July 25, 2026
33 articles published on this date
Sarnath joins Unesco World Heritage list
Sarnath, near Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List at the 48th session of the World Heritage Committee in Busan, Republ...
28 years on tentative list, Sarnath now a UNESCO World Heritage Site
The Ancient Buddhist Site of Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh, was formally inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List at the 48th session of the World Heritage Commi...
Bill proposes 3-month deadline for HCs to dispose of paper leak appeals
The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 proposes that High Courts dispose of appeals against fast-track court judgments in ...
Why are there protests over the Ken-Betwa project?
Communities affected by the Ken-Betwa Link Project's Daudhan Dam, being built on the Ken river in Madhya Pradesh, have renewed protests over displacement, co...
ONGC starts drilling first deepwater well in Mahanadi basin under Samudra Manthan mission
The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) commenced drilling its first deepwater exploratory well, designated MN-DW18-1-H-D, in the Mahanadi Offshore Basin ...
More brick structures, important features unearthed at Keeladi archaeological site in Tamil Nadu
The 11th phase of excavation at the Keeladi archaeological site in Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu, which began on 18 March 2026, has uncovered continuous bri...
Why Tamil Nadu’s ruling TVK wants education back from Concurrent to State List amid NEET row
The Tamil Nadu state government renewed its demand for education to be moved from the Concurrent List back to the State List of the Constitution The demand c...
Government proposes stricter anti-paper leak law, faster investigation and trials
The government proposed amendments to the existing anti-paper-leak law, aimed at faster investigation and trial of examination-malpractice offences The propo...
Sarnath's ancient Buddhist site now a world heritage site: UNESCO
UNESCO's World Heritage Committee, meeting in its 48th session in Busan, South Korea (19–29 July 2026), inscribed the ancient Buddhist site of Sarnath, Uttar...
Beyond monoculture: How integrated farming is reviving Northeast India’s farms
Villages in Nagaon and Tamulpur districts of Assam and Namisai (Namsai) district of Arunachal Pradesh have adopted Integrated Farming Systems (IFS) that comb...
Great Nicobar project ‘commercial, not strategic’, Ramesh tells Rajnath in fresh letter
Public correspondence exchanged between a Rajya Sabha member and the Ministry of Defence renewed debate over whether the Great Nicobar Island Development Pro...
45% of Indian exports to the U.S. will not face new 10% tariffs, Commerce Ministry says
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) finalised Section 301 tariffs on 60 economies following an investigation into failures to impose ...
India placed in lower tariff tier at 10% under US Section 301 measures on forced labour: Govt
The Government of India stated that it remained closely engaged with the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) throughout its Section 301 i...
CAG report alleges irregularities in Bengal Amphan relief
A compliance audit report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) on post-Cyclone Amphan relief and restoration works was tabled in the West Bengal Legi...
Are pellet guns legal for crowd control in India? | Explained
Allegations emerged that pellet guns were used against a student march heading toward Parliament, prompting a preliminary verification by the force involved ...
45% of India’s exports to US out of 10% section 301 tariffs: Govt
The Government of India confirmed that approximately 45% of India's exports to the United States fall outside the additional 10% duty imposed under the US Se...
Great Nicobar project 'commercial enterprise', not strategic: Jairam Ramesh to Rajnath Singh
In Parliament, the Great Nicobar Island Development Project (GNIDP) was described from an alternative position as primarily a commercial transshipment and to...
ICMR hands over homegrown cervical pre-cancer treatment, vaccine technologies to pharma firms
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has licensed three indigenously developed biomedical technologies to Indian pharmaceutical and vaccine manufact...
Kerala’s Vizhinjam set to become latest gateway for India’s exports, imports
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has granted final customs approval for Vizhinjam International Seaport in Kerala to begin full-scale e...
Nicobar project to safeguard Indo-Pacific interests, Rajnath tells Congress
In Parliament, the Ministry of Defence set out the strategic rationale for the ₹81,000 crore Great Nicobar Island Development Project (GNIDP), describing it ...
Indian Railways expands Kavach 4.0 to 2,490 Route km on Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Howrah routes
Indian Railways has commissioned Kavach Version 4.0, the indigenous Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system, across 2,490 route km on the high-density Delhi–...
India’s policy on urea | Explained
The Union Cabinet approved the National Investment Policy for Urea-2026 (NIPU-2026), replacing the New Investment Policy of 2012, to attract fresh investment...
Grain-based ethanol gains momentum: What it means for India’s blending programme
Grain-based feedstocks, particularly maize and surplus rice, are accounting for a growing share of ethanol supplied under India's fuel blending programme The...
Adani airline plans: Why the Centre may ease airport-airline ownership rules | Explained
The government is reported to be examining a proposal to relax the rule restricting airport operators from holding a significant stake in scheduled airlines ...
New US Section 301 tariff puts Indian gems & jewellery exports under pressure
The United States has moved from a temporary tariff surcharge to a Section 301 tariff regime with no automatic expiry, maintaining an additional duty on Indi...
Centre proposes Bill to strengthen anti-cheating law in bid to curb exam malpractices
A Bill to amend the existing anti-cheating law governing public examinations has been proposed, raising maximum prison terms for both individual and institut...
SIR process in Haryana: Nearly 1 in 3 Gurugram voters may vanish from electoral rolls
The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Haryana flagged nearly 4.6 lakh voters (29.3%) in Gurugram as absent, shifted, deceased, or regist...
Trump's tariffs just went from 12.5% to 10%: Why did India get a breather and what it means?
The United States implemented new tariff slabs of 10% and 12.5% on imports from roughly 60 economies under a Section 301 enforcement action targeting inadequ...
What is the Public Examinations Amendment Bill? Govt proposes sweeping changes to anti-cheating law
The government proposed the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill to strengthen the existing anti-cheating law The Bill requires in...
Trump’s Saudi Arabia nuclear gambit marks important shift
The United States and Saudi Arabia signed a civil nuclear cooperation agreement (a "123 Agreement") permitting the transfer of US nuclear material, technolog...
OpenAI vs ANI case: what it means for the future of information
The Delhi High Court declined to grant an interim injunction sought by news agency ANI against OpenAI, holding that using ANI's content to train a large lang...
Chhattisgarh govt. to table UCC Bill during Winter Session: CM Sai
The Chhattisgarh government announced that a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill will be tabled in the winter session of the state assembly The announcement follow...
Tigers to be introduced in Buxa Tiger Reserve in West Bengal on October 2
The West Bengal Forest Department has planned to introduce tigers into Buxa Tiger Reserve, with a target date around October 2. Senior forest officials have ...