July 24, 2026
45 articles published on this date
Public Examinations Act Amendment: Stricter Penalties for Paper Leaks Cleared by Cabinet
The Union Cabinet approved a draft bill to amend the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024, raising penalties for question paper leaks...
India-U.K. CETA: What the Trade Deal Leaves Unresolved
The India-U.K. Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), signed in London on 24 July 2025 and in force from 15 July 2026, eases tariffs and market...
Parliament Watch: India's FTA-Partner Exports and Trade Agreement Architecture
The government informed Parliament that India's merchandise exports to countries with which it has Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) rose to $43.14 billion in...
SEBI's Proposed Overhaul of Portfolio Management Services Regulations
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has released a consultation paper proposing a comprehensive overhaul of the regulatory framework governing...
Who Guards the Constitution: Judicial Review, Protest Rights, and Police Accountability
Amid continuing nationwide student protests over alleged irregularities in a national-level entrance examination, the Supreme Court has agreed to hear...
FCI's Open Market Rice Sales and India's Ethanol Blending Push
The Central government's Open Market Sale Scheme–Domestic (OMSS-D) policy for 2026-27 (effective July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027) allows Food Corporation of...
Tougher Punishment Proposed for Examination Paper Leaks
The Union Cabinet cleared amendments to the anti-paper-leak law, proposing a maximum jail term of 10 years and a maximum fine of ₹10 crore for...
Cabinet Clears Amendments to Toughen the Anti-Paper-Leak Law
The Union Cabinet approved amendments to India's anti-paper-leak law, raising the maximum prison term to 10 years and the maximum fine to ₹10 crore for...
Cabinet Clears BHAVYA-Rasayan Scheme for Three Chemical Parks
The Union Cabinet approved the Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojana–Rasayan (BHAVYA-Rasayan) scheme with a total outlay of ₹3,030 crore to set up three dedicated...
India Placed in Lower 10% US Tariff Band After Forced-Labour Policy Change
The United States, acting under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, imposed fresh tariffs of 10% or 12.5% on 60 economies over their alleged failure to...
India Diversifies Fertiliser Import Sources to Secure Urea and DAP Supply
India imported 25.08 lakh tonnes of urea and 7.11 lakh tonnes of Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) during the first quarter (April–June) of the current financial...
The 2024 Anti-Paper-Leak Law: What It Already Provides
With a new Bill proposing tougher penalties for examination malpractice under discussion, attention has returned to the existing Public Examinations...
PLI Scheme Payouts Cross ₹35,354 Crore: Pharma Sector Deep Dive
The government has disbursed a cumulative ₹35,354 crore in incentives under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes till March 2026, against an...
Vande Mataram Bill: Extending Statutory Protection to a National Symbol
A Bill to amend the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971 was introduced in the Rajya Sabha, proposing to make obstruction of, or disrespect...
India and Israel Conclude Second Round of FTA Negotiations
India and Israel concluded the second round of negotiations for a proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA), held in New Delhi. Technical experts from both sides...
The Saudi-U.S. Nuclear Agreement: Enrichment, Non-Proliferation and the 123 Framework
The United States and Saudi Arabia have advanced a civil nuclear cooperation agreement, structured as a '123 Agreement' under Section 123 of the US Atomic...
China's Infrastructure Projects in J&K/Ladakh: India's Protest and the Boundary Dispute
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated that China has been in illegal occupation of Indian territories in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, and objected...
Section 301 Tariff Tiers: India's Relative Position Against Competing Exporters
Following the US Section 301 forced-labour action, India was placed in the 10% additional-duty tier, a lower rate than the 12.5% tier applied to competitors...
IEA: Global Power Demand to Grow 3.6% in 2026 as Renewables Overtake Coal
The International Energy Agency (IEA) projects global electricity demand will grow 3.6% in 2026 and a further 3.8% in 2027, pushing global consumption from...
Wanted Khalistan-Linked Suspect and US National Intercepted at India-Nepal Border
Security forces intercepted five individuals attempting to cross into India from Nepal at the Rupaidiha border post in Bahraich district, Uttar Pradesh, in...
Supreme Court Proposes Special Courts, Directs CBI and SIT to Expedite Manipur Violence Investigations
The Supreme Court tentatively proposed constituting special courts for the day-to-day trial of cases arising from the 2023 Manipur ethnic violence, to be...
Telecommunications (Authorisation) Rules, 2026 Mandate Data Localisation for Network Infrastructure Providers
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) notified the Telecommunications (Authorisation for Telecommunication Network) Rules, 2026, on 20 July 2026, under...
Global Study Finds Near-Universal Antibiotic Overuse, Fuelling Drug Resistance
A global analysis published in a peer-reviewed public health journal found that most countries are overusing antibiotics relative to their actual clinical...
