March 26, 2026
127 articles published on this date
India's Electricity Demand Hits Five-Year High in January–February 2026, Driven by Shifting Weather Patterns
India's electricity demand in January 2026 reached 143 billion units (BU) — the highest January demand in 16 years — while peak demand touched 245.4 GW, a...
Iran Selectively Grants Strait of Hormuz Passage to Friendly Nations
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi announced on March 26, 2026 that ships owned by five nations — India, Pakistan, Russia, China, and Iraq — would be...
Parliament Passes Transgender Persons Amendment Bill, Removing Self-Determined Gender Identity
The Rajya Sabha passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026 on March 25, 2026, completing its passage through Parliament...
India and France Pledge Joint Action to Secure the Strait of Hormuz
India and France jointly announced that they are working together on the security of the Strait of Hormuz, amid the 2026 West Asia crisis that has disrupted...
India's Non-Fossil Energy Push: Why Battery Storage is the Missing Link
India has pledged to achieve 500 GW of non-fossil fuel-based electricity capacity by 2030, a commitment made at COP26 (Glasgow, 2021) and enshrined in its...
Supreme Court Affirms Loss of SC Status Upon Religious Conversion
The Supreme Court of India has reaffirmed that a person who converts to a religion other than Hinduism, Sikhism, or Buddhism loses their Scheduled Caste...
S-400 Deliveries Accelerated: India Strengthens Air Defence Shield Amid CAATSA Concerns
Russia has accelerated deliveries of S-400 Triumf air defence systems to India, with the fourth squadron expected by June 2026 and the fifth and final...
China Warns US Against Building Arms Facility in Philippines, Vows to Defend Territorial Interests
China's Foreign Ministry issued a warning to the United States against constructing a new arms and military facility in the Philippines, stating that...
India's Single Spaceport Problem: Parliamentary Panel Flags Launch Pad Risks
A parliamentary panel has flagged the operational risks posed by India's reliance on a single spaceport — the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) at...
JN Port Cargo Traffic Hits Record 100 Million Tonnes in FY26
Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) crossed 100 million tonnes (MMT) of cargo traffic in FY26, marking the first time the port has crossed this...
Operation Urja Suraksha: Indian Navy Secures Energy Shipments Through the Strait of Hormuz
The Indian Navy launched Operation Urja Suraksha ('Energy Protection') to provide protected transit for India-bound energy vessels — carrying LPG, LNG, and...
India-US Trade Deal: Remaining Gaps on Pulses and Agriculture
A senior US official stated that a bilateral trade deal between India and the United States is 'not far off' but acknowledged that significant gaps remain...
India at WTO MC14: Championing Member-Driven, Development-Focused Reform
At the 14th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC14) in Yaoundé, Cameroon, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal called for WTO reforms that are transparent, inclusive...
Steel Ministry Seeks Intervention as LPG Crisis Hits India's Mills
India's Steel Ministry formally sought intervention from the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas to secure LPG supplies for steel mills facing acute...
What Is Driving the Fall in Gold Prices?
Gold prices saw a notable correction in March 2026, falling despite ongoing geopolitical conflicts and an oil price spike — a deviation from gold's...
China Signals Willingness to Work With India on Global South and BRICS Agenda
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with India's outgoing ambassador to China, Pradeep Kumar Rawat, in Beijing on 26 March 2026, and conveyed that China is...
Supreme Court Warns Against Mechanical Bail in Dowry Death Cases
The Supreme Court has strongly cautioned high courts against granting bail mechanically in dowry death cases, cancelling the bail granted to an accused...
CBI Arrests Mumbai Kingpin of Myanmar Cyber Slavery Network That Trafficked Indians
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested Sunil Nellathu Ramakrishnan (alias 'Krish'), a Mumbai resident, as the alleged kingpin of a transnational...
India at MC14: Restoring the WTO Dispute Settlement System
At the 14th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC14) in Yaoundé, Cameroon (26–29 March 2026), Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal urged WTO members to restore the...
