February 25, 2026
80 articles published on this date
US Imposes 126% Preliminary Countervailing Duty on Indian Solar Panels, Threatening Domestic OEMs
The US Department of Commerce imposed a preliminary countervailing duty (CVD) of 125.87% on solar cells and modules imported from India, Indonesia, and...
ECI and State Election Commissions Adopt National Declaration 2026 to Synchronise Poll Processes
The Election Commission of India (ECI) concluded the National Round Table Conference with State Election Commissioners (SECs) at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi...
PM Modi's Israel Visit: Strategic Ties Upgrade and India's Middle East Pivot
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Israel on February 25, 2026 for a two-day state visit — the most significant bilateral engagement between the two...
Agriculture Minister Shivraj Chouhan Proposes Direct Benefit Transfer for Fertiliser Subsidy
Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan publicly advocated for transferring India's Rs 1.7 lakh crore fertiliser subsidy directly to...
NCERT Pulls New Class 8 Social Science Textbook After Supreme Court Objects to Judiciary Corruption Section
The NCERT withdrew its new Class 8 Social Science textbook following a Supreme Court intervention over a section in the chapter 'The Role of the Judiciary...
Modi-Netanyahu Bilateral Talks: 16 Agreements Signed as India-Israel Ties Elevated to Special Strategic Partnership
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on February 25-26, 2026 — a two-day state visit...
Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2026: Ex-SC Judge Says Courts Prioritise Procedure Over Environmental Damage
At the Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2026 organised by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) in Nimli village, Alwar district, Rajasthan, former Supreme...
PM Modi Addresses Israeli Knesset, Calls for Gaza Peace While Reaffirming India-Israel Strategic Ties
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Israeli Knesset (parliament) on February 25, 2026 — the first Indian Prime Minister ever to do so — and received...
India Joins Pax Silica, Signs AI Opportunity Partnership with US to Centre Tech in Bilateral Ties
India formally joined the United States-led Pax Silica initiative and co-signed the US-India AI Opportunity Partnership in February 2026, becoming the tenth...
Trump's State of Union Reaffirms Tariff-First Trade Policy, Echoing Peter Navarro's Economic Nationalism
In his State of the Union address on February 24, 2026, President Trump doubled down on his sweeping tariff agenda, framing protectionism as the cornerstone...
Lal Baradari: The Mughal-Era Heritage at the Heart of the Lucknow University Standoff
A dispute erupted at the University of Lucknow over the sealing of the historic Lal Baradari — a nearly 200-year-old Nawabi/Mughal-era structure within the...
India Launches Nationwide Free HPV Vaccination Drive for Adolescent Girls
The Central Government announced a nationwide free HPV (Human Papillomavirus) vaccination programme for all girls aged 14 years across India, with the...
Karnataka Job Aspirants Protest 2.8 Lakh Government Vacancies Left Unfilled
Hundreds of government job aspirants took to the streets in Dharwad, Karnataka, on February 24, 2026, demanding the immediate filling of over 2.8 lakh...
Maruti Suzuki's Gujarat Railway Siding Becomes World's First Modal Shift Project to Generate Carbon Credits
Maruti Suzuki India Limited announced in February 2026 that its in-plant railway siding at the Hansalpur, Gujarat manufacturing facility has been registered...
Band Aid: Supreme Court and the Flawed Special Intensive Revision of Electoral Rolls
The Supreme Court is examining the constitutionality of the Election Commission of India's (ECI) Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in...
India Lifts Three-Year Wheat Export Ban: 25 LMT Allowed to Stabilise Domestic Markets
The Government of India approved export of 25 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of wheat effective 13 February 2026, ending a near-three-year export ban that had...
Farmer Leaders Raise India-US Trade Deal Alarm at CACP Consultation on MSP
Farmer leaders raised concerns about the India-US trade deal at a Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) consultation meeting, warning that...
Inverted GST Structure Squeezes India's Man-Made Fibre Industry
India's downstream man-made fibre (MMF) industry — particularly polyester and viscose staple fibre (VSF) producers — is facing a structural cost...
US Imposes 126% Preliminary Countervailing Duty on Indian Solar Imports
The US Department of Commerce imposed a preliminary countervailing duty (CVD) of 125.87% on solar cells and modules imported from India, effective 24...
