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 Israeli...
From road-safety chips to water-from-air, PM Modi reviews cutting edge Israeli tech
During his February 2026 visit to Israel, Prime Minister Modi reviewed a range of cutting-edge Israeli technologies with potential applications in India, inc...
India, Israel elevate ties; fast-track FTA, UPI link, mobility boost
India and Israel elevated their bilateral relationship to a "Special Strategic Partnership for Peace, Innovation and Prosperity" during high-level diplomatic...
US slaps 126% tariff on solar firms, cites Adani not joining subsidy probe
The United States Department of Commerce on 20 February 2026 announced a preliminary Countervailing Duty (CVD) of 125.87% on solar cells and modules imported...
Days after adverse court ruling, Lutnick in Delhi for trade talks
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 Piyus...
Deflators, discrepancies, data sources: After 11 years, India’s GDP set to get updated
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. Th...
Concessions and simplified system for start-ups, faster accident claim disposal: Railways announces two more reforms
Indian Railways announced additional reforms under its "52 Reforms in 52 Weeks" initiative, including concessions for startups using the Rail Tech Portal and...
CAQM panel may back only EV registrations in Delhi-NCR by ’30
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 tha...
NGT has space for experts, most of them now are former Govt 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 — pr...
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 munic...
Not poaching, but ‘illegal wires’: MP govt submits report on 8 tiger deaths in Bandhavgarh since November
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 an...
Rajasthan tables Disturbed Areas Bill to curb ‘improper clustering’; offences non-bailable with up to 5-year jail term
The Rajasthan state government tabled the Rajasthan Prohibition of Transfer of Immovable Property and Provisions for Protection of Tenants from Eviction from...
Isro NVS-02 failure: Broken electrical circuit likely prevented orbit injection, says committee
ISRO's Apex Committee released findings on February 25, 2026, explaining the failure of the NVS-02 navigation satellite, launched aboard GSLV-F15 from Srihar...
India slams Pakistan at UNHRC over its J&K claims: ‘Living in a La La Land’
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 Pakistan's...
Railways reform plan 2026: RailTech Portal launched; Railway Claims Tribunal goes online
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 Railway...
‘Action will be taken against those involved in preparing it’: Pradhan on NCERT book chapter on ‘corruption in judiciary’
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan stated that "action will be taken against those involved in preparing" the NCERT Class 8 Social Science textbook ...
Ashwini Vaishnaw warns digital platforms on deepfakes, calls for mandatory consent in AI content
Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw, speaking at the DNPA Conclave 2026, declared that synthetic content (deepfakes an...
Broken electrical circuit behind ISRO’s failed launch of NVS-02 in January 2025: Committee
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, 2025....
‘Extraordinarily productive’: India, Israel elevate ties, sign 17 pacts
India and Israel announced the elevation of bilateral ties to a "Special Strategic Partnership for Peace, Innovation and Prosperity" during PM Modi's two-day...
Budget 2026-27: ‘Important to anchor our fiscal policy in terms of debt’
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 ra...
Why Allahabad HC ruled UP’s 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 livi...
How did India’s Maoist insurgency collapse, and can it 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 target...
What is Trump’s third-country deportation policy, now struck down by US court?
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 ...
A jab well done: On India’s Human Papillomavirus vaccination programme
Prime Minister Modi formally launched India's nationwide free HPV (Human Papillomavirus) vaccination programme on February 28, 2026, at a ceremony in Ajmer, ...
The shift of critical minerals 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 l...
Digital platforms must share revenue fairly with news publishers, content creators: Vaishnaw
Union Minister for Information Technology and Communications Ashwini Vaishnaw addressed the DNPA (Digital News Publishers Association) Conclave 2026, calling...
Taking sides: On Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Israel
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 le...
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 t...
New GDP series to use 600 item level data ; adopts double deflation for sharper growth estimates
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 — r...
PM Modi in Israel highlights: Agreement reached on use of UPI in Israel, says PM Modi
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 e...
India's top court bans textbook for referring to 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 negotiations for an early signing of FTA
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 is hurting the home front
Four years after Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the cumulative impact on global food prices remains significant — with wheat, sunflower oil, ...
Analysing India’s cycle of deprivation and affluence
A detailed analysis of income mobility data for 2014–2025 reveals sharp upward and downward income shifts across Indian households, with serious implications...
From dating scams to fake lawyers: OpenAI details ChatGPT misuse in new threat report
OpenAI published a new threat intelligence report documenting the systematic misuse of its ChatGPT platform by criminal networks and state-linked actors acro...
Pentagon asks defence contractors about reliance on Anthropic's AI services, source says
The United States Department of Defense (Pentagon) reached out to major defence contractors — including Boeing and Lockheed Martin — asking them to assess an...
Several school students fall ill during campaign for filariasis elimination in Patna
Several school students in Patna's Athmalgola area (Ganpat Rai Tola primary school) fell ill shortly after being administered Albendazole tablets under the M...
Canada says India no longer linked to violent crime ahead of Carney trip
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 latest AI model from US chipmakers including Nvidia, sources say
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 s...
India’s manufacturing subsidies draw fire from US, China
On February 24, 2026, the WTO Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) formally established a dispute panel in case DS642, targeting India's Production Linked Incentive...
Rubio says U.S., China at 'strategic stability' ahead of Trump trip
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 ...
PM Modi and Netanyahu discuss key issues to strengthen India-Israel ties
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 Netanyah...
I&B Minister asks online platforms to take responsibility for content
Speaking at the Digital News Publishers Association (DNPA) Conclave 2026 in New Delhi, the Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting identified deepfak...
