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136 stories for “Act” · February 2026
Clear filtersIndia and the United States have reached a major trade understanding to lower tariffs and expand two-way commerce. The US will reduce duties on Indian goods from 50% to roughly 18%. In return, India will buy around 100 b...
The Economic Survey 2025-26 named Tamil Nadu the fastest-growing State economy, with 11.19% real growth in 2024-25. Growth was led by the secondary sector (13.43%), with manufacturing at 14.74%, over three times the nati...
A World Economic Forum white paper placed India eighth among 11 countries for artificial intelligence investment measured as a share of GDP. Between 2010 and 2024, India put roughly 1.2% to 1.8% of its 2024 GDP into AI....
NITI Aayog has started Sampoornata Abhiyan 2.0, a three-month drive running from 28 January to 14 April 2026. It seeks full saturation of five key performance indicators in 112 Aspirational Districts and six indicators i...
Madhya Pradesh has declared 2026 its 'Year of Agriculture', with the theme 'Prosperous Farmers - Prosperous State'. The State's budget for agriculture and allied activities has grown from ₹600 crore in 2002-03 to more th...
The Economic Survey cited Tamil Nadu's 'Thozhi' hostels as a model for raising women's workforce participation. Run by the Tamil Nadu Working Women's Hostels Corporation through public-private partnerships, they offer af...
Entering into the economic landscape of 2026, the state of Tamil Nadu has effectively and aggressively capitalized on the five new Geographical Indication (GI) tags it recently received, bringing the state's total formid...
The US has officially left the Paris Agreement under President Donald Trump, becoming the only country to withdraw from the climate pact twice; it first exited in 2017 and rejoined in 2021 under President Biden. The US i...
France's National Assembly approved legislation that would bar children below 15 years from using social media platforms such as Snapchat, Instagram and TikTok if it becomes law. The measure reflects a wider global trend...
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), the national nodal agency for cyber incident response under the Ministry of Electronics and IT, dealt with more than 29.44 lakh cyber incidents in 2025. CERT-In was...
Overview: In February 2026, India hit a milestone by achieving 200GW of non-fossil fuel capacity, marking a significant step toward the 2030 targets. The government introduced the 'Green Energy Corridor Phase-III' to int...
In Dr. Jaya Thakur vs Government of India, the Supreme Court held that the right to menstrual hygiene forms part of the right to life under Article 21. It noted that lack of sanitary products undermines the right to educ...
