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Private Firms Shortlisted for India's AMCA Fifth-Generation Fighter Jet ProgrammeInternal Security India's First Private Sector Helicopter Assembly Line Inaugurated in KarnatakaInternal Security India AI Mission 2.0: UPI-like AI Service Stack for MSMEs AnnouncedScience & Technology India-France Innovation Forum and AI Summit: Technology Partnership DeepensInternational Relations Human-Wildlife Conflict in J&K: 15,661 Cases in Two Years, 32 DeadEnvironment & Ecology J&K Statehood Decision Soon, Says Union Minister; CM Omar Flags Long WaitPolity & Governance Nine Engineers Arrested in ₹960 Crore Jal Jeevan Mission Corruption Case: Rajasthan ACB ActsPolity & Governance India's First Private-Sector Helicopter Assembly Line: Modi-Macron Inaugurate Tata-Airbus H125 PlantInternal Security Bharat-VISTAAR: AI-Powered Multilingual Agricultural Advisory Platform Goes LiveScience & Technology What Homi Bhabha's Nuclear Strategy Teaches India About AIScience & Technology Why the Digital Personal Data Protection Act Faces a Constitutional ChallengePolity & Governance Telangana Rolls Out Free HPV Vaccination for Girls Aged 14–15 to Prevent Cervical CancerScience & Technology Union Minister Vaishnaw Calls for Stronger Deepfake Regulation in IndiaScience & Technology India's Capacity to Scale Next-Generation Biologics in Focus at BioAsia 2026Science & Technology Bangladesh's Political Churn: Challenges for the New BNP Government and IndiaInternational Relations Macron's India Visit: Bilateral Ties Elevated to Special Global Strategic PartnershipInternational Relations Tarique Rahman Sworn In as Bangladesh's Prime Minister After BNP Landslide VictoryInternational Relations Bangladesh's Constitution Reform Commission Takes Oath as New Parliament Convenes in February 2026International Relations Cities of Debt: Urban Challenge Fund and the Administrative Capacity Gap in Indian ULBsPolity & Governance Indian Coast Guard Seizes Iran-Linked Sanctioned Tankers in Arabian SeaInternal Security Transatlantic Strains: Europe's Push for Strategic Autonomy Amid US UncertaintyInternational Relations India's Solar Manufacturing Boom Turns into a Structural GlutEconomics Bio-Based Chemicals and Enzymes: India's BioE3 Policy and the Bioeconomy PushScience & Technology Transitioning to Green Steel: Technology, Economics, and India's Industrial Decarbonisation PathEconomics Trump to Decide Soon on Sending Weapons to TaiwanInternational Relations Shahpurkandi Dam Nears Commissioning: India to Harness Ravi Waters for Punjab and JammuGeography SAHI and BODH: India's National Framework for Responsible AI in HealthcareScience & Technology India Hosts AI Impact Summit in Delhi, Advocates for Global South Voice in AI GovernanceScience & Technology India Needs $500 Billion Annually for Net Zero: The Climate Finance GapEconomics India Launches 'Bharat VISTAAR': AI-Powered Single Window Platform for FarmersScience & Technology India-US Trade Deal Safeguards Farmers, Says Agriculture Minister; Congress Raises Import ConcernsEconomics Budget 2026 Signals Shift From Bank-Led to Market-Led Infrastructure FinancingEconomics India AI Impact Summit 2026: Building Global Consensus on Harnessing AI for Public GoodScience & Technology US-Iran Nuclear Talks in Geneva: Diplomacy Amid Hormuz TensionsInternational Relations Tamil Nadu to Launch Agroforestry Policy: Easing Rules to Unlock High-Value Tree CultivationEnvironment & Ecology NPCI Extends UPI One World Wallet to Visitors from 40+ Countries at India AI Impact SummitScience & Technology India's First Private-Sector Helicopter Final Assembly Line: Tata-Airbus H125 at VemagalInternal Security Activist Flags Rat-Hole Coal Mining Along Assam-Arunachal Border, Seeks Wildlife Sanctuary StatusEnvironment & Ecology Jaishankar Warns of Weaponisation of Production and Finance: India Engages World from Position of StrengthInternational Relations India-EU FTA Spurs Air India-Lufthansa Strategic Partnership ExpansionInternational Relations India AI Impact Summit 2026: Global Pledges, IndiaAI Mission, and the Governance AgendaScience & Technology Tata-Airbus H125 Helicopter Assembly Line Inaugurated in India, Deepening Indo-French Defence PartnershipInternal Security Iran's Revolutionary Guards Launch Military Drills in Strait of Hormuz Amid US TensionsInternational Relations India-US Trade Deal: Agriculture and Pulses: A Contested TerrainEconomics UN Secretary-General Guterres Praises India's "Enormous" Contribution to World AffairsInternational Relations Amit Shah Chairs 'Manthan' Meeting to Advance Cooperative Reforms and Boost Rural EconomyPolity & Governance India's Data Centre Boom Strains Local Power Grids: Capacity and Sustainability ConcernsEconomics India's CPI Rebasing to Base Year 2024: What the New Inflation Series MeansEconomics Tarique Rahman Sworn In as Bangladesh's Prime Minister After BNP LandslideInternational Relations India's Cotton Imports Surge to $1.79 Billion in April–January, Up 81% Year-on-YearEconomics Yunus's Farewell Speech References India's Northeast, Highlights China TiesInternational Relations Muhammad Yunus Claims Bangladesh "No Longer Submissive" in Farewell AddressInternational Relations Rising Human-Elephant Conflict in Idukki: Musth Behavior and the Challenge of CoexistenceEnvironment & Ecology AI Can Save Rs 20,000 Crore in Port Cargo Handling, Says EAC-PM MemberScience & Technology Indian Spice Exporters Strategise in Kochi Amid Tariff Uncertainty and Stricter Residue NormsEconomics Khamenei Warns US Warships Can Be Sunk as Iran-US Nuclear Talks Resume in GenevaInternational Relations Gold and Silver Import Surge Widens India's January Trade Deficit to $34.68 BillionEconomics Tamil Nadu Interim Budget: State Accuses Centre of Artificially Inflating Its DebtPolity & Governance Adani Group Plans $100 Billion Investment in AI Data Centres by 2035Science & Technology Russia Strikes Ukraine's Power Grid Across 12 Regions Hours Before Geneva TalksInternational Relations Tarique Rahman Sworn In as Bangladesh's New Prime MinisterInternational Relations BNP MPs Sworn In but Refuse Oath for Constitution Reform CommissionInternational Relations Weather Extremes Continue to Hit Kashmir Saffron Production Despite Government Revival EffortsGeography Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks Resume in Geneva Under US MediationInternational Relations Kerala Raises Alarm on Fiscal Federalism: CM Flags Borrowing Limits, Devolution ShortfallPolity & Governance India's Steel Export Diversification: Seeking New Markets as EU Carbon Tax BitesEconomics Currency in Circulation Hits Record Rs 40 Lakh Crore Despite Digital Payments SurgeEconomics Kerala First State to Declare Tidal Flooding a State-Specific DisasterEnvironment & Ecology Jammu & Kashmir Statehood: Union Law Minister Signals Imminent DecisionPolity & Governance India's Bay of Bengal Strategy: Great Nicobar Project and the Maritime Power PlayEconomics India Offers Limited Agricultural Quotas in Proposed US Interim Trade DealEconomics India Seals 5,000-Tonne Basmati Rice Export Deal with the United StatesEconomics Supreme Court: Political Leaders Must Foster Fraternity, Declines to Issue Speech GuidelinesPolity & Governance India Unveils Sovereign AI Models at AI Impact Summit 2026Science & Technology India's Textile Exports Dip 3.75% in January 2026; India-US Interim Trade Deal Offers Outlook BoostEconomics Deepfake Regulation: Calls for Stronger Law as IT Rules 2026 Take EffectScience & Technology India's Multi-Front Trade Diplomacy: Jaishankar's "Position of Strength" DoctrineInternational Relations NHAI Accepts NHIT's Rs 6,221 Crore Offer to Monetise Two Highway StretchesEconomics NHAI Realises ₹12,357 Crore from Highway Monetisation in 2025-26, Falls Short of ₹15,000 Crore TargetEconomics India and France Elevate Ties to Special Global Strategic PartnershipInternational Relations Darpan Jain: India's Chief Negotiator for the India-US Trade AgreementInternational Relations NGT Clears Great Nicobar Mega-Infrastructure Project with Environmental SafeguardsEnvironment & Ecology Adani Group's $100 Billion Bet: Renewable-Powered AI Data Centres to Create a $250 Billion Ecosystem by 2035Economics

