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220 stories for “UN” · January 2026
Clear filtersFormer President Ram Nath Kovind released the Responsible Nations Index 2026 in New Delhi. The index is prepared by the World Intellectual Foundation. Instead of measuring power or wealth, it ranks 154 countries on how r...
The Numbeo Safety Index 2026 was released covering 304 cities worldwide. Qingdao (China) was ranked the safest city in the world and Mangaluru (Karnataka) the safest in India. India's top five safest cities are Mangaluru...
Scientists discovered a new ginger species named Parakaempferia alba of the Zingiberaceae family in the Siang Valley of Arunachal Pradesh.
India has brought out its first full policy on tailings. It allows critical and strategic minerals such as lithium, cobalt, nickel and rare earths to be recovered from mine waste, tailing ponds, slag and industrial resid...
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...
The 86th All India Presiding Officers' Conference was held in Lucknow on the theme 'Strong Legislature - Prosperous Nation'. About 36 presiding officers from 24 States and UTs took part, the largest such meeting so far....
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...
The MoEFCC declared Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary in Rajasthan's Aravalli range an Eco-Sensitive Zone covering 0-1 km around the sanctuary to control unplanned development, mining and industrial expansion.
India and the UAE signed a long-term agreement under which the UAE will supply 0.5 million metric tonnes of LNG per year, making it India's second-largest LNG supplier after Qatar and strengthening energy security.
India's oceanographic research vessel INS Sagardhwani was flagged off from Kochi for Sagar Maitri-5 (Marine & Allied Interdisciplinary Training and Research Initiative), involving eight Indian Ocean Rim countries to stre...
Overview In January 2026, India strengthened its education and skill development ecosystem with a focus on improving learning outcomes, digital access, and employability. The government continued implementing reforms und...
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...
