May 07, 2026
32 articles published on this date
India-Pakistan: Ceasefire Holds One Year On, But Diplomacy Remains Frozen
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...
NITI Aayog School Education Report: Dropouts, Learning Gaps, and the Road to Reform
NITI Aayog released a report titled 'School Education System in India: Temporal Analysis and Policy Roadmap for Quality Enhancement,' analysing a decade of...
Uttarakhand Flood Hazard Maps Found to Underestimate Risk: Implications for Himalayan Disaster Planning
A recent study has found that existing flood hazard maps for Uttarakhand significantly underestimate the actual risk posed by floods, particularly flash...
India's Pension Landscape: From Defined Benefit to Contributory Framework
India's pension system has undergone a significant structural transition over the past two decades — from a fully government-funded defined-benefit scheme...
IndiaAI–ICMR MoU: 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...
CAQM Reviews Stubble Burning Elimination Preparedness for 2026 Crop Season
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...
India Urges Canada to Act Against Anti-India Extremist Elements
India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) urged Canada to take effective action against anti-India extremist elements operating from Canadian soil. The...
West Bengal Governor Dissolves the 17th 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...
MoSPI Shifts GSDP Base Year to 2022-23 for Uniform Economic Data
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has directed all States and Union Territories to shift the base year for compiling Gross...
Jammu & Kashmir LG Granted Telecom Control Powers Under Telecommunications Act, 2023
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...
PMEGP Creates 36.33 Lakh Jobs and 4 Lakh Micro-Enterprises in Five-Year Period
The Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), the flagship self-employment scheme under the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises...
Operation Sindoor Anniversary: India Presents Evidence of Terror Infrastructure, Calls Pakistan's Nuclear Bluff
On the first anniversary of Operation Sindoor (May 7, 2026), the Ministry of External Affairs and senior defence officials described how India exposed...
India Reaffirms Zero-Tolerance Doctrine on Cross-Border Terrorism 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...
Understanding India's Summer Climate: Western Disturbances, El Niño, and Monsoon Mechanics
As summer intensifies across India, several climate terms — Western Disturbance, El Niño, La Niña, Indian Ocean Dipole, heatwave — have become part of...
Farm Sector Suicides Continue at One Per Hour in 2024 Despite Marginal Dip: 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 Rim Association Dialogue: India Calls for Cooperation and Transparency to Address Maritime Challenges
The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways addressed the 10th Indian Ocean Dialogue, organised under the auspices of the Indian Ocean Rim...
Karnataka Moves Supreme Court Over MGNREGA Replacement: VB-G RAM-G Act Implementation Gap
The Karnataka government announced its decision to approach the Supreme Court seeking permission to continue implementing MGNREGA for the current financial...
Skyroot Aerospace Becomes India's First Space-Tech Unicorn, Prepares Vikram-1 Orbital Launch
Skyroot Aerospace, a Hyderabad-based private space-tech startup, achieved unicorn status (valuation exceeding $1 billion / ₹8,300 crore) after completing a...
BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting in New Delhi: India's Chairmanship Agenda
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...
PMEGP Surpasses Five-Year Target: 36.33 Lakh Jobs, Over 4 Lakh Micro-Enterprises Created
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...
India Moves Toward Nationwide Ban on Paraquat Herbicide Over Toxicity and Health Concerns
The Central government is preparing to impose a nationwide ban on Paraquat Dichloride, a widely used non-selective contact herbicide, citing documented...
Philippines Challenges Chinese Research Vessel Operating in Disputed Spratly Islands 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...
Supreme Court Questions Parliamentary Debate on Election Commissioner Appointments Law
The Supreme Court, while hearing a challenge to the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and...
India-Bangladesh Tensions Over Illegal Migration: Push-Back Policy, Repatriation, and the Legal Framework
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 Free Annual Health Check-Up Scheme for Organised Sector Workers via ESIC
The Union Ministry of Labour and Employment launched a nationwide free annual health check-up initiative for workers covered under the Employees' State...
ECLGS 5.0 Approved to Shield MSMEs and Airlines from West Asia War Disruption
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...
Operation Sindoor at One Year: India's New Counter-Terror Doctrine
On the first anniversary of Operation Sindoor (launched May 7, 2025), senior military leadership addressed media at the Joint Commanders' Conference in...
Parliamentary Panel to Review Petroleum Supplies as Hormuz Blockade Causes LPG Shortage
India's Parliamentary Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas is scheduled to review the domestic production and supply of petroleum products...
India-EU Free Trade Agreement: Scale, Gaps, and the Road to Ratification
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...
Karnataka Challenges Centre's Repeal of MGNREGA in the Supreme Court
The Karnataka Cabinet resolved to petition the Supreme Court for permission to continue implementing MGNREGA within the state after Parliament repealed the...
West Bengal: Governor Dissolves Council of Ministers After Election Verdict
The Governor of West Bengal dissolved the Council of Ministers following the Bharatiya Janata Party's decisive victory in the state assembly elections...
Uniform GSDP Measurement Framework Adopted With Revised Base Year 2022-23
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released uniform guidelines for all states and Union Territories to compile Gross State...