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121 stories for “INS” · February 2026
Clear filtersThe Women, Peace and Security Index 2025-26, published by the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security and the Peace Research Institute Oslo, ranks India 131st among 181 countries with a score of 0.607. Denmark...
Two new telescopes in Ladakh, along with an upgrade to one already operating there, received approval in the Union Budget 2026. The National Large Solar Telescope is planned at Merak, close to Pangong Tso, and will be us...
Senior eye surgeons Dr. Haripriya Aravind and Dr. R. Venkatesh of Puducherry have been chosen for the Chang-Crandall Humanitarian Award 2026 in recognition of their work in reducing blindness caused by cataract. The awar...
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...
Nearly 30 Tamil Brahmi inscriptions dated to the 1st-3rd centuries CE have been identified in six tombs of the Theban Necropolis in Egypt's Valley of the Kings during studies in 2024 and 2025. Alongside Prakrit and Sansk...
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...
India climbed four places to 45th in the Network Readiness Index 2025 published by the Portulans Institute, and placed 2nd among lower-middle-income economies. India topped the world on telecom investment, AI publication...
The Indian Council of Medical Research is working on a home-grown vaccine against Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD), a tick-borne viral haemorrhagic fever caused by the KFD flavivirus that spreads through tick bites or conta...
ISRO's Space Applications Centre has picked a safe landing zone near Mons Mouton for the Chandrayaan-4 mission. Mons Mouton is a large flat-topped lunar mountain roughly 160 km from the Moon's south pole, near the rim of...
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...
Indian-origin climate scientist Veerabhadran Ramanathan has been awarded the Crafoord Prize 2026 by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences for his climate science research. The prize, often called the 'Nobel of geoscience...
