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CBDT Chairman Rules Out Sunset Date for Old Tax Regime, Says 95% Refunds DisbursedEconomics 16th Finance Commission: Poll-Bound States See Divergent Tax Share OutcomesPolity & Governance 51 Maoists Surrender in Sukma and Bijapur as March 2026 Deadline ApproachesInternal Security Tamil Nadu Slows Land Acquisition for Hosur Airport but Keeps Project AliveGeography CCMB Scientists Discover Metabolic Trigger That Drives Deadly Fungal InfectionsScience & Technology Meghalaya Orders Massive Crackdown on Illegal Rat-Hole Mines After 27 DeathsEnvironment & Ecology CPI (Maoist) Reduced to 'Near Skeleton': Cadre Strength at One-Tenth of PeakInternal Security PM Modi's Call for Zero Tolerance on Terrorism During Malaysia VisitInternational Relations Karnataka to Get New Vande Bharat Express on Bengaluru-Mangaluru RouteEconomics Karnataka Demands Third Bullet Train Corridor on Bengaluru-Pune RouteEconomics India-Canada Security Information Channel Reopens After NSA Doval's Ottawa VisitInternational Relations Election Commission Clarifies: Only ERO, Not Micro Observers, Can Decide Elector EligibilityPolity & Governance India and Malaysia Sign 11 Agreements Spanning Semiconductors, Defence, and Digital EconomyInternational Relations Bombay HC Challenge to Sahyog Portal and Amended IT Rules on Content BlockingPolity & Governance Rat-Hole Mining in Meghalaya: Process, Legal Status, and Why It Persists Despite BanEnvironment & Ecology Andhra Pradesh Launches Amaravati Quantum Valley, India's First Quantum Technology HubScience & Technology Trump-Xi Phone Call and US Allegations of Secret Chinese Nuclear TestingInternational Relations Pakistan-Afghanistan Terror Tensions and China's Deepening Engagement with KabulInternational Relations Why the Thwaites Glacier Matters: The 'Doomsday Glacier' and Global Sea-Level RiseGeography Zydus Receives USFDA Orphan Drug Designation for Sickle Cell Disease Drug DesidustatScience & Technology Myanmar's Military-Scripted Elections and India's Strategic DilemmaInternational Relations FPIs Turn Net Buyers in February, Invest Rs 8,100 Crore in First WeekEconomics India-US Trade Deal: Debate Over Edible Oil Imports and Historical Trade PactsEconomics Major Indian Refiners Halt Russian Crude Oil Purchases for March-April DeliveriesEconomics India Targets Self-Reliance in Fruits, Vegetables, and FlowersEconomics Gig Hiring Set to Surge in 2026 as Quick Commerce and E-Commerce Expand Beyond MetrosEconomics India-US Trade Deal: Government Assures Agricultural Interests Protected Under 18% TariffEconomics Cybersecurity, Geopolitics, and Climate Change Emerge as Top Risks for Indian BusinessesEconomics India and Malaysia Push for Bilateral Trade Settlement in Local CurrenciesInternational Relations 16th Finance Commission Flags Heavy Losses of State Public Sector EnterprisesPolity & Governance India-US Trade Deal and Its Implications for Strategic AutonomyEconomics Indian Refiners Scale Back Russian Crude Oil Purchases Amid US Trade DealEconomics Netanyahu-Trump Meeting Over Scope of US-Iran Nuclear DiplomacyInternational Relations High-Dose Inhaled Nitric Oxide Shows Promise Against Drug-Resistant PneumoniaScience & Technology India-US Interim Trade Deal: Agricultural Tariff Implications for Edible Oil and Feed SectorsEconomics

RBI Proposes Rs 25,000 Compensation for Digital Fraud Victims, Even If OTP Was SharedEconomics Vidarbha Holds 75% of Maharashtra's Minerals; Gadkari Targets Green Steel Cheaper Than ChinaEconomics India-US Interim Trade Deal: Sensitive Sectors Safeguarded, Piyush Goyal Assures ParliamentEconomics Maharashtra CM Fadnavis Assures Soybean and Cotton Farmers on India-US Trade DealEconomics India-US Interim Trade Deal: Tariff Cuts on Soybean Oil, Fruits, and WineEconomics India-US Interim Trade Deal: What India Conceded on AgricultureEconomics India's GPU Capacity to Triple to 1,00,000 by End of 2026 Under IndiaAI MissionScience & Technology Kuki-Zo MLAs Join Manipur Government Amid Ethnic Tensions and Community BacklashInternal Security Kerala Rail Infrastructure Debate: Sreedharan Criticises LDF Government's RRTS Plan as Stunt to Derail High-Speed RailEconomics Darbhanga Clash Leads to FIR Against 70 Brahmins Under SC/ST Act, Bihar Minister Warns Against MisuseSocial Issues Bihar Spends Rs 2.5 Lakh Crore on Gender Budget Over Five Years, Anchoring Women as Key Electoral ConstituencySocial Issues India-US Trade Deal: 25% Russia-Related Penalty Tariff Removed, Russian Oil Import Monitoring BeginsEconomics Kerala Issues Order to Block National Population Register ImplementationPolity & Governance PM Modi's Malaysia Visit Deepens Defence, Economic, and Semiconductor TiesInternational Relations Seven Maoists Including Top Leader L Prabhakar Rao Killed in Gadchiroli EncounterInternal Security Indian Railways Mandates ID Verification on Reserved Trains in Nepal and Bangladesh Border AreasInternal Security Namibian Cheetah Aasha Gives Birth to Five Cubs at Kuno, India's Cheetah Population Rises to 