July 15, 2026
38 articles published on this date
India-UK CETA Takes Effect: MSME and Agri-Export Provisions Explained
The India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) formally entered into force on 15 July 2026, alongside a companion Double Contribution...
Jammu and Kashmir's Statehood Restoration: The Constitutional Pathway
Jammu and Kashmir has continued to function as a Union Territory with a legislature since the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 took effect on 31...
The Non-Proliferation Treaty's Built-In Hierarchy: Understanding the NPT Framework
A recent commentary examines the structural design of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), arguing that the treaty...
Cabinet Approves Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme (MPMS/PLI 2.0) Alongside Semicon 2.0: ₹1.9 Lakh Crore Electronics Push
The Union Cabinet approved two linked schemes with a combined outlay of nearly ₹1.9 lakh crore: the Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme (MPMS), commonly...
Cabinet Approves Semicon Mission 2.0, National Urea Investment Policy and Varanasi Highway Projects
The Union Cabinet approved 'Semicon 2.0', a new phase of the India Semiconductor Mission, with a total outlay of ₹1,27,500 crore to build design...
₹1.9 Lakh Crore Combined Push for Semiconductors and Mobile Manufacturing: Reading the Two Schemes Together
The Union Cabinet approved two manufacturing schemes in a single sitting with a combined outlay of nearly ₹1.9 lakh crore: Semicon 2.0 (₹1.27 lakh crore)...
Semicon Mission 2.0 Approved: Rs 1.27 Lakh Crore for India's Chip Ecosystem
The Union Cabinet approved the second phase of the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM 2.0) with a total outlay of Rs 1.27 lakh crore The scheme is projected...
One Nation, One Election: Election Commission's Six-Month Readiness Signal and the Constitutional Mechanism
The Election Commission has communicated to the Joint Parliamentary Committee examining the simultaneous elections bills that it can operationalise 'One...
Data Breach at Kudankulam Nuclear Plant Exposes Critical Infrastructure Security Gaps
Nearly 19,000 files (14.3 GB) linked to the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) — India's largest nuclear power station — surfaced on a dark web leak...
Semicon 2.0 Cleared: Cabinet Widens Chip Mission to Six Pillars Across the Value Chain
The Union Cabinet approved Semicon 2.0, the second phase of the India Semiconductor Mission, with a budget outlay of ₹1.27 lakh crore. The programme is...
Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme Approved: ₹62,500 Crore to Build Domestic Brands and Components
The Union Cabinet approved the Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme (MPMS) with a budgetary outlay of ₹62,500 crore The scheme runs for five financial years...
India-UK Trade Pact: Tariff Concessions, Sensitive Sectors and Regulatory Chapters
With the India-UK trade agreement in force from 15 July 2026, India's own tariff concessions to UK-origin goods took effect alongside the UK's concessions...
Cabinet Approves National Investment Policy for Urea (NIPU-2026) to Cut Import Dependence
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the National Investment Policy for Urea, 2026 (NIPU-2026), to attract fresh investment in domestic urea...
US Strikes on Greater Tunb Island: Strait of Hormuz Tensions and India's Energy Stakes
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) conducted a 90-minute wave of airstrikes on Greater Tunb Island, a landform in the Strait of Hormuz, beginning around 6...
Global Bids Invited for 10 GWh Grid-Scale Battery Storage Under the ACC PLI Scheme
A global tender was released inviting bids for setting up 10 GWh of Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) battery manufacturing capacity earmarked for Grid-Scale...
India Adds Record 29 GW Solar-Wind Capacity in H1 2026: NDC and Grid Integration Angle
India added a record 29 GW of combined solar and wind capacity between January and June 2026 (H1 2026), according to official capacity-addition data. Solar...
China's Yarlung Tsangpo Mega Dam on the Brahmaputra: Assessing Downstream Impact on India
Construction is underway on the Medog (Motuo) Hydropower Station, a planned 60,000 MW run-of-the-river project on the Yarlung Tsangpo river in Tibet...
India-UK CETA Comes into Force: Tariff Cuts, Rules of Origin and Social Security Pact
The India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) came into force on 15 July 2026, alongside a companion Double Contribution Convention (DCC)...
