May 27, 2026
48 articles published on this date
Air Pollution Cut India's Solar Power Output by 9.6% in 2023
A recent scientific study found that air pollution reduced India's solar power output by 9.6% in 2023, making India's loss one of the highest in the world...
Supreme Court Validates Bihar SIR: "Democracy Is About Eligible Voters"
The Supreme Court unanimously upheld the Election Commission of India's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, with the bench...
New Coal Mine Cleared in Hasdeo Forest High Conservation Zone
The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) recommended forest clearance for the Kente Extension...
Supreme Court Upholds Bihar SIR: ECI Can Examine Citizenship, Must Report Deleted Names
A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant upheld the constitutional validity of the Election Commission of India's Special Intensive Revision...
Tariffs to Carbon: The New Trade Rules Reshaping India's Global Commerce
From 1 January 2026, the European Union's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) entered its full enforcement phase, requiring importers to purchase CBAM...
Task Force Urges Quantum-Safe Encryption for India's Critical Sectors by 2027
A task force constituted under India's Department of Science and Technology (DST) — as part of the National Quantum Mission (NQM) — released a report titled...
India's Foodgrain Output Projected at Record 376.56 MT in 2025-26
The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare released the Third Advance Estimate of major agricultural crops for 2025-26 on May 27, 2026, projecting...
India-US Interim Trade Deal: Framework Negotiations and June 2026 Talks
A US trade negotiating team is scheduled to visit India from June 1–4, 2026, to advance discussions toward finalising an interim bilateral trade agreement....
SARTHAK-PDS Scheme: Cabinet Approves Rs 25,530 Crore Technology-Led Overhaul of Public Distribution System
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the SARTHAK-PDS umbrella scheme on May 27, 2026, with a central outlay of Rs 25,530 crore for five...
US Trade Delegation Visits India for Bilateral Trade Agreement Negotiations
A United States trade delegation, led by the Chief Negotiator, is scheduled to visit India from June 1–4, 2026 to advance negotiations on an India-US...
Supreme Court: Right to Trauma Care is an Integral Part of Right to Life Under Article 21
A Supreme Court bench declared that 'the right to trauma care of citizens is an integral part of the right to life' guaranteed under Article 21 of the...
Supreme Court Upholds Bihar Special Intensive Revision of Electoral Rolls
A Division Bench of the Supreme Court unanimously upheld the constitutional validity of the Election Commission of India's (ECI) Special Intensive Revision...
DGGI Launches GST Recovery Drive Against Online Gaming Firms After Supreme Court Ruling
Following the Supreme Court's ruling upholding 28% GST on the full bet value for online gaming platforms, the Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI)...
India's Index of Industrial Production Overhauled: New Base Year 2022-23 from June 2026
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is launching a revised Index of Industrial Production (IIP) series on June 1, 2026, shifting...
Assam Assembly Passes Uniform Civil Code Bill: Polygamy Banned, Live-In Relationships to be Registered
The Assam Legislative Assembly passed the 'Uniform Civil Code, Assam, 2026' by voice vote, making Assam the third Indian state after Uttarakhand and Gujarat...
Assam Uniform Civil Code: Marriage, Divorce, Inheritance, and Live-In Provisions Explained
The Assam Legislative Assembly passed the Uniform Civil Code, Assam, 2026, a comprehensive civil legislation that replaces religion-specific personal laws...
India Approves First Hydrogen Fuel Cell Train for Jind–Sonipat Route
The Railway Board approved the introduction of a 10-car hydrogen fuel cell-based DEMU (Diesel Electric Multiple Unit) trainset on the Jind–Sonipat section...
SARTHAK-PDS Scheme: Cabinet Approves Rs 25,530 Crore Technology-Led Overhaul of Public Distribution System
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the SARTHAK-PDS umbrella scheme on May 27, 2026, with a central outlay of Rs 25,530 crore for five...
India at the UNSC: Asserting the Right to Self-Defence Against Cross-Border Terrorism
On 27 May 2026, India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Parvathaneni Harish, delivered a sharp statement during the UN Security Council's...
SARTHAK-PDS Scheme: Cabinet Approves Rs 25,530 Crore Technology-Led Overhaul of Public Distribution System
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the SARTHAK-PDS umbrella scheme on May 27, 2026, with a central outlay of Rs 25,530 crore for five...
Assam Passes Uniform Civil Code: Provisions, Tribal Exemptions, and Legislative Debate
The Assam Legislative Assembly passed the Uniform Civil Code, Assam, 2026, making Assam the first state in the Northeast and the third state in India —...
AMCA: India Issues RFP to Private Consortiums for 5th-Generation Fighter Production
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) to three private sector consortiums for the manufacture and assembly of five prototypes of...
Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin): MGNREGS Replacement from July 2026
The Viksit Bharat — Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025 — commonly called VB–G RAM G — is set to come into force across India from...
Supreme Court Upholds Retrospective 28% GST on Online Gaming Companies
The Supreme Court upheld the Centre's imposition of 28% Goods and Services Tax (GST) on online money gaming, fantasy sports, and casino platforms...
