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India has formally become part of the Pax Silica Alliance, a strategic coalition led by the United States, by signing the Pax Silica Declaration. The grouping concentrates on critical minerals, semiconductors and artific...
India has entered into a five-year agreement with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to provide steady rice supplies for global hunger relief. Under the pact, the Food Corporation of India (FCI) will deliver u...
Rare Disease Day falls on 28 February each year, or on 29 February in a leap year. It aims to build awareness about rare diseases and about access to their diagnosis and treatment; the 2026 theme is "More Than You Can Im...
India has handed over a high-speed ferry to the Maldives, the island nation's first such vessel. The ferry will be used to start new transport services linking key atolls, namely Faafu and Dhaalu. An atoll is a ring-shap...
Waaree Energies has announced that it will build India's largest integrated lithium-ion battery gigafactory at Rambilli in Anakapalli district of Andhra Pradesh. A gigafactory is a very large manufacturing plant that pro...
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has carried out a successful test of the drogue parachute developed for Gaganyaan, India's human spaceflight programme. A drogue parachute is a small parachute dep...
World Wildlife Day is observed on March 3 to raise awareness about conserving wild animals and plants. It was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in 2013, and the date marks the signing of the Convention on...
Eminent sociologist T.K. Oommen passed away on 26 February 2026 in Gurugram at the age of 88. He was Professor Emeritus at JNU's Centre for the Study of Social Systems and a leading architect of modern Indian sociology,...
The Government of India launched a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)-based Digital Food Currency pilot in Puducherry under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY). Food subsidy will be credited directly i...
A joint team from the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM) and the Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering and Winter Sports (JIM&WS) successfully reached the summit of Mount Aconcagua on 22 February 2026. Aconcagua is th...
Installation of rooftop solar systems under the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana has crossed 30 lakh households since the scheme began in February 2024. The scheme aims to promote rooftop solar power in one crore househol...
During his state visit to Israel, the Prime Minister of India announced the Villages of Excellence initiative to widen agricultural cooperation between the two countries. It is a grassroots extension of India-Israel farm...
