February 16, 2026
119 articles published on this date
AI Impact Summit 2026: Real-World AI Solutions and India's Global South Leadership
The India AI Impact Summit 2026 opened on February 16–21, 2026, at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi — the first global AI summit hosted by a developing/Global...
Government Launches AI-Powered Bharat-VISTAAR Platform to Transform Agricultural Advisory Services
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched Bharat-VISTAAR (Virtually Integrated System to Access Agricultural Resources) on February 17...
AI Is a "Stress Test" of India's State Capacity, Says Chief Economic Adviser
Chief Economic Adviser V. Anantha Nageswaran, speaking at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, described artificial intelligence as a 'stress test of our state...
UPI and RuPay: Value-Added Services Are the Next Frontier, But Potential Far From Fully Realised
A Ministry of Finance report on the decade of UPI finds that while adoption has surged beyond urban areas, the system's potential in value-added services —...
AI as Enabler for Distributed Renewable Energy: India's Decentralised Power Transition
Experts and government officials at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi highlighted artificial intelligence as a potential game-changer for India's...
India-US Trade Talks: Delegation to Washington as January Exports Fall 22%
An Indian trade delegation, led by Chief Negotiator Darpan Jain (Joint Secretary, Ministry of Commerce), was scheduled to travel to Washington beginning...
PM Modi Positions India as Global Data Hub Ahead of AI Impact Summit 2026
On the eve of the India AI Impact Summit 2026 (Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, February 16–21), PM Narendra Modi stated 'We invite the whole world's data to...
India-US Defence Partnership: USINDOPACOM Chief's Five-Day India Visit
Admiral Samuel J. Paparo, Commander of the US Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM), completed a five-day visit to India (February 14–19, 2026), describing...
Jammu & Kashmir's Skewed Reservation Data Sharpens Quota Debate
Data on J&K's reservation structure has intensified a political and legal controversy: total reservations in J&K now stand at approximately 70%, leaving...
Hornbill Restaurants: Chhattisgarh's Habitat Innovation for a Rare Western Ghats Bird
The Chhattisgarh Forest Department is establishing six 'hornbill restaurants' within the Udanti Sitanadi Tiger Reserve (USTR) in Gariaband district —...
NGT Clears Rs 80,000-Crore Great Nicobar Project, Citing Strategic Importance
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on February 16, 2026 upheld the environmental clearance (EC) granted in 2022 for the Rs 80,000-crore Great Nicobar Island...
Odisha Village Ends Three-Month Anganwadi Boycott Over Dalit Cook
After a three-month boycott, residents of Nuagaon village under Ghalimala gram panchayat in Kendrapara district, Odisha, began sending their children back...
India Pivots to Indigenously Designed 280 km/h High-Speed Trains After Vande Bharat Success
Following the success of the Vande Bharat Express programme, the Government of India has shifted strategy for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor...
Vande Bharat Sleeper Train: RVNL-Russia TMH Joint Venture Targets June 2026 Prototype
Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) and its Russian partner Transmashholding (TMH) are targeting June 2026 to roll out the first prototype of the Vande Bharat...
PM Modi to Visit Israel on February 25-26 for Talks with Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed that PM Narendra Modi will visit Israel on February 25-26, 2026, making it a two-day state visit....
Terrorist Posters in Kathua and New Border Restrictions: Security Forces on High Alert in Jammu
Security forces were placed on high alert in the Jammu region following the appearance of terrorist posters in Kathua district and the imposition of new 5...
AI Summit Presents Historic Opportunity for Global South to Shape AI Governance
India's hosting of the AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi (19–20 February) marked the first time this global AI governance dialogue moved beyond the Global...
US-India Trade Deal: Agricultural Gains and Vulnerabilities
India and the United States announced an interim bilateral trade framework on February 7, 2026, reducing US reciprocal tariffs on Indian goods from 50% to...
How India's Fertilizer Industry Became Synonymous With Controls: And at What Cost
A detailed policy analysis highlighted how India's fertilizer sector has accumulated one of the most extensive regulatory control regimes of any industry —...
AI Reshapes Statecraft: Prediction Markets Challenge Diplomats and Intelligence Agencies
As AI capabilities advance, analysts and policymakers are examining how artificial intelligence is fundamentally reshaping statecraft — the practice of...
