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121 stories for “INS” · February 2026
Clear filtersJharkhand's Palamu Tiger Reserve launched 'Vanjeevi Didi' on 17 February 2026 in the Garu range to involve communities in wildlife protection. Educated women from 17 villages, 18 from each, will serve as forest ambassado...
The Prime Minister inaugurated India's first Namo Bharat Regional Rapid Transit System on the Delhi-Meerut corridor linking Delhi with Meerut in Uttar Pradesh. For the first time in the country, Namo Bharat and Metro tra...
Overview In February 2026, the 25th edition of the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) was held in New Delhi, hosted by TERI. This landmark event served as a global platform to discuss climate resilience, focusin...
NITI Aayog released 'Revitalising Apprenticeship Ecosystem: Insights, Challenges, Recommendations and Best Practices', reviewing India's apprenticeship system. It makes 20 action-oriented recommendations with assigned re...
**Overview** In late February 2026, the Union Health Ministry announced preparations to roll out a comprehensive, free Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination program actively targeting 14-year-old girls nationwide, marki...
World Pangolin Day, first held in 2012 and marked on the third Saturday of February, fell on 21 February 2026. It raises awareness about protecting pangolins and fighting the illegal wildlife trade, which makes them amon...
The 475-year-old Our Lady of Grace Cathedral at Vasai in Maharashtra received the Award of Merit at the 2025 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation. The award recognises well-executed conservation...
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...
The government shifted the base year of India's merchandise trade indices from 2012-13 to 2022-23. The revision, carried out by the Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics (DGCI&S) on the advice of...
18 February 2026 marked 80 years since the Royal Indian Navy Revolt of 1946, a five-day uprising from 18 to 23 February by Indian naval ratings against British rule. Triggered by poor food, low pay and racial discriminat...
**Overview** On February 24, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the historic first Union Cabinet meeting at the newly inaugurated Prime Minister's Office, christened 'Seva Teerth'. During the session, the Cabinet...
The Union Agriculture Ministry launched Phase 1 of Bharat VISTAAR in Jaipur, Rajasthan, during the AI Summit 2026. It is a multilingual, AI-driven conversational advisory service that farmers can reach on helpline 155261...