AI Impact Summit 2026: Real-World AI Solutions and India's Global South LeadershipScience & Technology Government Launches AI-Powered Bharat-VISTAAR Platform to Transform Agricultural Advisory ServicesEconomics AI Is a "Stress Test" of India's State Capacity, Says Chief Economic AdviserScience & Technology UPI and RuPay: Value-Added Services Are the Next Frontier, But Potential Far From Fully RealisedEconomics AI as Enabler for Distributed Renewable Energy: India's Decentralised Power TransitionScience & Technology India-US Trade Talks: Delegation to Washington as January Exports Fall 22%Economics PM Modi Positions India as Global Data Hub Ahead of AI Impact Summit 2026Science & Technology India-US Defence Partnership: USINDOPACOM Chief's Five-Day India VisitInternational Relations Jammu & Kashmir's Skewed Reservation Data Sharpens Quota DebatePolity & Governance Hornbill Restaurants: Chhattisgarh's Habitat Innovation for a Rare Western Ghats BirdEnvironment & Ecology NGT Clears Rs 80,000-Crore Great Nicobar Project, Citing Strategic ImportanceEnvironment & Ecology Odisha Village Ends Three-Month Anganwadi Boycott Over Dalit CookSocial Issues India Pivots to Indigenously Designed 280 km/h High-Speed Trains After Vande Bharat SuccessScience & Technology Vande Bharat Sleeper Train: RVNL-Russia TMH Joint Venture Targets June 2026 PrototypeInternational Relations PM Modi to Visit Israel on February 25-26 for Talks with NetanyahuInternational Relations Terrorist Posters in Kathua and New Border Restrictions: Security Forces on High Alert in JammuInternal Security AI Summit Presents Historic Opportunity for Global South to Shape AI GovernanceScience & Technology US-India Trade Deal: Agricultural Gains and VulnerabilitiesEconomics How India's Fertilizer Industry Became Synonymous With Controls: And at What CostEconomics AI Reshapes Statecraft: Prediction Markets Challenge Diplomats and Intelligence AgenciesScience & Technology AI Governance Debate Shifts from Use to Accountability: Expert AnalysisScience & Technology Government Launches Bodhan AI and EduAI Stack to Integrate Artificial Intelligence in School EducationScience & Technology High-Quality Space Cameras and India's Space Situational Awareness AmbitionsScience & Technology Supreme Court to Examine Whether ED Can Seize Assets Linked to Non-Scheduled Offences Under PMLAPolity & Governance India in Talks with 30+ Countries on Techno-Legal Framework for AI Copyright and DeepfakesScience & Technology India AI Impact Summit Draws Massive Registrations; MeitY Signals AI Governance ShiftScience & Technology Rural Slowdown Pushes India's January Unemployment Rate to 5%Economics Fiscal Prudence During Elections: Balancing Welfare Commitments and Fiscal DisciplineEconomics India's January Trade Deficit Hits 3-Month High as Gold Imports Surge 359%Economics India AI Impact Summit 2026: Global South's First Major AI Governance ForumScience & Technology India to Finalise Legal Text of Interim Trade Deal with the United StatesInternational Relations The UAE-India Economic Corridor: CEPA, IMEC, and Bilateral Trade GrowthInternational Relations Scientists Urge Tamil Nadu CM to Withdraw Mamallan Reservoir Proposal Over Ecological ConcernsEnvironment & Ecology CCPA Fines Snapdeal ₹5 Lakh for Selling Non-BIS Compliant Toys; Notices to Amazon, FlipkartPolity & Governance Bangladesh Mob Lynching of Hindu Worker Dipu Das: Minority Rights and India-Bangladesh RelationsInternational Relations Coal-Fired Power Generation Falls in Both India and China in 2025: First Time in