SARTHAK-PDS Scheme: Cabinet Approves Rs 25,530 Crore Technology-Led Overhaul of Public Distribution System
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the SARTHAK-PDS umbrella scheme on May 27, 2026, with a central outlay of Rs 25,530 crore for five...
INS Kolkata Thwarts Piracy Attack on MV Mashallah 1 in the Western Indian Ocean
On 27 May 2026, Indian Naval Ship (INS) Kolkata foiled a suspected piracy attempt in the Western Indian Ocean, in the vicinity of the merchant vessel MV...
India Approves First Hydrogen Fuel Cell Train for Jind–Sonipat Route
The Railway Board approved the introduction of a 10-car hydrogen fuel cell-based DEMU (Diesel Electric Multiple Unit) trainset on the Jind–Sonipat section...
India's Foodgrain Production Hits All-Time High of 376.56 Million Tonnes in 2025-26
India's total foodgrain production in 2025-26 is estimated at 376.563 million tonnes (MT), an all-time record, representing a 5.3% increase over 357.732 MT...
Supreme Court Upholds 28% GST and Retrospective Tax Levy on Online Gaming Firms
The Supreme Court dismissed petitions filed by online gaming companies challenging the government's retrospective tax demand of approximately ₹1.5 trillion...
AMCA: India Issues RFP to Private Consortiums for 5th-Generation Fighter Production
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) to three private sector consortiums for the manufacture and assembly of five prototypes of...
India at the UNSC: Asserting the Right to Self-Defence Against Cross-Border Terrorism
On 27 May 2026, India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Parvathaneni Harish, delivered a sharp statement during the UN Security Council's...
Supreme Court Constitutes High-Powered Panel Under Home Secretary to Clean Yamuna
The Supreme Court constituted a high-powered committee chaired by the Union Home Secretary, directing it to prepare a comprehensive Yamuna Action Plan...
NCW Calls for Legislation to Codify Muslim Personal Law on Marriage and Divorce
The National Commission for Women (NCW) submitted a comprehensive recommendatory report on the rights of Muslim women in India to the Ministry of Home...
Mythos AI Risk: India Tests Critical Financial and Government Software for Vulnerabilities
India has initiated vulnerability assessments of critical financial and government software systems to evaluate their exposure to Anthropic's advanced AI...
AMCA: India Issues RFP to Private Consortiums for 5th-Generation Fighter Production
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) to three private sector consortiums for the manufacture and assembly of five prototypes of...
Forest Rights Act Compliance Concerns Over Great Nicobar Island Project
A formal letter was sent to the Ministry of Tribal Affairs flagging what was described as 'flagrant violations' of the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006 in the...
India's First Indigenous Hydrogen Fuel Cell Train Approved for Jind-Sonipat Route
Indian Railways has approved the introduction of a 10-car hydrogen fuel cell-based trainset on the Jind-Sonipat section of Northern Railway in Haryana...
US Delegation to Visit India for Interim Bilateral Trade Agreement Finalisation
A United States trade delegation, led by the chief negotiator, is scheduled to visit India from June 1–4, 2026, to finalise the details of an Interim...
Supreme Court Upholds 28% GST on Online Gaming and Affirms State Power to Ban Real-Money Games
A Supreme Court Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan, on 27 May 2026, delivered two landmark rulings on the same day concerning online gaming...
Supreme Court Upholds Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision of Electoral Rolls
A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court, comprising the Chief Justice of India and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul Pancholi, upheld the constitutional...
India-Canada Target $50 Billion Trade by 2030, Fast-Track CEPA Negotiations
India and Canada are intensifying negotiations on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), with both sides aiming to conclude the pact by end...
India-US Trade Negotiations: Delegation Visit for Interim Pact Finalisation
A senior United States trade delegation is scheduled to visit New Delhi from June 1 to 4, 2026, to advance bilateral trade negotiations. The primary...
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending Falls to 43.4% as Public Financing Expands: National Health Accounts 2022-23
The latest National Health Accounts (NHA) estimates for 2022-23 show that out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPE) as a share of total health expenditure has...
Supreme Court Upholds 28% GST on Online Gaming and Affirms State Power to Ban Real-Money Games
A Supreme Court Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan, on 27 May 2026, delivered two landmark rulings on the same day concerning online gaming...
India-US Trade Negotiations: Delegation Visit for Interim Pact Finalisation
A senior United States trade delegation is scheduled to visit New Delhi from June 1 to 4, 2026, to advance bilateral trade negotiations. The primary...
SARTHAK-PDS Scheme: Cabinet Approves Rs 25,530 Crore Technology-Led Overhaul of Food Distribution
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the SARTHAK-PDS scheme on 27 May 2026, with a financial outlay of Rs 25,530 crore covering five...
Supreme Court Upholds 28% GST on Online Gaming and Affirms State Power to Ban Real-Money Games
A Supreme Court Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan, on 27 May 2026, delivered two landmark rulings on the same day concerning online gaming...
SARTHAK-PDS Scheme: Cabinet Approves Rs 25,530 Crore Technology-Led Overhaul of Food Distribution
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the SARTHAK-PDS scheme on 27 May 2026, with a financial outlay of Rs 25,530 crore covering five...