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38 stories for “Early” · February 2026
Clear filtersZoological Survey of India scientists described a new Diplura species, Lepidocampa sikkimensis, from the eastern Himalayas. Diplura are primitive, soil-dwelling hexapods. It is the first Diplura species formally describe...
India set up its first government-supported National Biobank devoted to Lysosomal Storage Disorders. These are inherited metabolic diseases caused by the lack of particular enzymes, leading to harmful build-up of substan...
**Overview** From February 26 to 28, 2026, the National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM-K) hosted the International Conference ANVESH-2026, a landmark global platform bringing togethe...
OVERVIEW As part of IndiaAI Mission 2.0 in February 2026, the scientific community marked a major breakthrough with the launch of the ‘Kaveri’ 64-qubit quantum processor by Bengaluru-based startup QpiAI. This follows the...
Early results from radio-tagging Olive Ridley turtles off Chennai suggest the animals come back to the same nesting sites. This is Tamil Nadu's first telemetry study of the species, which the Advanced Institute for Wildl...
A study found that wetlands in West Bengal's Murshidabad district are shrinking by about 2.1% a year, nearly three times the global rate and 1.5 times India's average. The combined area of 14 major wetlands fell from 5,5...
**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...
Jaisalmer, the desert city in Rajasthan, has been chosen to host India's first Jain Chadar Mahotsav. The festival is scheduled to run for three days, from 6 March to 8 March 2026. As the first event of this kind in the c...
David J. Farber, the American computer scientist often referred to as the 'Grandfather of the Internet', has passed away in Tokyo at the age of 91. Farber made contributions to the early development of computer networkin...
Every 15 February, International Childhood Cancer Day encourages early detection and fair access to treatment. The International Confederation of Childhood Cancer Parent Organizations first recognised the day in 2002. Mo...
Under 'Anbu Karangal', children who lost their parents receive ₹2,000 a month to keep studying until 18, and 'Anbu Cholai' day-care centres for senior citizens run at 25 places. The Panchayats and Urban Local Bodies Acts...
The Ministry of Cooperation has launched White Revolution 2.0 to raise milk procurement by 50% in five years, reaching 1,007 lakh kg per day by 2028-29. About 75,000 new Dairy Cooperative Societies will be set up and 46,...
