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241 stories for “India” · February 2026
Clear filters18 February 2026 marked 80 years since the Royal Indian Navy Revolt of 1946, a five-day uprising from 18 to 23 February by Indian naval ratings against British rule. Triggered by poor food, low pay and racial discriminat...
The Nilgiri Documentation Centre urged the Tamil Nadu government to commemorate the 200th death anniversary of Sir Thomas Munro, Governor of Madras from 1820 to 1827. Munro introduced the Ryotwari land revenue system and...
**Overview** On February 24, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the historic first Union Cabinet meeting at the newly inaugurated Prime Minister's Office, christened 'Seva Teerth'. During the session, the Cabinet...
The US Supreme Court ruled that Donald Trump's earlier tariffs went beyond presidential powers and struck them down. A temporary 10% ad valorem import duty was then imposed for 150 days from 24 February 2026 under Sectio...
Cricketer Smriti Mandhana won the BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year 2025 award at a ceremony in New Delhi. Chess player Divya Deshmukh was named Emerging Player of the Year for winning the FIDE Women's World Cup, and Pr...
Kerala became the first State to classify tidal flooding, also called sunny-day or king-tide flooding, as a State-specific disaster, enabling relief from the State Disaster Response Fund. Such flooding occurs when high t...
The International Solar Alliance (ISA) launched the Global AI-for-Energy Mission at the India AI Impact Summit 2026. Developed with India's Ministry of Power and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, th...
During French President Emmanuel Macron's visit, India and France raised their relationship to a 'Special Global Strategic Partnership', and 21 agreements and documents were exchanged. The two had set up a Strategic Part...
Delegates at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi formally adopted the Delhi Declaration. The document sets out seven principles for governing AI, addressing accountability, trust, fairness, transparency, safety,...
The President inaugurated the centenary celebrations of the Ol Chiki script in New Delhi. Pandit Raghunath Murmu of Mayurbhanj, Odisha, created the script in 1925 to give the Santhali language its own writing system. It...
Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh saw the inauguration of MILAN's 13th edition, the multilateral naval exercise hosted by the Indian Navy. Held every two years, MILAN gathers navies of friendly nations to build maritime co...
APEDA facilitated the first-ever export of GI-tagged Salem Sago from Tamil Nadu, sending a 0.5 metric tonne consignment to Canada. Around the same time, DPIIT launched 'Bharat GI' to promote India's Geographical Indicati...
