India

Bharat Taxi’s ‘Sarathi Didi’ initiative is a strong step towards women’s safety More than three lakh drivers have joined Bharat Taxi so far; over 10,000 rides are being completed daily on the platform Top-performing Sarathis since the soft launch of Bharat Taxi will be honoured during the programme; they will…

TDB Launches First RDI Call, Offering Up to 50% Project Funding for TRL-4+ Technologies TDB’s First RDI Call Brings Collateral-Free Loans at 2–4%, 15-Year Tenure, with 8-Week Approval Timeline TDB Bets on AI, Energy and Deep-Tech, Invites TRL-4+ Startups under RDI Framework Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science…

Mumbai; February 2026: The DGCA has begun its investigation into an accident involving wing tips of two taxying aircraft at the Mumbai Airport on Tuesday (03rd February) night. An Air India Airbus A320 and an IndiGo A320, came into contact during ground movement, as per the Directorate General of Civil…

New Delhi / Baku; February 2026: India’s newly appointed Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Abhay Kumar, had called on the Honourable President Of India – Droupadi Murmu te receive his credentials before leaving for Baku. Abhay Kumar who is an Indian Foreign Service batch of 2003, was previously the Joint Secretary in…

New Delhi; February 2026: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) released a rejoinder on Tuesday regarding the purported malfunction of the fuel cut-off switch on Air India Boeing B787-8 aircraft VT-ANX, which was identified by the crew on two occasions on 01st January 2026. They have clarified that an…

High-Speed Rail Corridors to Reduce Travel Time; Delhi–Varanasi in 3 Hours 50 Minutes, Varanasi–Siliguri in 2 Hours 55 Minutes, Chennai–Bengaluru in 1 Hour 13 Minutes, Mumbai–Pune in 48 Minutes Himalayan Rail Expansion to Enhance Pilgrim, Tourist and All-Weather Connectivity; Rishikesh–Karnaprayag Line and Uri Extensions to Improve Access to Remote Areas…

Addressing the Annual Atal Innovation Incubator Conclave “AIM SUMVAAD”, here today Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, and Minister of State for PMO, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Dr Jitendra Singh linked the “Atal Innovation Mission”…

New Delhi, Feb 2026 : Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging that the Prime Minister was “compromised” and “under pressure,” which, he claimed, led to the signing of the recently finalised India-United States trade agreement.…

New Delhi, Feb 2026 : For the second consecutive day, proceedings in the Lok Sabha were disrupted on Tuesday as Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi repeatedly raised the issue of the India-China standoff in eastern Ladakh, drawing strong objections from the Chair over the use of what it described as…

New Delhi; February 2026: While agriculture, rural development and farmers’ welfare are often discussed together, they have distinct budget heads with separate ministries, policy orientations and financial frameworks. In this analysis, the Ministry of Food Processing Industries has been kept out, as its interventions begin largely post farm-gate and focus…