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88 stories for “ICI” · February 2026
Clear filtersA new flowering plant of the Acanthaceae family, Dicliptera pakhalica, was described from Pakhal Wildlife Sanctuary, Telangana, named after Pakhal Lake and rated Data Deficient under IUCN guidelines; the genus has over 2...
The National Statistics Office released a beta Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for eSankhyiki, India's national portal for official statistics. MCP allows AI tools to query datasets in real time without downloading f...
The nationwide Mission for Aatmanirbharta (Self-Reliance) in Pulses was launched from Amlaha in Sehore district, Madhya Pradesh. Announced in the Union Budget 2025-26, it runs from 2025-26 to 2030-31 with an outlay of Rs...
The International Energy Agency's Electricity 2026 report projects worldwide power demand to rise by 3.6% annually through 2030, driven by electric vehicles, data centres and air conditioning. Low-emission sources such a...
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...
Overview: The Tamil Nadu State Budget for 2026-27 was presented in the Legislative Assembly, prioritizing the 'One Trillion Dollar Economy' roadmap. Significant funds were allocated for digital transformation in the MSME...
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...
Public health expert Dr. Chandrakant Lahariya received the Wiley Research Heroes Prize 2025 in the 'Impact Beyond Academia' category, becoming the first Indian to win it. The prize honours researchers whose work shapes p...
In 2025 the United Arab Emirates became the leading overseas destination for Indian blue-collar workers, receiving 200,686 migrants compared with 136,812 for Saudi Arabia. In 2024 Saudi Arabia had topped the list with 16...
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade has formally defined a deep tech startup as one building solutions on new scientific or engineering knowledge, spending most of its funds on R&D, creating signi...
Throughout the early months of 2026, the Tamil Nadu School Education Department's highly dedicated, specialized reading initiative, widely known as 'Vasippu Iyakkam' (The Reading Movement), recorded truly phenomenal, unp...
**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...
