May 21, 2026
41 articles published on this date
Gaganyaan's Environmental Control and Life Support System (ECLSS): How It Works
ISRO has developed an indigenous Environmental Control and Life Support System (ECLSS) for the Gaganyaan human spaceflight mission, which is slated for...
Vayu Astra-1: Indigenous Loitering Munition Completes High-Altitude Trials at Pokhran and Uttarakhand
Pune-based Nibe Limited completed no-cost, no-commitment technical demonstrations of its indigenous loitering munition system, Vayu Astra-1, against a...
India at UNSC: Civilian Protection and Pakistan's Cross-Border Violence in Afghanistan
At the Annual UNSC Open Debate on 'Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict,' India's Permanent Representative to the UN delivered a sharp rebuke of...
Largest Maoist surrender in Jharkhand today, hunt on for last active Politburo member
Twenty-seven CPI (Maoist) cadres surrendered before Jharkhand Police on May 21, 2026, under Operation Navjeevan — described as the largest single-day Maoist...
SHANTI Act and India-US Nuclear Energy Collaboration: Opening the Sector to Private Players
The Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Act, 2025 has opened India's nuclear energy sector to private...
NEET-UG Paper Leak: What the National Testing Agency Told the Parliamentary Committee
The National Testing Agency (NTA) appeared before a Parliamentary Standing Committee to explain the circumstances surrounding the NEET-UG paper leak and the...
ICAR-IIRR's Direct Seeded Rice Initiative: IoT-Enabled Water Savings and Higher Yields
The ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research (IIRR), Hyderabad, reported that its Direct Seeded Rice (DSR) initiative has increased crop yields by 8–13%...
Wind and solar generate more electricity than gas globally for first time in April
In April 2026, wind and solar together generated 22% of the world's electricity, surpassing gas at 20% — the first time renewable sources have crossed this...
India's Major Reservoirs: Two-Thirds Below 40% Capacity Amid Pre-Monsoon Stress
The Central Water Commission (CWC) reported that storage across 166 monitored major dams had fallen to 33% of their combined live storage capacity of...
India's Unincorporated Enterprises Rise 17%: Informal Sector Growth
The National Statistical Office (NSO) under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector...
India-US Energy Cooperation: Strategic Alignment and Rubio's Visit
The US Secretary of State made his first official visit to India (May 23–26), covering Kolkata, Agra, Jaipur, and New Delhi — signalling a deepening of the...
Myanmar Military Recaptures Two Strategic Border Towns from Ethnic Militias
Myanmar's military-backed State Administration Council (SAC) has recaptured two strategically significant towns near its borders with India and Thailand...
India Abstains on UNGA Resolution Endorsing ICJ Climate Advisory Opinion
On 20 May 2026, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) adopted a resolution titled 'Advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the obligations of...
India, China, and Japan Unite at WTO Against UK's Steel Safeguard Tariffs
The United Kingdom announced significant tightening of its steel safeguard measures effective 1 July 2026: a 60% reduction in the overall tariff-free import...
India-Africa Forum Summit Postponed Amid Ebola Emergency in DRC and Uganda
The Fourth India-Africa Forum Summit (IAFS-IV), scheduled for May 28–31, 2026 in New Delhi, was postponed following consultations between India, the...
NCLAT Ruling: NCLT Cannot Directly Order SFIO Investigation: Powers Vest with Central Government
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has ruled that the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) does not have the power to directly order an...
India-South Korea War Memorial: India's Korean War Role and Bilateral Defence Ties
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, during an official visit to Seoul, jointly inaugurated an Indian War Memorial at Imjingak Peace Park in Paju, South Korea...
US-Israel Strategic Divergence on Iran: Nuclear Diplomacy vs Military Action
A tense, hour-long phone call between the US President and the Israeli Prime Minister revealed a significant strategic divergence over how to proceed with...
Four years after putting on hold sedition law, SC says trials can proceed if accused has no objection
Four years after the Supreme Court placed all pending trials under Section 124A IPC (sedition) in abeyance, the Court has clarified that trial courts across...
Iran Bans Export of Enriched Uranium: Nuclear Talks at Crossroads
Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei (who assumed the position in March 2026 following the death of Ali Khamenei) issued a directive prohibiting the...
India's Foreign Policy Outreach: 100 Prime Ministerial Foreign Trips and the Evolution from Non-Alignment
India's Prime Minister completed 100 foreign trips to 80 countries since assuming office in May 2014, establishing a record for international outreach...