Semicon Mission 2.0 Approved: ₹1.27 Lakh Crore for India's Chip Ecosystem
The Union Cabinet approved the second edition of the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM 2.0) with a budgetary outlay of ₹1.27 lakh crore The approval was...
India-UK CETA Comes Into Force: What Changes in Tariffs, Mobility, and Social Security
The India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), signed in London on 24 July 2025, came into effect on 15 July 2026, alongside a companion...
India Semiconductor Mission 2.0 Approved with ₹1.27 Lakh Crore Outlay
The Union Cabinet approved the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) 2.0 with an outlay of ₹1.27 lakh crore, expanding the incentive framework for the country's...
India Amends Foreign Trade Policy to Prohibit Imports Made Using Forced Labour
The central government amended the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP), 2023, through a Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) gazette notification to prohibit...
Mob Attack on Assam Rifles Camp in Manipur's Senapati: Ceasefire Ground Rules and Internal Security Framework
A mob resorted to stone-pelting, arson, and vandalism at an Assam Rifles camp in Senapati town, Manipur, on the night of July 14-15 The incident followed an...
How ISRO's Gaganyaan Crew Module Is Engineered to Survive Re-Entry
Ahead of the uncrewed Gaganyaan-1 (G1) test flight, explainers on the mission have detailed how the Crew Module and Service Module are engineered to survive...
New Tehsils and Districts in Ladakh: Administrative Reorganisation Explained
Ladakh's administration has rolled out an expanded set of tehsils and operationalised new districts across the Union Territory Seventeen new tehsils have...
Iran Strikes Jordan, Bahrain and Kuwait Amid Renewed US Blockade: Gulf Collective Defence and Evacuation Corridors
Iran's retaliatory strikes extended to Jordan, whose military reported intercepting missiles that entered its airspace from Iranian territory. Bahrain...
RPwD Act Amendment Extends Disability Protections to Forced Acid-Ingestion Survivors, Retrospectively
The Central Government informed the Supreme Court that it has notified an amendment to the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016 to extend...
Saras Mk II: Indigenous Light Transport Aircraft Targets 2027 Flight Tests
CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories (CSIR-NAL) has scheduled flight tests of the redesigned Saras Mk II for late 2027-28, with the maiden test flight...
US Senate's Russia Bill Pairs Blocking Sanctions with 100% Tariff Threat on Oil Buyers
A bipartisan group of US Senators introduced an updated version of Russia sanctions legislation, the Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026, combining full blocking...
What Is Compensatory Afforestation, and Why Can't It Fully Replace Natural Forests?
Compensatory afforestation is the mechanism under Indian forest law by which land is planted with trees to offset forest land diverted for non-forest uses...
India-UK CETA and Social Security Agreement in Force: Services Mobility and Professional Recognition Explained
The India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and the accompanying Agreement on Social Security officially entered into force on 15 July...
India-UK CETA Enters Into Force: Tariffs, Services and Mobility Explained
The India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), together with a linked Double Contributions Convention (DCC) on social security, entered...
Manipur: Assam Rifles Camp Attacked After Search Operation: Security Framework Explained
Assam Rifles conducted an area domination patrol and search operation near Makuilongdi village in Manipur's Senapati district, about 2 km west of a...
India-UK FTA: What Gets Cheaper, and Why Duty Cuts Aren't the Whole Price Story
With the India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) in force from 15 July 2026, India's import duties on a range of UK-origin goods fell...
US Senate Bill Proposes Tariffs on Russian-Oil Buyers, Names India Among Five Nations
A bipartisan group of US Senators introduced a bill proposing sweeping sanctions on Russia's economy, including its energy and financial sectors and its...
US Senate Revises Russia Sanctions Bill: Secondary Tariff on India, China Cut from 500% to 100%
A revised, bipartisan Russia sanctions bill in the US Senate — the Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026 — was unveiled on 14 July 2026, lowering the proposed...
India-EU Trade and Technology Council Meets in Brussels: Agriculture, Clean Energy and Diamond Trade on the Agenda
A high-level Indian business delegation visited Spain, Belgium, and Finland to advance India's economic partnership with the European Union. In Brussels...
Madhya Pradesh's Draft Uniform Civil Code Proposes Mandatory Live-In Registration
A government-appointed committee, headed by a retired Supreme Court judge, submitted its final Uniform Civil Code (UCC) draft to the state government on 13...