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With more than 740 million smartphones in use in 2025, India now has the world's second-largest active installed smartphone base after China. Installed base counts devices currently in use, not annual sales. Over half of...
Overview In February 2026, the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change announced the addition of three new wetlands in Tamil Nadu to the list of Ramsar sites. This recognition highlights the state's succ...
Overview A landmark judgment was delivered by the Supreme Court in February 2026 regarding the transparency of political funding. The court mandated the use of a blockchain-based tracking system for all large-scale digit...
Stanford University researchers created the first worldwide map of rare continental mantle earthquakes, which originate in the mantle usually more than 80 km below the crust. Studying over 46,000 earthquakes recorded sin...
Global Energy Monitor reported that the worldwide pipeline of wind and utility-scale solar projects reached a record 4.9 terawatts in 2025, up 11% from 4.4 TW in 2024. China leads with over 1.5 TW prospective and 448 GW...
The Zscaler ThreatLabz 2026 AI Security Report, which studied close to one trillion AI and Machine Learning transactions in 2025, placed India second in the world for enterprise AI/ML use. India logged 82.3 billion such...
India is hosting the India–AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi, the first global Artificial Intelligence summit held in the Global South. It rests on three Sutras – People, Planet and Progress – and deliberations are orga...
India has put forward reforms to the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme to tighten regulation of the global diamond trade. The scheme governs trade in rough diamonds to keep conflict diamonds out of the market, and o...
Overview In February 2026, India co-hosted the 10th ICC Men's T20 World Cup. The tournament saw high-octane clashes across iconic venues like Wankhede, Narendra Modi Stadium, and Chepauk. India demonstrated a strong perf...
Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index 2025 places India 91st with a score of 39 on a scale of 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean). Denmark tops with 89, followed by Finland and Singapore; South Sud...
Tamil Nadu is expected to grow into a $150 billion electronics hub by 2030. It held a 41% share of India's electronics exports in FY2025, worth $15 billion, likely to rise to 45% in FY2026. The State contributes 28.6% of...
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...