India to Strongly Defend PLI Schemes at WTO Panel on China's Complaint
Following the WTO Dispute Settlement Body's establishment of a panel on China's complaint (DS642) against India's PLI schemes in the auto and renewable...
SEBI Revises Norms for Third-Party Reviewers of Green Debt Securities
SEBI issued a circular on February 27, 2026 (Circular No. HO/17/11/24(1)2026-DDHS-POD1/I/5967/2026) revising the norms for appointing an independent...
Trump's 2026 State of the Union: Key Takeaways for India
US President Donald Trump delivered his 2026 State of the Union address to Congress on February 24, 2026, with several pronouncements directly relevant to...
India-Israel Special Strategic Partnership: Strategic, Economic, and Regional Dimensions
PM Modi's two-day state visit to Israel (February 25-26, 2026) resulted in an upgrade of bilateral ties to a 'Special Strategic Partnership for Peace...
Chinese Walnut Cargo Misdeclared as Afghan Produce: SAFTA Fraud and Customs Enforcement
Indian Customs officials seized walnut cargo from a Comoros-flagged vessel after discovering that containers declared as Afghan produce were actually of...
Agriculture Minister Pushes for Direct Fertiliser Subsidy Transfer to Farmers via DBT
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan pitched for shifting India's fertiliser subsidy from manufacturers to farmers' bank accounts through Direct...
Trump Claims He Stopped India-Pakistan Nuclear War, Says Pakistan PM Warned of 35 Million Deaths
In his State of the Union address delivered on February 24, 2026, US President Donald Trump claimed that Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif told him '35...
India Defends PLI Schemes as WTO-Compliant After China Files Dispute Panel
The WTO Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) established a panel to hear China's complaint (DS642) against India's support measures in the automobile and renewable...
Indian Exporters See Rise in US Enquiries After Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump Tariffs
Indian exporters reported a surge in enquiries from US buyers following a landmark US Supreme Court ruling on February 21, 2026, which struck down President...
Anthropic Refuses Pentagon Demand for Unrestricted Military AI Use
Anthropic, the AI safety company behind the Claude large language model, refused a Pentagon demand to allow unrestricted use of its AI models for military...
Powerful Nvidia AI Chip Not Yet Sold in China, US Official Confirms Export Controls Still Active
A US official confirmed that Nvidia's most powerful AI chip — intended for frontier AI training workloads — has not been sold to China, despite complex and...
Modi's Israel Visit: Defence Framework Agreement and Elevation to Special Strategic Partnership
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Israel on February 25-26, 2026 — his second visit since 2017 and the first Indian PM to address the Israeli Knesset...
Meghalaya Reports Highest HIV Caseload in India; State Launches ₹25 Crore Mission-Mode Response
Meghalaya's Health Minister W Shylla has stated that the state has the highest HIV caseload in India, with 10,293 people living with HIV currently receiving...
SECL Explores Joint Ventures with Chhattisgarh Government in Floating Solar and Coal Gasification
South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL), a subsidiary of Coal India Limited and the operator of some of India's largest coal mines, is exploring joint...
Modi in Tel Aviv: India Stands for Peace as PM Pays Condolences to October 7 Victims
Prime Minister Modi visited Tel Aviv as part of his state visit to Israel (February 25-26, 2026), offering condolences to victims of the October 7, 2023...
National EV Export Strategy Vital as Global Sales Set to Triple by 2030: FICCI-Yes Bank Report
A FICCI-Yes Bank report titled 'EV Market — India's Export Competitiveness', released at the 3rd FICCI National Conference on Electric Vehicles, argues that...
India-Israel Elevate Ties to Special Strategic Partnership: Modi-Netanyahu Summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a state visit to Israel from February 25-26, 2026, on the invitation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — India's first...
India's Ready-Made Garment Exports Rise 2.4% Amid US Tariff Shifts and China Competition
India's ready-made garment (RMG) exports rose 2.4% year-on-year to approximately $12 billion during April–December 2025 (first nine months of FY2025-26)....
Chinese Political Scientist Yan Xuetong Rejects G2 Framework for US-China Relations
Prominent Chinese political scientist Yan Xuetong, speaking at the India International Centre in New Delhi on February 24, 2026, argued that a bilateral G2...
India's Domestic Shipping Expansion: ₹77,000 Crore Package and Maritime Strategy
Sanjeev Sanyal, Member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM), underscored that India's dependence on foreign vessels for over 90%...
