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JNCASR Discovers Rare Phonon Particle-to-Wave Heat Transport

February 15, 2026

Ultralow Thermal Conductivity Mechanism Identified in Tl₂AgI₃

Researchers at the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bengaluru, have reported a major advance in condensed matter physics by identifying an unconventional mechanism of heat transport in solids. The study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), reveals a particle-to-wave crossover in phonon behaviour within a crystalline material exhibiting local disorder.

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President Murmu Launches ‘Karmayoga for Empowered Bharat’ Campaign

February 15, 2026

Value-Based Development Highlighted at Brahma Kumaris Conference

President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated an All-India Conference and launched the nationwide campaign ‘Karmayoga for Empowered Bharat’ organised by the Brahma Kumaris in New Delhi on February 13, 2026. She also commenced the silver jubilee celebrations of the Om Shanti Retreat Centre, Gurugram, marking 25 years of its establishment.

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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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