July 26, 2026
22 articles published on this date
India's First Dengue Vaccine Qdenga: Approval and Its Safety Caveat
India's drug regulator has approved Qdenga (TAK-003), the country's first dengue vaccine, for use in people aged 4 to 60 years, administered as two doses...
Assam's Citizenship Verification: How Foreigners Tribunals Decide Who Belongs
Across Assam, individuals and families are being required to defend their citizenship before Foreigners Tribunals and the Gauhati High Court using...
CPCB Flags Banned Chemical in New 'Green' Firecracker Formulations
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has red-flagged newly introduced 'green' firecracker formulations for containing a chemical previously banned by...
Three Great Indian Bustard Chicks Enter Rewilding Tunnel in Jaisalmer
Three captive-bred Great Indian Bustard (GIB) chicks were placed in a newly built rewilding tunnel at a conservation breeding facility in Jaisalmer The...
RBI Flags Rupee as Undervalued as FCNR(B) Inflows Cross $32 Billion
The Reserve Bank of India's Governor stated that the rupee, following recent depreciation, may now be undervalued rather than overvalued. Inflation control...
Iran Pauses Retaliatory Strikes Amid Strait of Hormuz Mine Incidents
Iran paused further retaliatory strikes following a lull in military action, even as state media reported a vessel struck a naval mine while transiting the...
CBDT Aligns India with OECD's Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF)
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) issued a compliance framework requiring crypto exchanges and other digital asset intermediaries to collect users'...
India Permits 5 Million Tonnes of Wheat Exports, Ending a Four-Year Ban
The government approved wheat exports of up to 5 million tonnes, effectively lifting the export ban first imposed in May 2022 The decision follows a rally...
Ken-Betwa Link Project: Tribal Protests in Bundelkhand Spotlight Displacement and Forest Rights
Tribal and farming communities in Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur and Panna districts have sustained a prolonged agitation against the Ken-Betwa Link Project...
Committee Formed to Overhaul India's Examination System
A high-powered task force has been constituted to recommend structural reforms to India's national-level public examination system, chaired by Nandan...
How India Recaptured the Kargil Heights: Terrain, Climate and Post-War Reform
Kargil Vijay Diwas commemorates India's recapture of high-altitude posts in the Dras-Kargil-Batalik sector of Ladakh, seized by infiltrating Pakistani...
Sarnath Inscribed as India's 45th UNESCO World Heritage Site
The Ancient Buddhist Site of Sarnath, near Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List during the 48th session of the World...
India-US Trade Pact Pace Now Tied to Pending Section 301 Excess-Capacity Findings
The outcome of a US Section 301 investigation into forced-labour import enforcement has been settled, with India placed in a lower tariff tier, removing one...
Government Constitutes Nilekani-Led Task Force for NTA Examination Reforms
The government constituted a high-powered task force to recommend reforms to examinations conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). The task force is...
Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026: New Powers Over Lapsed NGO Assets
The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 25 March 2026, proposing a new framework for managing the...
US Section 301 Forced-Labour Tariffs: 45% of India's Exports Stay Exempt, Textile Mechanism Still Pending
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) finalised action under Section 301 of the US Trade Act, 1974, imposing additional tariffs on 60...
Kargil Vijay Diwas 2026: India Restates No-Talks-Except-PoK Stance on Pakistan
At the 27th Kargil Vijay Diwas commemoration held at the Kargil War Memorial in Dras on 26 July 2026, the Union Defence Ministry reiterated that any future...
Tenth Schedule in Action: Ex-MLAs Summoned in Anti-Defection Disqualification Proceedings
The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Speaker has summoned four former MLAs — Maragatham Kumaravel, P. Sathyabama, S. Jeyakumar, and Esakki Subaya — along...
Iran War Risks Wider Escalation as a Second Red Sea Front Opens
Iran's military stated that renewed US airstrikes could cause the ongoing conflict to expand geographically further than its current scope. The statement...
Indus Waters Treaty: One Year in Abeyance and India's Next Steps
The Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), 1960 has completed roughly a year in 'abeyance,' a status that began on April 23, 2025, in the aftermath of a terror attack...
US-Iran Conflict: Naval Blockade Persists Despite Pause in Airstrikes
Airstrikes between the United States and Iran have paused after a prolonged period of intensified bombing, described by regional observers as a 'positive...
India-Australia Push for Resilient Critical Minerals and Energy Supply Chains
A call has been made for India and Australia to move decisively toward building resilient energy supply chains as a foundation for regional stability....