India Resumes Energy Imports from Iran After US Grants Temporary Sanctions Waiver
Indian refiners have resumed purchasing Iranian crude oil and LPG following a temporary US sanctions waiver granted in March 2026 amid escalating tensions...
46% of CSR Spending Concentrated in Maharashtra While Aspirational Districts Remain Underfunded
A new report by CRISIL (released March 27, 2026, marking a decade of mandatory CSR) found that 46% of India's total Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)...
India's Position at WTO MC14: Plurilateral Agreements and the E-Commerce Moratorium
The 14th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC14) opened in Yaoundé, Cameroon from 26–29 March 2026, with India's Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal leading the Indian...
Counter Intelligence Kashmir Busts LeT Terror Recruitment Module with Pakistan-Bangladesh Links
The Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) wing of Jammu and Kashmir Police conducted raids at 10 locations across three Kashmir districts — Ganderbal (6...
Gulf Conflict Threatens India's FY27 Growth as Economists Slash Forecasts
Escalating conflict in West Asia — centred on the US-Israel-Iran war — is disrupting India's macroeconomic sweet spot, prompting multiple institutions to...
Turkiye Withdraws Objection to IFD Agreement's WTO Incorporation at MC14
Turkiye withdrew its long-standing objection to the incorporation of the Investment Facilitation for Development (IFD) Agreement into the WTO framework as a...
CSR Spending Surges to ₹1.22 Lakh Crore but Aspirational Districts Get Only 12%
A recent study revealed that Indian companies have cumulatively spent over ₹1.22 lakh crore on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities over the...
India's 6G Ambition: Standards Leadership and the Bharat 6G Alliance
Union Minister for Communications Jyotiraditya Scindia announced that India has formally begun the process of transitioning from 5G to 6G technology...
Legal Community Urges President to Withhold Assent to Transgender Amendment Bill
Over 140 legal professionals and activists have written to President Droupadi Murmu urging her not to grant assent to the Transgender Persons (Protection of...
Kenya's Warming Trend Intensifies: Seventh Hottest Year on Record in 2025, Riskier 2026 Ahead
Kenya recorded its seventh warmest year in 36 years during 2025, extending a long-term warming trend of approximately 0.22°C per decade since 1991. The...
Russia Emerges as India's Top Crude Oil Supplier as Gulf Imports Decline
India's crude oil imports from Gulf countries — historically its dominant source — have declined sharply due to the ongoing conflict in West Asia and...
Supreme Court-Appointed Panel Urges Government to Withdraw Transgender Amendment Bill
A Supreme Court-appointed expert committee has formally urged the Union Government to withdraw the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment...
Election Commission Plans to Revive Electoral Literacy Clubs to Engage Young Voters
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced plans to revive and reinvigorate Electoral Literacy Clubs (ELCs) as part of its effort to engage young...
Israeli Settler Violence in the West Bank Intensifies Amid Iran War Distraction
Israeli settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank has sharply escalated since the United States and Israel launched airstrikes against...
Karnataka Drafts Policy to Curb Screen Time Among Students: 1-Hour Limit and 7 PM Data Cut-Off
The Karnataka government has released a draft 'Policy for Responsible Digital Use Among Students,' targeting students in Grades 9–12 (secondary and...
Landmark Verdict: California Jury Finds Meta and YouTube Liable for Social Media Addiction
A California jury in Los Angeles Superior Court found Meta (parent of Instagram and Facebook) and YouTube (owned by Google/Alphabet) liable on all counts in...
Supreme Court to Examine Whether Parsi Women Can Be Excommunicated for Marrying Non-Parsis
The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Nagpur Parsi Panchayat (as of March 24, 2026) to respond to a plea challenging the practice of excommunicating...
WTO's 14th Ministerial Conference: What Is at Stake for India and the Global Trading System
The 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) of the World Trade Organization is scheduled to be held from 26–29 March 2026 in Yaoundé, Cameroon, under the...
