May 22, 2026
65 articles published on this date
India and Ethiopia Sign Bilateral Accession Protocol for Ethiopia’s WTO Membership in Geneva
India and Ethiopia signed a bilateral accession protocol in Geneva on 22 May 2026, as part of Ethiopia's ongoing process of accession to the World Trade Orga...
Successful test-launch of Agni-1 Ballistic Missile
A short-range ballistic missile (SRBM), Agni-1, was successfully test-launched from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur, Odisha on May 22, 2026. The...
Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman chairs review meeting at GIFT City, Gandhinagar, in presence of Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister; and Deputy Chief Minister of Gujarat
The Union Ministry of Finance chaired a high-level review meeting at GIFT City, Gandhinagar on May 22, 2026, to assess the progress of India's International ...
Department of Telecommunications organized Second Meeting of the BRICS Working Group for Cooperation in ICTs under India’s BRICS Presidency 2026
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) successfully organised and chaired the Second Meeting of the BRICS Working Group for Cooperation in Information an...
CTIL and FICCI Organise Conference on India–Europe Trade Partnerships under Next-Generation FTAs
The Centre for Trade and Investment Law (CTIL) at the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), in collaboration with FICCI, organised a conference titled "N...
Strengthening India’s Greenhouse Gas inventory Systems: Three-Day Workshop held at CSIR-IIP in Collaboration with MoEFCC
A three-day national workshop on strengthening India's Greenhouse Gas (GHG) inventory systems was held at CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum (CSIR-IIP), Dehr...
DDWS Holds a National Level Review Meeting with Deputy Commissioners/ District Magistrates/ Collectors on Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 and Solid Waste Management Rules 2026 under Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen)
The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS), under the Ministry of Jal Shakti, convened a national-level review meeting with Deputy Commissioners,...
Regional Workshop at Raipur reviews progress of World’s Largest Grain Storage Plan, White Revolution 2.0 and formation of 2 lakh new cooperative societies
The Ministry of Cooperation convened a high-level regional workshop to review progress on three flagship initiatives: the World's Largest Grain Storage Plan ...
Second Preparatory Meeting of BRICS Women’s Working Group convened by the Ministry of Women and Child Development
The Second Preparatory Meeting of the BRICS Women's Working Group under India's BRICS Chairship was convened virtually on 22 May 2026, chaired by Anil Malik,...
India, Cyprus upgrade ties, sign pact to counter terror
India and Cyprus elevated their bilateral relations to the level of Strategic Partnership during the state visit of Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides t...
Smart border project with Pak, B'desh to ensure demography change attempt is defeated: Amit Shah
The Ministry of Home Affairs announced a comprehensive Smart Border Project to be deployed along India's international borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh, ...
After benches differ on UAPA bail, SC refers question to larger bench
A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court referred to a larger bench the question of how Article 21 (right to life and personal liberty) is to be applied agains...
Would Kasab have been given bail over trial delay? Government to SC over UAPA debate
Before the Supreme Court, the government invoked the hypothetical of serious terrorism convicts to challenge a bench judgment (Andrabi case) that had granted...
Centre, Ladakh representatives agree to create elected UT body
The Union Home Ministry and representatives of the Leh Apex Body (LAB) and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) have reached an "in-principle" understanding ...
India, Cyprus upgrade ties to Strategic Partnership, sign pacts on defence cooperation, cyber security
During the State Visit of Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides to India on May 22, 2026, India and Cyprus elevated their bilateral ties to a "Strategic Pa...
Soon, Smart Border project to make frontiers with Pakistan, Bangladesh impenetrable: Amit Shah
The Union Home Ministry announced the launch of a "Smart Border" project to make approximately 6,000 km of India's frontiers with Pakistan and Bangladesh imp...
States to get VB-G RAM G funds based on the Finance Commission formula
States will receive their share of central taxes based on the revised horizontal devolution formula recommended by the 16th Finance Commission, applicable fo...
Rubio meets PM Modi today, will attend Quad huddle on May 26
The US Secretary of State visited New Delhi for bilateral talks with India's Prime Minister and External Affairs Minister, followed by a Quad Foreign Ministe...
Alarm bells: on the Index of Eight Core Industries data
The Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI) grew by only 1.7 per cent (provisional) in April 2026 compared to April 2025, signalling continued stress in the ind...
Cyber warfare is outpacing global legal accountability
Analysts and international law scholars increasingly argue that the pace of state-sponsored cyber operations is outstripping the ability of existing internat...