AI Governance Debate Shifts from Use to Accountability: Expert Analysis
In the context of India's AI Impact Summit 2026, a leading expert on AI policy argued that the global AI governance debate has matured — shifting from the...
Government Launches Bodhan AI and EduAI Stack to Integrate Artificial Intelligence in School Education
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched Bodhan AI as a Centre of Excellence for AI in education at the two-day Bharat Bodhan AI Conclave 2026...
High-Quality Space Cameras and India's Space Situational Awareness Ambitions
Hyderabad-based Azista Space successfully imaged the International Space Station (ISS) from its own satellite in orbit on February 3, 2026, marking a first...
Supreme Court to Examine Whether ED Can Seize Assets Linked to Non-Scheduled Offences Under PMLA
The Supreme Court is set to hear a significant question on the scope of the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) powers under the Prevention of Money Laundering...
India in Talks with 30+ Countries on Techno-Legal Framework for AI Copyright and Deepfakes
Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw stated at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 that India is in discussions with...
India AI Impact Summit Draws Massive Registrations; MeitY Signals AI Governance Shift
India hosted the AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi from 19–20 February 2026, the first global AI governance summit held in the Global South. Registration...
Rural Slowdown Pushes India's January Unemployment Rate to 5%
India's unemployment rate rose to 5% in January 2026 from 4.8% in December 2025 among persons aged 15 years and above, according to the Periodic Labour...
Fiscal Prudence During Elections: Balancing Welfare Commitments and Fiscal Discipline
An analysis highlights growing concerns about fiscal discipline eroding during election cycles, as political parties across states make large unfunded...
India's January Trade Deficit Hits 3-Month High as Gold Imports Surge 359%
India's merchandise trade deficit widened to $34.68 billion in January 2026 — a three-month high — driven by a massive surge in bullion imports even as...
India AI Impact Summit 2026: Global South's First Major AI Governance Forum
India hosted the AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi, the first global AI summit hosted in the Global South, with over 20 heads of state, 60 ministers, and...
India to Finalise Legal Text of Interim Trade Deal with the United States
India's Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal announced on February 16, 2026, that a team of Indian officials will visit the US next week (starting February 23)...
The UAE-India Economic Corridor: CEPA, IMEC, and Bilateral Trade Growth
India-UAE bilateral merchandise trade has nearly doubled from $43.3 billion in FY 2020-21 to $83.7 billion in FY 2023-24 since the signing of the...
Scientists Urge Tamil Nadu CM to Withdraw Mamallan Reservoir Proposal Over Ecological Concerns
A group of 22 leading scientists, including ecologists, ornithologists, coastal social scientists, and contributors to national and global climate...
CCPA Fines Snapdeal ₹5 Lakh for Selling Non-BIS Compliant Toys; Notices to Amazon, Flipkart
The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) imposed a penalty of ₹5 lakh on Snapdeal for selling toys that did not carry mandatory Bureau of Indian...
Bangladesh Mob Lynching of Hindu Worker Dipu Das: Minority Rights and India-Bangladesh Relations
In December 2025, Dipu Chandra Das, a 27-year-old Hindu factory worker in Bangladesh, was accused by Muslim colleagues of making derogatory remarks about...
Coal-Fired Power Generation Falls in Both India and China in 2025: First Time in Over 50 Years
Coal-fired power generation declined simultaneously in both India and China in 2025, the first time this has occurred since 1973 — a gap of 52 years....
Tamil Nadu's Pre-Election Cash Transfers and the Freebies Debate
With Tamil Nadu Assembly elections approaching in 2026, major political parties have announced large-scale cash transfer schemes targeting women and...
Digital Trade Excluded from India-US Interim Deal: Deferred to Broader BTA
Indian negotiators confirmed that digital trade issues — including e-commerce rules and India's digital services tax — are not part of the India-US interim...
India's Merchandise Exports Rise Marginally 0.61% to $36.56 Billion in January 2026
India's merchandise exports in January 2026 rose marginally by 0.61% to $36.56 billion, compared to $36.34 billion in January 2025, reflecting broadly flat...
Government Plans to Revive Private Investment in Highway Construction with Rs 1 Trillion Target
The central government is preparing new rules to revive private investment in highway construction, a decade after investors retreated due to revenue risks...
Coal India Doubles Solar Capex to ₹961 Crore, Surpasses FY26 Target
Coal India Limited (CIL) spent ₹961 crore on solar energy capital expenditure (capex) in the period April–January FY2025-26, a 2.33-fold jump from ₹412...
US Conducts First Air Transport of Nuclear Microreactor to Demonstrate Technology's Viability
For the first time in history, the US Department of Defense and Department of Energy successfully airlifted a nuclear microreactor, transporting parts of...
In a Shift, Financial Creditors Now Dominate Initiation of Insolvency Cases Under IBC
Banks and financial creditors accounted for 47% of cases admitted under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) between April and December 2025, compared...
India's January 2026 Trade Deficit Widens Sharply Amid Gold Import Surge
India's merchandise trade deficit surged to $34.68 billion in January 2026, up sharply from $23.43 billion in January 2025 and well above market...
NSE Receives SEBI Approval for India's First Natural Gas Futures Contract in Partnership with IGX
SEBI granted approval to the National Stock Exchange (NSE) on 16 February 2026 to begin the process of launching Indian Natural Gas Monthly Futures...
Proposal for an Indian Scientific Service to Bridge the Administrator-Scientist Divide
An opinion article has proposed the creation of an Indian Scientific Service (ISS) to address the structural gap between scientific expertise and...
Loggerhead Turtles Face Four-Pronged Threats Due to Climate Change
A landmark 17-year study of loggerhead sea turtles nesting in Cabo Verde, conducted by researchers from Queen Mary University of London and the NGO...
Currency in Circulation Hits Record Rs 40 Lakh Crore Despite Surging UPI Transactions
SBI Research reported that Currency in Circulation (CiC) reached an all-time high of approximately Rs 40 lakh crore by January 2026 end, with year-on-year...
Gene Editing Trials Target High Cholesterol: CRISPR's Leap from Lab to Clinic
Scientists are testing whether gene-editing techniques — specifically CRISPR-based base editing — can offer a one-time therapeutic fix for dangerously high...
Asia Needs a Common Framework to Build Trust in AI: Key Arguments
An analysis published ahead of the India AI Impact Summit argues that Asia requires a shared AI governance framework that balances technological progress...
Thales Opens Global R&D Centre in Bengaluru Under India-France Year of Innovation
French aerospace and defence major Thales inaugurated its Research & Technology (R&T) centre in Bengaluru on February 16, 2026, during the India AI Impact...
Indian Customs Detain Ship with 309 Containers for Faking Walnut Origin
Indian customs officials at Nhava Sheva (Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust) detained a ship carrying 309 containers of dry fruits, primarily walnuts, for...
US Military Commander and Envoy Visit Indian Army Western Command
US Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) chief Admiral Samuel J. Paparo and newly appointed US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor visited the Indian Army's Western...
RBI Governor Urges MSMEs to Pursue Formalisation and Credit Discipline for Long-Term Resilience
RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra, at a stakeholder meeting with select MSMEs and representatives of MSME associations on 16 February 2026, emphasized that...
ISMA Rules Out Ethanol Inclusion in India-US Trade Deal Framework
ISMA Director General Deepak Ballani stated there is 'no question' of ethanol being included in the India-US bilateral trade agreement, asserting that...
PM Modi Declares India at the Forefront of AI Transformation at Global Summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the India AI Impact Expo 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, declaring that India stands at the forefront of the...
Tamil Nadu Economic Survey 2025-26: Fastest Growth in India, But the Trillion-Dollar Clock is Ticking
Tamil Nadu's Economic Survey 2025-26, tabled before the state budget, projected that the state can achieve a $1 trillion economy if it sustains 15% nominal...
Agritech's Accountability Gap: Who Regulates Farm Advisories?
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has flagged a major accountability gap: private agritech companies providing agricultural advisories to...
Data Centres and Asia's Energy Dilemma: Growth vs. Green
Data centres across Asia are experiencing explosive growth driven by the artificial intelligence boom, cloud computing demand, and digital service expansion...
Tamil Nadu's Trillion-Dollar Economy: A Moving Target
Tamil Nadu's $1 trillion economy target — originally set for 2030 — is likely to be delayed by at least a year, with economic analysts pointing to 2031 or...
AI Governance as Global Responsibility: India's Framework at the AI Impact Summit
Discussions at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 — held in February 2026 and co-organised by MeitY and IndiaAI — centred on the proposition that the rapid...
Major Steelmakers Bet Big on Scrap as India's Green Steel Norms Roll Out
Tata Steel, JSW Steel, and ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel (AM/NS) are ramping up investments in scrap-based steelmaking in response to India's new Green Steel...
Urban Cooperative Banks: Growth Without Scale: The 2% Problem
Urban Cooperative Banks (UCBs) have doubled their loan portfolios over the past five years, with total advances reaching approximately ₹3.70 lakh crore and...
US Military Boards Sanctioned Oil Tanker in Indian Ocean: Maritime Law and Sanctions Enforcement
US military forces boarded a sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean, the latest in a series of such interdictions in early 2026; at least three tankers...
UK Deputy PM Calls India AI Impact Summit an 'Important Moment' for Global AI
UK Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy described the India AI Impact Summit 2026 as an 'important moment' to unlock the full benefits of artificial...
Israel's West Bank Land Registration: De Facto Annexation and International Law
Israel's cabinet approved a formal land registration process in Area C of the West Bank — the first such move since Israel occupied the territory in 1967....
ISRO Debris in Maldives: Space Law, Bilateral Relations, and the Growing Problem of Orbital Waste
A payload fairing bearing the ISRO logo and India's national emblem was discovered on February 12, 2026, on an uninhabited island (L. Kunahandhoo) in the...
Iran-US Nuclear Diplomacy: Geneva Talks and the Road Beyond JCPOA
Iran's Foreign Minister met with US negotiators in Geneva for a second round of indirect talks on the nuclear program, mediated by Oman's Foreign Minister...
RBI Notifies Amended ECB Framework with Eased On-Lending and Cost Norms
The Reserve Bank of India notified the Foreign Exchange Management (Borrowing and Lending) (First Amendment) Regulations, 2026, overhauling India's External...
India Energy Stack: A Game Changer for Distributed Renewable Energy
The India Energy Stack (IES) is being developed by the Ministry of Power as a Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for the electricity sector, described as...
RBI Deputy Governor: Formal Credit Access for MSMEs Remains an Unresolved Challenge
At the same stakeholder meeting on MSMEs hosted by the Reserve Bank of India in February 2026, the RBI Deputy Governor highlighted that improving access to...
AI Impact Summit: Panellists Warn "If You Don't Upskill, You'll Drown"
At panel discussions during the India AI Impact Summit 2026 (February 16-21, Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi), experts and industry leaders delivered a stark...
India-US Bilateral Trade Agreement: Chief Negotiator Visit and Interim Deal Progress
India's chief trade negotiator Darpan Jain, Joint Secretary in the Commerce Ministry, was scheduled to lead a delegation to Washington DC for trade talks...
Hasina's Presence in India: Navigating a Delicate Reset in India-Bangladesh Relations
Bangladesh's new BNP government, led by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman (inaugurated February 17, 2026), has stated that Sheikh Hasina's continued presence in...
Jamaat-e-Islami's Remarkable Electoral Comeback in Bangladesh's 2026 Elections
Bangladesh held its 13th national parliamentary election on February 12, 2026 — the first since the 2024 student-led uprising ousted Sheikh Hasina's Awami...
Kerala Government to Take Stand on Sabarimala Women Entry Ahead of Supreme Court Hearing
The Supreme Court of India on 16 February 2026 scheduled a batch of review petitions concerning the September 2018 Sabarimala judgment for hearing before a...
India's Merchandise Trade Deficit Surges to $34.68 Billion in January 2026 on Gold Import Surge
India's merchandise trade deficit widened sharply to $34.68 billion in January 2026, up from $25.04 billion in December 2025 and significantly above market...
India Seizes Iran-Linked US-Sanctioned Tankers, Steps Up Maritime Surveillance
The Indian Coast Guard intercepted three US-sanctioned oil tankers approximately 100 nautical miles west of Mumbai on 6 February 2026, following...