African Penguin Faces Extinction Crisis as Overfishing and Ocean Warming Drive Mass Starvation
African penguins are dying in record numbers due to a severe collapse in their food supply — sardines and anchovies — caused by a combination of industrial...
AI Identifies Individual Painted Storks, Confirms Nest Site Fidelity Behaviour Using Deep Transfer Learning
A study published on March 1, 2026 in the journal Royal Society Open Science has demonstrated that deep transfer learning — a form of artificial...
OECD Cuts India's GDP Growth Forecast to 6.1% for FY27 Amid Global Headwinds
The OECD released its Economic Outlook Interim Report on March 26, 2026, projecting India's GDP growth at 7.6% for FY 2025-26 and 6.1% for FY 2026-27 — a...
Ragam-26 Begins at NIT Calicut: India's Largest College Cultural Fest and the NITs' Institutional Significance
Ragam-26, the annual inter-college cultural festival of the National Institute of Technology Calicut (NIT-C), commenced at the NIT Calicut campus in...
Milkweed's Structural Innovation in Toxins Outsmarts Monarch Butterfly's Evolved Resistance
A study published in March 2026 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) revealed a new evolutionary mechanism in the arms race between...
Reliance Industries Denies Purchasing Iranian Oil Amid Sanctions Controversy
Reliance Industries, operator of the world's largest private refinery complex at Jamnagar, Gujarat, publicly refuted reports that it had purchased Iranian...
Global Momentum Against Illegal and Unsustainable Fishing: Frameworks and Milestones
A global initiative has marked significant steps to curb Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing, highlighting progress under international...
Transgender Persons Amendment Bill 2026 Sparks Nationwide Protests
Parliament passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, with the Rajya Sabha clearing it on March 25 after the Lok Sabha...
India and US Clash at WTO's MC14 Over E-Commerce Customs Duty Moratorium
India and the United States are engaged in a direct confrontation at the World Trade Organization's 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14), being held in...
Andhra Pradesh Cabinet Approves 50% Interest Waiver on Property Tax Arrears
The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet has approved a one-time scheme waiving 50% of accumulated interest on property tax arrears for the financial year 2025–26. The...
Pakistan's Diplomatic Intervention: Israel Removes Iranian Officials from Hit List
Israel removed Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf from its targeted assassination list after Pakistan...
Karnataka Announces 60-Day Age Relaxation for Class 1 Admissions in 2026-27
Karnataka Education Minister Madhu Bangarappa announced a one-time 60-day relaxation in the minimum age requirement for Class 1 (Grade 1) school admissions...
Iran Drafts Law to Impose Transit Fees on Strait of Hormuz Shipping
Iran's parliament is working on a draft bill that would impose transit fees on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, according to statements by...
KPCC Fails to Rein In Rebel Candidate, Exposing Party Discipline Challenges in Karnataka
In Davangere, Karnataka, last-minute efforts by KPCC Working President Saleem Ahmed and MLA Rizwan Arshad to persuade rebel Congress candidate Sadiq...
Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: 890 Candidates in Fray After Withdrawals
With the last date for withdrawal of nominations (March 26, 2026 at 3 PM), the final candidate count for the Kerala Assembly Elections 2026 settled at 890...
Single-Use Plastic Ban Remains Largely on Paper: 84% of Surveyed Sites in Four Cities Show Violations
A new report titled 'Revisiting Single Use Plastic Ban' by Toxics Link — a New Delhi-based environmental research and advocacy organisation — found that...
India's Strategic Oil Reserves at 74 Days: Structural Gaps and the Long Road to Expansion
India's combined petroleum reserves cover approximately 74–75 days of consumption — far below the 90-day benchmark required of International Energy Agency...
British Airways Adds Extra Flights to Delhi and Mumbai Amid India Aviation Boom
British Airways announced the addition of extra flights to Delhi and Mumbai, expanding its Indian operations during the peak travel season (April–May 2026)....
Supreme Court Redefines CSR as Constitutional Environmental Duty in Great Indian Bustard Judgment
In a landmark judgment delivered on December 19, 2025, the Supreme Court of India held that Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) under the Companies Act...
