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40 stories for “States” · February 2026
Clear filtersThe Union Health Ministry began the annual nationwide Mass Drug Administration campaign to wipe out Lymphatic Filariasis. Eligible people receive anti-filarial drugs – Diethylcarbamazine, Albendazole and Ivermectin. The...
The Ministry of Home Affairs launched the State Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (S4C) dashboard of the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre at a national conference on cyber-enabled frauds. It is designed to improve co...
Ritu Tawde is set to become Mumbai's first Mayor from the Bharatiya Janata Party in 44 years. She will head the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), India's largest and wealthiest civic body. The BMC's record budget...
Overview In 2026, the Chief Minister Thayumanavar Scheme of Tamil Nadu continues to function as a flagship welfare initiative focused on ensuring dignity and accessibility for the most vulnerable sections of society. Ope...
The Women, Peace and Security Index 2025-26, published by the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security and the Peace Research Institute Oslo, ranks India 131st among 181 countries with a score of 0.607. Denmark...
In 2025 India ranked second outside the United States for LEED-certified building space with 16 million gross square metres, behind China's 26 million GSM. The US leads overall with more than 50 million GSM. India record...
Data linked to WIPO's Global Innovation Index show global R&D spending reached $2.87 trillion in 2024, growing almost 3% a year. China became the top spender at $785.9 billion, edging past the United States at $781.8 bil...
The World Bank held up Karnataka's 2014 fiscal reform as an example for other States. Karnataka began counting the borrowings of its Public Sector Undertakings and Special Purpose Vehicles as State liabilities, which imp...
India has contributed $35.18 million to the United Nations Regular Budget for 2026, earning a place on the 'honour roll' of 51 member states that paid their assessments fully and on time. The General Assembly approved a...
India stands fifth worldwide in biomass energy production in 2026. The United States leads, Brazil is second largely because of sugarcane-based bioethanol, Indonesia is third and China fourth. Biomass energy is generated...
**Overview** The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) officially accepted the offer of the Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust (RIIT) amounting to ₹9,500 crores for the asset monetization of five crucial highway secti...
The Supreme Court observed that States are sidestepping the appointment of regular Directors-General of Police with a fixed two-year tenure and instead installing 'acting' chiefs of their choice. In the 2006 Prakash Sing...
