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29 stories for “Jan” · February 2026
Clear filtersEarly 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...
According to the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), India was the second-biggest purchaser of Russian fossil fuels in January 2026, after China. India bought €2.2 billion (US$2.59 billion) of Russian ene...
The Union Agriculture Ministry launched Phase 1 of Bharat VISTAAR in Jaipur, Rajasthan, during the AI Summit 2026. It is a multilingual, AI-driven conversational advisory service that farmers can reach on helpline 155261...
The Ministry of Power said India added 52,537 MW of generation capacity in 2025–26 up to 31 January 2026, the highest ever, beating the 34,054 MW added in 2024–25. Renewables contributed 39,657 MW, including 34,955 MW so...
Tamil Nadu registered 33 deceased organ donors in January 2026, its best-ever monthly figure. Government Dharmapuri Medical College Hospital, a Non-Transplant Organ Retrieval Centre, led with five donors, followed by Gov...
MoSPI reported retail inflation of 2.75% for January 2026, the first reading under the new Consumer Price Index series with 2024 = 100. The new series replaces the 2012 base and draws on the Household Consumption Expendi...
Chief Minister M. K. Stalin opened an open-air museum at Keeladi, Sivaganga district, built for ₹24 crore, and laid foundation stones for the Noyyal Museum (Erode), Navai Museum (Mandapam) and Grand Chola Museum (Thanjav...
Ophthalmologist Mohan Rajan is this year's recipient of the Outstanding Service for Prevention of Blindness Award 2026, a recognition that honours a career spanning more than three decades, during which he has worked in...
Ritu Tawde is set to become Mumbai's first Mayor from the Bharatiya Janata Party in 44 years. She will head the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), India's largest and wealthiest civic body. The BMC's record budget...
New guidelines from the Ministry of Home Affairs set out the order in which the National Song and the National Anthem should be performed. Whenever the two are presented on the same occasion, Vande Mataram is to be sung...
Delhi announced the Lakhpati Bitiya Yojana, starting 1 April 2026, to curb school dropouts among girls caused by financial strain. A total of ₹56,000 will be deposited in stages (at birth, Class 1, 6, 9, 10, 12 and after...
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...