Iran Conflict Escalation Pressures India's Rupee, Inflation, and GDP Growth
Iran's rejection of a 15-point US ceasefire plan and continued military escalation have intensified concerns about prolonged disruption to global energy...
Nipah Virus Could Evolve Into a Far More Severe Pandemic Threat, Scientists Warn
Scientists have issued fresh warnings that the Nipah virus — already among the world's most lethal zoonotic pathogens — could mutate into a form that is...
China Reaffirms CPEC 2.0 Commitment Amid West Asia Crisis and Pakistan's Economic Reform Push
Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan, Jiang Zaidong, met Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad on March 26, 2026. The ambassador reaffirmed China's...
SpaceX's Path to IPO Exposes the Opacity of Private Market Share Trading
With SpaceX preparing for a public stock market debut at a valuation approaching $1.75 trillion, investors who purchased SpaceX shares through private...
Supreme Court Raises Alarm Over AI-Generated Non-Existent Judgments in Legal Proceedings
The Supreme Court of India voiced serious concern over the growing practice of citing AI-generated judgments that do not exist in any real legal database...
India Explores Local Currency Oil Payments for West Asian Crude Amid Price Surge and Rupee Pressure
India is exploring local currency payment arrangements for crude oil imports from West Asian suppliers, as the surge in oil prices and the rupee's...
India's Agriculture: Record Production, Expanded Exports and Resilient Production Systems
The Government of India has highlighted India's resilient agricultural production systems, citing a record foodgrain output of 357.73 million metric tonnes...
Iran Formalises Strait of Hormuz Control as US-Iran Military Standoff Deepens
Iran has moved to formalise its sovereign control over the Strait of Hormuz, with its parliament working on legislation to institutionalise oversight of the...
Over 8,000 MCC Violation Complaints Filed via cVIGIL App in 2026 Assembly Elections
The Election Commission of India (ECI) reported that over 8,000 complaints about Model Code of Conduct (MCC) violations have been received through its...
ICICI Bank Cuts India's FY27 Growth Forecast to 6.9% Amid Energy Supply Strain
ICICI Bank's Economic Research Desk released a report on March 26, 2026 revising India's FY27 GDP growth forecast downward to 6.9%, from its earlier...
Iran Embassy's Delete-and-Repost Pattern Reveals Tensions in Tehran's India Policy
The Iranian Embassy in New Delhi posted, then deleted, messages on X (formerly Twitter) thanking the 'kind people of Kashmir' and India for humanitarian...
Israeli Strike Kills IRGC Navy Chief Tangsiri, the Architect of Hormuz Blockade
Israel's Defence Minister announced that Alireza Tangsiri, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy, was killed in an overnight...
FCRA Amendment Bill 2026: The Designated Authority and Takeover Clause Explained
Following the introduction of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 in the Lok Sabha, a detailed analysis of its two most consequential...
North Korea and Belarus Sign Friendship Treaty During Lukashenko's First Pyongyang Visit
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko signed a 'friendship and cooperation' treaty on March 26, 2026, during...
Middle East Crisis to Cut India's Fertiliser Output 10–15%, Raise Working Capital Costs
Crisil Ratings released a report warning that if Middle East supply disruptions persist, India's domestic fertiliser production could fall 10–15%, with both...
Nomination Scrutiny Complete: Over 2,000 Candidates to Contest 2026 Assembly Elections in Five States
The scrutiny of nomination papers for the 2026 General Elections to Legislative Assemblies of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, and the Union...
Cabinet Pushes Piped Natural Gas Expansion: 10 Lakh New Connections Targeted for 2025-26
The Union Cabinet approved a push to promote Piped Natural Gas (PNG) connectivity for households, setting a target of 10 lakh (1 million) new domestic...
India's Response to West Asia Crisis: Energy, Trade, and Diaspora in Focus
The Indian government issued a comprehensive update on key sectors — energy, trade, and the welfare of the Indian diaspora — in light of the escalating West...
