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241 stories for “India” · February 2026
Clear filtersData placed in Parliament by the Union Law Ministry shows Tamil Nadu has the highest share of SC, ST and OBC judges in district and subordinate courts. Of 1,234 judicial officers in the State, 1,205 (97.65%) belong to th...
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...
Suryastra, a Universal Rocket Launcher System, made its first public appearance at the Republic Day parade. Described as the country's first indigenously developed universal multi-calibre rocket launcher, it is designed...
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...
The Supreme Court suspended the UGC (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026, and, using its Article 142 powers, revived the repealed 2012 regulations in the interim. Petitioners challenge...
Two more wetlands, the Patna Bird Sanctuary in Etah district of Uttar Pradesh and Chhari-Dhand in Gujarat's Kutch district, have been designated Ramsar sites, taking India's total to 98. India joined the Ramsar Conventio...
In January 2026, Karnataka constituted the Karnataka Platform-Based Gig Workers Welfare Development Board under its 2025 Act on gig workers' social security. Chaired by the Labour Minister, it includes officials, four wo...
A statue honouring Omandur Ramasamy Reddiyar will be erected on the Government Medical College campus inside Chennai's Omandurar Government Estate, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has announced. Reddiyar, a follower of Vallal...
Overview In the Union Budget 2026–27, the Government of India placed strong emphasis on increasing capital expenditure (CapEx) to drive long-term economic growth. Investments were directed toward infrastructure sectors s...
The World Nuclear Association's World Nuclear Outlook Report 2026 estimates that global nuclear capacity could touch 1,446 GWe by 2050, surpassing the 1,200 GWe goal set under the Declaration to Triple Nuclear Energy. Ch...
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre has included Odisha's Buddhist Diamond Triangle, comprising Lalitgiri, Udayagiri and Ratnagiri, in India's Tentative List. Together the sites record about 1,500 years of unbroken Buddhist...
Under the India-European Union Free Trade Agreement, often described as the 'mother of all deals', India will permit EU banks to open 15 branches over a four-year period, offering limited market access while protecting d...
