May 22, 2026
65 articles published on this date
India Signs WTO Bilateral Accession Protocol with Ethiopia 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...
Agni-1 Short-Range Ballistic Missile Successfully Test-Launched from Chandipur
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....
GIFT City IFSC Reviewed as Strategic Node in India's Global Financial Architecture
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...
India Chairs BRICS ICT Working Group Meeting Under 2026 Presidency
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) successfully organised and chaired the Second Meeting of the BRICS Working Group for Cooperation in Information...
India's Next-Generation Trade Pacts with Europe: Standards, Digital Trade, and Carbon Challenges
The Centre for Trade and Investment Law (CTIL) at the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), in collaboration with FICCI, organised a conference titled...
India Strengthens GHG Inventory Systems Ahead of Biennial Transparency Report Submission
A three-day national workshop on strengthening India's Greenhouse Gas (GHG) inventory systems was held at CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum (CSIR-IIP)...
DDWS Reviews Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 and Solid Waste Management Rules 2026 for Rural Implementation
The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS), under the Ministry of Jal Shakti, convened a national-level review meeting with Deputy...
Regional Workshop Reviews World's Largest Grain Storage Plan, White Revolution 2.0, and Cooperative Society Expansion
The Ministry of Cooperation convened a high-level regional workshop to review progress on three flagship initiatives: the World's Largest Grain Storage Plan...
BRICS Women's Working Group: India Leads Push for Women's Digital and Financial Inclusion
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...
India and Cyprus Elevate Bilateral Relations to Strategic Partnership
India and Cyprus elevated their bilateral relations to the level of Strategic Partnership during the state visit of Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides...
Smart Border Project Announced for Pakistan and Bangladesh Frontiers to Counter Infiltration and Demographic Change
The Ministry of Home Affairs announced a comprehensive Smart Border Project to be deployed along India's international borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh...
Supreme Court Refers UAPA Bail Question to Larger Bench Amid Conflicting Judgments
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...
Bail for Terror Accused on Grounds of Trial Delay: Supreme Court Examines UAPA and Anti-Terror Law Framework
Before the Supreme Court, the government invoked the hypothetical of serious terrorism convicts to challenge a bench judgment (Andrabi case) that had...
Centre and Ladakh Groups Agree to Create Elected Legislative Body for Union Territory
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 Ties Upgraded to Strategic Partnership with Defence Roadmap and Cybersecurity Pact
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...
Smart Border Project to Integrate Advanced Surveillance Along Pakistan and Bangladesh Frontiers
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...
States to Receive Devolved Funds Based on 16th Finance Commission Formula from 2026-27
States will receive their share of central taxes based on the revised horizontal devolution formula recommended by the 16th Finance Commission, applicable...
US Secretary of State Meets PM Modi; India Hosts Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting
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...
Index of Eight Core Industries April 2026: Weak Growth Signals Economic Stress
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...
Cyber Warfare and the Widening Gap in International Legal Accountability
Analysts and international law scholars increasingly argue that the pace of state-sponsored cyber operations is outstripping the ability of existing...
India's Five-Nation Diplomatic Tour: Energy Security, Green Transition, and Strategic Connectivity
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...
India Affirms Cyprus Sovereignty, Both Sides Call for Energising IMEEC at Bilateral Summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides held a bilateral meeting in New Delhi on May 22, 2026, marking the elevation of...
Centre and Ladakh Groups Agree to Create Elected Legislative Body for Union Territory
The Union Home Ministry and representatives of the Leh Apex Body (LAB) and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) have reached an 'in-principle' understanding...
US Secretary of State's India Visit: Repairing Bilateral Ties and Advancing Quad Architecture
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...
RBI Approves Record Surplus Transfer of Rs 2.87 Lakh Crore to Central Government
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...
Bank Economists Warn of Possible RBI Rate Hike in H2 FY27 Amid West Asia Conflict
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)...
Supreme Court Refers UAPA Bail Restrictions to Larger Bench Amid Delhi Riots Cases
The Supreme Court referred to a larger bench the legal question of whether prolonged incarceration and trial delay can override the stringent statutory bail...
CJI's Remarks on Environmental Activists Draw Opposition from Legal Community and Former Civil Servants
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...
ASSOCHAM on Inflation and the RBI Rate Decision: India's Position Among Global Peers
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...
IIT Roorkee Transfers Advanced Lithium-Ion Battery Electrode Technology for Commercial Scale-Up
IIT Roorkee has signed two technology transfer agreements with Cathion Energy Private Limited for the commercialisation of advanced lithium-ion battery...
