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126 stories for “State” · February 2026
Clear filtersThe Union Mines Minister said India will start producing rare-earth permanent magnets in 2026. A scheme approved by the Cabinet in November 2025, with an outlay of ₹7,280 crore, targets 6,000 tonnes a year. These magnets...
**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...
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 Global AI Brain Race Report 2026 placed the United States first in artificial intelligence, with China second and Singapore third. India came sixth with a score of 32 out of 100, performing well on talent readiness b...
Tea tribes and Adivasi communities in Assam will now get 3% reservation in Class I and II State government posts, including the State civil services and professor positions, after a Cabinet decision. Until now, this quot...
The Tamil Nadu Assembly session ended on 20 February 2026. It was the last session of the present DMK government and began on 17 February. Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu presented the interim Budget, while Agricultu...
Tamil Nadu's Deputy Chief Minister released in Chennai the fourth volume of a comparative etymological dictionary of Tamil and Indo-European languages. Starting from 19 Tamil root words, this volume traces how related wo...
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...
Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh both became States on 20 February 1987. Mizoram, a Union Territory from 1972, gained statehood through the 53rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1986, after the Mizoram Accord between the Centr...
Kerala became the first State to classify tidal flooding, also called sunny-day or king-tide flooding, as a State-specific disaster, enabling relief from the State Disaster Response Fund. Such flooding occurs when high t...
Assembly Speaker M. Appavu released 'Tamil Nadu Legislature - A Journey in Legislating & Policy Making' in Chennai. The book traces landmark laws such as the Temple Entry Authorization Act (1939), the Sales Tax Act (1939...
Bihar displayed an AI-enabled remote e-voting system at the India AI Impact Summit. Built by C-DAC with the Bihar State Election Commission, the 'e-Voting SECBHR' Android app lets voters cast ballots remotely. Verificati...