Home and abroad: on the Prime Minister’s five-nation diplomatic tour
The Prime Minister concluded a five-nation tour spanning the UAE, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, and Italy between May 15–20, 2026, with energy security an...
Modi expresses support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Cyprus
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides held a bilateral meeting in New Delhi on May 22, 2026, marking the elevation of India...
Centre promised more legislative powers for Ladakh, says delegation
The Union Home Ministry and representatives of the Leh Apex Body (LAB) and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) have reached an "in-principle" understanding ...
Rubio's maiden India visit aims to repair strained ties; boost Quad cooperation
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in India (May 23–26, 2026) for his first visit to the country, holding wide-ranging talks with the External Affairs...
RBI greenlights record surplus transfer of Rs 2.86 lakh crore
The Central Board of Directors of the Reserve Bank of India, at its 623rd meeting held in Mumbai, approved a record surplus transfer of Rs 2,86,588.46 crore ...
RBI MPC: Bank economists back a rate hike in H2 of FY27
Bank economists have flagged the possibility of an interest rate increase by the Reserve Bank of India in the second half of FY27 (October 2026 onwards), dri...
SC refers UAPA bail issue to larger bench amid Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam case debate
The Supreme Court referred to a larger bench the legal question of whether prolonged incarceration and trial delay can override the stringent statutory bail ...
Various organisations, former civil servants oppose CJI’s environmental activists comment
A Supreme Court bench led by the Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, while hearing a case concerning the expansion of Pipavav Port in Gujarat on May 11,...
India in better position to manage retail inflation, RBI must hold rates: ASSOCHAM
ASSOCHAM (Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India) released a statement urging the Reserve Bank of India to maintain the current repo rate at i...
IIT Roorkee inks technology transfer pacts for advanced battery tech commercialisation
IIT Roorkee has signed two technology transfer agreements with Cathion Energy Private Limited for the commercialisation of advanced lithium-ion battery elect...
RBI Board okays record surplus transfer of Rs 2.86 lakh crore to government for FY26
The Reserve Bank of India's Central Board approved a record surplus transfer of Rs 2,86,588 crore (approximately Rs 2.87 lakh crore) to the Central Governmen...
Gross FDI into India hit new record of $95 billion in FY26, but net inflows only $7.7 billion
India's gross Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows reached a record $95 billion in FY2025–26, surpassing the previous high and reflecting strong investor ...
Ladakh talks breakthrough: Centre, Leh-Kargil groups agree ‘in principle’ on ‘restoring democracy’, Constitutional safeguards
The Union Government and two major civil society groups from Ladakh — the Leh Apex Body (LAB) and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) — have reached an "in-...
Quad Foreign Ministers to meet in Delhi on May 26; Marco Rubio to visit India
India is hosting the Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting in New Delhi on May 26, 2026, at the invitation of External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar. Foreign mini...
No new dams in upper Ganga: The Centre’s long-winding road to ‘consensus’ on the issue
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) filed a counter-affidavit in the Supreme Court on May 19, 2026, formally stating that n...
Heat stress disrupts ventilation system in corals, proves fatal at 37°C: Study
A new study published in the journal *Science Advances* has revealed a previously unknown physiological mechanism by which heat stress kills corals: the coll...
India, Cyprus sign six agreements to strengthen ties across mobility, innovation, education
During the State Visit of Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides to India on 22 May 2026, India and Cyprus elevated their bilateral relationship from a "fri...
RBI board approves dividend payment of ₹2,86,588 crore to government
The RBI Central Board formally approved a surplus transfer of ₹2,86,588.46 crore to the Central Government for FY 2025-26 — the precise figure that constitut...
SRS indicates India in throes of demographic transition
The Registrar General of India released the Sample Registration System (SRS) Statistical Report 2024, revealing that India's demographic transition is deepen...
India blocks China’s request for WTO dispute panel on IT, solar
At a meeting of the WTO's Dispute Settlement Body (DSB), India formally blocked China's first request to establish a dispute settlement panel in a case cover...
Trump-backed push for deep-sea mining 'unlawful': ISA chief
The Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority (ISA), Leticia Carvalho, has publicly declared that the push to mine the deep seabed in internati...
U.S. Navy official says Taiwan arms sales on ‘pause’ over Iran war; Taiwan claims no information from U.S.
The United States has announced a pause on a $14 billion arms sales package to Taiwan, with the Acting Navy Secretary citing the need to conserve munitions f...
