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Cabinet Approves Rs. 10,000 Crore Start-up India Fund of Funds 2.0

India, Feb. 14 -- In a major push to strengthen India's startup ecosystem, the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0 (FoF 2.0) with a c... Read More


Global trade tensions raise strategic value of African minerals, report says

India, Feb. 14 -- A new Africa Finance Corporation report says global trade tensions are increasing the strategic value of Africa's mineral reserves Africa holds an estimated US$29.5 trillion in mine... Read More


Ahmedabad, India's seventh-largest city, has 181 bird species or nearly one-third of Gujarat's avifauna

India, Feb. 14 -- A new atlas released by Ahmedabad University recorded 181 bird species in Ahmedabad, nearly a third of Gujarat's avifauna, in a single winter season. The recently published Ahmedaba... Read More


On relating with & learning from nature

India, Feb. 14 -- Some of my formative memories are that of playing in the mud outside my home, observing the minute world of insects, listening to birdcalls and playing with the neighbourhood cats. G... Read More


Before the River Grows Thin

India, Feb. 14 -- The river laughed, its anklets softly ringing, Flowing on and on, narrating the story of humankind Painting a beautiful picture of the past, It surged ahead as the guardian of an ... Read More


India and Europe push circular economy to cut textile waste

India, Feb. 14 -- On 9 February 2026, the European Commission banned the destruction of unsold textiles under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR), marking a major step toward a ci... Read More


India AI impact summit 2026 what changes when AI finally scales

India, Feb. 14 -- Enterprise AI in 2026 is no longer about pilots. It is about production stability, cloud scale, and governance discipline. As the India AI Impact Summit 2026 approaches, organization... Read More


India's DGCA fines Air India USD 110,350 over airworthiness lapse involving Airbus A320

Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has fined Air India USD 110,350 for operating an Airbus aircraft eight times without a valid airworthiness permit, according to a... Read More


ADB appoints Sona Shrestha as director general for South Asia

Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed Sona Shrestha as Director General of its South Asia Department (SARD), where she will oversee strategy and operations across Bangladesh... Read More


AirAsia X to establish Bahrain hub, relaunch London service in 2026

Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- Malaysian low-cost long-haul carrier AirAsia X announced plans to establish Bahrain as its first hub outside Southeast Asia, marking a major step in its international expansion strat... Read More