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India and GCC Move Towards a Free Trade Agreement
Why in news? India and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have signed a Terms of Reference document to negotiate a comprehensive Free Trade Agreement....
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Why in news? India and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have signed a Terms of Reference document to negotiate a comprehensive Free Trade Agreement....
Why in news? The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has announced that its Startup Accelerator of MeitY for Product Innovation...
Why in news? Eight members of Karnataka’s Hakki Pikki tribal community became stranded in the Central African nation of Chad after their visas expir...
Why in news? As preparations begin for India’s 2027 census, organisations representing denotified, nomadic and semi‑nomadic tribes (DNTs) have dem...
Why in news? The Ministry of Cooperation has launched Bharat Taxi, a driver‑owned ride‑hailing platform that promises zero commission, surge‑fre...
Why in news? The Ministry of Cooperation recently highlighted progress under Yuva Sahakar and Swayamshakti Sahakar schemes, which provide financial su...
Why in news? The latest bird census at Gujarat’s Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary has counted more than 500,000 birds across about 200 species, a remarkabl...
Why in news? The Indian government has outlined plans for a comprehensive “AI stack” to democratise artificial intelligence and make it accessible...
Why in news? On 4 February 2026, India formally became part of the BRICS Centre for Industrial Competencies (BCIC), a collaborative platform created b...
Why in news? The United States government has announced “Project Vault,” a $12 billion plan to build a strategic stockpile of rare earths and othe...
Why in news? Scientists monitoring El Chichón, a stratovolcano in Chiapas, Mexico, recently observed dramatic changes in its crater lake. Water tempe...
Why in news? The Delhi High Court recently decided a custody dispute in favour of the father of a five‑year‑old child, ruling that the child’s w...
Why in news? A video of three elusive snow leopards casually walking along a road built by the Border Roads Organisation’s Project Himank in Ladakh ...
Why in news? The Ministry of Minority Affairs informed Parliament on 3 February 2026 that the Pradhan Mantri Virasat Ka Samvardhan (PM VIKAS) scheme h...
Why in news? Botanists from the Botanical Survey of India (BSI) have reported a new flowering plant species, Dicliptera pakhalica, in the Pakhal Wildl...
Why in news? Researchers have developed a sensitive biosensor using a graphene–nanogold composite to detect the protein myoglobin in blood. By measu...
Why in news? During discussions about human–wildlife conflict, Rajasthan’s Forest and Environment Minister announced that villagers within the new...
Why in news? During Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bhutan in November 2025, the 1,020 MW Punatsangchhu‑II hydropower project was jointly ...
Why in news? On 3 February 2026 the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight‑tested the Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SF...
Why in news? The 13th edition of the India–Kyrgyzstan joint special forces exercise Khanjar began on 4 February 2026 at Missamari in Assam. The two�...