Over 50 YearsEnvironment & Ecology Tamil Nadu's Pre-Election Cash Transfers and the Freebies DebatePolity & Governance Digital Trade Excluded from India-US Interim Deal: Deferred to Broader BTAInternational Relations India's Merchandise Exports Rise Marginally 0.61% to $36.56 Billion in January 2026Economics Government Plans to Revive Private Investment in Highway Construction with Rs 1 Trillion TargetEconomics Coal India Doubles Solar Capex to ₹961 Crore, Surpasses FY26 TargetEnvironment & Ecology US Conducts First Air Transport of Nuclear Microreactor to Demonstrate Technology's ViabilityScience & Technology In a Shift, Financial Creditors Now Dominate Initiation of Insolvency Cases Under IBCEconomics India's January 2026 Trade Deficit Widens Sharply Amid Gold Import SurgeEconomics NSE Receives SEBI Approval for India's First Natural Gas Futures Contract in Partnership with IGXEconomics Proposal for an Indian Scientific Service to Bridge the Administrator-Scientist DivideScience & Technology Loggerhead Turtles Face Four-Pronged Threats Due to Climate ChangeEnvironment & Ecology Currency in Circulation Hits Record Rs 40 Lakh Crore Despite Surging UPI TransactionsEconomics Gene Editing Trials Target High Cholesterol: CRISPR's Leap from Lab to ClinicScience & Technology Asia Needs a Common Framework to Build Trust in AI: Key ArgumentsScience & Technology Thales Opens Global R&D Centre in Bengaluru Under India-France Year of InnovationScience & Technology Indian Customs Detain Ship with 309 Containers for Faking Walnut OriginEconomics US Military Commander and Envoy Visit Indian Army Western CommandInternational Relations RBI Governor Urges MSMEs to Pursue Formalisation and Credit Discipline for Long-Term ResilienceEconomics ISMA Rules Out Ethanol Inclusion in India-US Trade Deal FrameworkEconomics PM Modi Declares India at the Forefront of AI Transformation at Global SummitScience & Technology Tamil Nadu Economic Survey 2025-26: Fastest Growth in India, But the Trillion-Dollar Clock is TickingEconomics Agritech's Accountability Gap: Who Regulates Farm Advisories?Science & Technology Data Centres and Asia's Energy Dilemma: Growth vs. GreenEnvironment & Ecology Tamil Nadu's Trillion-Dollar Economy: A Moving TargetEconomics AI Governance as Global Responsibility: India's Framework at the AI Impact SummitScience & Technology Major Steelmakers Bet Big on Scrap as India's Green Steel Norms Roll OutEnvironment & Ecology Urban Cooperative Banks: Growth Without Scale: The 2% ProblemEconomics US Military Boards Sanctioned Oil Tanker in Indian Ocean: Maritime Law and Sanctions EnforcementInternational Relations UK Deputy PM Calls India AI Impact Summit an 'Important Moment' for Global AIInternational Relations Israel's West Bank Land Registration: De Facto Annexation and International LawInternational Relations ISRO Debris in Maldives: Space Law, Bilateral Relations, and the Growing Problem of Orbital WasteScience & Technology Iran-US Nuclear Diplomacy: Geneva Talks and the Road Beyond JCPOAInternational Relations RBI Notifies Amended ECB Framework with Eased On-Lending and Cost NormsEconomics India Energy Stack: A Game Changer for Distributed Renewable EnergyEnvironment & Ecology RBI Deputy Governor: Formal Credit Access for MSMEs Remains an Unresolved ChallengeEconomics AI Impact Summit: Panellists Warn "If You Don't Upskill, You'll Drown"Science & Technology India-US Bilateral Trade Agreement: Chief Negotiator Visit and Interim Deal ProgressInternational Relations Hasina's Presence in India: Navigating a Delicate Reset in India-Bangladesh RelationsInternational Relations Jamaat-e-Islami's Remarkable Electoral Comeback in Bangladesh's 2026 ElectionsInternational Relations Kerala Government to Take Stand on Sabarimala Women Entry Ahead of Supreme Court HearingPolity & Governance India's Merchandise Trade Deficit Surges to $34.68 Billion in January 2026 on Gold Import SurgeEconomics India