International Relations
3 min
Jaishankar on Russia ties: Firmly wedded to strategic autonomy
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, speaking at the 62nd Munich Security Conference (February 14, 2026), stated that India is "very much wedded to strat...
Science & Technology
International Relations
4 min
India aims to reset AI debate with 1st Global South summit
India is hosting the AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi from February 16-20, marking the first global AI summit to be held in the Global South. The summit wi...
Economics
Science & Technology
4 min
To drive startup eco system, Cabinet gives nod to set up Rs 10,000crore fund
The Union Cabinet approved the Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0 (FoF 2.0) with a corpus of Rs 10,000 crore on 14 February 2026. FoF 2.0 will not invest direct...
Science & Technology
Economics
4 min
Generative AI ups demand for skilled workers: Study
A new study reports that generative AI adoption is accelerating demand for skilled workers rather than displacing them, reversing earlier fears of mass unemp...
International Relations
Internal Security
4 min
US, Russia among 72 nations to take part in fleet review
India is hosting three concurrent major maritime events -- the International Fleet Review (IFR) 2026, Exercise MILAN, and the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (I...
Economics
Internal Security
4 min
PM Modi lands on North-East's 1st highway airstrip in Assam
The northeast's first Emergency Landing Facility (ELF) was inaugurated at Moran in Assam's Dibrugarh district on 14 February 2026, with a historic landing ab...
Economics
Geography
6 min
Cabinet OKs India’s 1st underwater road-cum-rail tunnel in Assam
The Union Cabinet approved a Rs 18,662-crore project to construct a four-lane access-controlled greenfield corridor between Gohpur and Numaligarh in Assam, f...
Polity & Governance
5 min
Absconders can't get anticipatory bail: SC
In *Balmukund Singh Gautam v. State of Madhya Pradesh* (2026 INSC 157), the Supreme Court held that an absconding accused is not entitled to anticipatory bai...
Polity & Governance
4 min
25-year wait in high court, SC for finality in corruption case
The apex court took cognizance of a corruption case that had been pending for 25 years across the high court and the Supreme Court, highlighting chronic dela...
Art & Culture
Polity & Governance
5 min
Srinagar’s heritage renaissance: Inside Rs 210 crore plan to transform walled city
A comprehensive Rs 210 crore conservation and transformation plan has been announced for Srinagar's walled city (Shahr-e-Khaas), aimed at restoring the herit...
Environment & Ecology
4 min
Over 300 endangered turtles found hidden in AC First-Class coach of Patna-Indore Express
In a joint operation, the Madhya Pradesh State Tiger Strike Force, Railway Protection Force (RPF), and Bengal Forest Division seized 311 rare and endangered ...
International Relations
Economics
4 min
‘I only see losses’: Omar warns of threat to Kashmir’s fruit growers from new Indo-US trade deal
Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah warned that the India-US trade deal would cause severe losses for Kashmir's fruit growers, stating "I only see l...
Economics
Polity & Governance
5 min
Centre wants Kerala to scrap paddy bonus. The rice-loving state’s shrinking output makes that tough
The Union Expenditure Secretary wrote to Kerala's Chief Secretary directing the state to discontinue its additional bonus of Rs 6.31 per kg paid to paddy far...
International Relations
Economics
4 min
As US reportedly weighs scaling back steel and aluminium tariffs, a look at who really foots the bill
The US administration is reportedly weighing selective adjustments to its Section 232 steel and aluminium tariffs, currently set at 50% on imports from nearl...
Environment & Ecology
Social Issues
4 min
Gobar Times: India’s environmental heroes
A feature traced the history of India's environmental activism, highlighting how grassroots movements shaped the country's conservation trajectory. The artic...
Environment & Ecology
Art & Culture
3 min
Gobar Times: The fascinating world of orchids
A recent feature highlighted the ecological significance of orchids, one of the largest flowering plant families with approximately 28,000 naturally occurrin...
Economics
Environment & Ecology
5 min
Why traceability trumps yield in modern farming
An analysis has highlighted that long-term food security depends equally on soil health preservation and farmer dignity, not merely on maximising crop yields...
Science & Technology
Polity & Governance
4 min
What has government laid down on AI labelling? | Explained
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) notified the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Am...
International Relations
4 min
After the landslide: Can India reset ties with a BNP-led Bangladesh?
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) won a landslide victory in the country's first general election since the 2024 student-led uprising that ousted former...
International Relations
4 min
Trump, Netanyahu agreed U.S. should press Iran to cut oil sales to China: Reports
President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, during a White House meeting, agreed that the US would work to reduce Iran's oil export...
Environment & Ecology
Social Issues
4 min
Ensure zero human death in elephant attacks: Jharkhand CM asks officials
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren directed officials to ensure "not even a single death" occurs from elephant attacks in the state, issuing instructions ...
International Relations
Internal Security
4 min
U.S. Military preparing for potentially weeks-long Iran operations
The US military is preparing for sustained, weeks-long operations against Iran if President Donald Trump orders an attack, according to US officials cited by...
Mint Interview: MoSPI chief confident new GDP series will resolve data concerns
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is set to release the new GDP series with the base year revised from 2011-12 to 2022-23, sche...
International Relations
4 min
At least 6,000 killed over three days during RSF attack on Sudan's el-Fasher, UN says
The UN Human Rights Office released a 29-page report documenting that at least 6,000 people were killed over three days (October 25-27, 2025) during the Rapi...
Science & Technology
4 min
SpaceX and NASA's Crew-12 astronaut mission enters International Space Station
NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 mission successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS) at 3:15 p.m. EST on February 14, 2026, approximately 34 hours af...
RBI curbs loans extended to brokers in blow to proprietary trading volumes
The Reserve Bank of India has issued amended directions requiring all credit facilities extended by banks to stockbrokers and SEBI-registered capital market ...
How industry–government collaboration can unlock India’s $100 billion agri-export potential
An analysis has argued that achieving India's $100 billion agricultural export target by 2030 requires moving beyond short-term fiscal incentives towards sys...
International Relations
3 min
PM Modi receives invite to attend Tarique Rahman’s swearing-in ceremony in Bangladesh on February 17
Bangladesh invited Prime Minister Modi and leaders of 13 countries to attend the swearing-in ceremony of BNP chief Tarique Rahman as Prime Minister on Februa...
Economics
Social Issues
5 min
NABARD-NCDEX price protection scheme helps growers harvest benefits
NABARD and NCDEX have launched a price protection scheme that subsidises premiums for put options for Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) across seven state...
Science & Technology
4 min
Neurobehavioural therapy can reshape brain networks in functional neuro disorders, says expert
Medical experts have highlighted that neurobehavioural therapy can reshape dysfunctional brain networks in patients with functional neurological disorders (F...