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MeitY Launches VoicERA to Advance Multilingual Voice AI

Feb 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

Feb 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

Feb 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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INS Tarangini Arrives for IFR 2026 and MILAN Naval Exercise

Feb 18, 2026

Visakhapatnam Hosts Major Maritime Events with Global Participation

The Indian Navy’s sail training ship INS Tarangini is among the notable vessels arriving in Visakhapatnam for the International Fleet Review (IFR) 2026 and the multinational naval exercise MILAN, commencing February 18. Approximately 75 naval vessels, including 20 foreign warships, are participating in the twin maritime engagements, highlighting India’s expanding naval outreach in the Indo-Pacific.

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Assam Cabinet Approves 3 percent Reservation for Tea Tribes and Adivasis

Feb 18, 2026

Assam Expands MMUA Scheme Ahead of Assembly Elections

In a notable policy decision ahead of the Assembly elections, the Assam Cabinet approved a 3% reservation in Class I and Class II state government jobs for tea tribes and Adivasi communities within the Other Backward Classes (OBC) quota. The Cabinet simultaneously expanded the Mission for Minority and Underprivileged Areas (MMUA) scheme, extending benefits to over one lakh additional women beneficiaries.

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