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Friday, February 20, 2026
TopicBird-watching

Topic: bird-watching

Noida’s Okhla Bird Sanctuary is dying. ‘More a place for lovebirds than actual birds’

+TFP Sakshi Mehra -
Okhla Bird Sanctuary was once a jewel on the East Asian Flyway. Now bird numbers have dropped, habitats are degraded, and visitors are mostly morning walkers, couples, and reel-makers.

Delhi has rare winter guests this year. Birds like baikal teal, falcated duck sighted after a decade

Soumya Pillai -
The birds were spotted in Sultanpur National Park. Among other species spotted in the region were the ‘common ringed plover’ and the ‘little gull’.

4000 bird watchers, 50000 checklists, 492 species – how IIT scientists gained from their data

Gaurvi Narang -
Crowdsourced bird data is akin to jagged pieces of a puzzle that researchers use and put together to see how an ecosystem evolves.

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Opinion

India must govern AI with confidence. Use guardrails, not handcuffs

Manish Maheshwari -
The good news is that India is not starting from zero. It knows how to innovate privately while also empowering innovation publicly.

AI Summit is a snapshot of today’s India — intelligence, competence in short supply

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Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian -
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

US military commander, envoy Sergio Gor visit Indian Army Western Command, Bengaluru next

Snehesh Alex Philip -
At the Western Army Command, the American delegation was briefed on the capabilities of the formation, past operations and the path ahead.

National Interest

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

Shekhar Gupta -
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.

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