February 26, 2026
90 articles published on this date
PM Modi Concludes Historic 2-Day Israel Visit, Departs for India from Jerusalem
PM Narendra Modi concluded a two-day state visit to Israel on February 26, 2026, departing from Jerusalem after a comprehensive bilateral summit with...
PM Modi Reviews Israeli Innovations: Road Safety Tech, Atmospheric Water Generation, and Defence Systems
During his February 2026 visit to Israel, Prime Minister Modi reviewed a range of cutting-edge Israeli technologies with potential applications in India...
India-Israel Ties Elevated to Special Strategic Partnership: FTA Talks, UPI Link, and Deepening Cooperation
India and Israel elevated their bilateral relationship to a 'Special Strategic Partnership for Peace, Innovation and Prosperity' during high-level...
US Slaps 126% Tariff on Solar Firms, Cites Adani Non-Cooperation
The United States Department of Commerce on 20 February 2026 announced a preliminary Countervailing Duty (CVD) of 125.87% on solar cells and modules...
US Commerce Secretary Lutnick Visits India for Trade Talks After Supreme Court Tariff Setback
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick made a surprise visit to New Delhi on February 26, 2026, holding talks with India's Commerce and Industry Minister...
India's GDP Set for Major Overhaul: Deflators, Discrepancies, and a New Base Year After 11 Years
MoSPI released the new GDP series on February 27, 2026, with 2022-23 as the revised base year, replacing the 2011-12 base that had been in use since 2015....
Indian Railways Announces Concessions for Startups and Faster Accident Claim Disposal
Indian Railways announced additional reforms under its '52 Reforms in 52 Weeks' initiative, including concessions for startups using the Rail Tech Portal...
CAQM Expert Panel May Recommend EV-Only Vehicle Registrations in Delhi-NCR by 2030
An expert panel set up by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) — led by Professor Ashok Jhunjhunwala of IIT Madras — is expected to recommend...
NGT Expert Composition Under Scrutiny: Most Expert Members Now Former Government Officers
A report examining the composition of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) finds that the majority of its Expert Members are now former government officers —...
Rajasthan Overturns 30-Year Two-Child Limit for Local Polls, Removes Leprosy Bar
The Rajasthan Cabinet, led by Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma, approved bills to repeal the two-child norm for candidates contesting Panchayati Raj and...
Eight Tiger Deaths at Bandhavgarh: MP Government Attributes Cause to Illegal Electric Wires, Not Poaching
The Madhya Pradesh government submitted a status report to the MP High Court stating that 8 tigers died at Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve between November 2025...
Rajasthan Tables Disturbed Areas Bill to Prevent Communal Clustering in Property Transfers
The Rajasthan state government tabled the Rajasthan Prohibition of Transfer of Immovable Property and Provisions for Protection of Tenants from Eviction...
ISRO NVS-02 Failure: Broken Electrical Circuit Prevented Orbit Injection
ISRO's Apex Committee released findings on February 25, 2026, explaining the failure of the NVS-02 navigation satellite, launched aboard GSLV-F15 from...
India Counters Pakistan at UNHRC on Jammu & Kashmir
At the 61st Session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva (February 23 – March 31, 2026), India exercised its 'Right of Reply' to rebut...
RailTech Portal and e-Railway Claims Tribunal Launched Under Railways Reform Plan 2026
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw launched the Rail Tech Policy 2026, the Rail Tech Portal, and the e-Railway Claims Tribunal (e-RCT) as part of Indian...
Pradhan on NCERT Judiciary Chapter: 'Action Will Be Taken Against Those Who Prepared It'
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan stated that 'action will be taken against those involved in preparing' the NCERT Class 8 Social Science textbook...
India Moves Toward Mandatory Consent Framework for AI-Generated Deepfakes
Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw, speaking at the DNPA Conclave 2026, declared that synthetic content (deepfakes...
ISRO Identifies Broken Electrical Circuit as Root Cause of NVS-02 Navigation Satellite Failure
ISRO officially disclosed on February 25, 2026, the root cause of the NVS-02 navigation satellite failure that occurred after its launch on January 29...
India and Israel Elevate Ties to Special Strategic Partnership, Sign 16 MoUs
India and Israel announced the elevation of bilateral ties to a 'Special Strategic Partnership for Peace, Innovation and Prosperity' during PM Modi's...
Budget 2026-27: India Anchors Fiscal Policy to Debt-to-GDP Ratio
The Union Budget 2026-27 introduced a significant shift in India's fiscal policy anchor: from annual fiscal deficit targeting to a medium-term debt-to-GDP...
Allahabad HC Rules UP Anti-Conversion Law Does Not Bar Interfaith Live-In Relationships
The Allahabad High Court ruled that the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021 does not prohibit interfaith couples from...
