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164 stories for “ART” · February 2026
Clear filtersThe Tirunelveli district police started a YouTube channel called 'Tirunelveli District Police News' to make policing more transparent, the first initiative of its kind in Tamil Nadu. The channel will also carry special p...
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...
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...
Migratory griffon vultures were sighted in Maharashtra's Melghat and Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserves after almost ten years: a Himalayan Griffon (Near Threatened) at Melghat and a Eurasian Griffon (Least Concern) at Tadoba...
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...
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology launched SATYA, a lab automation portal for the Standardisation Testing and Quality Certification (STQC) Directorate. It brings testing, certification and quality as...
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...
National Deworming Day, started in 2015 under the National Health Mission, targets soil-transmitted worm infections such as roundworm, whipworm and hookworm by giving Albendazole to children and adolescents aged 1-19 thr...
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...
Azista Space demonstrated India's first in-orbit imaging, or 'space snooping', capability by photographing the International Space Station with an indigenous satellite. The images were captured by the ABA First Runner (A...
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...
