July 01, 2026
36 articles published on this date
India hedges against US curbs on frontier AI, parses Washington’s access assurance carefully
A senior official from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeITY) stated that India will reduce reliance on US frontier AI systems by inv...
Ireland pretty hopeful of signing of EU-India FTA by year end: Irish Ambassador Kevin Kelly
The India–European Union Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations were concluded on 27 January 2026 at an India-EU Summit at Hyderabad House, New Delhi, after...
Rollout of Gen Bipin Rawat’s Integrated Battle Groups begins with China-focused 17 Mountain Strike Corps
The Government of India issued the formal sanction letter on July 1, 2026, marking the official commencement of Integrated Battle Group (IBG) rollout, beginn...
Takaichi in Delhi: From China to supply chains, what’s driving India & Japan’s strategic partnership
India has historically been Japan's largest recipient of Official Development Assistance (ODA) loans, a relationship dating to 1958 when Japan extended its f...
Maharashtra govt. tables Women Farmers’ Empowerment Bill in Assembly
The Maharashtra government tabled the Maharashtra Women Farmers' Empowerment Act, 2026 (L.A. BILL No. XLVIII OF 2026) in the State Legislative Assembly. The ...
No default bail if chargesheet filed but not provided to accused: Supreme Court
A Supreme Court bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh upheld a Bombay High Court decision rejecting a plea for default bail filed on...
Yes and no: On the erosion of India’s grassroots democracy
An editorial analysis has raised concern about the systematic erosion of Gram Sabha powers in India, particularly the right of Gram Sabhas to give or withhol...
National Stock Exchange of India public authority under RTI Act, says Delhi HC
A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court (comprising Justice C. Hari Shankar and Justice Om Prakash Shukla) dismissed an appeal filed by the National Stock E...
World Bank scraps climate finance targets after U.S. criticism
The World Bank's Board of Directors has approved an extension of the Climate Change Action Plan while dropping the commitment to direct 45% of its total fina...
VB-GRAM G workers to get a minimum of ₹300 per day as wage rates notified by Centre
With the VB-G RAM G Act coming into force on July 1, 2026, the Central Government has notified state-wise daily wage rates under the new scheme, setting a ma...
U.S. and Iran enter technical talks to secure peace deal, restart shipping
The United States and Iran are conducting lower-level technical talks through Qatari and Pakistani mediators in Doha, building on a framework agreement reach...
Watch: Japan’s PM Takaichi in India: Indo-Pacific Ties in Focus | Above the Fold | 01.07.2026
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrived in India for her first official bilateral summit — a three-day visit from 1–3 July 2026 — meeting with India's...
Unchecked AI progress may pose catastrophic risks, UN panel warns
A preliminary report by the UN's Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence, released on July 1, 2026, warned that AI development ...
India-Japan Annual Summit to focus on AI, chips & clean energy
The 16th India-Japan Annual Summit in New Delhi brought together the two governments to deepen cooperation across artificial intelligence, semiconductor supp...
Delhi govt notifies Delhi EV Policy 2026
The Delhi government formally notified the Delhi Electric Vehicles Policy 2026 on July 1, 2026, aiming to accelerate electric vehicle adoption, improve air q...
New rural job scheme VB-G RAM-G pays 10% more than MGNREGA
The Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025 (VB-G RAM G) came into force on July 1, 2026, replacing the Mahatma Gandhi N...
Beyond the sky: India’s Gagan now finds uses in other fields like marine navigation
India's GAGAN (GPS Aided GEO Augmented Navigation) system, originally developed for civil aviation, is being actively applied in marine navigation, telecommu...
Panel to adopt report on bill to sack PM, CMs on July 17
A Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill, 2025 is scheduled to meet on July 17, 2026, to adopt its final repor...
Govt likely to push PM-CMs jail bill in upcoming monsoon session
The Constitution (One Hundred and Thirtieth Amendment) Bill, 2025, commonly referred to as the "PM-CM Jail Bill," is expected to be taken up for debate in th...
Centre notifies minimum wage ₹300/day under VB-G RAM G
The Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025 (VB-G RAM-G) came into force on July 1, 2026, replacing the Mahatma Gandhi Nat...
GST collection surges 14% in June
Gross GST collections rose approximately 14% year-on-year to ₹1,94,812 crore in June 2026, compared to ₹1,71,105 crore in June 2025, driven primarily by a 34...
As Census begins, enumerators set out to map homes and households
The Houselisting and Housing Census (HLO) phase of Census 2027 — the 16th Indian Census — commenced on July 1, 2026 in Kerala and Nagaland, with field operat...
JPC likely to retain clause on removal of Ministers after 30 days in custody
The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill, 2025 is expected to retain its central provision: the automatic re...
Modi-Takaichi talks to focus on economic, energy security, AI, supply chains
The latest India-Japan Annual Summit brought together the two countries' heads of government to advance the Special Strategic and Global Partnership across f...
In the Strait of Hormuz, Iran draws its red lines
The Strait of Hormuz — the world's most critical energy chokepoint — was effectively closed to international shipping from late February 2026 following the o...
Global daily sea surface temperature breaks record in June 2026, hints at global marine heatwaves
Global average sea surface temperatures (SST) set new June records on June 21, 2026, reaching 20.98°C — surpassing the previous June peak of 20.83°C recorded...
Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi arrives in India for three-day official visit
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrived in New Delhi for a three-day official visit, marking her first bilateral visit to India as Prime Minister and ...
GST mop up grows 14% to ₹1.95 lakh crore in June
India's gross GST revenue stood at ₹1,94,812 crore in June 2026, reflecting approximately 14% year-on-year growth — the second-highest monthly collection fig...
GST collections rise 14% to ₹1.95 trillion in June, as tax revenue from imports soars
India's gross GST collections grew 13.9% year-on-year in June 2026, reaching approximately ₹1.95 lakh crore, up from ₹1.71 lakh crore in June 2025. Import-re...
A severe El Niño could threaten something essential to half of humanity — rice
A strengthening El Niño, amplified by climate change, is disrupting monsoon rainfall patterns across Asia, threatening production of rice — the staple crop p...
Why is the Indian Ocean Dipole in the news
With a "Super El Niño" now forecast for 2026, meteorologists have raised a key open question: whether the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) could recur in a positive...
Higher conviction in cases after full implementation of new criminal laws: Home Minister Shah
One year after the three new criminal laws came into force on July 1, 2024, official assessments indicate that conviction rates in criminal cases have improv...
The legal systems under which citizenship is acquired | Explained
Global debate has re-emerged over two foundational legal principles that determine how countries grant citizenship by birth: jus soli (right of the soil) and...
Super El Nino threat unseen since 1950 shaping up, says Australian Met body
Forecasts from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology and Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) indicate that a strong to very strong El Niño event is develo...
India, Japan eye LNG stockpiling partnership amid global supply uncertainty as Sanae Takaichi arrives today: Report
India and Japan agreed to establish a joint task force for LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) stockpiling cooperation, with the arrangement to be formalised through...
As VB - G RAM G comes into force today govt notifies enhanced wage rates
The Viksit Bharat — Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin), or VB-G RAM G, has officially come into force with the government notifying revised w...