Seizes Iran-Linked US-Sanctioned Tankers, Steps Up Maritime SurveillanceInternational Relations Bangladesh's Political Transition and What It Means for IndiaInternational Relations DLI Scheme-Backed Chip Design Startups Continue to Attract Leading InvestorsScience & Technology India's Free Trade Agreements and the Revival of Brand India in Global ManufacturingEconomics Centre Launches Bharat-VISTAAR AI Platform for FarmersEconomics Iran FM in Geneva for Nuclear Talks as IRGC Launches Drills Near Strait of HormuzInternational Relations PM Modi Hosts World Leaders at AI Impact Summit: India's Global AI Leadership MomentScience & Technology Iran Meets IAEA in Geneva Ahead of Second Round of US Nuclear TalksInternational Relations District Cooling: India's High-Efficiency Answer to the Urban Heat CrisisScience & Technology India's Wholesale Inflation Rises to 1.81% in January 2026: A Ten-Month HighEconomics Private Equity and Pension Funds Enter India's BOT Road Auction RoomEconomics India Considers Three-Tier Overhaul of Press Note 3 to Ease FDI from Neighbouring CountriesEconomics India Can Lead Globally in AI: But Only If Technology Aligns with Mass EmployabilityScience & Technology Government Plans 'Champion CPSEs' for Viksit Bharat by 2047Economics Indian Delegation to Finalise Legal Text for India-US Interim Trade PactInternational Relations India-US Interim Trade Deal: Legal Text Finalisation UnderwayInternational Relations India-UK Free Trade Agreement Targeted for Operationalisation by April 2026International Relations China's Russian Oil Imports Hit New Record as India Cuts BackInternational Relations PLFS January 2026: India's Unemployment Rate at 5%, Driven by Seasonal Rural SlackEconomics SEBI's Regional Investor Awareness Initiative: Financial Literacy as Regulatory MandatePolity & Governance Digital Trade Chapter Excluded from India-US Interim Pact, Deferred to Bilateral Trade AgreementEconomics PERT: A Single Prime Editing Strategy to Treat Multiple Genetic DisordersScience & Technology India's Unemployment Rate Rises to 5% in January 2026; Women Disproportionately AffectedEconomics Trade Deals with US and EU Could Unlock $400 Billion Opportunity for India's Agriculture SectorEconomics Wholesale Inflation at 10-Month High of 1.81% in January 2026; New CPI Series Shows 2.75%Economics India's Trade Deficit Widens to $34.68 Billion in January 2026 as Gold Imports SurgeEconomics India-US Interim Trade Deal Moves Toward Legal FinalisationInternational Relations Wholesale Price Inflation Rises to 1.81% in January 2026, Three-Month Upward Trend ContinuesEconomics India-US Trade Deal Raises Concerns Among Himalayan Apple Farmers Over Tariff ReductionEconomics CCPA Fines Snapdeal ₹5 Lakh for Selling Toys Without BIS CertificationPolity & Governance India's Wholesale Price Inflation Rises to 10-Month High of 1.81% in January 2026Economics World's Largest AI Summit Opens in New Delhi: India's Moment in Global AI GovernanceScience & Technology India's Unemployment Rate Rises Marginally to 5% in January 2026Economics RBI Governor Pushes MSMEs to Formalize, Digitize, and Maintain Credit DisciplineEconomics India AI Impact Summit 2026: India's Vision for Inclusive and Responsible AIScience & Technology India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement Concluded After Rapid NegotiationsInternational Relations NGT Clears Rs 81,000-Crore Great Nicobar Mega Infrastructure ProjectEnvironment & Ecology India Promotes Biopharma and Semiconductor Missions on the Global StageInternational Relations India Considers Easing FDI Restrictions on Chinese Investment to Boost ManufacturingEconomics India-France Ties Elevated to Special Global Strategic Partnership at Modi-Macron Mumbai SummitInternational Relations RBI Governor Meets MSMEs in Mumbai, Reaffirms Timely Credit Access as Key Policy PriorityEconomics RBI Amends FEMA Borrowing and Lending Regulations, Liberalises External Commercial Borrowing FrameworkEconomics

