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8 stories for “History” · February 2026
Clear filters**Overview** On February 28, 2026, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) introduced the Eligible Manufacturer Importers (EMI) scheme, a landmark reform allowing the deferred payment of Customs import dut...
B.V.R. Subrahmanyam finished his three-year term as Chief Executive Officer of NITI Aayog on 24 February 2026, and Nidhi Chhibber has taken additional charge of the post. NITI Aayog serves as the government's top policy...
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...
Brazil celebrated a historic moment at the 2026 Winter Olympics when Lucas Pinheiro Braathen won the giant slalom event in alpine skiing. His victory earned Brazil its first-ever gold medal at the Winter Olympics, a firs...
A history-sheeter was sent to judicial custody for breaching an externment order issued by the Greater Chennai City Police, which invoked Section 51A of the Madras City Police Act, 1888. It is the first time in about 25...
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...
The highly esteemed Tamil Nadu State Department of Archaeology is currently conducting vastly extensive, scientifically rigorous archaeological excavations across eight major historical sites throughout the ongoing 2025-...
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre has included Odisha's Buddhist Diamond Triangle, comprising Lalitgiri, Udayagiri and Ratnagiri, in India's Tentative List. Together the sites record about 1,500 years of unbroken Buddhist...
