June 23, 2026
56 articles published on this date
Rice, maize, or sugarcane? India’s ethanol push triggers debate over agricultural concerns, subsidies
India's Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme has achieved its flagship 20% blending target (E20) in 2025, five years ahead of the original 2030 target — a ...
Engine core by 2030, test flight by 2034, production by 2036: Rolls-Royce makes final pitch to power AMCA
A leading British aerospace firm submitted its final proposal to co-develop a 120 kN-class jet engine for India's fifth-generation Advanced Medium Combat Air...
Goyal, US Trade Representative Greer begin talks on trade pact
High-level ministerial talks on the first phase of the India-US Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) formally commenced in New Delhi on June 23, 2026. The meeting...
Illegal immigrants from Banglaesh, Myanmar | Pushback, detention and deportation laws explained
India has intensified action against illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and Myanmar, with authorities using three distinct but often conflated mechanisms: pu...
Israel targeted Gaza children resulting in genocide, UN inquiry says
The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory released a report in June 2026 finding that Israeli authorities ...
BRICS can play a key role in tackling terrorism: PM
At the BRICS National Security Advisors (NSA) conclave hosted by India in New Delhi (June 22–23, 2026), BRICS NSAs and heads of delegation met under India's ...
El Nino effect: Centre says 111 districts with ‘poor irrigation facilities’ are a concern
The Central government's assessment has identified 315 districts as monsoon-vulnerable in 2026, of which 111 districts across 12 states are flagged as primar...
11 ships headed to India after crossing Hormuz. At least 12 Indian-flagged vessels still in region
Eleven ships headed to India successfully crossed the Strait of Hormuz following the US-Iran MoU signed on June 17, 2026; at least twelve Indian-flagged vess...
UN adopts resolution to ensure perpetrators of crimes against peacekeepers face justice
The UN Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2823 (2026) on June 23, 2026, strengthening accountability for crimes committed against UN peacekeeper...
Japan PM Takaichi to give Assam a miss next month, New Delhi to host India-Japan summit
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will visit India from July 1–3, 2026, for her first overseas visit to India since taking office. The summit venue was ...
No bar for granting leave to convicts pending appeals against their conviction, orders five-judge Larger Bench of Madras High Court
A five-judge Larger Bench of the Madras High Court — comprising Chief Justice S.A. Dharmadhikari, Justice C.V. Karthikeyan, Justice A.D. Jagadish Chandira, J...
India should look beyond generics if it wants bigger share of global pharma pie, says NITI Aayog
NITI Aayog's Trade Watch Quarterly report (June 2026) highlighted that India, despite being the world's third largest pharmaceutical producer by volume, capt...
IMO, Oman announce plan to evacuate ships, 11,000 seafarers stranded in Persian Gulf
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) and Oman jointly announced a phased plan to evacuate over 11,000 seafarers stranded aboard vessels in the Persi...
Rubio arrives in UAE with aim to head off Gulf Arab unease over tentative Iran deal
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Abu Dhabi (UAE) on June 23, 2026, on the first leg of a three-nation Gulf tour (UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain), aimed at ...
Ladakh observes shutdown over Centre’s ‘missing’ draft, new policy push
Ladakh observed a complete shutdown to protest the Union government's failure to release a promised draft on statehood and Sixth Schedule status, with demons...
NSA Doval meets Russian counterpart Shoigu, discusses bilateral ties
India's National Security Advisor (NSA) met Russia's Secretary of the Security Council Sergei Shoigu on 23 June 2026 on the sidelines of the 16th BRICS Natio...
11 India-bound ships transited Strait of Hormuz after US-Iran MoU: MEA
Following the US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on June 17, 2026, eleven India-bound vessels successfully transited the Strait of Hormuz, acco...
Wang calls for China, Russia to strengthen cooperation for making BRICS leading force of Global South
On the sidelines of India's BRICS National Security Advisors conclave (June 22–23, 2026, New Delhi), Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met Russian Security Co...
