May 09, 2026
28 articles published on this date
Drones in Border Security: Reshaping India's Counter-Drone Strategy
The Indian Army has formally assumed primary responsibility for monitoring and controlling low-altitude airspace along the country's borders, overseeing...
India's First Orbital Data Centre Satellite: Pixxel and Sarvam's Pathfinder Mission
Indian space-tech startup Pixxel and Indian AI company Sarvam announced a strategic partnership on May 4, 2026, to build and launch India's first orbital...
Drone Survey to Verify Forest Rights Act Land Claims in Anamalai Tiger Reserve
The Forest Department in Tamil Nadu is considering deploying drone surveys to verify land claims filed under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional...
Space-Based Data Centres: Orbital Computing and AI's Soaring Energy Demand
Google's Project Suncatcher is an active research initiative to deploy data centres in low-Earth orbit (LEO), powering AI workloads using solar energy...
Governor's Role in a Hung Assembly: Constitutional Provisions and Supreme Court Guidance
Tamil Nadu's 2026 Assembly election produced the state's first hung Assembly: TVK (Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam) secured 108 seats — the single largest party —...
Lt Gen NS Raja Subramani Appointed as India's Third Chief of Defence Staff
The Government appointed Lieutenant General NS Raja Subramani (Retd) as India's third Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) and Secretary, Department of Military...
India Ramps Up Development Aid for Africa Ahead of 4th India-Africa Forum Summit
India is set to host the 4th India-Africa Forum Summit (IAFS-IV) on 31 May 2026 in New Delhi — the first such summit in 11 years, after IAFS-III was held in...
Government Tightens Wage and Social Security Norms for Contract Workers in Public Contracts
The Procurement Policy Division of the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, issued an order on May 8, 2026, directing all central ministries...
US Court Invalidates Trump's 10% Global Tariffs Under Section 122
In a 2-1 ruling on May 7, 2026, the US Court of International Trade struck down the Trump administration's 10% blanket import tariff imposed under Section...
Solar Energy Curtailment During Peak Summer: Grid Management and Renewable Integration Challenges
India recorded an all-time peak power demand of 256 GW on 26 April 2026, driven by summer heat waves and rising air-conditioning loads. Despite record...
India-Africa Forum Summit: Strengthening Trade and Strategic Ties
The 4th India-Africa Forum Summit (IAFS-IV) is scheduled to be held in New Delhi from 28–31 May 2026, in collaboration with the African Union Commission —...
Four Labour Codes Fully Operationalised: India's Landmark Labour Law Overhaul
The central government fully operationalised all four new Labour Codes by publishing the final rules required for enforcement, completing a process that...
India Appoints New Chief of Defence Staff and Chief of Naval Staff
The Government of India appointed Lieutenant General N.S. Raja Subramani (Retired) as the next Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) and Secretary to the Department...
Brazil's Strategic Positioning on Rare Earths in US Trade Diplomacy
Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva visited Washington in May 2026 for discussions with the US administration covering trade tariffs, critical...
Agni-5 MIRV Test: India Advances Nuclear Deterrence with Multiple-Warhead Capability
India successfully test-fired the Agni-5 ballistic missile equipped with Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) technology from Dr. APJ...
Centre Tightens Labour Law Compliance for Contract Workers: Blacklisting for Wage Violations
The central government has issued binding directives tightening labour law compliance specifically for contractors engaged by government establishments...
Iran's Blockade Resilience and Escalating Strait of Hormuz Tensions
A CIA assessment concluded that Iran would not face severe economic pressure from a naval blockade of its ports for approximately four months, suggesting...
Governor's Role in Government Formation: Constitutional Limits on Discretion After a Hung Assembly
The Supreme Court has reiterated that the Governor must be satisfied — through objective material rather than subjective judgment — that the single largest...
Karnataka High Court Protects Ongoing Hormone Therapy for Transgender Persons Amid Law Challenge
The Karnataka High Court granted interim relief permitting two transgender women to continue their ongoing hormone replacement therapy (HRT), subject to the...
Gig Worker Social Security: Aggregators Face 12% Interest Penalty for Delayed Contributions
Under the rules notified for the Code on Social Security 2020, aggregator platforms that fail to make timely social security contributions for their gig and...
Asymmetric Warming: Why Nights Are Warming Faster Than Days
Scientists have documented that global minimum (nighttime) temperatures are rising faster than global maximum (daytime) temperatures — a phenomenon termed...
West Bengal Assembly Transition: Government Change and Constitutional Process
Following the 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, in which the Bharatiya Janata Party secured a decisive majority (207 out of 293 seats)...
Jan Suraksha Schemes Complete 11 Years: Rs 25,160 Crore in Claims Settled
The three Jan Suraksha schemes — Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY), Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY), and Atal Pension Yojana...
India's Four Labour Codes Fully Operationalised: A Landmark Reform in Labour Law
The Union Government fully operationalised four new labour codes by notifying all accompanying rules, completing a reform process that had been underway for...
Finance Ministry Ties Government Procurement to Labour Law Compliance
The Procurement Policy Division of the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, issued an Office Memorandum on May 8, 2026, directing all central...
Lt Gen N S Raja Subramani Appointed India's New Chief of Defence Staff
The Government of India appointed Lt Gen N S Raja Subramani (Retd) as the next Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) and Secretary to the Government in the...
China's On-Site Military Support to Pakistan During the 2025 Conflict
China's state broadcaster CCTV aired interviews with engineers from the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) confirming that Chinese technical...
Central Government Land Transfer Code: Framework for Dispute Reduction and Monetisation
The Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance issued an Office Memorandum (No. 15(04)/2021-E.II(A)) dated May 5, 2026, introducing consolidated...