RBI may revisit 2013 crisis playbook as rupee slides to record low
With the rupee touching a record low of approximately ₹97 per dollar, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) under Governor Sanjay Malhotra is evaluating a set of d...
Rupee plunge sees India turn to 2013 taper tantrum playbook
The Indian rupee fell to a record low of nearly 97 per dollar in May 2026, significantly exceeding prior record lows (the currency had weakened from around 8...
Washington wants Delhi to buy more US oil & gas, says Rubio ahead of India visit
Ahead of his four-day India visit (May 23–26, 2026), US Secretary of State Marco Rubio signalled that Washington seeks a significant expansion of US energy e...
India successfully test-fires Agni-1 ballistic missile from Odisha
India successfully test-fired the Agni-1 short-range ballistic missile from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur, off the Odisha coast on May 22, 2026....
Govt to notify amendments to IT Rules by May-end. Controversial oversight clause likely to stay intact
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) is expected to notify amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Di...
India-Cyprus elevate ties to strategic partnership, announce defence roadmap & connectivity dialogue
India and Cyprus have elevated their bilateral ties to a Strategic Partnership during the state visit of Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides to New Delhi...
U.S. pins hopes on mediator Pakistan in push to end Iran war
A ceasefire between the United States and Iran came into effect on April 8, 2026, halting a military conflict launched weeks earlier. Pakistan played a centr...
'If both parents are IAS officers, why reservation?' Supreme Court questions quota for creamy layer
A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court (Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan) made sharp observations questioning why children of economically and profe...
RBI not in favour of rate hikes to defend rupee, prioritises inflation
The Reserve Bank of India has signalled it will not deploy interest rate hikes as a tool to defend the Indian rupee, which has been under pressure from a glo...
RBI transfers record ₹2.87 trillion dividend to Centre, raises risk buffer
The Reserve Bank of India's Central Board approved a record surplus transfer of Rs 2,86,588.46 crore to the Central Government for the accounting year 2025–2...
As temperatures rise, tropical forests absorb less carbon
A large-scale scientific study involving over 225 researchers across three continents has found that rising temperatures are measurably reducing tropical for...
Supreme Court refers UAPA bail curbs to larger Bench for ‘authoritative’ ruling
A two-judge Supreme Court bench referred the question of bail restrictions under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) to a larger bench, citing a ...
RBI declares record Rs 2.87 lakh crore dividend to cushion war shock
The Reserve Bank of India approved a record surplus transfer of ₹2,86,588.46 crore to the Central Government for the financial year 2025-26, the largest such...
Can parametric insurance really put a price on extreme heat — and protect India’s informal workers from its growing economic toll?
Parametric insurance pilots targeting informal women workers in Delhi and Faridabad automatically pay out cash when recorded temperatures cross pre-set thres...
CSIR‑IICT technology powers India’s compressed biogas scale-up
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research – Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT), Hyderabad, has developed the Anaerobic Gas Lift Reac...
Govt to get record Rs 2.87 lakh cr dividend from RBI
The Reserve Bank of India's Central Board approved a record surplus transfer of Rs 2,86,588.46 crore to the Central Government for the accounting year 2025–2...
India blocks China's request for dispute panel on solar sector support measures at WTO
At the WTO Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) meeting in Geneva on May 22, 2026, India blocked China's first request for the establishment of a dispute panel in a...
India successfully test-launches Agni-1 ballistic missile
India successfully conducted a test launch of the Agni-1 short-range ballistic missile from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur, on the Odisha coast...
Arvind Panagariya’s advice to RBI: ‘100 is just a number; let rupee depreciate or reserves will bleed out’
Arvind Panagariya, Chairman of the 16th Finance Commission, publicly advised the Reserve Bank of India to allow the Indian rupee to depreciate rather than ag...
India great partner, ready to expand energy exports: Marco Rubio
The US Secretary of State has stated that Washington is prepared to sell India "as much energy as it is willing to buy," signalling a major push to deepen en...
The game of numbers: When governor holds the key to people's verdict
The 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections produced a fractured mandate, with the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) securing 108 seats — ten short of the 118 needed...
India blocks China’s first request to setup WTO dispute panel in IT, solar measures
India has blocked China's initial request to establish a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute panel concerning India's tariff and incentive measures in the...
623rd Meeting of Central Board of the Reserve Bank of India
The 623rd meeting of the Central Board of Directors of the Reserve Bank of India was held in Mumbai under the Chairmanship of Governor Sanjay Malhotra. The B...