June 30, 2026
34 articles published on this date
Kharif sowing slumps 23 pc amid delayed monsoon; key reservoirs level at 26 pc storage
Kharif crop sowing across India stood at 182.72 lakh hectares as of late June 2026 — down 23% from 236.46 lakh hectares in the same period the previous year ...
Banks NPA at multi-decadal low of 1.8pc, Indian financial system remains resilient: RBI report
The Reserve Bank of India's Financial Stability Report (FSR) released on June 30, 2026, reported that Gross Non-Performing Assets (GNPA) of Scheduled Commerc...
Domestic financial system remains resilient despite external shocks, says RBI report
The Reserve Bank of India released its Financial Stability Report (FSR) on June 30, 2026, concluding that India's domestic financial system remains resilient...
Cybersecurity rules proposed for smart vehicles to prevent malware risks
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has proposed draft rules introducing mandatory cybersecurity and software update management requirements ...
RBI’s FSR flags geopolitical risks to India despite West Asia truce
The Reserve Bank of India released its June 2026 Financial Stability Report (FSR), flagging that global financial stability risks remain elevated even as an ...
India adds 709 new species to its faunal database in 2025, 353 taxa to its flora
India added 709 new animal species and 353 plant taxa to its national biodiversity databases in 2025, as documented by the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) a...
India and Japan to renew focus on Indo-Pacific for the first visit by Prime Minister Takaichi
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi visited India for the 20th India-Japan Annual Summit, marking the first visit to India by this Prime Minister. The summ...
Indus Waters Treaty remains ‘valid, binding and operative’: Pakistan Deputy PM
Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister, speaking at an International Seminar on the Indus Waters Treaty (2026), declared the treaty "valid, binding and operative,"...
PM speaks to Iranian President ahead of state burial of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
India's leadership engaged with Iranian counterparts at the highest level in late June 2026, following the death of Iran's Supreme Leader in February 2026 an...
Criminal justice system’s digital push aims for a full roll-out by next year
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is on course for a full national rollout of the Interoperable Criminal Justice System (ICJS) by 2026-27, completing Phase ...
Operation Sindoor | K.C. Venugopal moves privilege notice against Rajnath for ‘misleading’ Parliament
A privilege notice was moved in the Lok Sabha against the Defence Minister alleging that statements made during a parliamentary debate on a military operatio...
GatiShakti, reforms & Aatmanirbharta: Inside PM Modi's marathon meet with top govt officials
The Prime Minister held an extended meeting with senior secretaries across central ministries to review progress on governance reforms and ease of living and...
In Graphics: How GST cuts triggered a rally for Indian businesses
Government analysis of the September 2025 GST rate rationalisation reveals a significant expansion of the indirect tax base in the second half of FY2025-26, ...
Iran president Pezeshkian briefs PM Modi on Middle East tensions, way forward
India's Prime Minister and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian held a telephonic conversation amid heightened tensions in West Asia. Iran's President briefed...
Govt approves proposal to amend Khadi and Village Industries Commission Act
The Union Cabinet approved a proposal to amend the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) Act, 1956, signalling a significant legislative overhaul of...
Amit Shah launches FCRA 2.0 portal: Monitoring foreign donations in real time gets a boost
The Union Home Ministry launched the FCRA 2.0 Portal on 30 June 2026, a redesigned digital platform for compliance, monitoring, and enforcement under the For...
U.S. Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump’s proposed limits
The United States Supreme Court issued a 6–3 ruling on June 30, 2026, upholding birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment, firmly rejecting an executiv...
Imprint of El Nino, other weather patterns on India’s deficit June 2026 rainfall
India's June 2026 southwest monsoon opened with a steep 40% rainfall deficit against the long-period average, the worst June performance in recent memory, wi...
RBI releases the Financial Stability Report, June 2026
The Reserve Bank of India released the June 2026 edition of the Financial Stability Report (FSR), a biannual publication reflecting the collective assessment...
Shipping conglomerate MSC group acquires 49 pc stake in Vizhinjam Port for over Rs 13,000 crore
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) Group, through its terminal arm Terminal Investment Limited (TiL), has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a ...
23 Opposition parties write to Chief Justice of India over SIR
Twenty-three opposition parties and an independent Rajya Sabha MP jointly wrote to the Chief Justice of India, expressing concerns about the Election Commiss...
How similar are Uttarakhand, Gujarat and Assam’s Uniform Civil Codes?
Uttarakhand (February 27, 2025), Gujarat (March 24, 2026), and Assam have each enacted their own Uniform Civil Codes — making them the first three states in ...
Switzerland’s MSC to acquire 49% stake in Adani’s Vizhinjam port in Kerala for ₹13,220 crore
Terminal Investment Limited (TIL), a unit of Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) — the world's largest container shipping line — agreed to acquire a 49% sta...
India plans to add strategic fuel reserves after Iran war shock
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has constituted a committee to examine the expansion of India's Strategic Petroleum Reserves (SPR), prompted by sup...
Kharif sowing slumps 23% amid delayed monsoon; key reservoirs level at 26% storage
Total kharif crop sowing stood at 182.72 lakh hectares as of late June 2026 — down 23% compared to 236.46 lakh hectares at the same point last year — as the ...
UN report flags $800 billion climate fund gap in Asia-Pacific, calls for synergistic action
A United Nations report has flagged an $800 billion annual climate finance gap facing the Asia-Pacific region, calling for synergistic, integrated, and trans...
Strait of Hormuz: Strategic chokepoint in shadow of geopolitics
The Strait of Hormuz has emerged as a central flashpoint in ongoing negotiations to end the Middle East conflict, even after a preliminary agreement was reac...
Twenty-three parties, Independent MP write to Chief Justice on SIR, role of EC
Twenty-three political parties, along with an Independent Member of Parliament, jointly wrote to the Chief Justice of India raising concerns over the Electio...
US, India trade deal in ‘final steps’: Sergio Gor
The US Ambassador to India stated that the India-US Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) is in its "final steps," with most of the deal complete and only a few it...
The human cost of India’s new welfare architecture, explained in charts
Analysis drawing on Azim Premji University research documents a structural shift in India's welfare architecture — from a rights-based framework anchored in ...
What India’s 12 ‘operationally deployed’ nuclear warheads really mean
The SIPRI Yearbook 2026 (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute) reported that India has, for the first time during peacetime, operationally deploy...
As new Rajya Sabha MPs take oath, NDA edges closer to two-thirds mark
Following a fresh round of Rajya Sabha elections for 27 seats (concluded June 28, 2026), the ruling alliance gained additional seats in the upper house, push...
Emerging technologies will define next phase of India-US ties: Ambassador Kwatra
India's Ambassador to the United States identified artificial intelligence (AI) and semiconductors as the defining pillars of the next phase of India-US coop...
'It's in last 1 or 2%': US envoy Sergio Gor declares India-US trade pact nears finish line
The US Ambassador to India declared the India-US Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) is in its final stages, with only around 1–2% of details remaining to be res...