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39 stories for “Bill” · February 2026
Clear filtersData 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 James Webb Space Telescope identified MoM-z14, the most distant galaxy yet known, seen as it was about 280 million years after the Big Bang; its light travelled over 13.5 billion years. High nitrogen levels suggest e...
US President Donald Trump unveiled Project Vault, a $12 billion public-private initiative to buy and store critical minerals and rare earth elements as a strategic reserve. Funding includes $1.67 billion from private sou...
India and the World Bank Group unveiled a New Country Partnership Framework for 2026-2031 aligned with the Viksit Bharat goal. It envisages annual financing of roughly $8-10 billion over five years. Priority sectors incl...
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...
The Karnataka Cabinet cleared the use of ballot papers and ballot boxes instead of Electronic Voting Machines for the panchayat polls due in February 2026. To give this legal backing, the government plans to bring the Ka...
The Defence Research and Development Organisation successfully conducted a test launch of the Agni-3, a nuclear-capable surface-to-surface ballistic missile, off the Odisha coast. The test validates the operational readi...
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...
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...
India and the United States have reached a major trade understanding to lower tariffs and expand two-way commerce. The US will reduce duties on Indian goods from 50% to roughly 18%. In return, India will buy around 100 b...
Andhra Pradesh has launched Pilloo AI, an accounting and billing app for micro, small and medium enterprises that works through voice. Users can raise invoices and log sales, payments and expenses by speaking. Artificial...
The Economic Survey 2025-26 named Tamil Nadu the fastest-growing State economy, with 11.19% real growth in 2024-25. Growth was led by the secondary sector (13.43%), with manufacturing at 14.74%, over three times the nati...
