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392 stories for “IT” · February 2026
Clear filtersWith the Indus Waters Treaty (1960) suspended, Jammu and Kashmir is weighing the diversion of Ravi waters to the Jammu region and the revival of the Tulbul Navigation Barrage, also called the Wullar Barrage, at the outle...
Exercise Vajra Ghaat was staged by the Indian Army at the Pokhran Field Firing Range in Rajasthan to demonstrate how combat-ready the K9 Vajra self-propelled artillery gun is in desert conditions. The K9 Vajra is an Indi...
Three cubs were born to Gamini, a cheetah brought from South Africa, at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, taking India's cheetah count to 38. The number of cubs born in India has now reached 27. Project Cheetah began...
The Union Mines Minister said India will start producing rare-earth permanent magnets in 2026. A scheme approved by the Cabinet in November 2025, with an outlay of ₹7,280 crore, targets 6,000 tonnes a year. These magnets...
At the 9th Conclave of Chiefs held in Visakhapatnam, India assumed the chairmanship of the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) from Thailand for a two-year term. India returns to the post after a gap of 16 years. The Ind...
The UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) released the Asia and the Pacific SDG Progress Report 2026. It projects that the region will miss 103 of 117 measurable SDG targets by 2030, with jus...
The 1,750 MW Demwe Lower Hydroelectric Project on the Lohit River in Arunachal Pradesh received an 11-year extension of its environmental clearance, now valid until 2037. The project was first cleared in 2010. Separately...
The 23rd edition of BioAsia, an international life sciences summit, opened in Hyderabad. Themed 'TechBio Unleashed - Artificial Intelligence (AI), Automation, and Revolutionary Changes in Life Sciences', it focuses on AI...
**Overview** In late February 2026, the Union Health Ministry announced preparations to roll out a comprehensive, free Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination program actively targeting 14-year-old girls nationwide, marki...
The Prime Minister inaugurated the world's first commercial-scale second-generation (2G) bioethanol plant using bamboo as feedstock at Golaghat in Assam. Second-generation ethanol is made from non-food biomass, so it doe...
World Pangolin Day, first held in 2012 and marked on the third Saturday of February, fell on 21 February 2026. It raises awareness about protecting pangolins and fighting the illegal wildlife trade, which makes them amon...
The 475-year-old Our Lady of Grace Cathedral at Vasai in Maharashtra received the Award of Merit at the 2025 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation. The award recognises well-executed conservation...
