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MeitY Launches VoicERA to Advance Multilingual Voice AI

February 19, 2026

VoicERA Strengthens India’s Digital Public Infrastructure for Voice Technologies

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has introduced VoicERA, an open-source, end-to-end Voice AI stack, at the India AI Impact Summit 2026. Developed by the Digital India BHASHINI Division under the Digital India Corporation, the initiative represents a major expansion of India’s Digital Public Infrastructure for language and voice technologies. The platform is designed to enable population-scale deployment of secure, multilingual speech systems across sectors.

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Assam Launches PMS Portal to Streamline Teacher Provincialisation

February 19, 2026

Provincialisation Management System Introduced for Venture Institutions

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has inaugurated the Provincialisation Management System (PMS) portal to address the complex and long-pending issue of provincialisation of venture educational institutions and their employees. The portal was launched at Lok Sewa Bhawan in the presence of Education Minister Ranoj Pegu and senior administrative officials. The digital platform is intended to enhance transparency, procedural clarity and efficiency under the Assam Education (Provincialisation of Services of Teachers and Re-Organisation of Educational Institutions) Act, 2017, recently amended in 2025.

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New Pistol Shrimp Species Discovered in Kochi Backwaters

February 19, 2026

Cusat Scientists Identify Alpheus madhusoodanai in Kerala Estuary

Researchers from the School of Industrial Fisheries at Cochin University of Science and Technology (Cusat) have documented a previously unknown species of pistol shrimp in the Kochi backwaters. The species, designated Alpheus madhusoodanai, belongs to the snapping shrimp family Alpheidae and represents the first confirmed alpheid shrimp recorded from an estuarine system in this region. The findings have been published in the Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, highlighting the taxonomic significance of the discovery.

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Ancient City of Charax Spasinou Rediscovered in Southern Iraq

February 19, 2026

Advanced Mapping Technology Reveals Lost Hellenistic Port

Deep within the desert landscapes of southern Iraq, archaeologists have digitally reconstructed the long-lost city of Charax Spasinou, once a major port settlement along the Tigris River. Buried for centuries beneath sediment and desert soil, the site has now been revealed through cutting-edge archaeological technology, offering new insights into Hellenistic-era urban expansion in Mesopotamia.

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Lake Victoria Persistent Toxic Blooms Signal Ecological Tipping Point

February 19, 2026

Nutrient Pollution Drives Eutrophication Crisis in Lake Victoria

The waters of Lake Victoria, the world’s largest tropical lake, have undergone a visible transformation, with toxic green algal blooms shifting from seasonal events to a near-permanent condition. The lake sustains roughly 47 million people across Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, serving as a critical source of drinking water, fisheries, and transport. Scientists caution that prolonged nutrient enrichment has pushed the ecosystem toward a dangerous threshold.

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