February 12, 2026
17 articles published on this date
Budget Debate: Finance Minister Defends Government Record on Farmers and Food Security
During the Union Budget 2026-27 debate in the Lok Sabha, the Finance Minister responded to the Leader of Opposition's allegations that the government had...
Madhya Pradesh Cough Syrup Deaths Expose Systemic Failures in Drug Regulation
At least 25 children died in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara district after consuming Coldrif cough syrup contaminated with diethylene glycol (DEG), a toxic...
Chhattisgarh Revenue Officials Arrested for Land Compensation Fraud in Bharatmala Project
Two revenue officials in Chhattisgarh — a former tehsildar of Abhanpur and a former naib tehsildar of Gobra-Nawapara — were arrested for their alleged...
Assam's Special Revision of Electoral Rolls: Deletion of Over 10 Lakh Names and the Legal Remedies Available
The Election Commission of India (ECI) published the final electoral roll for Assam on 10 February 2026 after a Special Revision (SR) covering all 126...
No-Confidence Motion Against Lok Sabha Speaker: Constitutional Process and the Role of the Presiding Officer
Opposition parties, led by Congress, submitted a no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla under Article 94(c) of the Constitution, with...
India's Renewable Energy Transition: NITI Aayog Projects Renewables-Led Grid by 2070 Amid Structural Bottlenecks
A report by NITI Aayog projects that renewable energy will account for over 80% of India's power generation by 2070, while coal's share is expected to fall...
Supreme Court Revisits 2023 Handbook on Gender Stereotypes: Seeks Practical Guidelines from National Judicial Academy
The Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, has described the 2023 'Handbook on Combating Gender Stereotypes' as 'too Harvard-oriented'...
PM-DAKSH Skill Training Scheme: Less Than Half of Trained SC/BC/DNT Candidates Placed in Jobs
Data reveals that less than half of those trained under the PM-DAKSH (Pradhan Mantri Dakshata Aur Kushalata Sampanna Hitgrahi) scheme for Scheduled Castes...
US House Votes to Terminate Trump's Tariffs on Canada in Bipartisan Rebuke
The US House of Representatives voted 219-211 to pass a resolution seeking to terminate the national emergency that President Trump invoked to impose...
India Poised for Surge in Agricultural Exports to the US After Trade Deal
The APEDA Chairman stated that India is poised for a significant uptake in agricultural exports to the United States following the India-US interim trade...
Caste Discrimination Forces Anganwadi Closure in Odisha's Kendrapara District
An Anganwadi centre in Nuagaon village, Ghadiaamal gram panchayat, Rajnagar block of Kendrapara district in Odisha has remained non-functional for over 80...
Trump Insists on Continued US-Iran Nuclear Talks Despite Israeli Pressure for Tougher Limits
US President Donald Trump met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for nearly three hours at the White House on February 11, 2026 — their seventh...
Bangladesh Holds First Post-Hasina Parliamentary Elections Alongside Constitutional Referendum
Bangladesh held its first general election on February 12, 2026, since the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the July 2024 mass uprising...
Budget Underspending: Persistent Gap Between Allocation and Utilisation Across Key Ministries
An analysis of Union Budget execution data reveals that several ministries have consistently failed to utilise their allocated funds, with underspending...
India's New CPI Series (Base Year 2024): Implications for Inflation Measurement and Monetary Policy
India is set to release inflation figures using the new Consumer Price Index (CPI) series with base year 2024=100, replacing the existing 2012=100 series...
PFC-REC Merger: Creating India's Largest Power Sector NBFC Through Preferential Allotment
The government is planning a preferential share allotment mechanism in the proposed merger of Power Finance Corporation (PFC) and Rural Electrification...
India-US Interim Trade Deal: Tariff Cuts, Energy Commitments, and Projected Trade Surge
The United States and India announced a framework for an Interim Trade Agreement on 2 February 2026, with the US reducing its reciprocal tariff on Indian...