May 31, 2026
17 articles published on this date
Election Commission's Power to Examine Citizenship for Electoral Rolls: Supreme Court Verdict on SIR
The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional and statutory validity of the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls...
The Weakening Aravalli Shield: Dust Storms, Desert Encroachment, and the Gangetic Plains
Severe dust storms originating from Churu district in Rajasthan — a desert-fringe zone near the Thar — have highlighted the deteriorating effectiveness of...
India-Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Enters into Force
The India-Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), signed on December 18, 2025, came into force on June 1, 2026 — marking a significant...
NFHS-6: India's Sixth National Family Health Survey: Key Findings
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare released the National Family Health Survey–6 (NFHS-6) covering data collected in 2023–24, surveying approximately...
New IIP Series with 2022-23 Base Year Launched: Credit-Debit Cards In, Sewing Machines Out
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released a revised Index of Industrial Production (IIP) series with a new base year of...
US Proposes Tariff Lock-In for India to Shield Against Section 301 Penalties
A visiting US trade team in New Delhi proposed locking in India's tariff levels as part of an interim trade agreement, insulating Indian exports from...
Gaganyaan and India's Human Spaceflight Ambitions: Shubhanshu Shukla Prepares for Second Mission
Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, who served as mission pilot aboard Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) to the International Space Station in 2025, is preparing for his...
PMFBY Crop Insurance and the Beed Formula: Protecting Farmers Against El Niño
A super El Niño threat in 2026 has intensified the debate over which crop insurance model — the standard PMFBY structure or the Maharashtra-pioneered 'Beed...
India-US Bilateral Trade Agreement Negotiations Advance Across Multiple Fronts
India and the United States began four days of chief-negotiator-level trade talks in New Delhi on June 1, 2026, aiming to finalise the interim trade...
India's Coal Gasification Push: Syngas, High-Ash Challenges, and Import Substitution
The Union Cabinet approved a ₹37,500 crore scheme to promote new surface coal and lignite gasification projects aimed at producing syngas and downstream...
Scaling Farm Mechanisation to Curb Stubble Burning: Government Targets 1.5 Lakh Small Farmers
The government has announced a plan to extend agricultural machinery access to 1.5 lakh (150,000) small and marginal farmers through an outlay of ₹8,550...
Supreme Court's Suo Motu Jurisdiction: Constitutional Basis and the Risk of Primetime-Driven Cognisance
An analysis of the Supreme Court's increasing reliance on suo motu cognisance has raised concerns about a once 'rare but highly visible' jurisdiction...
Indian Railways' Near-Complete Electrification Cuts Diesel Consumption by Over 60%
Indian Railways has electrified 99.6% of its broad-gauge network, covering 69,873 route kilometres out of approximately 70,001 km, completing what was...
India-US Chief Trade Negotiators Begin Four-Day Talks to Finalise Interim Agreement
India and the United States commenced four days of high-level trade negotiations in New Delhi on June 1, 2026, aimed at finalising the details of an interim...
RBI Annual Report Flags Services Exports and Remittances as Current Account Anchors for FY27
The Reserve Bank of India's Annual Report for 2025-26 projects that India's current account balance in FY27 will be supported by robust growth in software...
India-Oman CEPA: Zero-Duty Access for Nearly All Indian Goods from June 1
The India-Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) came into force on June 1, 2026, granting Indian goods 100% duty-free access to Oman...
India Signs BrahMos Cruise Missile Deal with Vietnam
India has signed a defence agreement with Vietnam for the supply of BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles, as confirmed by the Defence Secretary at the...