Eligible manufacturer-importers to get duty deferment facility from March
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has introduced a new Deferred Customs Duty Payment facility for a category called Eligible Manufacture...
Kerala veers from impressive social gains to mounting fiscal strain
Kerala presents a paradox of impressive social development outcomes — high literacy, low infant mortality, high life expectancy — alongside escalating fiscal...
Canada tells OpenAI to boost safety measures or be forced to by government
Canadian government ministers summoned OpenAI's safety team in February 2026 and issued an ultimatum: implement stronger safety measures voluntarily or face ...
Maruti Suzuki Gujarat rail project becomes 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 V...
What are 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 fi...
India-Israel FTA on cards? PM Modi shares update on trade deal; concludes historic state visit
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 tr...
Trump, Zelenskyy speak before Ukraine-U.S. 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 Witkof...
With new data sources and process upgrades, new GDP data set to capture the economy more accurately
The National Statistics Office (NSO) under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released a new GDP series on February 27, 2026, sh...
4 years of Ukraine war: Envoy flags ‘lull’ in ties with India—‘Kyiv’s efforts have been unilateral’
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 no longer facilitating crimes in Canada’—Ottawa ahead of Mark 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 stati...
GDP base year reset: Are India’s data quality concerns finally being addressed?
On February 27, 2026, the National Statistical Office (NSO) under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released a new GDP framewor...
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 24,...
U.S.-Iran nuclear talks to resume in Geneva against backdrop of military threat
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 escala...
Navy, Germany’s TKMS wrap up cost negotiations for new submarines, P-75I deal likely early next fiscal
The Indian Navy and German firm Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) have concluded cost negotiations for Project 75(India), commonly referred to as P-75I, cle...
States eye agroforestry to lift farm incomes, restore degraded land
Several states including Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, and Andhra Pradesh are preparing to launch state-specific agroforestry policies that ...
‘Historic decision’: India, Israel elevate ties to ‘Special Strategic Partnership’, says PM Modi
India and Israel formally elevated their bilateral relationship to a "Special Strategic Partnership" on February 26, 2026, during PM Modi's two-day state vis...
India ‘stands firmly’ with Israel, Modi tells Knesset
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Israeli Knesset (parliament) on February 25, 2026, becoming the first Indian head of government to address the Isr...
CDSCO eases drug testing approvals, new fast-track 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, others to suggest names of domain experts for panel
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 Environme...
Global order in peril from lack of cooperation, says Merkel; slams China, U.S. for resisting AI regulation
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivered the inaugural Dr. Manmohan Singh Memorial Lecture in New Delhi on February 26, 2026, calling for multilatera...
Shell patrol squad: Chennai volunteers guard the turtle coast
Every night between January and April, volunteers from the Students' Sea Turtle Conservation Network (SSTCN) walk seven kilometres from Neelankarai to Besant...
SEBI broadens MF categories to keep up with changing investor preferences
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) announced a comprehensive overhaul of mutual fund scheme categories on February 26, 2026, its first major r...
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 War...
Watch: In State of the Union speech, Trump highlights economy, Iran threat and repeats India-Pakistan 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 nucle...
From freeze to thaw: India-Canada relations hit reset button with Carney's visit
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 collaps...
India's energy demand to surpass US by 2040s and China by 2060s, report reveals
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 wi...
What does Trump want from Iran?
The Trump administration has been pursuing a dual-track strategy toward Iran: escalating "maximum pressure" sanctions while simultaneously pushing for a new ...
Watch: At Knesset, PM Modi condemns October 7 attack ‘barbaric’, vows deeper 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 s...
EU seeks to cut Russia dependence; Hungary, Slovakia have other plans
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 the...
PRESIDENT OF INDIA TO TAKE SORTIE IN INDIGENOUS LIGHT COMBAT HELICOPTER (PRACHAND) TOMORROW
President Droupadi Murmu flew aboard the indigenously developed HAL Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) Prachand at the Jaisalmer Air Force Station on February 27,...
FSSAI to make daily records mandatory for food businesses, MSMEs to bear brunt of new norm
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; technical talks to address concerns: German official
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 retail barriers to entry on derivative markets amidst speculation losses
Ashishkumar Chauhan, Managing Director and CEO of the National Stock Exchange (NSE), publicly advocated for introducing "minimum qualifying criteria" for ret...
NCERT row: Dharmendra Pradhan vows accountability, action
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’s GDP reset to reflect seasonality, expanded coverage: Saurabh Garg
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released the new series of Annual and Quarterly National Accounts Estimates with a revised ba...
Watch: Marco Rubio declares ‘old world is gone,’ calls for rebuilding 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 the...
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 breed...
Modi and Netanyahu power up India-Israel ties in defense, UPI, energy, and space
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 Joint Defence Cooperation Committee between India and Kenya Concluded
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 w...
India, Israel FTA: Next round of talks in May
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 ran...
Government panel said to review future of key GM food crop
A group of senior ministers constituting a ministerial panel is set to evaluate policy options for field trials of genetically modified (GM) mustard — a modi...
PM Modi visits Israeli tech innovation exhibition, invites firms to invest in India
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 exporters,...
India braces for unusually hot March that can put key crops at risk, sources say
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast significantly above-normal temperatures across northern and north-western India throughout March 2026,...
RBI's additional liquidity support to wind down after March, bankers say
Bankers and economists expect the Reserve Bank of India's additional liquidity support measures — introduced to address funding pressures in early 2026 — to ...
Reserve Bank of India (Non-Banking Financial Companies – Miscellaneous) Amendment Directions, 2026
The Reserve Bank of India issued the Non-Banking Financial Companies (Miscellaneous) Amendment Directions, 2026, granting a significant regulatory relaxation...