur, it can run in manual...
