June 28, 2026
27 articles published on this date
India–Seychelles Sign Extradition Treaty and Eight Other Agreements
India and Seychelles unveiled 19 outcomes following high-level talks between the two governments, marking a significant deepening of the bilateral...
India Reviews Enhanced Strategic Partnership with Mauritius on Sidelines of Seychelles Visit
On the sidelines of an official state visit to Seychelles, the Indian government held a bilateral meeting with Mauritius Prime Minister Navinchandra...
Government Flags 25 Tiger Reserves Needing Priority Intervention for Low Tiger Populations
The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has identified 25 of India's 58 tiger reserves as needing priority intervention due to critically low or...
India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement Enters into Force
The India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) — commonly described as the most ambitious bilateral trade deal of its kind — enters into...
Northeast India Floods: Cascading Risks to Power Supply, Logistics, and National Inflation
Severe monsoon floods in Northeast India, particularly across the Brahmaputra basin in Assam and adjoining states, have disrupted power generation, road and...
Strait of Hormuz Shipping Route Dispute: Iran's IRGC Asserts Transit Control
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy has warned commercial vessels that the only authorised transit routes through the Strait of Hormuz are...
West Bengal Introduces Uniform Civil Code Bill in State Assembly
West Bengal introduced a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill in the state Legislative Assembly during the ongoing budget session, aiming to replace...
Operation Amistad: India Deploys Field Hospital and Relief to Earthquake-Hit Venezuela
Indian humanitarian assistance under Operation Amistad — comprising a fully operational Army field hospital unit, two BHISHM Cubes, over 35 tonnes of relief...
India Deepens Indian Ocean Partnership at Seychelles' 50th Independence Day
India participated as Guest of Honour at Seychelles' 50th National Day (Golden Jubilee Independence Day), with an Assam Rifles marching contingent and an...
India–Seychelles Summit 2026: 19 Outcomes, Indian Ocean Diplomacy, and MAHASAGAR
India and Seychelles concluded a landmark three-day state visit — the first in 11 years — coinciding with the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations...
Uniform Civil Code: West Bengal Tables Bill: Constitutional and Legal Dimensions
The West Bengal Legislative Assembly saw the introduction of a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, making West Bengal the fourth state (after Uttarakhand, Assam...
India's Highest-Ever SDG Rank in 2026 Index: But Hunger and Wasting Persist
The 2026 Sustainable Development Report, released by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) at the Hamburg Sustainability Conference...
Anaemia Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan: Revised Guidelines Introduce 7x7x7 Strategy
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is set to release revised operational guidelines for the Anaemia Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (AMBA), transforming...
Iran-US Military Escalation: Strikes Near Strait of Hormuz and Threats to Diplomatic Talks
US Central Command (CENTCOM) conducted strikes on ten Iranian military targets at multiple locations in and near the Strait of Hormuz, in response to an...
India's Vision Document on Drug Control 2026–2029: A Three-Year Roadmap
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs unveiled the Vision Document on Drug Control (2026–2029), a three-year national roadmap released at the 10th Apex Level...
VB-G RAM G: India's New Rural Employment Law Replaces MGNREGA from July 2026
The Vikasit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) [VB-G RAM G] Act has come into force across India from July 1, 2026, replacing the...
ISRO Tests Semi-Cryogenic Engine at 175-Tonne Thrust: A Step Towards LVM3 Upgrade
ISRO successfully conducted a hot test of its Semi-Cryogenic Engine Power Head Test Article (PHTA) achieving 175 tonnes of thrust — 88% of the engine's...
India-Seychelles Defence Partnership: Patrol Vessel Transfer and Army March at Golden Jubilee
India's Prime Minister attended the 50th National Day (Golden Jubilee) celebrations of Seychelles on June 29, 2026, as the Guest of Honour — marking the...
GST at Ten Years: AI-Led Compliance, Unified Indirect Tax, and the Road Ahead
India's Goods and Services Tax (GST) completes ten years since its launch on 1 July 2017, marking a decade of the country's most significant indirect tax...
Operation Amistad: India Deploys BHISHM Cubes and Field Hospital to Earthquake-Hit Venezuela
India launched Operation Amistad ('friendship' in Spanish) to provide humanitarian assistance to Venezuela following twin earthquakes of magnitudes 7.2 and...
India Hands Over Made-in-India Patrol Vessel to Seychelles Coast Guard
India handed over an indigenously built Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV), PS LESPWAR, to the Seychelles Coast Guard, marking a significant step in bilateral...
AgriStack: India's Digital Public Infrastructure for Agriculture
The Digital Agriculture Mission, which includes AgriStack as its core Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) component, is scaling rapidly with over 8.48 crore...
Water Infrastructure as a Foundation for Climate-Resilient Agriculture and Food Security in India
A detailed analysis highlights how water infrastructure — encompassing large dams, reservoirs, canal networks, and micro-irrigation systems — functions as...
VB-G RAM G: State Fiscal and Wage Disputes Over Rural Employment Scheme
Several states — including Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, and Jharkhand — have raised objections to the 60:40 Centre–State funding pattern under the Viksit Bharat –...
States Consider Legal Challenge to VB-G RAM G Act Over Federal Concerns
Multiple state governments are considering filing a Supreme Court challenge against the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin)...
India's Strategic Crude Oil Reserves: Rising Import Dependence and Energy Security Gaps
India's dependence on imported crude oil crossed 90% in FY26, rising sharply from 54.9% in FY1999, as domestic production fell to 26 million metric tonnes...
EU Carbon Border Tax and India's MSME Compliance Support Framework
The Union government has committed to bearing 90 per cent of the compliance costs that MSMEs face under the European Union's Carbon Border Adjustment...