How India's Maoist Insurgency Collapsed: and Whether It Can Rise Again
India's Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) threat has contracted to its lowest recorded level since the movement's resurgence in the 2000s, with the government...
Trump's Third-Country Deportation Policy Struck Down by US Court for Due Process Violations
A US federal judge in Massachusetts struck down the Trump administration's 'third-country deportation' policy on February 25, 2026, ruling it unlawful and a...
India's HPV Vaccination Programme: Following Up Adverse Events After Immunisation
Prime Minister Modi formally launched India's nationwide free HPV (Human Papillomavirus) vaccination programme on February 28, 2026, at a ceremony in Ajmer...
Critical Minerals Shift to India's Strategic Centre
A detailed analysis published in February 2026 documents a fundamental shift in India's policy posture on critical minerals — from a peripheral concern to a...
Storage in India's Key Reservoirs Drops Below 60% of Capacity
India's major reservoirs monitored by the Central Water Commission (CWC) have seen water storage levels drop below 60% of total live storage capacity as of...
Digital Platforms Must Share Revenue with News Publishers, Warns Ashwini Vaishnaw
Union Minister for Information Technology and Communications Ashwini Vaishnaw addressed the DNPA (Digital News Publishers Association) Conclave 2026...
India's Balancing Act: PM Modi's Israel Visit and the Challenge of Maintaining Arab World Ties
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Israel from February 25–26, 2026 — the second visit by an Indian prime minister to Israel — becoming the first Indian...
CDSCO Modifies Norms for Testing Permissions to Speed Up Drug Approvals
The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) announced modifications to the process for granting No Objection Certificates (NOCs) for laboratory...
New GDP Series: 600 Item Level Data, Double Deflation Methodology
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released a revised GDP series on February 27, 2026, adopting 2022-23 as the new base year —...
PM Modi's Israel Visit: UPI Agreement and Special Strategic Partnership
Prime Minister Narendra Modi completed a two-day state visit to Israel on February 25-26, 2026, meeting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. India and Israel...
Supreme Court Bans NCERT Class 8 Textbook Over Chapter on Judicial Corruption
The Supreme Court of India imposed a 'complete blanket ban' on a Class 8 NCERT Social Science textbook that included a chapter listing corruption, a massive...
India & Israel to Expedite FTA Negotiations: Special Strategic Partnership
India and Israel concluded the first round of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations in New Delhi from February 23-26, 2026, marking a milestone in a trade...
How the Russia-Ukraine War Drove Up Food Prices: From Black Sea Wheat to Indian Rice
Four years after Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the cumulative impact on global food prices remains significant — with wheat, sunflower oil...
India's Cycle of Deprivation and Affluence: Income Mobility Trends 2014–2025
A detailed analysis of income mobility data for 2014–2025 reveals sharp upward and downward income shifts across Indian households, with serious...
OpenAI's Threat Report Exposes ChatGPT Misuse: Romance Scams, Fake Lawyers, and State-Linked Influence Operations
OpenAI published a new threat intelligence report documenting the systematic misuse of its ChatGPT platform by criminal networks and state-linked actors...
Pentagon Probes Defence Contractors Over Reliance on Anthropic's AI: A Military AI Governance Crisis
The United States Department of Defense (Pentagon) reached out to major defence contractors — including Boeing and Lockheed Martin — asking them to assess...
School Students Fall Ill After Albendazole Dose in Bihar's Filariasis MDA Drive: Spotlight on Elimination Programme
Several school students in Patna's Athmalgola area (Ganpat Rai Tola primary school) fell ill shortly after being administered Albendazole tablets under the...
Canada-India Relations Reset: Carney Clears India of Violent Crime Links
On February 26, 2026, a senior Canadian government official stated during a background briefing that India is 'no longer linked to violent crimes' in Canada...
DeepSeek Withholds AI Model from US Chipmakers: Export Controls and AI Competition
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek denied Nvidia and AMD early access to its forthcoming V4 AI model, giving Chinese chipmakers (including Huawei) a head start of...
India's PLI Manufacturing Subsidies Draw Fire from US and China at WTO
On February 24, 2026, the WTO Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) formally established a dispute panel in case DS642, targeting India's Production Linked...
Rubio Declares US-China "Strategic Stability" Ahead of Trump's Beijing Visit
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that the United States and China have reached a point of 'strategic stability,' describing a managed equilibrium in...
India and Israel Elevate Ties to Special Strategic Partnership: Modi's State Visit Yields Major Defence and Tech Deals
PM Narendra Modi completed a two-day state visit to Israel (February 25-26, 2026) — his first visit in nine years — at the invitation of PM Benjamin...
I&B Minister Calls for Platform Accountability on Deepfakes and Fair Revenue Sharing with Publishers
Speaking at the Digital News Publishers Association (DNPA) Conclave 2026 in New Delhi, the Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting identified...
