July 28, 2026
33 articles published on this date
The ‘outlier’ caves in: Permanent commission allowed for women in Indian Coast Guard
A gender-neutral policy for induction and career progression of officers in the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) was unveiled, extending Permanent Commission (PC) el...
1st direct freight train opens new India-Nepal chapter
The first direct commercial container freight train between India and Nepal arrived in Nepal, running from Kolkata Port to Biratnagar without transhipment at...
Centre may table bill to make deepfakes, digital arrest separate offences
The government indicated that a draft bill is being prepared to make "digital arrest" scams and AI-generated deepfakes distinct, standalone criminal offences...
India curtails 8,133 GWh of solar power as grid struggles to absorb excess daytime supply
India curtailed (held back) approximately 8,133 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of solar power during the April-June quarter, as the electricity grid struggled to absor...
Government re-issues draft notification declaring over 56 K sq km of Western Ghats as eco-sensitive area
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) issued its seventh draft notification proposing to declare approximately 56,825 sq km o...
Oman presents Iran with Gulf-backed plan for voluntary fees to use Hormuz
Oman presented Iran with a Gulf-backed proposal for a system of voluntary fees on ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, rather than mandatory tolls The prop...
Delimitation in mind, UP plans new assembly complex in Lucknow to accommodate a 900-member legislature
Uttar Pradesh is planning a new legislative complex in Lucknow designed to accommodate up to 700 Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) and 200 Members o...
Co-existing with tigers outside reserves
The Tigers Outside Tiger Reserves (TOTR) initiative aims to build a scientifically grounded, landscape-based framework for conserving tigers found outside fo...
Israel says U.S. bombers used its bases to strike Iran
Israel's defence establishment confirmed that United States military aircraft used Israeli air bases to launch strikes on targets inside Iran, as part of an ...
Centre reissues notification on Western Ghats eco-sensitive zone amid deadlock with States
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change reissued a draft notification proposing an Eco-Sensitive Area (ESA) along the Western Ghats, ope...
Tougher law, faster trials now, says Jitendra Singh; selective outrage, says Bansuri Swaraj
The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 was introduced and debated in the Lok Sabha The Bill proposes to amend the Public E...
Govt imposes stock limit on sugar from Aug 1 to Nov 30 to prevent hoarding during festival season
Nationwide stock-holding limits have been imposed on private sugar dealers, restricting them from holding more than 4,000 quintals of sugar at any single loc...
India-China border trade via Lipulekh to start from Aug 1, China allows 20 traders to cross border
Border trade between India and China through the Lipulekh Pass will resume from 1 August 2026 Twenty Indian traders will travel to Purang (Taklakot) on the C...
India curtailed 8,133 GWh solar power in Q1 to ‘maintain grid security’: Centre informs Parliament
The government informed Parliament that 8,133 GWh of solar power generation was curtailed (held back from the grid) during the April-June quarter Monthly cur...
Daily Quiz | On Sarnath
Following the inscription of the Ancient Buddhist Site of Sarnath as India's 45th UNESCO World Heritage Site, attention has turned to the composition of Indi...
India a ‘top-tier’ security partner of Australia, Quad in ‘good shape’, says Australian envoy Green
Australia's High Commissioner to India described India as a "top-tier" defence and security partner of Australia India's Prime Minister visited Melbourne fro...
Chad announces intent to withdraw from International Criminal Court
Chad announced its intent to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), citing the Court's limited and uneven effectiveness since it began operati...
Hindu daughters not entitled to equal share in ancestral property if they had died before September 9, 2005, rules Madras High Court
The Madras High Court held that legal heirs of a woman who died before September 9, 2005 cannot claim coparcenary rights in ancestral Hindu joint family prop...
As told to Parliament (July 28, 2026): Centre clears Rs 5,520 crore urban flood management programme for 18 cities
Parliament was informed that the Urban Flood Risk Management Programme has been approved for 18 cities in two phases, with a combined outlay of Rs 5,520.07 c...
Govt considering proposal to ease FDI norms for downstream investments: Sources
A proposal to ease foreign direct investment (FDI) norms governing downstream investments is reportedly under inter-ministerial consideration The stated obje...
Anti-paper leak bill explained | Tougher jail, bigger fines, fast-track courts
The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 restructures how paper-leak and exam-fraud cases are investigated and tried, not ju...
With Red Sea disrupted, India may have to import more Russian oil. That comes with risks
Attacks and threats by Yemen's Houthi forces in the Red Sea and Bab-el-Mandeb Strait have led some Saudi-linked crude tankers bound for India and China to tu...
Parliament debates examination Bill: How it compares with states’ anti-cheating laws
The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 was introduced in Lok Sabha to amend the parent Public Examinations (Prevention of ...
Seven years on, how Assam’s NRC process remains incomplete
Seven years after the final updated National Register of Citizens (NRC) for Assam was published on 31 August 2019, key follow-up steps in the process remain ...
Have the Houthis blocked the Red Sea to marine traffic? | Explained
On July 25–26, 2026, the Houthi movement (Ansar Allah) launched missile and drone strikes on Saudi Aramco-linked facilities at Jizan and export/loading infra...
Mine closure opens opportunities in circular economy but needs coordinated efforts
Over the past two years, 42 mines have been scientifically closed in India, with the Ministry of Coal aiming to scientifically close more than 105 mines [Unv...
What is the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill | Explained
The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 was introduced in the Lok Sabha to strengthen the Public Examinations (Prevention o...
Cauvery Water Regulation Committee orders Karnataka to release 3,500 cusecs of water a day for 15 days to Tamil Nadu
The Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) directed Karnataka to release 3,500 cusecs of water per day to Tamil Nadu for 15 days, amounting to roughly 4 T...
Floods, dry spells and a 16% rain deficit: India’s monsoon is becoming harder to read
India's southwest monsoon (which began on 4 June) is running at a 16% nationwide rainfall deficit as of 27 July, even as several regions simultaneously repor...
Lok Sabha resumes business after days of deadlock, takes up anti-paper leak Bill amid sharp govt-Opposition clash
The Lok Sabha resumed legislative business after a period of deadlock during the Monsoon Session, taking up detailed discussion of the Public Examinations (P...
Parliament Monsoon Session Day 7 LIVE: Lok Sabha likely to debate Public Examinations Amendment Bill
The Lok Sabha took up the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 for consideration and passage, aimed at strengthening enforce...
US, India expanding cooperation in defence, civil nuclear sector, says senior US official
A senior US official stated that defence and civil nuclear cooperation between India and the United States is expanding, alongside the adoption of trusted AI...
Monsoon Session: Parliament to take up anti-paper leak Bill today, MSME, others on agenda
The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 was taken up for consideration during the Monsoon Session of Parliament, seeking to...