35Environment & Ecology India and Malaysia Sign 11 Agreements During PM Modi's Visit to Deepen Strategic TiesInternational Relations Cardinal Poola Anthony Becomes First Dalit to Head Catholic Bishops' Conference of IndiaSocial Issues Namibian Cheetah Aasha Gives Birth to Five Cubs at Kuno, India's Cheetah Population Rises to 35Environment & Ecology Lok Sabha Speaker and Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Flag Concerns Over Parliamentary DisruptionsPolity & Governance Elephant Attacks Kill Eight in Bokaro Since January as Human-Elephant Conflict Escalates in JharkhandEnvironment & Ecology PM Modi Addresses Indian Diaspora in Malaysia, Calls Trust India's Strongest CurrencyInternational Relations Agriculture Reforms in Budget 2026-27: Balancing Crop Diversification with Farmer Income SecurityEconomics Anthropic Opens India Office in Bengaluru: AI Giants Expand Into IndiaScience & Technology Supreme Court Remands Flipkart Market Dominance Case to NCLAT for Fresh ReviewPolity & Governance India-US Trade Pact Opens GPU Access and Data Centre Investment OpportunitiesEconomics Anti-Suit Injunctions in Matrimonial Cases: Can Indian Courts Stop Divorce Proceedings Abroad?Polity & Governance Trump Executive Order Rolls Back 25% Additional Tariffs on India: What India Has Committed ToEconomics AI Impact Summit 2026: India Hosts the Largest Global AI Governance MeetingScience & Technology Two Tigers from Tadoba Traverse Over 600 km into Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, Raising Human-Wildlife Conflict ConcernsEnvironment & Ecology Harley-Davidson Poised for India Comeback After US Trade Deal Eliminates DutiesEconomics BPCL in Talks with Azerbaijan's SOCAR for LPG Procurement, Also Eyes US SuppliesEconomics India-US Trade Deal Opens $118 Billion American Textile Market to Indian ExportersEconomics Pakistan Faces Escalating Baloch Insurgency After Coordinated Attacks Across BalochistanInternational Relations Meghalaya Rat-Hole Mine Explosion Kills at Least 18, Exposes Persistent Illegal Mining CrisisEnvironment & Ecology India-EU Free Trade Agreement: A Strategic and Economic Turning PointInternational Relations Netanyahu to Meet Trump as US-Iran Nuclear Talks ContinueInternational Relations Qualcomm Completes 2nm Chip Tape-Out From India Design CentresScience & Technology India-US Trade Deal Excludes Sensitive Agricultural Items to Protect Farmers, Says Commerce MinisterEconomics Odisha CM Launches BCPPER Economic Region Plan Targeting $500 Billion Economy by 2047Economics Global Firms Entrust India With End-to-End Advanced Semiconductor DesignScience & Technology India Secures Zero-Duty Access for $44 Billion of Exports to the US in First Phase of Trade DealEconomics India-US Trade Deal: Complete List of US Goods Receiving Zero or Reduced Tariffs in IndiaEconomics India Prioritises Energy Security, Signals Diversification of Import SourcesInternational Relations Income Tax Department Releases Draft Rules and Forms with Old-to-New Mapping NavigatorsEconomics CBDT Releases Draft Income Tax Rules Under New Income Tax Act 2025, Seeks Public Feedback by February 22Economics India-US Trade Deal: Gains for Seafood Exports, Risks for Domestic Corn and Soya from DDGS ImportsEconomics

RBI Keeps Repo Rate Unchanged at 5.25%, Maintains Neutral Policy StanceEconomics RBI Proposes Customer Compensation Framework for Small-Value Digital Banking FraudEconomics RBI Doubles Collateral-Free Loan Limit for MSMEs to Rs. 20 Lakh Under CGTMSEEconomics RBI MPC February 2026: Repo Rate at 5.25%, GDP and Inflation ProjectionsEconomics Kuki-Zo Protests Test Manipur's Fragile Peace as New Government Takes ChargeInternal Security RBI Monetary Policy February 2026: Repo Rate Held at 5.25%, Fraud Compensation Framework AnnouncedEconomics Manipur Government Passes Floor Test; Kuki-Zo MLAs Absent, Churachandpur Sees ProtestsPolity & Governance J&K Has Tapped Less Than a Quarter of Its Hydropower Potential: Economic SurveyEconomics NBWL Panel Approves Irrigation Project in Durgavati Tiger Reserve: Three Years After Panna Deforestation OffsetEnvironment & Ecology Meghalaya Rat-Hole Mine Deaths Expose Persistence of Illegal Coal Mining Despite Decade-Long BanEnvironment & Ecology Tamil Nadu Issues State-Wide Alert After H5N1 Bird Flu Confirmed in Mass Crow DeathsEnvironment & Ecology India-Russia: Balancing Decades of Strategic Partnership Against Shifting Geopolitical PressuresInternational Relations RBI Monetary Policy Committee Holds Repo Rate at 5.25% in February 2026Economics India's Russian Oil Dilemma: Why Trump's Push for a Venezuela Switch Is Easier Said Than DoneInternational Relations IIT Bombay Develops Gentler Method to Recover Lab-Grown T Cells for Cancer ImmunotherapyScience & Technology Should the Governor's Address Be Scrapped?: Constitutional Provisions and the Federal TensionPolity & Governance India's Climate Budget 2026-27: Ambition vs. AllocationEnvironment & Ecology RBI Rationalises Voluntary Retention Route: FPI Debt Limits Merged with General RouteEconomics