US-Iran Conflict Escalates to Strikes on Bahrain as Gulf Shipping Routes Come Under Threat
Exchanges of strikes between the United States and Iran continued for a further night, with Bahrain issuing alerts warning residents to shelter after...
India Invites Bangladesh as Special Guest to 2026 BRICS Summit, Reviving BIMSTEC Outreach
India extended an invitation to Bangladesh's Prime Minister to attend the BRICS leaders' summit scheduled for September 2026 in New Delhi, with Bangladesh...
Conservation Agriculture with Drip Irrigation Boosts Wheat Protein and Resource Efficiency
A study found that combining conservation agriculture practices with drip irrigation increased wheat grain protein content by up to 12%. The same...
US Section 301 Tariffs: Limited Impact on India, but Textile Sector Faces TRQ Disadvantage
New US Section 301 tariffs of 10% and 12.5%, tied to forced-labour-import enforcement, took effect on select economies, with India placed in the lower 10%...
Supreme Court Proposes Special Courts for Manipur Violence Trials
The Supreme Court, hearing a batch of petitions related to the 2023 Manipur ethnic violence, proposed setting up Special Courts to conduct day-to-day trials...
Zoopharmacognosy: How Animals Self-Medicate Using Nature
Researchers have documented widespread evidence of wild animals deliberately selecting plants, soils and even insects with medicinal properties to treat or...
India Defends Tariff and Quality-Control Regime at WTO's Eighth Trade Policy Review
India's Eighth Trade Policy Review (TPR) at the World Trade Organization was held in Geneva on 21 and 23 July 2026, with 68 member countries making...
Odisha's Electric Bus Rollout and India's Urban E-Mobility Push
Odisha's public bus fleet has expanded to 450 electric buses on road (as of August 2025), making the state the fifth-largest adopter of e-buses in India...
US Tariffs Spare Most Indian Exports but Textiles Remain the Watch Sector
Trade body assessment indicated the new US forced-labour tariff is unlikely to materially affect the bulk of India's exports to the US, since India was...
Central KYC 2.0: Unified Customer Verification for Banks, Insurers and Mutual Funds
Indian banks and insurers are set to roll out a unified Central Know-Your-Customer (Central KYC / CKYC) 2.0 system from August 2026, allowing customers to...
Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024: Provisions and Proposed Amendment
The Union Cabinet is considering amendments to the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024, aimed at strengthening penalties for paper...
How the US Determines "Forced Labour" Risk: The TVPRA List and Tariff Tiering Process
The United States restructured its tariff treatment of 60 trading partners under a Section 301 forced-labour compliance review, replacing an expiring flat...
US Forced-Labour Tariffs: How Stacked Duties and Trade Diversion Reshape Global Sourcing
New United States tariffs tied to a forced-labour compliance review took effect covering the top 60 US trading partners, together accounting for about 99.4%...
US-Iran Strikes Continue: Nuclear Non-Proliferation Backdrop and India's Energy Security Response
United States forces carried out a fresh round of air strikes on Iranian territory, continuing an extended run of nightly strikes tied to the Strait of...
Think Tank Flags Slippery-Slope Risk in New E-Commerce FDI Export Carve-Out
The government has permitted the inventory-based model of e-commerce to receive foreign direct investment (FDI), but strictly limited to the export of goods...
US Section 301 Forced-Labour Tariff Regime Takes Effect, India Faces 10% Rate but Loses Textile Quota Relief
The United States Trade Representative announced new tariffs under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 on around 60 trading partners, citing failure to act...
India-Romania Ties: Trade Target Doubled, Defence and ITEC Cooperation Expanded
India and Romania have set a target to double bilateral trade within the next three years, during a State visit to Bucharest by the President of India — the...
Houthi Naval Blockade on Saudi Shipping: Why the Bab el-Mandeb Chokepoint Matters for India
Yemen's Houthi movement declared a naval blockade against Saudi Arabia, announcing it would target Saudi-, Israeli-, and US-linked tankers transiting the...
US Section 301 "Forced Labour" Tariff on India: Basis Questioned
A trade policy research body has questioned a 10% US tariff imposed on Indian exports under a Section 301 investigation into forced-labour practices...
Supreme Court Judges Strength Bill and National Honour Amendment on Monsoon Session Agenda
The Lok Sabha is scheduled to consider and pass the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026, which replaces an ordinance that raised the...
India Amends Foreign Trade Policy on Forced Labour to Secure Lower US Tariff Tier
The United States imposed a 10% additional tariff on goods imported from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, the United Kingdom, and roughly a dozen other...
FDI Now Allowed in Inventory-Based E-Commerce: But Only for Exports
The FDI policy on e-commerce has been amended to permit the inventory-based model exclusively for the export of goods manufactured or produced in India. The...