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33 stories for “BEE” · February 2026
Clear filtersA total of 64 Parliamentary Friendship Groups have been set up in the 18th Lok Sabha to deepen ties with other countries. Three-term MP Shrikant Eknath Shinde became the youngest MP nominated to head a group, the India-I...
A 51-year-old astrologer has been handed a combined sentence of 200 years of rigorous imprisonment by a POCSO court in Sivagangai for sexually assaulting two minor girls in 2021. He had been arrested in 2022. The court a...
The National Highways Authority of India started the country's first Bee Corridors initiative to create pollinator-friendly green belts along highways. Native nectar-bearing trees such as Neem, Karanj, Mahua, Palash, Jam...
The Maharashtra government under Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis withdrew the 5% quota for socially and educationally backward Muslims. It was introduced through an ordinance in July 2014 by the Congress-NCP government...
Overview In 2026, Tamil Nadu significantly expanded its pioneering Chief Minister’s Breakfast Scheme, marking a major milestone in the state’s commitment to child welfare and education. Initially launched to address clas...
The Greater Chennai Corporation presented a budget of ₹9,319 crore for 2026-27. Capital expenditure fell to ₹2,754 crore from ₹3,191 crore in 2025-26, as major flood-mitigation works have been completed. Revenue expendit...
Jaisalmer, the desert city in Rajasthan, has been chosen to host India's first Jain Chadar Mahotsav. The festival is scheduled to run for three days, from 6 March to 8 March 2026. As the first event of this kind in the c...
Doctors at AIIMS New Delhi have performed the first remote, real-time ultrasound examination of a patient stationed at Maitri, India's research base in Antarctica. The procedure relied on a tele-robotic system that allow...
Chennai is hosting a national conference titled 'Emerging Trends, Technologies, and Artificial Intelligence in Veterinary Medicine: Challenges and Opportunities'. The event has been organised jointly by Madras Veterinary...
Kerala's Cabinet approved the draft Urban Policy prepared by the Local Self-Government Department, making it the first State with a comprehensive urban policy; it had been announced in the 2023–24 Budget. The Kerala Urba...
A history-sheeter was sent to judicial custody for breaching an externment order issued by the Greater Chennai City Police, which invoked Section 51A of the Madras City Police Act, 1888. It is the first time in about 25...
Approval has been granted by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs for a twin-tube tunnel under the Brahmaputra River in Assam that will carry both road and rail traffic. It will be the first underwater tunnel of thi...