India-US trade talks gather pace as tariff clock ticks
India and the United States held high-level trade negotiations in New Delhi on June 23–24, 2026, focused on finalising key aspects of an interim Bilateral Tr...
Ladakh observes complete shutdown, accuses Centre of 'dilly dallying' over pending demands
A region-wide shutdown was observed across Ladakh on June 23, 2026, called by two civil society bodies — the Leh Apex Body (LAB) and the Kargil Democratic Al...
Govt draws up contingency plans for 315 districts amid 42% rain deficit
India is facing a 42% rainfall deficit in the early phase of the 2026 southwest monsoon, attributed in part to a developing El Nino event. The Union Agricult...
MHA notifies FCRA rules defining religious activities, tightens compliance
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) notified amended Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Rules, 2026, introducing for the first time a formal schedule defining ...
India to resume train coach exports to Bangladesh, first shipment since Sheikh Hasina's ouster likely in July
India is set to export a rake of up to 20 broad-gauge passenger coaches to Bangladesh in July 2026 — the first export shipment since the political transition...
India's private sector growth slows to three-month low in June as demand weakens, costs rise: HSBC PMI
India's HSBC Flash Composite Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) fell to 57.4 in June 2026 from 59.3 in May — a three-month low, marking the weakest expansion s...
NITI Aayog proposes pharma chapter for future FTAs, urges India to move up value chain
NITI Aayog's Trade Watch Quarterly report (June 2026) proposed a standardised pharmaceutical chapter as a mandatory component in all future Free Trade Agreem...
Hormuz reopening to ease supply chains, strengthen energy security: Doval
India's National Security Adviser expressed cautious optimism about a US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on June 17, 2026, which has facilitate...
NSA Ajit Doval, Wang Yi discuss ties; imperative to respect each other’s core interests, says China foreign minister
On June 22, 2026, India's National Security Adviser and China's Foreign Minister held a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 16th BRICS NSA Meeting in N...
315 districts mapped for contingency measures to rescue farming operation as rain deficit rises to 43%
The Union government has drawn up district-level contingency plans for 315 districts identified as vulnerable to a weak monsoon, as the 2026 kharif season be...
56 critical and strategic mineral blocks auctioned till date: Government
The Ministry of Mines has completed the auction of 56 critical and strategic mineral blocks across seven tranches, achieving an overall success rate of appro...
FCRA Rules tightened: NGOs must declare social media accounts, stick to specified activities; political content barred
The Central Government has amended the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Rules under the FCRA, 2010, introducing several new compliance requirements for NGOs...
West Asia war LIVE updates: India welcomes U.S.-Iran peace MoU, says Hormuz opening will boost energy supplies
India welcomed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the United States and Iran that aims to reduce tensions, reopen the Strait of Hormuz to commercial...
RSS-affiliated farmer body seeks denotification of Bt cotton seeds
Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM), an RSS-affiliated farmers' and economic nationalist organisation, has formally demanded the denotification (withdrawal of approv...
Indian children among most exposed to extreme heat, drought, and multiple climate hazards: UNICEF Report
The UNICEF Children's Climate Risk Report 2026, released on 16 June 2026, identifies Indian children as among the world's most exposed to extreme heat, droug...
India-US trade talks begin amid farmers’ concerns over agriculture market
As India-US trade talks commenced in New Delhi (June 22–23, 2026), farmers' organisations and agricultural stakeholders raised concerns about the potential m...
Goyal, US Trade Representative Greer begin talks on trade pact
US Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer arrived in New Delhi on June 22, 2026 for a two-day official visit — the first in-person ministerial-level enga...
Wang Yi calls for India, China to accelerate resumption of stalled dialogue mechanisms
China's Foreign Minister called on India and China to "accelerate the resumption of stalled dialogue mechanisms" during a bilateral meeting held on the sidel...
India, US begin high-level trade talks as two nations rework deal amid tariff changes
High-level trade talks between India and the US have reopened to rework the bilateral trade framework after a US Supreme Court ruling in February 2026 struck...