India-Africa Forum Summit IV Postponed: Ebola PHEIC and India-Africa Engagement
The Fourth India-Africa Forum Summit (IAFS-IV), scheduled to be held in New Delhi from May 28–31, 2026, was postponed by the Ministry of External Affairs...
CDSCO Declares Injectable Cosmetic Products Impermissible: Drug Regulatory Enforcement
The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) published a public notice listing injectable cosmetic products — including hyaluronic acid fillers...
India's Food Grain Production Target of 450 Million Tonnes by 2047: Agriculture Policy Analysis
The Union Agriculture Ministry has stated that India needs to raise its food grain production to 450 million tonnes by 2047 — a goal aligned with the Viksit...
DCGI Tightens Rules on Cosmetic Injections: Regulatory Framework Explained
The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) issued updated guidelines clarifying that injectable cosmetic products — including hyaluronic acid dermal...
Iran Asserts Control Over Hormuz Strait: Strategic and Legal Dimensions
Iran's newly established Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA) claimed control over waters south of the Strait of Hormuz, requiring all vessels transiting...
India's Rupee Defence: Rate Hike, Swaps, and NRI Dollar Mobilization
Following the rupee's fall to a historic low near 96.90 per US dollar, the RBI is actively evaluating a menu of stabilization measures: an interest rate...
India Issues Ebola Travel Advisory Amid WHO-Declared International Emergency
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issued a travel advisory cautioning Indian citizens against non-essential travel to the Democratic Republic of...
Indian War Memorial Inaugurated in Seoul: Commemorating India's Korean War Contribution
India's Defence Minister and South Korea's Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs jointly inaugurated the Indian War Memorial at Imjingak Park, Seoul on...
NCLAT Rules NCLT Cannot Directly Order SFIO Investigation: Jurisdictional Limits Under Companies Act
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) ruled that the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) does not have the authority to directly order a...
RBI Weighs Rate Hike and Forex Tools to Arrest Rupee Slide
The rupee depreciated to a fresh all-time low of approximately 96.90 against the US dollar in May 2026, prompting the Reserve Bank of India to hold internal...
Third India-Nordic Summit: Green Technology Partnership, UN Reform, and Strategic Convergence
The third India-Nordic Summit was held in Oslo, Norway on May 19, 2026, bringing together India and the five Nordic nations — Denmark, Finland, Iceland...
RBI Rate Hike Cycle Anticipated: MPC Framework, Inflation Dynamics, and Monetary Policy Tools
Standard Chartered Bank, in a forecast note, projected that the Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) would begin raising the repo rate as...
India-Italy Ties Elevated to Special Strategic Partnership: Key MoUs and Bilateral Framework
India and Italy elevated their bilateral relationship to the level of a Special Strategic Partnership during a summit in Rome, formalising a multi-sector...
ASUSE Q4 FY26: India's Unincorporated Businesses Reach 9.2 Crore
The NSO quarterly bulletin for January–March 2026 (Q4 FY26) recorded 9.2 crore unincorporated non-agricultural establishments in India — a 16.7%...
India-US Civil Nuclear Energy Collaboration: Renewed Momentum and New Frameworks
During the third edition of the Indo-US Strategic Partnership Forum (IUSPF), the US Envoy to India expressed confidence that 'big things' lie ahead in...
India-Egypt 5th Joint Working Group on Counter-Terrorism: Deepening Security Cooperation
The 5th Meeting of the India-Egypt Joint Working Group (JWG) on Counter-Terrorism was held in New Delhi on May 20–21, 2026, co-chaired by senior officials...
India's Measures to Contain Widening Current Account Deficit
The Union Commerce Minister stated that India is actively considering several measures to prevent the current account deficit (CAD) from widening further...
India's Unincorporated Non-Agricultural Sector: 9 Crore Establishments, 15 Crore Jobs
The National Statistical Office (NSO) released the latest Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises (ASUSE) data, showing that the number of...
India-Italy Elevate Ties to Special Strategic Partnership
India and Italy formally upgraded their bilateral relationship to a Special Strategic Partnership on May 20, 2026, following talks in Rome — the first...
India's Tea Sector: Record Exports Mask Deep Financial Stress from Climate Shocks and Rising Costs
The Indian Tea Association (ITA) has flagged acute financial stress in India's tea sector despite the country recording a historic export of 280.40 million...