Bangladesh's Political Transition and What It Means for India
Tarique Rahman was sworn in as Prime Minister of Bangladesh on 17 February 2026, after the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) secured a decisive victory...
DLI Scheme-Backed Chip Design Startups Continue to Attract Leading Investors
Semiconductor chip design startups supported under India's Design Linked Incentive (DLI) Scheme continue to attract significant venture capital interest...
India's Free Trade Agreements and the Revival of Brand India in Global Manufacturing
An analysis published in mid-February 2026 argued that after years of struggling to establish itself as a credible manufacturing and export destination...
Centre Launches Bharat-VISTAAR AI Platform for Farmers
Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched Bharat-VISTAAR (Virtually Integrated System to Access Agricultural...
Iran FM in Geneva for Nuclear Talks as IRGC Launches Drills Near Strait of Hormuz
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Geneva for a second round of nuclear talks with the United States, meeting IAEA Director General Rafael...
PM Modi Hosts World Leaders at AI Impact Summit: India's Global AI Leadership Moment
Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed heads of state and global technology leaders to the India AI Impact Summit 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi...
Iran Meets IAEA in Geneva Ahead of Second Round of US Nuclear Talks
Iran met with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi in Geneva in mid-February 2026, as IAEA provided technical 'advice'...
District Cooling: India's High-Efficiency Answer to the Urban Heat Crisis
District cooling systems (DCS) — centralised chilled-water networks that supply air-conditioning to multiple buildings from a single plant — are gaining...
India's Wholesale Inflation Rises to 1.81% in January 2026: A Ten-Month High
India's Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-based inflation rose to 1.81% in January 2026, a ten-month high, up from 0.83% in December 2025. The increase was driven...
Private Equity and Pension Funds Enter India's BOT Road Auction Room
The Indian government has signalled an opening of Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) highway auctions to a broader class of investors — private equity firms...
India Considers Three-Tier Overhaul of Press Note 3 to Ease FDI from Neighbouring Countries
The Indian government is reviewing Press Note 3 (2020 Series) and considering a three-tier framework to ease Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) from...
India Can Lead Globally in AI: But Only If Technology Aligns with Mass Employability
Ahead of the India AI Impact Summit held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi (February 16-21, 2026), Chief Economic Adviser V. Anantha Nageswaran articulated...
Government Plans 'Champion CPSEs' for Viksit Bharat by 2047
The Government of India is planning to identify and develop 'Champion CPSEs' (Central Public Sector Enterprises) as part of its Viksit Bharat 2047 vision to...
Indian Delegation to Finalise Legal Text for India-US Interim Trade Pact
Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal confirmed that India's chief trade negotiator will lead a delegation to Washington next week to finalise the legal...
India-US Interim Trade Deal: Legal Text Finalisation Underway
India's chief trade negotiator, Joint Secretary Darpan Jain, was set to lead a delegation to Washington to finalise the legal text of an interim trade...
India-UK Free Trade Agreement Targeted for Operationalisation by April 2026
Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal stated that India and the UK are making a 'genuine effort' to operationalise their bilateral Free Trade Agreement (CETA)...
China's Russian Oil Imports Hit New Record as India Cuts Back
China's imports of Russian crude oil are set to reach a new record of approximately 2.07-2.08 million barrels per day (bpd) in February 2026, up from...
PLFS January 2026: India's Unemployment Rate at 5%, Driven by Seasonal Rural Slack
The Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) Monthly Bulletin for January 2026, released by MoSPI, showed India's unemployment rate at 5% for persons aged 15...
SEBI's Regional Investor Awareness Initiative: Financial Literacy as Regulatory Mandate
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) conducted a Regional Event cum Workshop on financial literacy and investor awareness in February 2026...
Digital Trade Chapter Excluded from India-US Interim Pact, Deferred to Bilateral Trade Agreement
India and the US have not negotiated a chapter on digital trade in the interim trade pact announced on 6 February 2026. The digital trade chapter will be...
PERT: A Single Prime Editing Strategy to Treat Multiple Genetic Disorders
Researchers have developed PERT (Prime Editing-mediated Readthrough of premature Termination codons), a disease-agnostic genome editing strategy that can...
India's Unemployment Rate Rises to 5% in January 2026; Women Disproportionately Affected
India's unemployment rate for persons aged 15 years and above rose to 5% in January 2026, up from 4.8% in December 2025, according to the Periodic Labour...
