The IMF raised its global growth forecast for 2026 to 3.3%, driven by AI investments, resilient supply chains, and stronger major economies despite trade tensions, inflation risks, and geopolitical challenges.
India’s ₹37,500 crore coal gasification package aims to convert domestic coal into cleaner fuels, fertilizers, and chemicals, boosting energy security, reducing imports, and driving industrial self-reliance.
The Global Conference on Women in Agri-Food Systems (GCWAS-2026) highlights the critical role of women farmers in strengthening food security, promoting gender equality, and building resilient agricultural systems through policy, technology, and global collaboration.
Rising tensions in West Asia threaten vital maritime trade routes, energy supplies, and the safety of Indian seafarers. India’s SOP-MARSEC-2024 strengthens vessel security and surveillance to counter hybrid maritime threats and safeguard national strategic interests.
The Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most critical energy chokepoint, has emerged as the epicentre of hybrid maritime conflict in 2026, where naval strikes and electronic warfare threaten global oil flows, LNG supplies, and international economic stability.
The Israel–United States–Iran War (2026) erupted after joint U.S.–Israeli strikes on Iran, triggering widespread retaliation, regional escalation and disruption of the Strait of Hormuz, with significant humanitarian, geopolitical and economic consequences.
On March 3, 2026, the Total Lunar Eclipse 2026 will coincide with Holi, painting the Moon in a deep red hue. This rare celestial event, the last Blood Moon before 2028, beautifully blends astronomy, culture, and tradition in a spectacular skywatching moment.
National Science Day 2026 celebrates women as catalysts of India’s scientific progress, highlighting gender equity in STEM as essential to innovation, inclusive growth, and the vision of Viksit Bharat 2047.
PRAHAAR marks India’s shift to an intelligence-led, whole-of-government counter-terror doctrine, integrating prevention, calibrated response, legal safeguards, and societal resilience to tackle hybrid threats across land, sea, air, and digital domains.
India’s Counter-Terrorism doctrine has evolved since the 2001 Parliament attack into a Zero Tolerance framework combining proactive retaliation, strong legal measures like UAPA, federalized agencies, and global norm-setting to combat terrorism.
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