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62 stories for “STEM” · February 2026
Clear filtersThe 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...
Tamil Nadu will draft a State-level Public Sector Innovation Policy along with a State Innovation Index. A team from the Tamil Nadu State Planning Commission (SPC) visited the UNICEF Office of Innovation and the OECD in...
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...
World Unani Day on 11 February marks the birth anniversary of Hakim Ajmal Khan, a pioneer of Unani medicine in India; the 2026 theme is 'Innovation and Evidence in Unani Practice'. The same date is the International Day...
ICAR's Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute has succeeded in breeding the mangrove clam Geloina erosa in captivity. Known as mud clams and locally as 'Kandal Kakka' in northern Kerala, these burrowing bivalves inh...
Overview In February 2026, India and the UAE ratified a new Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) to further strengthen the economic corridor established by the 2022 CEPA. This treaty provides a comprehensive legal framework...
Indian Railways has introduced an AI-enabled Intrusion Detection System to prevent elephant deaths on tracks. Distributed Acoustic Sensors fitted along optical fibre cables detect elephant movement and send real-time ale...
Gross Non-Performing Assets of India's scheduled commercial banks dropped to a record low of 2.15% in September 2025. NPAs are loans on which repayment is overdue by more than 90 days. Public sector banks reported 2.50%,...
India marked half a century of the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976, which outlawed bonded labour, wiped out bonded debts and required release of bonded labourers. District Magistrates and Vigilance Committees...
Overview In February 2026, National Productivity Day was observed with a special focus on 'Artificial Intelligence: The Catalyst for MSME Growth.' The National Productivity Council (NPC) organized a nationwide campaign t...
Anna Chakra, India's digital decision-support system for moving food grains under the Public Distribution System, is a finalist for the 2026 Franz Edelman Award, a global honour in operations research and analytics. Deve...
Growing freshwater inflow is upsetting the ecology of Lonar Lake in Buldhana district, Maharashtra, India's only meteor impact crater lake in basalt rock, formed about 50,000 years ago when a meteorite struck the Deccan...