CBIC Introduces Deferred Customs Duty Payment for Manufacturer-Importers
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has introduced a new Deferred Customs Duty Payment facility for a category called Eligible...
Kerala's Paradox: High Human Development Against Mounting Fiscal Strain
Kerala presents a paradox of impressive social development outcomes — high literacy, low infant mortality, high life expectancy — alongside escalating...
Canada Ultimatum to OpenAI: Boost Safety Measures or Face Forced Government Regulation
Canadian government ministers summoned OpenAI's safety team in February 2026 and issued an ultimatum: implement stronger safety measures voluntarily or face...
Maruti Suzuki Rail Project: World's First Under Verra Carbon Standard
Maruti Suzuki India's in-plant railway siding at Hansalpur, Gujarat has become the world's first modal shift in transportation project registered under the...
Carbon Capture and Utilisation Technologies Explained
The Union Budget 2026-27 allocated ₹20,000 crore over five years to scale up Carbon Capture, Utilisation, and Storage (CCUS) technologies, marking India's...
India-Israel FTA on Cards: 27 Agreements Signed Spanning Culture, Manufacturing, AI
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Israel on February 25-26, 2026 in a historic state visit — the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister since his 2017...
Trump and Zelenskyy Hold Call Ahead of Ukraine-US Bilateral Talks in Geneva
On February 25, 2026, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a phone conversation with US President Donald Trump, joined by Trump's envoys Steve...
India's New GDP Series: New Data Sources and Process Upgrades for Greater Accuracy
The National Statistics Office (NSO) under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released a new GDP series on February 27, 2026...
India-Ukraine Relations at Four Years of War: Bilateral Ties Enter a Period of Lull
As the Russia-Ukraine conflict marks its fourth year (February 2022 – February 2026), Ukraine's envoy to India has flagged a significant 'lull' in bilateral...
India-Canada Diplomatic Reset: Ottawa Signals End to Accusations Ahead of Carney's Visit
Ahead of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's state visit to India (February 27 – March 2, 2026), senior Canadian officials signalled a major shift by...
India Resets GDP Base Year to 2022-23: Addressing Decade-Old Data Quality Concerns
On February 27, 2026, the National Statistical Office (NSO) under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released a new GDP...
US 126% Levy Eclipses Key Market for Indian Solar Gear Companies
The United States Department of Commerce imposed preliminary countervailing duties (CVDs) of 126% on solar cell and module imports from India on February...
US-Iran Nuclear Talks Resume in Geneva Amid Sanctions and Military Pressure
The United States and Iran held a third round of indirect nuclear negotiations in Geneva on February 26, 2026, mediated by Oman, against a backdrop of...
Navy, Germany's TKMS Conclude Cost Negotiations for P-75I Submarines: $9 Billion Deal
The Indian Navy and German firm Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) have concluded cost negotiations for Project 75(India), commonly referred to as P-75I...
States Eye Agroforestry to Lift Farm Incomes
Several states including Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, and Andhra Pradesh are preparing to launch state-specific agroforestry policies that...
India-Israel Elevate Ties to Special Strategic Partnership: FTA, UPI, and Technology Cooperation
India and Israel formally elevated their bilateral relationship to a 'Special Strategic Partnership' on February 26, 2026, during PM Modi's two-day state...
Modi Addresses Knesset: India Reaffirms Zero Tolerance for Terrorism in Historic Israel Visit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Israeli Knesset (parliament) on February 25, 2026, becoming the first Indian head of government to address the...
CDSCO Eases Drug Testing Approvals: Immediate NOC System from June 1, 2026
The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) issued a circular modifying its drug testing approval process, effective June 1, 2026. Under the new...
Aravalli Row: Supreme Court Asks Environment Ministry for Expert Panel Names
A vacation bench of the Supreme Court comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justice J.K. Maheshwari, and Justice A.G. Masih directed the Ministry of...
Merkel Warns Global Order Is Peril, Calls for AI Regulation at Inaugural Manmohan Singh Lecture
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivered the inaugural Dr. Manmohan Singh Memorial Lecture in New Delhi on February 26, 2026, calling for...
Shell Patrol: Chennai Volunteers Guard the Olive Ridley Turtle Coast
Every night between January and April, volunteers from the Students' Sea Turtle Conservation Network (SSTCN) walk seven kilometres from Neelankarai to...
SEBI Broadens MF Categories: Introduces Life Cycle Fund, Removes Retirement/Children's Fund
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) announced a comprehensive overhaul of mutual fund scheme categories on February 26, 2026, its first major...
INS Anjadip: Built with Indigenous SAIL Steel to Join Indian Navy Fleet
The Indian Navy commissioned INS Anjadip at Chennai Port on February 27, 2026, marking the induction of the third vessel in the eight-ship Anti-Submarine...