Analysis: Stretching ‘information’ to include Telegram
The Delhi High Court has upheld a temporary government-ordered blocking of the Telegram messaging platform in its entirety, invoking Section 69A of the Infor...
Iran-U.S. MoU has had a positive impact on energy, fertiliser flow to India: MEA
On June 17, 2026, the United States and Iran signed the Islamabad Memorandum — a framework agreement formally ending the 2026 Iran war — which included reope...
Daily Quiz | On history of the treaties and territory of Antarctica
23 June 2026 marks the 65th anniversary of the Antarctic Treaty entering into force (23 June 1961), making it one of the longest-standing international envir...
Congo’s Ebola outbreak has most cases in first month of any African outbreak, WHO says
An Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo strain of the virus was declared in the Ituri Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on 15 May 202...
Iran says UN watchdog will not be allowed to inspect bombed nuclear sites
Iran's Foreign Ministry has stated that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will not be permitted to inspect Iran's nuclear facilities that were da...
Moving decisively towards finalizing trade deal with India, says US Ambassador Gor
The US Ambassador to India stated that the US is moving "decisively" toward finalising a bilateral trade agreement with India, with active high-level negotia...
Delayed rains likely to hit sowing of kharif crops, advance preparations underway: Chouhan
Deficient rainfall — running 43% below the long-period average — is threatening on-time sowing of kharif crops across at least 315 districts, with 111 distri...
India prepares contingency plans for 315 districts as monsoon falters
The Union Ministry of Agriculture has mapped 315 districts across twelve states — including Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Uttar Pradesh — as vulnerable to...
India launches anti-dumping probe into electrical steel imports from China, 3 other nations
India's Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has initiated an anti-dumping investigation into imports of Cold Rolled Grain Oriented (CRGO) electrical...
"Got to build on that and not go backwards": British MP Bob Blackman on India-UK FTA
The India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) — India and the UK's first comprehensive Free Trade Agreement — will enter into force on 15 Ju...
Piyush Goyal, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer begin talks on trade pact
India's Commerce and Industry Minister and the US Trade Representative held two-day ministerial-level talks to advance the first phase of the India-US Bilate...
WTO to set up dispute panel in China's case against India's solar, IT goods measures
A WTO Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) panel has been established to adjudicate China's challenge to Indian measures covering solar cells, solar modules, and in...
Shah directs Nafed, NCCF to eliminate middlemen, buy pulses and oilseeds directly from farmers
The Ministry of Cooperation directed NAFED and NCCF to procure all pulses and oilseeds directly from farmers within two years, eliminating intermediaries fro...
Shutdown across Ladakh as LAB, KDA push for 'credible dialogue' with Centre
Ladakh observed a complete shutdown on June 23, 2026, called jointly by the Leh Apex Body (LAB) and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) — two civil society ...
RBI issues Final directions on Trade Receivables Discounting System (TReDS)
The Reserve Bank of India issued final Reserve Bank of India (Trade Receivables Discounting System) Directions, 2026 on June 23, 2026, following a public con...
Reserve Bank of India (Trade Receivables Discounting System) Directions, 2026
The Reserve Bank of India issued the Reserve Bank of India (Trade Receivables Discounting System) Directions, 2026 on June 23, 2026, consolidating and modern...
Piyush Goyal-Greer talks start today, trade surplus with US down over 40%
Ministerial-level India-US trade negotiations commenced on 23 June 2026, with the Commerce Ministry and the US Trade Representative's office holding structur...
Plassey: Remembering the 1757 battle that birthed the British empire in India
The 269th anniversary of the Battle of Plassey falls on June 23, 2026 — the battle was fought on 23 June 1757 in Palashi village (present-day West Bengal), o...
Western Ghats: What is the ESA plan for conservation, why states are opposing it
The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has issued successive draft notifications to declare parts of the Western Ghats as Ecologic...