India's Economic Warning Signs: Capex Slowdown, Liquidity Crunch, and Tariff Uncertainty in FY26
As the FY2025-26 fiscal year approaches its end, several worrying signals have emerged in India's macroeconomic landscape: a sharp deceleration in...
NOAA Replaces El Niño Index with RONI to Account for Global Warming Baseline Shift
The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has, effective February 1, 2026, retired its traditional Oceanic Niño Index (ONI) and...
India's 114-Rafale MRFA Deal: DAC Approval, Make in India, and Defence Procurement
The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) on 12 February 2026 for the acquisition of 114 Multi-Role Fighter Aircraft...
Dankuni–Surat Dedicated Freight Corridor: East-West Rail Link Announced in Budget 2026
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced railway projects worth Rs 48,000 crore sanctioned for Madhya Pradesh during PM Modi's third term, with special...
Pakistan Warns of Militant Retaliation After Afghanistan Airstrikes Escalate into Open Conflict
Pakistan launched airstrikes on militant camps and hideouts in Afghanistan's Nangarhar, Paktika, and Khost provinces in late February 2026, targeting...
CACP Recommends Strategic Measures Including MSP Hike, Mechanisation, and Export Diversification to Revive India's Jute Sector
The Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) has recommended a comprehensive set of strategic measures to revive India's jute sector, covering...
TRAI's 2026 Spectrum Auction Recommendations: Lower Entry Barriers, 35% Cap
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has recommended that all available spectrum across nine frequency bands — 600 MHz, 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800...
India's Q3 FY26 GDP Growth and the New Base Year Series
A pre-release poll conducted ahead of the official data release projected India's Q3 FY26 (October–December 2025) GDP growth at approximately 7.4%, with...
Tata Power JV Electrifies 274 PVTG Habitations in Remote Southern Odisha
TP Southern Odisha Distribution Limited (TPSODL) — a joint venture between Tata Power (51% stake) and the Government of Odisha — has completed...
Machine Verification of Fields Medal Mathematics: Lean Proof Assistant and Formal Methods
Researchers have formally verified Maryna Viazovska's Fields Medal-winning proof of the sphere packing problem in 8 dimensions using the Lean theorem prover...
India-Brazil Critical Minerals MoU: Supply Chain Diversification and the Pax Silica Context
India and Brazil signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on rare earths and critical minerals during Brazilian President Lula da Silva's state visit to...
India Stands Firm on AI Content Rules Despite Big Tech Pushback
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) convened a closed-door meeting with major technology platforms including Google and Meta to...
UN Security Council Sanctions Sudan's RSF Commanders for El-Fasher Atrocities
The United Nations Security Council imposed targeted sanctions (asset freezes, travel bans) on four senior commanders of Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF)...
India Pauses US Trade Talks, Will Resume Once Tariff Regime Becomes Clear
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal stated that India will resume trade talks with the United States once clarity emerges on the new US tariff...
US Sanctions Iran's Missile Programme and Shadow Fleet Amid Nuclear Negotiations
The Trump administration imposed a new tranche of sanctions on more than 30 entities accused of enabling Iran's ballistic missile programme, drone...
Centre Approves MSP Procurement of Gram, Mustard and Lentil Under PSS for Rabi 2026
The Centre approved large-scale procurement of gram (chickpea), mustard and lentil at Minimum Support Price (MSP) under the Price Support Scheme (PSS) for...
NVS-02 Navigation Satellite Failure: ISRO's Pyro Valve Fault and NavIC System
An ISRO Failure Analysis Committee, led by former ISRO Chairman A.S. Kiran Kumar, submitted its report to the government in October 2025; findings were...
Iran-US Nuclear Standoff: Tehran Rejects Missile Programme Claims as Talks Continue
US President Trump, in his 2026 State of the Union address (February 24, 2026), reiterated that Iran would never be allowed to build a nuclear weapon...
India's AI Data Centres and Rare Earths Processing Draw Global Investment Interest: ADB
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) highlighted India's stable enabling environment and pro-business approach as key factors attracting global private capital...
India's Tariff Rationalisation: Balancing Protection and Trade Openness
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman articulated the government's approach to tariff rationalisation in the Union Budget 2026-27: the goal is to reduce the...
Chagos Islands Deal Paused: UK-Mauritius Sovereignty Treaty, Diego Garcia, and US Opposition
The UK government has paused legislation required to operationalise a treaty signed in May 2025 to transfer sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago to...
How India Is Training Large Language Models: IndiaAI Mission and the Compute Challenge
Indian firms are developing Large Language Models (LLMs) trained on Indian soil using Indian compute infrastructure, enabled by the IndiaAI Mission's...
CBDC-Based Food Subsidy Pilot Under PMGKAY Launched in Puducherry
The Government of India launched a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)-based food subsidy pilot under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY)...
SIM Binding Mandate for Messaging Apps: India's Telecom Security Framework
The Union Communications Minister confirmed that the November 2025 DoT directive requiring SIM binding for messaging platforms will not be extended beyond...
Fertiliser Subsidy DBT Reform: Agriculture Minister Proposes Shift to Farmer-Direct Transfer
Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan publicly pitched for shifting India's annual Rs 1.7 lakh crore fertiliser subsidy from...
Central Sector Infrastructure Projects: Rs 5.52 Lakh Crore Cost Overrun in January 2026
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation's (MoSPI) Flash Report on Central Sector Infrastructure Projects for January 2026 revealed a...
India's Russian Oil Imports: US Supreme Court Tariff Ruling and Secondary Sanctions Pressure
The US Supreme Court on February 20, 2026 ruled (6-3) in Learning Resources Inc. v. Trump that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) does...
Smew Sighting at Kaziranga Highlights Climate-Driven Shifts in Migratory Bird Patterns
The 7th Kaziranga Waterbird Count (conducted January 4–11, 2026) recorded 105,540 waterbirds of 107 species across 166 wetlands in 10 ranges within...
The Evolving Nature of Trade Agreements: Trump's Bilateral Deals and WTO Framework
A recent analysis argues that the bilateral trade agreements being pursued by the Trump administration in 2025-26 constitute a new, legally ambiguous...
India in 'Middle Ground' After US Section 122 Tariffs: Advantages Fragile
A report by Union Bank of India (UBI) assessed that India occupies a relative 'middle ground' in the new US tariff landscape after Section 122 of the Trade...
Geopolitical Risks Raise Inflation Concerns But RBI Rate Hike Remains Unlikely: MPC Member
RBI Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) external member Saugata Bhattacharya stated in a recent interview that despite rising inflation risks from geopolitical...
National Monetisation Pipeline 2.0 Launched: Rs 16.72 Lakh Crore Infra Plan
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched the National Monetisation Pipeline 2.0 (NMP 2.0) on 24 February 2026, covering the five-year period FY...
MCA Launches Companies Compliance Facilitation Scheme 2026: One-Time Filing Relief
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) announced the Companies Compliance Facilitation Scheme, 2026 (CCFS-2026), a one-time amnesty window for companies...
AI for Environmental Health Governance in India: From Crisis Response to Anticipation
A recent analysis highlights AI's transformative potential for India's environmental health governance, arguing the country needs to shift from reactive...
Nepal's Soybean Oil Exports to India Jump Tenfold on SAFTA Duty-Free Access
Nepal's soybean oil exports to India surged more than tenfold in 2025, reaching 694,153 metric tonnes — up from just 65,138 tonnes in the prior year —...
India's Sugar Production Estimate Cut for 2025-26: Weather, Yields, and Ethanol Diversion
The Indian Sugar and Bio-energy Manufacturers Association (ISMA) revised down its 2025-26 sugar production forecast by 5.57% to 32.40 million tonnes (MT)...
India-EU Spice Trade Cooperation: AISEF and European Spice Association Sign MoU
The All India Spices Exporters Forum (AISEF) and the European Spice Association (ESA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the International Spice...
India's Fertiliser Sector Reforms: Reducing Inspector Raj and Simplifying Regulations
The Indian government is planning significant regulatory reforms for the fertiliser sector, aimed at reducing 'inspector raj' — the term used to describe...
India's GDP Base Year Shifted to 2022-23: New National Accounts Series
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released a revised GDP series on 27 February 2026, shifting the base year from 2011-12 to...
Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway on Track for March 2027 Completion
NHAI (National Highways Authority of India) confirmed the Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway (also designated National Expressway 5 / NE5) will be completed by...
India's Nine Free Trade Agreements: Landmark EU and US Deals Open Two-Thirds of Global Markets
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal announced that India has concluded nine free trade agreements covering 38 nations, providing preferential access...