RBI Approves Record Surplus Transfer of Rs 2.87 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...
India's Gross FDI Hits Record $95 Billion in FY26, But Net Inflows Remain Thin at $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 Governance Talks: In-Principle Agreement on Constitutional Safeguards and Elected Legislature
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...
Quad Foreign Ministers Convene in New Delhi on May 26
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...
Centre Commits to No New Hydropower Projects in Upper Ganga Basin Before Supreme Court
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...
Heat Stress Collapses Coral Ventilation System, Causing Fatal Oxygen Failure at 37°C
A new study published in the journal Science Advances has revealed a previously unknown physiological mechanism by which heat stress kills corals: the...
India and Cyprus Elevate Ties to Strategic Partnership, Sign Six Agreements
During the State Visit of Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides to India on 22 May 2026, India and Cyprus elevated their bilateral relationship from a...
RBI Board Approves ₹2,86,588 Crore Dividend: Record Transfer with Strengthened Risk Buffer
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...
SRS Statistical Report 2024: India's Accelerating Demographic Transition
The Registrar General of India released the Sample Registration System (SRS) Statistical Report 2024, revealing that India's demographic transition is...
India Blocks China's WTO Dispute Panel Request on IT Products and Solar PLI Scheme
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...
Deep-Sea Mining Dispute: ISA Chief Calls Unilateral Mining Bids Unlawful Under International Law
The Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority (ISA), Leticia Carvalho, has publicly declared that the push to mine the deep seabed in...
US Pauses $14 Billion Arms Sales to Taiwan Citing Iran War Priorities
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...
RBI Weighs 2013 Crisis Playbook as Rupee Hits 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...
Rupee at Record Low: India Revisits the 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...
US Pushes India to Expand American Energy Imports Ahead of Rubio's New Delhi 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...
India Tests Agni-1 Ballistic Missile, Months After MIRV-Capable Agni Trial
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...
IT Rules 2021 Amendments Set to Expand Digital Oversight to Ordinary Social Media Users
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) is expected to notify amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and...
India and Cyprus Elevate Ties to Strategic Partnership with Defence Roadmap
India and Cyprus have elevated their bilateral ties to a Strategic Partnership during the state visit of Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides to New...
Pakistan's Mediation Role in US-Iran Ceasefire Negotiations
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...
Supreme Court Questions Reservation Benefits for Economically Advanced Individuals Within Backward Classes
A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court (Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan) made sharp observations questioning why children of economically and...
RBI Keeps Inflation at Centre of Policy, Rules Out Rate Hikes to Defend Rupee
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...
RBI Transfers Record Rs 2.87 Lakh Crore 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...
Tropical Forests Losing Carbon-Absorbing Capacity as Temperatures Rise
A large-scale scientific study involving over 225 researchers across three continents has found that rising temperatures are measurably reducing tropical...
UAPA Bail Restrictions Referred to Larger Supreme Court Bench
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 Transfers Record ₹2.87 Lakh Crore Surplus as Fiscal Cushion Against Energy 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...
Parametric Heat Insurance Pilots Offer Automatic Payouts to India's Informal Workers: but Design Gaps Limit Reach
Parametric insurance pilots targeting informal women workers in Delhi and Faridabad automatically pay out cash when recorded temperatures cross pre-set...
CSIR-IICT's Anaerobic Gas Lift Reactor Technology Drives India's Compressed Biogas Expansion
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research – Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT), Hyderabad, has developed the Anaerobic Gas Lift...
RBI Transfers Record Rs 2.87 Lakh Crore 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...
India Blocks China's WTO Dispute Panel Request on Solar Sector Support Measures
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...
Agni-1 Ballistic Missile Successfully Test-Fired from Chandipur, Odisha
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...
Finance Commission Chair: Let Rupee Depreciate, '100 is Just a Number'
Arvind Panagariya, Chairman of the 16th Finance Commission, publicly advised the Reserve Bank of India to allow the Indian rupee to depreciate rather than...
India-US Energy Cooperation: Expanding LNG and Oil Trade Ties
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...
Governor's Discretion in Hung Assembly Situations: Constitutional Framework and Recent Practice
The 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections produced a fractured mandate, with the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) securing 108 seats — ten short of the 118...
India Blocks China's WTO Dispute Panel Request on IT and 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...
RBI's 623rd Central Board Meeting: Governance, Annual Accounts, and Surplus Approval
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...