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71 stories for “VAT” · February 2026
Clear filtersTea 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...
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...
During French President Emmanuel Macron's visit, India and France raised their relationship to a 'Special Global Strategic Partnership', and 21 agreements and documents were exchanged. The two had set up a Strategic Part...
Delegates at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi formally adopted the Delhi Declaration. The document sets out seven principles for governing AI, addressing accountability, trust, fairness, transparency, safety,...
Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh saw the inauguration of MILAN's 13th edition, the multilateral naval exercise hosted by the Indian Navy. Held every two years, MILAN gathers navies of friendly nations to build maritime co...
The Tamil Nadu government withdrew the Tamil Nadu Private Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which had proposed turning existing private or government-aided colleges into 'Brownfield Universities' and cutting the minim...
Rajya Sabha MP P. Wilson introduced a private member's Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2026, proposing reservation in appointments to the Supreme Court and High Courts. It seeks representation for SCs, STs, OBCs, religiou...
In a public poll conducted by the Forest Department, the Indian Grey Hornbill was selected as the 'Bird of Tirupattur' district. The exercise aimed to make students and young people more aware of biodiversity and forest...
Kerala's Cabinet approved the draft Urban Policy prepared by the Local Self-Government Department, making it the first State with a comprehensive urban policy; it had been announced in the 2023–24 Budget. The Kerala Urba...
Ahead of the AI Impact Summit 2026, India unveiled its first framework for governing Artificial Intelligence, opting for guiding principles instead of a standalone AI statute. The framework is anchored in seven 'sutras',...
Tamil Nadu used its Climate Summit 4.0 in Chennai to announce that climate action will be embedded in the budget of every government department. The State will also prepare State-level Determined Contributions, patterned...
India and France launched the India-France Year of Innovation to deepen cooperation in technology and research, encouraging links between start-ups, scientists and tech companies. Leaders discussed artificial intelligenc...
