May 07, 2026
32 articles published on this date
One year after India-Pakistan conflict, ceasefire holds - but little else does
One year after the India-Pakistan military conflict (Operation Sindoor, May 7–10, 2025), the ceasefire agreed on May 10, 2025, continues to hold along the Li...
India’s school system is failing the test. NITI Aayog flags dropouts, weak learning outcomes
NITI Aayog released a report titled "School Education System in India: Temporal Analysis and Policy Roadmap for Quality Enhancement," analysing a decade of d...
Uttarakhand flood maps may be underestimating risk, study warns
A recent study has found that existing flood hazard maps for Uttarakhand significantly underestimate the actual risk posed by floods, particularly flash floo...
India’s Pension Landscape
India's pension system has undergone a significant structural transition over the past two decades — from a fully government-funded defined-benefit scheme to...
IndiaAI and ICMR Sign MoU to Accelerate Responsible AI Adoption in Healthcare
IndiaAI, an independent business division under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), and the Indian Council of Medical Research (I...
CAQM reviews preparedness of States for elimination of Stubble Burning in 2026; stresses Strengthened Enforcement, Crop Residue Management and Coordinated Action
The Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) convened a review meeting on 06 May 2026 with senior officials of Punjab, Haryana...
Canada urged to act against ‘anti-India extremist elements’: MEA
India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) urged Canada to take effective action against anti-India extremist elements operating from Canadian soil. The call...
West Bengal Governor dissolves State Legislative Assembly
West Bengal Governor RN Ravi dissolved the 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly on May 7, 2026, following state elections in which the incumbent ruling part...
MoSPI asks states to shift GSDP base year to 2022-23 for better economic data accuracy
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has directed all States and Union Territories to shift the base year for compiling Gross Stat...
J-K LG given telecom control powers during public safety events
A Presidential order issued on May 8, 2026, directed the Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Jammu & Kashmir to exercise powers under Section 20(2) of the Telecommun...
MSME min scheme created 36 L jobs during FY22-26
The Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), the flagship self-employment scheme under the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, ...
On Operation Sindoor anniversary, India describes how it called Pakistan’s bluff with long-range weapons
On the first anniversary of Operation Sindoor (May 7, 2026), the Ministry of External Affairs and senior defence officials described how India exposed Pakist...
‘Acts of terror will have consequences’: India’s top military brass issues stern warning on Operation Sindoor anniversary
On the first anniversary of Operation Sindoor (launched May 7, 2025), senior Indian military commanders addressed troops and officers at military stations ac...
From Western Disturbance to El Niño: The climate terms you’re hearing this summer, explained
As summer intensifies across India, several climate terms — Western Disturbance, El Niño, La Niña, Indian Ocean Dipole, heatwave — have become part of everyd...
Farm suicides dipped marginally in 2024, but continue at rate of one every hour in India: NCRB
The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) released its Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India (ADSI) 2024 report on 7 May 2026, recording 10,546 farm sector ...
Indian Ocean challenges must be met with cooperation, transparency: Union Shipping Minister
The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways addressed the 10th Indian Ocean Dialogue, organised under the auspices of the Indian Ocean Rim Associatio...
Karnataka set to approach SC to implement MGNREGA for this year
The Karnataka government announced its decision to approach the Supreme Court seeking permission to continue implementing MGNREGA for the current financial y...
Indian space-tech company Skyroot Aerospace becomes unicorn
Skyroot Aerospace, a Hyderabad-based private space-tech startup, achieved unicorn status (valuation exceeding $1 billion / ₹8,300 crore) after completing a m...
Iran’s Araghchi unlikely at BRICS foreign ministers’ meet next week in Delhi, his deputy to attend
India is hosting the BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting on May 14–15, 2026, in New Delhi, under its 2026 BRICS chairmanship theme "Building for Resilience, Inn...
PM Employment Generation Programme generates 36.33 lakh jobs, helps set up over 4 lakh micro-enterprises in five years
The Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) created 36.33 lakh jobs and established 4,03,706 micro-enterprises over the five-year period of ...
Nationwide ban soon on herbicide Paraquat Dichloride over toxicity concerns, health risks
The Central government is preparing to impose a nationwide ban on Paraquat Dichloride, a widely used non-selective contact herbicide, citing documented risks...
Philippines warns Chinese research ship in disputed waters
The Philippine Coast Guard on 7 May 2026 reported that it had spotted the Chinese oceanographic research vessel Xiang Yang Hong 33 anchored approximately 7.3...
SC asks if there was a 'proper debate' in Parliament before enacting CEC/EC appointments law
The Supreme Court, while hearing a challenge to the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term...
Repatriation of illegal Bangladeshis is a ‘core issue’: MEA response to Dhaka’s remarks on ‘push-in’ from India
India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) described the repatriation of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants as a "core issue" in bilateral relations, calling on ...
Centre launches scheme for free health check-ups for workers
The Union Ministry of Labour and Employment launched a nationwide free annual health check-up initiative for workers covered under the Employees' State Insur...
Broad-based sector stress drove ECLGS 5.0 rollout, says finance secretary
The Union Cabinet approved the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme 5.0 (ECLGS 5.0) with a guarantee outlay of ₹18,100 crore, designed to unlock additional...
India will shape the battlefield if challenged again: armed forces on Operation Sindoor
On the first anniversary of Operation Sindoor (launched May 7, 2025), senior military leadership addressed media at the Joint Commanders' Conference in Jaipu...
Parliamentary panel to review domestic output of petroleum products on 15 May
India's Parliamentary Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas is scheduled to review the domestic production and supply of petroleum products, includ...
India-EU FTA to cover one-third of global trade, impacts 2 billion people: Commerce Ministry
The India-EU Free Trade Agreement, concluded on 27 January 2026 at Hyderabad House in New Delhi after nearly two decades of negotiations, has emerged as a fo...
Karnataka to approach SC seeking permission to continue MGNREGA
The Karnataka Cabinet resolved to petition the Supreme Court for permission to continue implementing MGNREGA within the state after Parliament repealed the l...
West Bengal: Governor RN Ravi dissolves Mamata cabinet; paves way for new BJP government formation
The Governor of West Bengal dissolved the Council of Ministers following the Bharatiya Janata Party's decisive victory in the state assembly elections, pavin...
Govt issues uniform guideline for measuring states' GDP with revised base year of 2022-23
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released uniform guidelines for all states and Union Territories to compile Gross State Domes...