Blue-Collar Salaries Outpacing White-Collar Entry-Level Jobs in India
A recent industry report on India's labour market found that blue-collar wages grew by approximately 8.6% in 2025, outpacing salary growth for entry-level...
India Scales Up Critical Mineral Exploration with Startup-Driven Mining Ecosystem
Union Minister of State Dr. Jitendra Singh announced that India is scaling up exploration of critical minerals, creating a startup-driven mining ecosystem...
Menstrual Leave Policy Challenged in Karnataka High Court as 'Benevolent Sexism'
Fifteen women professionals have moved the Karnataka High Court challenging the state government's paid menstrual leave policy as a form of 'benevolent...
West Asia Conflict Could Cut Fertilizer Output 10–15%, Straining India's Subsidy Budget
Escalating conflict in West Asia — centred on Iran — has disrupted global fertilizer supply chains, with analysts warning of a 10–15% decline in output from...
MHA's I4C Issues 290 Takedown Notices Per Day for Online Content Under IT Act
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) Annual Report for 2024-25 revealed that the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) — designated as MHA's takedown...
OECD Cuts India's FY27 Growth Forecast to 6.1% Amid West Asia Energy Shock
The OECD's Interim Economic Outlook (March 2026) projected India's GDP growth at 7.6% for FY2025–26 and 6.1% for FY2026–27 — a notable downward revision...
Ladakh's Warmest Winter on Record Signals Long-Term Threats to Glaciers, Water and Livelihoods
Ladakh recorded its warmest winter in years during 2025-26, with the average temperature in Leh rising to -2.3°C, approximately 2°C above the long-term...
India at WTO MC14: Consensus on Plurilaterals and E-Commerce Moratorium Review
At WTO's 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) in Yaoundé, Cameroon, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal articulated India's position on two critical and contested...
Civil Society Groups Urge President Not to Assent to 'Regressive' Transgender Amendment Bill
The All-India Feminist Alliance (ALIFA) and the National Alliance for Justice, Accountability and Rights (NAJAR), along with several other civil society...
India's Bilateral Trade Engagements at WTO MC14 Sidelines
On the sidelines of the WTO's 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) in Yaoundé, Cameroon, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal conducted a series of bilateral...
Supreme Court Flags AI-Generated Fake Judgments as Legal Misconduct
The Supreme Court of India flagged the growing 'menace' of lawyers and litigants citing AI-generated, non-existent judgments in court proceedings, calling...
Mega Anti-Naxal Operation as March 31 Deadline Nears: CoBRA Units Deployed to Jharkhand
Security forces have launched large-scale anti-Naxal operations across Left Wing Extremism (LWE)-affected states as the March 31, 2026 deadline — announced...
India's Health Insurance Sector Crosses ₹1.2 Lakh Crore in Premiums, IRDAI Tightens Claim Timelines
India's health insurance sector recorded strong growth momentum in FY2024–25, with total health insurance premiums crossing ₹1.2 lakh crore — an...
BJP Received 85% of All Political Donations in 2024-25, Over 10 Times Combined Opposition
According to contribution reports filed with the Election Commission of India (ECI) for the financial year 2024–25, the Bharatiya Janata Party received over...
Parliament Panel Flags Funding Shortfall for Uranium Exploration Body AMDER
A parliamentary standing committee has flagged a significant funding gap for the Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research (AMDER), the body...
PM Modi to Attend G7 Summit in France: India's Role in a Fractured World Order
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has confirmed his participation in the 52nd G7 Summit, to be held at Évian-les-Bains, France, from June 15–17, 2026. French...
West Asia Conflict to Strain India's FY27 Fiscal Math: ICRA
Credit rating agency ICRA (an affiliate of Moody's) warned that the West Asia conflict is creating significant headwinds for India's Union Budget FY2026-27....
Middle East Conflict Threatens Rs 25,000 Crore Rise in India's Fertiliser Subsidy Bill
A Crisil Ratings report warned that sustained disruptions from the ongoing West Asia conflict could push India's fertiliser subsidy bill up by Rs...
WTO's Dysfunctional Dispute Settlement: India's Call for Reform at MC14
The 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) of the World Trade Organization opened on March 26, 2026 in Yaoundé, Cameroon, bringing together trade ministers from...
Puri's Jagannath Temple Opens Ratna Bhandar for Fresh Inventory After 48 Years
The Ratna Bhandar (treasury) of the 12th-century Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri, Odisha, was reopened for a fresh inventory after a gap of 48 years — the...
Naxalism in Decline: The Future of 200-Plus Security Camps in Chhattisgarh
With Naxalism assessed to be on its 'last legs' in India, the question of what to do with 200-plus police and security camps established across...
India's CO₂ Emissions Grew at Slowest Pace in Over Two Decades in 2025
India's carbon dioxide emissions grew by approximately 0.7% in 2025 — the slowest annual increase in more than two decades, excluding the anomalous drop...
SC Status After Religious Conversion: Supreme Court Reaffirms Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 in Chinthada Anand Case
The Supreme Court, in Chinthada Anand v. State of Andhra Pradesh & Ors. (2026 INSC 283), ruled on March 24, 2026 that conversion to Christianity ends...
Biometric SIM Verification and 9-Card Cap: Centre's Push to Curb Digital Arrest Fraud
The Central Government is pushing for mandatory biometric authentication for all SIM card issuances, including at the point of sale by retailers, to prevent...
ITBP Establishes 29 New Outposts Along China Border Following Galwan Clashes
The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has established 29 new border outposts along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China, part of a broader...
Pakistan's Peacemaker Bid in the West Asia War: Opportunities and Strategic Risks
Pakistan has positioned itself as a potential mediator between the United States and Iran in the ongoing West Asia conflict, with Prime Minister Shehbaz...
India's Foreign Exchange Reserves: Adequacy Metrics and Resilience Against External Shocks
India's foreign exchange reserves reached an all-time high of $725.727 billion in the week ending February 13, 2026, surpassing the previous peak of $723.8...
Meta and YouTube Found Liable for Addiction in US: What It Means for Platform Regulation in India
A California jury on March 25, 2026, found Meta (Instagram, Facebook) and Google's YouTube liable on all counts in a landmark social media addiction trial —...
IMA Haryana Flags ₹400 Crore Unpaid Dues Under Ayushman Bharat, Urges CM to Intervene
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) Haryana has written to Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini flagging over ₹400 crore in unpaid dues owed to empanelled...
Chennai's Microplastic Crisis: High Ecological Risk in Beach Sediments Despite Low Absolute Abundance
A study on Chennai's beach sediments reveals that despite a relatively low mean microplastic abundance of 30.13 ± 3.13 MPs/kg, the ecological risk...
Infrastructure Projects Record ₹5.66 Lakh Crore Cost Overrun: MoSPI Flash Report
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation's (MoSPI) monthly Flash Report for February 2026 revealed that 1,948 central infrastructure projects...
West Bengal Voter Roll: 13 Lakh Names Deleted Under Adjudication, 28 Lakh Cases Pending Before April Polls
Around 13 lakh names have been deleted from West Bengal's electoral rolls through the adjudication process, representing approximately 40% of the 32 lakh...
India's Fertiliser Supply Under Strain as West Asia War Disrupts Shipments
The West Asia conflict has disrupted fertiliser shipments to India, with urea benchmark prices surging from approximately $484 per metric tonne in late...
Israel's Proposed Security Zone Up to the Litani River: Implications for Lebanon and Hezbollah
The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) have revealed plans to establish a permanent 'sterile zone' or 'security zone' within Lebanese territory, using the Litani...
Iran's IRGC-Controlled Shipping Corridor in the Strait of Hormuz
A Lloyd's List Intelligence report revealed that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has established a tightly controlled shipping corridor through...
J&K Counter Intelligence Wing Raids LeT-Linked Terror Module Across Three Districts
The Counter-Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) wing of the Jammu and Kashmir Police carried out raids at 10 locations across three districts — Ganderbal (6...
