May 30, 2026
8 articles published on this date
India Seals BrahMos Missile Deal with Vietnam; Indonesia Finalisation Imminent
A deal to supply BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles to Vietnam, signed during the last fiscal year (2025-26), was officially confirmed at the Shangri-La...
India's Coal Gasification Push: Energy Security and Import Substitution
The Union Cabinet approved a ₹37,500 crore incentive scheme for surface coal and lignite gasification projects, targeting gasification of approximately 75...
Strait of Hormuz: The Global Energy Chokepoint at the Centre of the US-Iran Crisis
Since late February 2026, shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has been severely disrupted following the outbreak of a US-Israeli military campaign...
BrahMos Missile Export Deals: Vietnam Contract Signed, Indonesia in Final Stages
Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh, speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on May 30, 2026, confirmed that a BrahMos missile deal with Vietnam...
Genome Sequencing and the Genome India Project: Science and Policy Explained
The Genome India Project, funded and coordinated by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), completed the sequencing of 10,074 whole genomes from 83 diverse...
India Hosts Myanmar's Head of State: Strategic Interests and Security Stakes
Myanmar's head of state Min Aung Hlaing — who led the February 2021 military coup and subsequently became President following disputed April 2026 elections...
India's Role in UN Peacekeeping: International Peacekeepers Day 2026
The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers was observed on May 29, 2026 — the date marks the Security Council's establishment of the first UN...
CSR Funds Now Accessible to Non-Profits Through Social Stock Exchange
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs amended Schedule VII of the Companies Act, 2013 to allow companies to channel Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds...