July 11, 2026
36 articles published on this date
Election Commission Adds Parental Electoral-Roll Declaration to Form 6 for New Voters
The Election Commission of India updated the online version of Form 6 — the form used to register new voters — to add a declaration about whether the...
India-New Zealand Ties Upgraded: Trade Target Set Alongside Diaspora and Mobility Push
India and New Zealand elevated bilateral relations during a Prime Ministerial visit to New Zealand — the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to the...
Can the Government Order an OTT Platform to Remove Content? The Legal Framework Explained
A recent case in which a streaming platform withdrew a film from its Indian catalogue after government-linked review has revived questions about the legal...
NATO's European Pillar: Alliance Adjusts to Reduced US Security Role
European member states of NATO are preparing to take on a larger share of the alliance's conventional defence burden amid signals of reduced US commitment...
West Bengal Sets Up Review Panel for Its Draft UCC Bill
The West Bengal government issued a notification constituting a committee to review a draft Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill prepared for the state, citing the...
IITM Pune Study Finds Nearly a Quarter of Monsoon Rain Evaporates Before Reaching the Ground
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, a research institute under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, have found that roughly...
NIA Chargesheets Eight, Including Pakistan-Based Operative, in Ambala Police Station Blast Case
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) filed a chargesheet against eight accused in connection with an IED car bomb blast in the parking area of a police...
Container Manufacturing Scheme Rolls Out First India-Made Shipping Container
The first outcome of the ₹10,000 crore Container Manufacturing Promotion Scheme (announced in Union Budget 2026-27) materialised on 3 July, when an...
India-New Zealand Ties Elevated to Strategic Partnership with Roadmap to 2030
India and New Zealand elevated bilateral relations to a Strategic Partnership during talks in Auckland, endorsing a Roadmap to 2030 to structure cooperation...
Chhattisgarh Agrees to CWC-Mediated Talks on Mahanadi River Water Dispute
During a hearing before the Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal (MWDT), Chhattisgarh agreed to Odisha's proposal for negotiations mediated by the Central Water...
JPC on 130th Constitutional Amendment Bill Favours Suspension Over Automatic Removal of Jailed Ministers
A Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining a Constitutional Amendment Bill on removal of constitutional functionaries in custody has recommended...
India's First Hydrogen Train: How Fuel Cell Trains Work and Why They Haven't Scaled Globally
India's first hydrogen fuel-cell powered passenger train is set to be flagged off on the Jind–Sonipat route in Haryana, developed by the Integral Coach...
Higher Female Workforce Participation Could Add Up to $1.4 Trillion to India's GDP: Study
A study by the Centre for Social and Economic Progress (CSEP) estimates that raising female workforce participation in India could add between $700 billion...
India-New Zealand Ties Elevated to Strategic Partnership, Trade Target Set for 2030
India and New Zealand elevated their bilateral relationship to the level of a 'Strategic Partnership' during a Prime Ministerial-level visit to Auckland...
Former CJIs Tell JPC Simultaneous Elections Do Not Violate Federalism or Basic Structure
The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill, 2024 was told that six former Chief Justices of India, in their...
INS Mahendragiri and the Project 17A Frigates: Stealth Design and India's Maritime Doctrine
The Indian Navy commissioned INS Mahendragiri, the sixth Project 17A (Nilgiri-class) stealth-guided-missile frigate, built by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders...
INS Mahendragiri Commissioned: Sixth Project 17A Stealth Frigate Joins Indian Navy
The Union Defence Ministry commissioned INS Mahendragiri, the sixth Project 17A (Nilgiri-class) stealth frigate, into the Indian Navy at the Naval Dockyard...
Why Tribal Land Disputes Persist in Jharkhand Despite Legal Safeguards
Tribal land disputes continue to be reported across Jharkhand despite the state having some of India's oldest and strongest statutory protections against...
India Contests USTR's Forced-Labour Tariff Proposal: Section 301 and Trade Law
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) had initiated Section 301 investigations, covering around 60 economies, into failures to act on...
Ayodhya Title Dispute Verdict: Article 142, the Places of Worship Act, and the Doctrine of Complete Justice
The Supreme Court delivered its verdict in the long-pending Ayodhya title dispute, ruling that the disputed 2.77-acre site be handed over for the...
Monsoon Deficit Narrows Sharply, but Kharif Sowing Lags Last Year's Pace
India's cumulative southwest monsoon rainfall deficit narrowed sharply to 15% below normal, down from 38% a week earlier, following a week of rainfall...
Standard KAVACH Commissioned on Solapur-Wadi Section of Central Railway
Central Railway's Solapur Division commissioned the 'Standard' KAVACH Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system on the 149.476-km Solapur-Wadi route section...
UN Special Rapporteurs Flag Concerns Over Electoral Roll Revision Process
UN Special Rapporteurs raised concerns regarding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls carried out by the Election Commission of India, in...
Invasive Plants Drive Grassland Loss in Manas Tiger Reserve
Forest Department data from Assam's Bodoland Territorial Council show that grassland cover inside Manas Tiger Reserve has declined by 43.59% relative to its...
India Rolls Out Marine Export Zones to Build an Integrated Seafood Export Ecosystem
The government is setting up dedicated Marine Export Zones (MEZs) to build an integrated seafood ecosystem that combines farming, processing, and export...
West Bengal Constitutes Expert Panel to Examine Draft Uniform Civil Code Bill
The West Bengal government constituted a nine-member expert committee to examine a draft Uniform Civil Code (UCC) bill prepared for the state The committee...
Indian Navy as "Net Security Provider": From SAGAR to MAHASAGAR
At an official Navy commissioning event, the Ministry of Defence described the Indian Navy as not merely a fighting force but a 'guardian of India's...
Western Ghats Landslides Renew Focus on Early Warning Systems
A fresh spell of landslides across the Western Ghats during the monsoon season renewed scrutiny of India's landslide early warning infrastructure Heavy...
India-New Zealand Roadmap to 2030 Sets Trade Target and Maritime Security Architecture
India and New Zealand adopted a 'Roadmap to 2030' setting out commitments on investment, technology, maritime security, education, tourism, sport...
India Hosts 3rd BRICS Transport Ministers' Meeting in Nagpur
A two-day BRICS Transport Ministers' Meeting was held in Nagpur under India's BRICS Chairship for 2026. The meeting was organised under the theme 'Building...
India-New Zealand Ties Elevated to Strategic Partnership, FTA Follow-Through
India and New Zealand elevated their bilateral relationship to the level of a 'Strategic Partnership' during an official visit, the first visit by an Indian...
INS Mahendragiri Commissioned: Final Project 17A Stealth Frigate Joins the Navy
INS Mahendragiri, the seventh and final ship of the Project 17A (Nilgiri-class) stealth guided-missile frigate programme, was commissioned into the Indian...
Ken-Betwa River Link Project: Displacement Protests Revive Interlinking Debate
A protest by displaced residents, most of them women, has resumed on the banks of the Barana river near Kupi village in Madhya Pradesh, entering its fifth...
India-New Zealand Ties Elevated to Strategic Partnership Amid Indo-Pacific Outreach
India and New Zealand agreed to elevate their bilateral relationship to the level of a 'Strategic Partnership,' announced in Auckland The visit was the...
India-New Zealand Roadmap to 2030: Eighteen Pacts on Defence, Trade and Maritime Security
India and New Zealand elevated bilateral ties to a 'Strategic Partnership' and adopted the 'India-New Zealand Strategic Partnership: Roadmap to 2030,'...
India–New Zealand Strategic Partnership: Roadmap to 2030
India and New Zealand elevated their bilateral relationship to a 'Strategic Partnership' during an official visit by the Indian Prime Minister to New...