July 21, 2026
33 articles published on this date
Madhya Pradesh Assembly Passes Uniform Civil Code Bill 2026: Constitutional and Legal Analysis
The Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly passed the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, 2026 during the Monsoon Session, after the bill was tabled and cleared by...
Pakistan's Mediation Push in the US-Iran Conflict: Diplomacy Mechanisms and India's Balancing Act
Iran's Interior Minister held talks in Islamabad with Pakistan's military and political leadership as diplomats sought to revive a collapsed interim...
India-UK CETA: Structural Impact on Trade and Investment
The India-United Kingdom Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), signed on 24 July 2025, formally entered into force on 15 July 2026 after both...
UN Climate Chief Hails India's Clean Energy Transition as a Model for Global Climate Action
Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary of UN Climate Change (UNFCCC), during a visit to India, described the country as a 'solar superpower' and praised its...
Pakistan's Appeal to Canada on the Indus Waters Treaty
Pakistan sought Canada's public support for the restoration of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) with India, framing India's suspension as 'weaponisation of...
UN Report: Africa Overtakes Asia as Region with Highest Number of Hungry People
The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) 2026 report found that Africa now has the highest absolute number of hungry people among world...
WTO's 8th Trade Policy Review of India and the Non-Tariff Barriers Debate
The World Trade Organization (WTO) Secretariat, ahead of India's 8th Trade Policy Review, urged India to improve its business environment and reduce...
India-UK FTA: Investor Predictability and Financial Services Access
The India-UK trade deal (Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, CETA) came into effect on 15 July 2026. In a written interview, the Policy Chairman of...
Madhya Pradesh Passes Uniform Civil Code Bill: Fourth State to Legislate on Article 44
The Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly passed the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, 2026 by voice vote during the Monsoon Session The bill bans polygamy, and...
Farmer Protests Renew Demand for MSP Legal Guarantee Amid India-US Trade Deal Concerns
Farmers from Punjab were stopped at the Shambhu border while attempting to march toward Delhi, renewing protests linked to the India-US trade deal announced...
Speaker's Merger Approval Under the Tenth Schedule Challenged in Supreme Court
A group of Lok Sabha members from a legislature party challenged before the Supreme Court the Lok Sabha Speaker's decision approving the merger of a set of...
Supreme Court Aravalli Committee Opens Public Feedback Window: Defining a Contested Range
A Supreme Court-constituted high-powered committee on the Aravalli hills opened a 21-day window for public suggestions and representations on defining and...
Chabahar Port: US-Iran Tensions and India's Connectivity Dilemma
The US sanctions waiver that had allowed India to operate at Iran's Chabahar port lapsed in late April 2026, following the revocation of Iran-sanctions...
CDSCO Approves India's First Dengue Vaccine: Regulatory and Public Health Context
The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) approved India's first dengue vaccine, a tetravalent live-attenuated vaccine developed using...
India Opens Tariff-Rate Quota Applications for UK Car Imports Under CETA
The government began accepting applications for a tariff-rate quota (TRQ) allowing concessional-duty import of vehicles from the United Kingdom under the...
PLI Schemes Cross ₹2.40 Lakh Crore in Investments: Solar PV Leads Sectoral Uptake
Cumulative actual investment under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes crossed ₹2.40 lakh crore as of March 2026 The high efficiency solar PV...
DGFT Proposes RCMC Waiver for Micro Exports Under Foreign Trade Policy 2023
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) issued a trade notice proposing to exempt export consignments with a free-on-board (FOB) value of up to...
CDSCO Clears India's First Dengue Vaccine for Ages 4-60
The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) granted marketing authorisation to a recombinant, live-attenuated tetravalent dengue vaccine for use...
Supreme Court Sets Aside Bureaucratic Supervision of Kerala Waqf Board
A three-judge Bench of the Supreme Court, headed by the Chief Justice of India, set aside a Kerala High Court direction that had placed the Kerala State...
Index of Core Industries Gets a Revised Series with New Base Year
The Central Government has released a revised series of the Index of Core Industries (ICI), updating its base year from 2011-12 to 2022-23. Iron Ore has...
Rs 1.72 Lakh Crore Ethanol Procurement Spend Highlights Scale of the EBP Programme
Public sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have collectively spent over Rs 1.72 lakh crore on ethanol procurement across the three most recent Ethanol...
NSA-Level India-Saudi Talks on Energy Security Amid Bab el-Mandeb Blockade Threat
India's National Security Advisor held talks with Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister in Riyadh, reviewing bilateral relations, energy cooperation and the...
Speaker's Approval of MPs' Merger Challenged: Tenth Schedule Merger Clause Under Scrutiny
The Lok Sabha Speaker approved the merger of six Members of Parliament belonging to one faction of a regional party with another faction of the same party...
PLI Schemes Cross ₹2.4 Lakh Crore in Investment, 14+ Lakh Jobs by FY26
Government data show Production Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes have attracted more than ₹2.40 lakh crore in investment and created over 14 lakh direct and...
Producer Price Index to Gradually Replace the Wholesale Price Index
India has begun phasing out the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) in favour of a new Producer Price Index (PPI), aligning the country's price-statistics framework...
Speaker's Approval of an MP Merger Challenged in Supreme Court: Tenth Schedule Merger Clause in Focus
The Lok Sabha Speaker, on 18 July, approved the merger of six Lok Sabha members (elected on one party's ticket) into another party's parliamentary group...
IMF Flags Oil Prices and Monsoon as Key Risks to India's FY27 Growth
The International Monetary Fund, in its July 2026 World Economic Outlook update, revised India's growth forecast for FY27 (2026-27), citing rising global...
RBI Drafts Rules to Replace the FEMA Non-Debt Instruments Framework
The Reserve Bank of India placed draft Foreign Exchange Management (Foreign Investment) Rules, 2026 in the public domain for comments, proposing to replace...
EPFO 3.0: Extending Pension and Social Security to Gig and Unorganised Workers
The Ministry of Labour and Employment is working on a set of reforms, referred to as 'EPFO 3.0,' aimed at widening pension and social security coverage...
US Imposes 50% Tariffs on Canadian Goods: Trade Remedy Law and WTO Discipline
The United States ordered an additional 50% tariff on a range of Canadian goods, including wine, cement, hockey equipment, dairy products, furniture and...
Iran-US Escalation in the Gulf: Strait of Hormuz, Regional Security and India's Energy Exposure
The United States carried out a ninth consecutive night of strikes on Iranian military infrastructure, including missile facilities, command centres and...
Right to Protest in India: Constitutional Basis, Statutory Limits and Supreme Court Doctrine
A protest march directed toward Parliament coincided with the opening of the Monsoon Session and led to clashes between demonstrators and the Delhi Police...
Change of UK Government: Continuity of the India-UK Strategic Partnership
A change of leadership took place within the United Kingdom's ruling party, resulting in a new Prime Minister assuming office without a general election...