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93 stories for “ICA” · January 2026
Clear filtersIndia registered two high-yielding synthetic cattle breeds: Karan Fries, developed by NDRI Karnal (Tharparkar x Holstein-Friesian), and Vrindavani, developed by ICAR-IVRI Bareilly, both combining high milk productivity w...
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...
As of January 2026, the Tamil Nadu Climate Change Mission (TNCCM), meticulously executed under the specialized aegis of the Tamil Nadu Green Climate Company (TNGCC), has rapidly accelerated its aggressive environmental a...
India marked the 151st Foundation Day of the IMD on 15 January 2026, deploying 200 Automatic Weather Stations in cities including Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Pune to improve hyper-local weather forecasting; IMD works unde...
In January 2026, the Government of India expanded its public health initiatives with a focus on improving accessibility, infrastructure, and preventive healthcare services. The expansion aimed to strengthen primary healt...
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways launched a data-driven Zero-Fatalities Programme in 100 high-risk districts across 15 states, aiming to halve road-accident deaths by 2030 using crash data, critical-location m...
The Financial Intelligence Unit-India introduced stricter KYC and Anti-Money Laundering rules for cryptocurrency users, requiring live-selfie identity verification, geo-tagging, bank validation and PAN linking, and banni...
iTNT Hub signed a Letter of Intent with Germany-based XeedQ GmbH at UmagineTN 2026 to start quantum-computing programmes in Tamil Nadu. In phase one, students and startups get remote access to a 4-qubit quantum computer...
The United States invited India and Australia to the G7 finance ministers' meeting on critical minerals in Washington in January 2026. The talks focus on secure supply chains for minerals used in defence, electronics and...
India's External Affairs Minister took part in India's first-ever engagement with the Weimar Triangle - a regional political grouping of France, Germany and Poland formed on 29 August 1991 by a joint declaration in Weima...
Tamil Nadu released the State Indicator Framework (SIF) 2.0 to track SDG progress to 2030, reducing indicators from 314 to 244 across 17 SDGs, monitored by 28 State departments. The State's multidimensional poverty rate...
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) launched the Aadhaar mascot 'Udai' to help users understand Aadhaar update, authentication, offline verification and secure data sharing.
