June 24, 2026
37 articles published on this date
PM chairs 52nd PRAGATI Meeting
The Prime Minister chaired the 52nd PRAGATI (Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation) meeting, reviewing infrastructure projects and public grievance...
Secretary, Rural Development Chairs High-Level Inter-Ministerial Consultation on Convergence Framework under VB–G RAM G Act, 2025
The Secretary, Department of Rural Development chaired a high-level inter-ministerial consultation on Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G), focusing o...
Reserve Bank of India (Commercial Banks - Responsible Business Conduct) Third Amendment Directions, 2026
The Reserve Bank of India issued the Third Amendment to the RBI (Commercial Banks — Responsible Business Conduct) Directions, 2025, on June 24, 2026, with pr...
Commerce Minister Goyal to travel to U.K. to review preparedness for rollout of trade deal
India's Commerce and Industry Minister visited the United Kingdom from June 25–27, 2026, for high-level meetings and industry outreach ahead of the India-UK ...
Foreign funding reboot: How govt has tightened FCRA rules
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) notified the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Rules, 2026 on June 22, 2026 — the tenth amendment to the FCRA Ru...
Not just a borderline difference: China’s readout on Doval-Wang meet differs from India’s
The National Security Advisor and China's Foreign Minister met on the sidelines of a BRICS NSA meeting in New Delhi in June 2026, in their capacity as Specia...
S&P cuts India's FY27 growth forecast to 6.6%, sees inflation at 5.1%
S&P Global Ratings revised India's real GDP growth forecast for FY27 (2026-27) downward to 6.6%, from a higher earlier estimate, citing energy stress, potent...
India, US inch closer to interim trade pact after fresh talks
India's Commerce Ministry and the United States Trade Representative (USTR) concluded two days of ministerial-level talks in June 2026, reporting significant...
RBI says no to special exposure relaxations for state NBFCs
The Reserve Bank of India declined requests from state government-owned Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) for special exposure relaxations, withdrawing...
RBI in wait-and-watch mode, no certainty on rate hike: Governor Sanjay Malhotra
RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra stated that an interest rate hike is premature, as inflation has not yet broadly impacted consumer prices across the economy. Th...
India-US trade talks are nearing the finish line. What’s at stake?
With India-US ministerial talks concluded in New Delhi on June 23–24, 2026, both sides are nearing the end of negotiations on a first-phase Bilateral Trade A...
Why government has tightened FCRA rules, and put religious conversion in focus
The Ministry of Home Affairs notified the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Rules, 2026 on June 22, 2026, introducing the most significant overhaul...
No breakthrough in India-US interim trade deal talks after Greer-Goyal meeting
Ministerial talks between India and the US on the first phase of the Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) concluded on June 24, 2026, without a finalised deal or ...
India, Mauritius to partner in container terminal development
India and Mauritius have formalized a partnership for joint development of a container terminal at Port Louis, Mauritius, reinforcing regional transshipment ...
Oman opens temporary Strait of Hormuz shipping routes, says no tolls will be charged
Oman coordinated with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to establish a temporary maritime corridor enabling vessels to transit the Strait of Horm...
India pharma sector shifts from generics to high-value innovation and biologics
India's pharmaceutical sector is undergoing a strategic shift: moving beyond bulk generics — the traditional strength — into complex generics, biosimilars, b...
India, U.S. note ‘substantial progress’ on trade deal talks as U.S. Trade Representative Greer ends two-day visit to Delhi
The US Treasury Secretary's visit to India in June 2026 coincided with high-level trade talks between both countries' commerce and economic teams, with both ...
U.N. nuclear agency boss signals that inspectors will visit Iran’s nuclear sites
The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed that inspectors would visit Iran's nuclear enrichment sites as a key componen...
FTA impact, import substitution, rupee payments at SEZ reforms panel meet June 30
A government-constituted committee reviewing India's Special Economic Zone (SEZ) policy is scheduled to hold a stakeholder consultation meeting on June 30, 2...
What constitutes a ‘workplace’ under POSH Act?
A High Court judgment delivered on June 16, 2026 set aside the findings of an Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) against an employee of the State Bank of In...
Global giants backing India’s shipbuilding boom, says shipping secretary
India's domestic shipbuilding sector is attracting global partners and investment interest, driven by a comprehensive ₹69,725 crore policy support package ap...
Piyush Goyal to visit London before India-UK CETA comes into force
The India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and the Double Contribution Convention (DCC) are scheduled to come into force on July 15, 2026...
Service output index to debut next month with FY25 base
India is set to debut its Index of Service Production (ISP) in July 2026, establishing the first formal high-frequency measurement mechanism for the services...
India, US move closer to interim trade deal after Goyal-Greer talks
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and US Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer concluded two days of ministerial-level talks in New Delhi (June 22–24, 2026...
India-China border trade via Lipulekh Pass to resume after 6 yrs
Border trade between India and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China via the Lipulekh Pass in Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh district is set to resume on June 26, ...
India to release first-ever monthly index tracking services sector output from July 14
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) will release India's first-ever Index of Services Production (ISP) on July 14, 2026, with the...
As FCRA restricts NGOs, Supreme Court had agreed that right to associate is not carte blanche for foreign funds
The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Rules, 2026 were notified on June 22, 2026 by the Ministry of Home Affairs, significantly tightening the regu...
India calls for Brics shared space economy
India's Space Ministry, under India's BRICS Chairship for 2026, proposed the creation of a "BRICS Space Economy" framework at a two-day Heads of Space Agenci...
Goyal heads to UK ahead of India-UK trade pact rollout
Senior officials from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry undertook a visit to the United Kingdom from June 25–27, 2026, to finalize pre-implementation arr...
Bangladesh joins International Big Cat Alliance as new member, count reaches 27
Bangladesh officially joined the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA), a treaty-based international conservation body headquartered in New Delhi and spearhe...
India targets $100 billion textile exports by 2030, focus on sustainability, FTAs
India has set a target of USD 100 billion in textile and apparel exports by 2030–31, up from USD 35.14 billion recorded in FY2025–26 — requiring roughly a th...
India, US conclude two-day trade talks
India and the United States concluded two days of ministerial-level talks in New Delhi on June 23–24, 2026, focused on finalising the first phase of a Bilate...
Speaker Birla to decide on TMC, Sena (UBT) defections before Monsoon Session
The Lok Sabha Speaker is examining disqualification petitions against MPs who have broken away from their parent parties — twenty of a major regional party's...
RBI Issues Amendment Directions on ‘Review of Framework of Limiting Customer Liability in Digital Transactions’
The Reserve Bank of India issued final Amendment Directions to its existing customer liability framework for digital transactions, effective January 1, 2027....
Fields of work by foreign-funded NGOs outlined, proselytisation excluded
The Ministry of Home Affairs notified amended Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Rules, 2026, introducing for the first time a comprehensive schedule that lis...
Rainfall 43% deficit so far, kharif crops likely to be hit: Government
The 2026 southwest monsoon deficit has deepened to 43% below the Long Period Average (LPA), intensifying concerns about kharif crop output, rural incomes, an...
Oman announces temporary maritime corridor for ships transiting through Hormuz
Oman announced the creation of a temporary maritime corridor through the Strait of Hormuz to facilitate the phased transit of vessels that had been stranded ...