Trump's 2026 State of the Union: Economy, Iran Strikes, and India-Pakistan Nuclear War Claim
US President Donald Trump delivered his 2026 State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, covering economic policy, immigration, the Iran...
India-Canada Diplomatic Reset: Carney's Visit and the Thaw After the Nijjar Crisis
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in Mumbai on February 27, 2026, on a four-day visit to India — the first high-level visit since relations...
India's Energy Demand to Surpass US by 2040s
A new India-focused scenarios report released by Shell India at TERI's World Sustainable Development Summit 2026 projects that India's total energy demand...
What Trump Wants from Iran: Maximum Pressure, Zero Enrichment, and Nuclear Deal Negotiations
The Trump administration has been pursuing a dual-track strategy toward Iran: escalating 'maximum pressure' sanctions while simultaneously pushing for a new...
PM Modi Condemns October 7 Attack as 'Barbaric' at Knesset, Vows Deeper India-Israel Ties
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Knesset (Israel's parliament) on February 25, 2026 — the first Indian Prime Minister to do so — during a two-day...
EU Drive to Cut Russian Energy Dependence Faces Internal Resistance from Hungary and Slovakia
The European Union has a formal plan to phase out Russian natural gas by 2027 and ban Russian LNG imports from early 2026, following an agreement between...
President Takes Sortie in Indigenous LCH Prachand Ahead of Exercise Vayu Shakti 2026
President Droupadi Murmu flew aboard the indigenously developed HAL Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) Prachand at the Jaisalmer Air Force Station on February...
FSSAI to Make Daily Records Mandatory for Food Businesses: MSMEs to Bear Compliance Brunt
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) published a draft notification in the Gazette of India on January 20, 2026, proposing amendments to...
Carbon Tax Remains Intact in India-EU FTA; CBAM Technical Talks Begin
The India-European Union Free Trade Agreement (FTA), concluded after nearly two decades of negotiations, leaves the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism...
NSE Chief Proposes Minimum Qualifying Criteria for Retail Entry into Derivative Markets
Ashishkumar Chauhan, Managing Director and CEO of the National Stock Exchange (NSE), publicly advocated for introducing 'minimum qualifying criteria' for...
NCERT Row: SC Bans Textbook Chapter on Judicial Corruption, Pradhan Vows Accountability
The Supreme Court imposed a 'complete blanket ban' on the Class 8 NCERT Social Science textbook 'Exploring Society — India and Beyond, Vol II,' published on...
India Revises GDP Base Year to 2022-23: Methodology, Seasonality, and Coverage Changes
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released the new series of Annual and Quarterly National Accounts Estimates with a revised...
Rubio at Munich Security Conference: "The Old World Is Gone" and the Reshaping of the Western Order
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio addressed the Munich Security Conference on February 14, 2026, declaring that 'the old world is gone, frankly' and that...
Despite Nesting Decline, Wayanad's Vultures Still Soar
Recent surveys of Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala, reveal a paradox: while the number of active vulture nests has declined — a worrying indicator of...
India-Israel Special Strategic Partnership: Defence, UPI, Energy, and AI Agreements from Modi-Netanyahu Summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Israel on February 26, 2026 — a historic summit with PM Benjamin Netanyahu during which India and Israel upgraded their...
4th Meeting of India-Kenya Joint Defence Cooperation Committee
The 4th Meeting of the Joint Defence Cooperation Committee (JDCC) between India and Kenya was held in Nairobi, Kenya from February 24–26, 2026. The meeting...
India-Israel FTA: First Round of Talks Conclude, Next Round in May 2026
The first formal round of negotiations for an India-Israel Free Trade Agreement (FTA) was held in New Delhi from February 23 to 26, 2026, covering a wide...
Government Panel to Review Future of GM Food Crop (Rapeseed)
A group of senior ministers constituting a ministerial panel is set to evaluate policy options for field trials of genetically modified (GM) mustard — a...
India-Israel Tech Partnership: PM Modi Visits Innovation Exhibition in Jerusalem
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited an Israeli tech innovation exhibition in Jerusalem showcasing cutting-edge technologies in AI, agriculture, healthcare...
Customs Procedures Must Enable Faster Global Market Access for Exporters: Revenue Secretary
India's Revenue Secretary called for a fundamental reorientation of customs procedures to prioritize speed and predictability of market access for...
India Braces for Unusually Hot March: Key Crops at Risk
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast significantly above-normal temperatures across northern and north-western India throughout March...
RBI's Temporary Liquidity Support to End After March 2026
Bankers and economists expect the Reserve Bank of India's additional liquidity support measures — introduced to address funding pressures in early 2026 — to...
RBI NBFC Amendment Directions 2026: NUCFDC as Umbrella Organisation for UCBs
The Reserve Bank of India issued the Non-Banking Financial Companies (Miscellaneous) Amendment Directions, 2026, granting a significant regulatory...