Trade Deals with US and EU Could Unlock $400 Billion Opportunity for India's Agriculture Sector
A senior Commerce Ministry official stated that trade deals with the US and EU will unleash a potential of $400 billion for India's agricultural sector....
Wholesale Inflation at 10-Month High of 1.81% in January 2026; New CPI Series Shows 2.75%
India's WPI-based wholesale inflation climbed to a 10-month high of 1.81% in January 2026, up sharply from 0.83% in December 2025. The jump was driven by...
India's Trade Deficit Widens to $34.68 Billion in January 2026 as Gold Imports Surge
India's merchandise trade deficit widened to $34.68 billion in January 2026, up sharply from $25.04 billion in December 2025. Gold imports surged 349.22% to...
India-US Interim Trade Deal Moves Toward Legal Finalisation
India's Chief Trade Negotiator and Special Secretary in the Department of Commerce, Rajesh Agrawal, confirmed that a delegation will travel to Washington...
Wholesale Price Inflation Rises to 1.81% in January 2026, Three-Month Upward Trend Continues
India's Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-based inflation rose to 1.81% in January 2026, marking a 10-month high and extending the upward momentum for the third...
India-US Trade Deal Raises Concerns Among Himalayan Apple Farmers Over Tariff Reduction
Under the India-US interim trade framework announced on 6 February 2026, India will significantly reduce tariffs on US apples, allowing entry under quotas...
CCPA Fines Snapdeal ₹5 Lakh for Selling Toys Without BIS Certification
The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) imposed a penalty of ₹5 lakh on e-commerce platform Snapdeal (operating as Ace Vector Limited) for listing...
India's Wholesale Price Inflation Rises to 10-Month High of 1.81% in January 2026
India's Wholesale Price Index (WPI) based inflation rose to 1.81% in January 2026, a 10-month high, up from 0.83% in December 2025. The spike is the highest...
World's Largest AI Summit Opens in New Delhi: India's Moment in Global AI Governance
The India AI Impact Summit 2026 opened at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, drawing packed halls with over 20 heads of state, 500+ AI industry leaders, and...
India's Unemployment Rate Rises Marginally to 5% in January 2026
India's unemployment rate rose marginally to 5% in January 2026, up from 4.7% in November 2025. The increase reversed a declining trend that had brought the...
RBI Governor Pushes MSMEs to Formalize, Digitize, and Maintain Credit Discipline
RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra, at a stakeholder meeting with MSME enterprises and their representative associations in February 2026, emphasized that...
India AI Impact Summit 2026: India's Vision for Inclusive and Responsible AI
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the India AI Impact Summit 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi (February 19–21, 2026), calling it a 'testament to...
India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement Concluded After Rapid Negotiations
New Zealand Minister for Science and Technology Shane Reti described the India-New Zealand FTA as a significant milestone that will elevate bilateral...
NGT Clears Rs 81,000-Crore Great Nicobar Mega Infrastructure Project
A six-member special bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), headed by Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava, dismissed multiple appeals challenging...
India Promotes Biopharma and Semiconductor Missions on the Global Stage
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman undertook a visit to North America to promote two flagship manufacturing missions announced in Union Budget 2026...
India Considers Easing FDI Restrictions on Chinese Investment to Boost Manufacturing
India is reviewing its Press Note 3 (2020) policy that mandates prior government approval for all FDI from countries sharing a land border, primarily...
India-France Ties Elevated to Special Global Strategic Partnership at Modi-Macron Mumbai Summit
Prime Minister Modi hosted French President Emmanuel Macron for bilateral talks at Lok Bhavan, Mumbai, on February 17, 2026, during Macron's fourth visit to...
RBI Governor Meets MSMEs in Mumbai, Reaffirms Timely Credit Access as Key Policy Priority
RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra held a stakeholder meeting with select MSMEs and MSME association representatives in Mumbai on February 16, 2026. The Governor...
RBI Amends FEMA Borrowing and Lending Regulations, Liberalises External Commercial Borrowing Framework
The Reserve Bank of India notified the Foreign Exchange Management (Borrowing and Lending) (First Amendment) Regulations, 2026, significantly liberalising...