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Dubai in the UAE hosted the World Governments Summit 2026 on the theme 'Global Governance and Effective Leadership'. The summit seeks to shape how governments of the future work by encouraging international cooperation,...
The World Bank's 2025 report 'A Breath of Change' studies air pollution across the Indo-Gangetic Plains and Himalayan Foothills, covering 13 jurisdictions in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal and Pakistan. Pollution there...
Spain has announced a nationwide prohibition on social media use by children below 16 years of age. It is the first European country and the second in the world, after Australia, to bring in such a ban. Social media plat...
The SAKSHAM (Sanrakshan Kshamata Mahotsav) 2026 campaign on fuel conservation was launched in Chandigarh. It runs from February 1 to February 15, 2026, and promotes efficient use of petroleum products and cleaner energy...
A pair of peacocks was seen at roughly 6,000 feet near Manali in Himachal Pradesh, an unusually high altitude for the bird. The Indian or Blue Peacock (Pavo cristatus), India's National Bird, belongs to the pheasant fami...
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee appeared before the Supreme Court in a case on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls conducted by the Election Commission of India. She sought leave to argue i...
Trade between India and China reached a historic USD 155.6 billion in 2025, growing by around 12% over the year. Indian exports to China rose by 9.7% during 2025. Separately, the Union Government signed an agreement with...
India has issued its first national evidence-based guidelines for lung cancer, titled 'Lung Cancer Treatment and Palliation: Evidence-Based Guidelines'. The document sets out 15 recommendations spanning diagnosis, treatm...
India has become part of the BRICS Centre for Industrial Competencies (BCIC), which aims to build manufacturing skills and industrial cooperation among BRICS members. The initiative is carried out with the United Nations...
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) released its Global Appeal 2026, seeking USD 4.7 billion to assist 41 million people worldwide during the year, in line with its Strategic Plan 2024-2028. The report not...
The Union Government published the first national dataset on waste-pickers under the NAMASTE (National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem) scheme. Urban Local Bodies in 35 States and Union Territories have profil...
A faunal survey in Kerala's Karimpuzha Wildlife Sanctuary recorded 171 bird, 177 butterfly and 42 odonate species, many of them new to the sanctuary. Its total species count now stands at 247 birds, 223 butterflies and 6...