NPPA Allows 0.64% MRP Hike on Essential Medicines Linked to WPI for 2026
The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) announced that manufacturers of scheduled (essential) medicines may increase their Maximum Retail Price...
European Lawmakers Push WTO to Review Israel's Most-Favoured-Nation Status
Ahead of the 14th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC14) in Yaoundé, Cameroon (March 26–29, 2026), European Parliament members called for Israel's...
Iran Reviews US 15-Point Ceasefire Plan but Rules Out Direct Negotiations
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi confirmed that Tehran has received and is reviewing a 15-point ceasefire plan from the United States, transmitted...
G7 Foreign Ministers Meet in France to Bridge Transatlantic Split Over Iran War
G7 foreign ministers gathered at Vaux-de-Cernay Abbey near Paris for a two-day meeting to narrow significant divergences between the United States and its...
India Rejects Pakistan's Condemnation of Life Sentence to Kashmiri Separatist Asiya Andrabi
On March 24, 2026, a Delhi NIA Special Court sentenced Asiya Andrabi, 64, founder and chief of Dukhtaran-e-Millat (DeM), to life imprisonment under the...
Iran-Israel War: Escalation, US Involvement, and Regional Flashpoints (March 2026)
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched fresh waves of missile and drone strikes against targets in Israel (including Tel Aviv and Kiryat...
Climate Study Projects Cauvery River Decline Through 2050 While Northern Rivers Face Flooding Risk
A new climate study warns that the Cauvery river faces a 'near-term decline' of approximately 3.5% of its water volume between 2026 and 2050, even as...
India Among Five Nations Granted Passage Through Strait of Hormuz by Iran
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi announced that five 'friendly nations' — India, Russia, China, Pakistan, and Iraq — have been granted safe passage...
Madras High Court Orders Statewide Eradication of Invasive Seemai Karuvelam from Tamil Nadu
The Madras High Court issued 34 detailed directions on March 18, 2026 for the eradication of Prosopis juliflora — commonly known as seemai karuvelam or...
Transgender Bill 2026: Community Groups Oppose Removal of Self-Identification Principle
Transgender community collectives across multiple states, including Maharashtra, mounted protests against the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights)...
Mahad Satyagraha Centenary: Ambedkar's 1927 Water Rights Movement and Its Continuing Legacy
The Mahad Satyagraha, led by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar on 20 March 1927, completes 99 years in 2026 and enters its centenary year (the 100th anniversary falls on 20...
Asian Economies Caught Between Oil Price Surge and Dollar Appreciation Amid West Asia Conflict
The West Asia conflict (US and Israeli strikes on Iran, February 28, 2026) triggered twin pressures on Asian economies: Brent crude oil surged 10–13 percent...
Amit Shah Heads Informal Group of Ministers on West Asia Crisis Strategic Issues
Home Minister Amit Shah is heading an informal Group of Ministers (GoM) tasked with addressing the overall strategic issues arising from the West Asia...
Agnikul Cosmos Tests World's Largest Single-Piece 3D-Printed Rocket Booster Engine 'Agnite'
Chennai-based space startup Agnikul Cosmos successfully tested its booster engine 'Agnite' — a one-metre-long, single-piece 3D-printed rocket engine made of...
BRO Tasked with Developing Infrastructure Along 1,600 km Indo-Myanmar Border
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, chairing the Parliamentary Consultative Committee meeting for the Ministry of Defence on the Border Roads Organisation (BRO)...
Freight Surge and LPG Shortage From West Asia Crisis Hit Eastern India's Exports
The ongoing conflict in West Asia, triggered by US and Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28, 2026, has closed the Strait of Hormuz to normal commerce...
Operation Urja Suraksha: Indian Navy Escorts Energy Vessels Through Strait of Hormuz
The Indian Navy has launched Operation Urja Suraksha ('Energy Security'), deploying more than five frontline warships to escort India-bound cargo vessels...