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98 stories for “2026” · January 2026
Clear filtersThe World Economic Forum's Global Risks Report 2026 identified cybersecurity as India's top risk and geoeconomic confrontation as the most severe global threat for 2026.
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%...
The UGC notified the Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions Regulations, 2026 to prevent caste-based discrimination, mandating Equal Opportunity Centres and Equity Committees in all institutions, with loss...
India was ranked 80th in the Henley Passport Index 2026 with visa-free/visa-on-arrival access to 55 destinations, sharing the rank with Nigeria and Algeria; Singapore held the strongest passport with access to 192 countr...
The UN High Seas Treaty - the Agreement on Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) - came into force on 18 January 2026, protecting marine life across more than two-thi...
The RBI will implement the Reserve Bank-Integrated Ombudsman Scheme (RB-IOS) 2026 from 1 July 2026, offering a cost-effective grievance-redress mechanism with a Centralised Receipt and Processing Centre and compensation...
Odisha will become the first Indian state to launch a comprehensive CKD registry by 31 March 2026, with software developed by the National Informatics Centre, to generate reliable prevalence data for evidence-based polic...
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,...
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 and Germany are celebrating 75 years of diplomatic relations in 2026, relations having been established in 1951; the two countries completed 25 years of their Strategic Partnership in 2025.
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...
The RBI notified the Foreign Exchange Management (Guarantees) Regulations, 2026 under FEMA 1999, providing a framework for guarantees involving non-residents and mandating reporting of all guarantee transactions by AD Ca...
