UK SHOWCASE DEMONSTRATES AI LEADERSHIP AND PARTNERSHIP WITH INDIA

LONDON, Feb. 20 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The event titled 'Shaping Tomorrow' brought together world-leading AI experts, frontier AI companies, and representatives from government to celebrate the UK-India technology partnership and the important momentum created by India's AI Impact Summit 2026. The event featured some of the UK and India's brightest AI innovators pitching their solutions at the AI Talks Stage, performances by artists who are using AI ...


M25 WASTE DUMP SHUT

LONDON, Feb. 20 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: As more drones in the air fight the war on waste on the ground, a suspected illegal dump near the M25 is the latest to be shut by the Environment Agency. In yet more forceful action, concrete blocks now guard the entrance to a field in the quintessentially English village of Stapleford Tawney, in unassuming stockbroker belt Essex. But it's business of a much darker kind that occupies investigators, whose number...


WEBINAR PROVIDES INSIGHTS FOR EX-MILITARY ON CAREER WITH CNC

LONDON, Feb. 20 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The British Forces Resettlement Services (BFRS) was established in 2009 and works as a bridge between the Armed Forces Community (AFC) and employers and training providers to ensure the AFC and their families receive the right support, guidance, and opportunities in their transition from military service. Over 30 people joined the webinar and heard from serving Authorised Firearms Officers (AFOs) about transfera...


ENHANCED PACKAGE OF CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY TO COMBAT WASTE CRIME

LONDON, Feb. 20 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Waste criminalswill bedetectedandstoppedbeforethey evengetstarted, thanks toanewpackage ofsurveillance and investigativemeasuresannounced by the Environment Agency(EA)today (Friday 20 February 2026). As part ofamajorcrackdown on waste crime,an enhanced 33-strong drone squad will nowtrackdown illegal dumps fromtheair.The drones,some ofwhich are being upgraded to carry laser mapping technology, willcaptureevidence...


Inside a Tech Park: Bosscoder School of Technology Launches Engineering College That Mirrors Industry

India, Feb. 19 -- Engineering colleges in India have traditionally been built around classrooms and textbooks. Bosscoder School of Technology (BST)is taking a different route, launching inside a 100-acre tech park in Bengaluru, surrounded by technology companies, startups, and active engineering teams. With an intake of 200 students for the batch of 2026-30, BST offers a 4-year, UGC-recognized B.Tech degree in Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence, delivered in academic collaboration with ...


Indigenous CAR-T Therapy Signals New Phase for India's Cancer Care and Biotech Manufacturing

India, Feb. 19 -- When Ms. Arora's cancer returned, the emotional weight of relapse was immediate. Having already undergone standard lines of treatment for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) after her diagnosis in 2022, she now faced a narrower set of options-each complex, each uncertain. "I remember feeling that the ground had shifted again," she says. "But my medical team walked me through the available options, and we decided to move forward with an indigenous CAR-T therapy." Today, her story forms...


Shodh AI Launches India's First Generative AI Model for Material Science in Collaboration with NVIDIA

India, Feb. 19 -- NEW DELHI - Shodh AI, selected as one of the twelve foundational model companies under the Government of India's prestigious IndiaAI Mission, today announced the launch of Project Skanda. As an "AI for Science" company currently targeting material discovery, Shodh AI developed this model in collaboration with NVIDIA to mark India's entry into the global race for Physical AI.At the India AI Impact Summit, Shodh AI unveiled the Alpha Release of Project Skanda-one of the world's f...


GOVERNMENT ENDS RUNAWAY INDEPENDENT SPECIAL SCHOOL FEES

LONDON, Feb. 19 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Thousands more children with SEND will get the support that helps them achieve and thrive under new government action to end spirallingindependentspecial school costs and reinvest funding where it makes the biggest difference to pupils' life chances. It comes ahead of the Government's schools white paper, which will be a golden opportunity to change the course of children's lives for the better, moving away from...


OPSS LAUNCHES SECOND PHASE OF ONLINE PRODUCT SAFETY CAMPAIGN

LONDON, Feb. 19 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) has launched the second phase of its campaign to raise awareness of unsafe products sold online, with new resources aimed at older people. OPSS is warning that even well-known and trusted online marketplaces sometimes list unsafe products. The public is being urged to pause and carry out simple checks before purchasing. These include checking the seller's detail...


FOUR COMPANIES LINKED TO SCHEME WHICH HELPED DIRECTORS WALK AWAY FROM DEBTS AND UNDERMINE INSOLVENCY LEGISLATION ARE SHUT DOWN

LONDON, Feb. 19 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Four companies have been shut down after investigations revealed they were connected to a scheme which helped directors sell struggling businesses for £1 while keeping assets and dropping debts * The scheme's operators failed to preserve accounting records or assess what had happened to the more than £18 million in combined assets of 75 companies they acquired * This latest action by the Insolvency Se...