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Andhra Pradesh Assembly Adopts AI-Based Attendance for MLA

February 15, 2026

Digital Facial Recognition System Introduced in AP Legislature

The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly has implemented an artificial intelligence-driven digital attendance system for Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs), signalling a major step towards administrative modernisation. Speaker Ch Ayyanna Patrudu announced the reform at the opening of the Budget Session. A notification from Legislature Secretary General Prasanna Kumar Suryadevara confirmed that attendance recording through physical registers has been discontinued with immediate effect.

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Kerala Launches Sthree Suraksha Scheme for Unemployed Women

February 15, 2026

Kerala Introduces Monthly Pension for Women and Transwomen

The Government of Kerala has formally rolled out the Sthree Suraksha Scheme, a monthly pension programme designed to provide income support to unemployed women and transwomen from economically weaker sections. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated the scheme in Malayinkeezhu, Thiruvananthapuram. The first instalment of Rs1,000 has been credited to more than 10.18 lakh approved beneficiaries.

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Supreme Court Orders Full Disability Pension Arrears for Ex-Servicemen

February 15, 2026

SC Declares Disability Pension a Vested Right, Rejects Limitation Cap

In a landmark judgment delivering major relief to ex-servicemen, the Supreme Court has ruled that eligible Armed Forces personnel are entitled to full arrears of disability pension from the applicable cut-off dates—January 1, 1996, or January 1, 2006—without restriction to a three-year limitation period.

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Government Revises Toll Norms for Partially Operational Expressways

February 15, 2026

Toll Collection Reform: Users to Pay Only for Completed Expressway Sections

The Centre has amended toll collection regulations to prevent commuters from paying full expressway charges on corridors that are not entirely operational. Under the revised framework, toll fees will now be levied exclusively on completed sections of National Expressways, applying rates equivalent to those of National Highways.

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Why Eclipses Occur in Pairs: Understanding Eclipse Seasons

February 15, 2026

Eclipse Season Explained: The Science Behind Solar and Lunar Eclipses

Solar and lunar eclipses often seem sudden, appearing only after weeks of ordinary new and full moons. This perception, however, masks the underlying celestial mechanics. Eclipses are not random phenomena but components of a precisely predictable orbital cycle governed by the geometry of the Sun, Earth, and Moon.

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