Jaishankar Reaffirms India's Strategic Autonomy on Energy Choices at Munich Security ConferenceInternational Relations India Hosts First Global South AI Summit: AI Impact Summit 2026 in New DelhiScience & Technology Cabinet Approves Rs 10,000 Crore Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0Economics Generative AI Driving Surge in Demand for Skilled Workers in IndiaScience & Technology India Hosts Unprecedented International Fleet Review with 70+ Nations at VisakhapatnamInternational Relations Northeast's First Emergency Landing Facility Inaugurated on Assam HighwayEconomics Cabinet Approves India's First Underwater Road-Cum-Rail Tunnel Under the Brahmaputra in AssamEconomics Supreme Court Rules Absconding Accused Cannot Claim Anticipatory Bail on Ground of Co-Accused AcquittalPolity & Governance Supreme Court Flags 25-Year Delay in Corruption Case, Underscores Need for Speedy TrialPolity & Governance Srinagar Launches Rs 210 Crore Plan to Transform and Conserve Historic Walled CityArt & Culture Over 300 Endangered Turtles Seized from AC First-Class Coach on Patna-Indore ExpressEnvironment & Ecology Kashmir Fruit Growers Face Uncertainty as Indo-US Trade Deal Reduces Import DutiesInternational Relations Centre Asks Kerala to Scrap Paddy Bonus: Federal Tensions Over MSP and Food SecurityEconomics Understanding US Steel and Aluminium Tariffs: Who Really Bears the CostInternational Relations India's Environmental Heroes: Grassroots Movements That Shaped Conservation PolicyEnvironment & Ecology India's Orchid Diversity: Conservation Challenges for One of the World's Largest Plant FamiliesEnvironment & Ecology Why Traceability in Agriculture Is Becoming Central to Food Security and Farmer WelfareEconomics India Mandates AI Content Labelling and 3-Hour Takedown Under Amended IT Rules 2026Science & Technology India Explores Reset of Relations with BNP-Led Bangladesh After Landslide ElectionInternational Relations Trump and Netanyahu Agree to Pressure Iran by Targeting Oil Sales to ChinaInternational Relations Jharkhand Directs Zero Human Deaths in Elephant Conflicts: 474 Lives Lost Since 2019-20Environment & Ecology US Military Prepares for Potential Weeks-Long Operations Against IranInternational Relations MoSPI's New GDP Series: Base Year Shift to 2022-23 and Methodological OverhaulEconomics UN Documents Over 6,000 Killed in RSF Attack on Sudan's El-Fasher Amid War Crimes AllegationsInternational Relations NASA-SpaceX Crew-12 Docks at International Space Station, Begins Eight-Month MissionScience & Technology RBI Tightens Lending Norms for Stockbrokers: Mandates Full Collateral, Bans Proprietary Trading FinanceEconomics India's $100 Billion Agri-Export Target: Why Industry-Government Collaboration Is the Missing PieceEconomics India Navigates Bangladesh Transition as BNP's Tarique Rahman Set for Swearing-InInternational Relations NABARD-NCDEX Price Protection Scheme Uses Put Options to Shield Farmers from Price CrashesEconomics Neurobehavioural Therapy Shows Promise in Reshaping Brain Networks for Functional Neurological DisordersScience & Technology BNP Signals Firm Stance on Ganga Water Treaty Renewal, Urges India to Reset RelationsInternational Relations Jaishankar Reaffirms India's Strategic Autonomy at Munich Security ConferenceInternational Relations India Hosts First Global South AI Summit as UN Chief Backs Inclusive AI GovernanceInternational Relations US-India Trade Deal: Key Tweaks on Russian Oil, Pulses, and Agricultural ConcessionsInternational Relations US-Bangladesh Textile Deal and Its Implications for Indian Garment ExportersEconomics Cabinet Clears Rs 1.5 Lakh Crore Infrastructure Package with Urban Challenge FundEconomics India's Trade and Technology Strategy: FTAs, Digital Infrastructure, and Manufacturing PushEconomics Three Militants of Banned Outfits Arrested in Manipur, Arms and IEDs RecoveredInternal Security