| National News | Indian peacekeepers honored by UNISFA in Abyei region, India is the largest contributor to UN peacekeeping with over 5,000 troops deployed and nearly 180 sacrifices. |
| Cabinet approves ₹24,634-crore railway multitracking projects across Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, and Chhattisgarh, adding 894 route km. |
| India achieved record solar and wind power generation in H1 2025, cutting power sector emissions by 24 million tonnes. |
| Five species conservation projects launched during Wildlife Week 2025, including Project Dolphin (Phase II) and Tigers Outside Tiger Reserves Initiative. |
| State News | Manipur celebrates Mera Hou Chongba, symbolizing Hill-Valley unity, led by King Maharaja Sanajaoba Leishemba. |
| Eli Lilly to invest $1 billion in Telangana for expanding pharma manufacturing, focusing on treatments for diabetes, obesity, Alzheimer's, cancer, and autoimmune diseases. |
| International News | Madagascar appoints army general Ruphin Fortunat Zafisambo as Prime Minister amid youth-led protests over water shortages, corruption, and unemployment. |
| WHO reports 15 million teens aged 13-15 worldwide use e-cigarettes, driving a new wave of nicotine addiction among youth. |
| WTO cuts 2026 global trade growth forecast to 0.5%, raises 2025 forecast to 2.4% citing stronger macroeconomic conditions. |
| Banking News | NPCI launches biometric and wearable glass-based authentication for UPI transactions, enhancing security, convenience and financial inclusion. |
| PayPal integrates India's UPI into its global payments platform, expanding UPI's global reach and enabling seamless cross-border payments. |
| Economy News | World Bank raises India's FY26 growth forecast to 6.5%, lowers FY27 forecast to 6.3% due to U.S. tariffs. |
| 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar Yaghi for their work on metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). |
| Appointments News | Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla appointed brand ambassador for Buildathon 2025, encouraging students to innovate around themes like Atmanirbhar Bharat and Swadeshi. |
| Khaled El-Enany poised to become UNESCO's first Arab Director-General, succeeding Audrey Azoulay from early 2026. |
| Defense News | DRDO launches Indian Radio Software Architecture (IRSA) 1.0 for military communication interoperability, marking a step towards defence self-reliance. |
| Summits & Conferences | India to unveil first Red List of Endangered Species at the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025 in Abu Dhabi. |
| Science & Technology | India-AI Impact Summit 2026 logo unveiled, blending ethics, heritage, and modern AI vision, ahead of the Summit on Feb 19-20, 2026. |