July 30, 2026
39 articles published on this date
Strong anti-paper leak bill passed, won’t spare gangs ‘playing with future of children’: PM
Parliament passed the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, amending the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Ac...
Parliament passes anti-paper leak amendment Bill with stricter punishment; Oppn walks out
Parliament passed the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, which amends the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means...
ISRO & Japanese scientists review mission Chandrayaan-5 preparation
Scientists and engineers from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) met in Bengaluru for a technica...
Amid Opposition protests, House clears Bill criminalising insult to Vande Mataram
Parliament passed the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026, with the Rajya Sabha clearing it a day before the Lok Sabha passed it ...
Anti-paper leak bill clears Parliament; PM Modi says it will build a credible exam system
Parliament passed the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, which amends the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means...
Parliament passes Vande Mataram bill
Parliament passed the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026, with the Rajya Sabha clearing it a day before the Lok Sabha passed it ...
Anti-paper leak bill passed in parliament, to become law after president's approval
The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 was passed by the Rajya Sabha by voice vote on 30 July 2026, a day after the Lok Sa...
Opposition, government clash as Rajya Sabha clears anti-paper leak Bill
The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 was passed by the Rajya Sabha by voice vote on 30 July 2026, a day after the Lok Sa...
India climbs 25 places in global competitiveness ranking as reforms reduce market distortions
A report assessing anti-competitive market distortions across economies placed India 25 places higher than its earlier position, moving it from 82nd to 57th ...
Shouldn't selection panel on CEC, ECs have a show of fairness? SC asks Centre
Hearing petitions challenging the law governing appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners (ECs), the Supreme Court aske...
India-EU FTA includes separate annexure to address EU carbon tax
The India-European Union Free Trade Agreement text includes a separate, dedicated annexure to address concerns arising from the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment...
'Paper leak mafia won't be spared,' PM Modi says after anti-paper leak Bill clears Parliament
The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 completed its passage through both Houses of Parliament, clearing the Lok Sabha by ...
Rajya Sabha clears anti-paper leak Bill with tougher penalties for exam fraud
The Rajya Sabha passed the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) (Amendment) Bill, 2026, following the Lok Sabha's earlier passage of the Bill, co...
India-EU FTA has work plan to address CBAM concerns: Official
The India-EU Free Trade Agreement includes a dedicated annexure to address concerns arising from the European Union's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBA...
'How is unelected minister continuing for over six months?' SC raps Bihar govt
The Supreme Court sought an explanation on how a state minister has continued in office for more than six months without becoming a member of either House of...
Comprehensive work plan in India-EU FTA to address carbon tax concerns: official
Officials confirmed that the India-European Union Free Trade Agreement text carries a dedicated annexure and a comprehensive work plan to address concerns ar...
Bigger fines, longer jail terms, fast-track courts: How new paper leak Bill amends 2024 law
The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 was passed by the Lok Sabha by voice vote, amending the Public Examinations (Preven...
‘Wake-up call’, say experts as India gets second lowest global ranking on Yale’s environment performance index; also raise questions on methodology
India ranked 176th out of 177 countries in Yale University's 2026 Environmental Performance Index (EPI), the second-lowest ranking in the index, ahead only o...
India-EU FTA has comprehensive provisions to address CBAM issues: Official
Officials stated that the India-EU Free Trade Agreement contains provisions intended to address concerns arising from the European Union's Carbon Border Adju...
One year since ICJ climate advisory opinion: UNEP urges stronger laws & active courts for a just transition
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) released a report marking one year since the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) advisory opinion on state...
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 29, 2026)
The Supreme Court modified its earlier blanket restriction on new industrial establishment, expansion, or relocation within the Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ), all...
The middle path | Explaining Supreme Court’s latest verdict on post facto environmental clearances
The Supreme Court quashed the Union government's 2021 Office Memorandum (OM) that had created a mechanism for granting environmental clearance to projects wh...
India rises from 82nd to 57th in global rankings, in structural and pro-competitive reforms: Report by Competere Foundation
India advanced 25 places, from 82nd to 57th, in a global ranking measuring structural and pro-competitive reforms undertaken between 2010 and 2023. The ranki...
India-EU FTA includes dedicated framework to address CBAM concerns, says commerce official
The India-European Union Free Trade Agreement includes a dedicated framework to address concerns arising from the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CB...
On Edge: The Great Nicobar project faces a great engineering question
Engineering assessments for the Great Nicobar Island Development Project are examining how to build major infrastructure — a transshipment port, greenfield a...
Parliament Monsoon Session 2026 Day 9 Live Updates: Lok Sabha to consider Bill raising Supreme Court judges’ strength to 38
The Lok Sabha took up for consideration the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026, which raises the sanctioned strength of Supreme Court judg...
No blanket amnesty or bar: How SC set ‘public interest’ test for ex-post facto environment clearances
The Supreme Court clarified that its ruling on ex-post-facto environmental clearances is neither a total ban on regularising violations nor an open-ended amn...
Parliament Monsoon Session Day 9 LIVE: Lok Sabha to take up SC Judges Bill as Rajya Sabha discusses anti-paper leak Bill
The Lok Sabha took up the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026 for consideration and passage during Parliament's Monsoon Session. The Bill s...
Salary from private sector employment cannot be excluded in ‘Creamy Layer’ assessment: Kerala HC
The Kerala High Court dismissed petitions filed by two students seeking Non-Creamy Layer (NCL) OBC certificates for competitive examinations, holding that th...
India finalising sustainable aviation fuel policy ahead of 2027 carbon rules
Aviation-sector stakeholders have been directed to accelerate readiness for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) use, as India's draft national SAF policy nears f...
U.S. launches strikes on Iranian targets day after it foiled missile attack on American forces
The United States carried out strikes on Iranian military targets, a day after Jordan said it had intercepted a missile attack launched from Iran against a b...
CDSCO issues guidance clarifying regulatory pathway for AI, software-based medical devices
The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) issued a guidance document clarifying how software-based medical devices, including AI-enabled produc...
Public Examinations Amendment Bill 2026: Tougher penalties face implementation hurdles, backlog challenges
The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 mandates time-bound investigation (within two months) and speedy trial through spec...
Cauvery row: Cauvery Water Management Authority’s meeting on July 30
The Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) met to consider Karnataka's appeal against a directive of the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) orderin...
What is the rationale behind Cauvery panel’s decision on release of water to T.N.? | Explained
The Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) directed Karnataka to ensure a flow of Cauvery water at the inter-state border monitoring point of Biligundlu f...
Shashi Tharoor questions Govt's delimitation push: 'No established democracy does this'
Debate continued over the government's push to expand the Lok Sabha from its current strength of 543 to 850 seats through a delimitation exercise, months aft...
Supreme Court curbs powers of SC panel, says it can’t pass adjudicatory orders
The Supreme Court held that the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) has a recommendatory and advisory role under the Constitution and cannot pass...
Parliament to take up SC judges, exam reform bills today
The Lok Sabha took up the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026 for consideration on the day's agenda. The Rajya Sabha simultaneously took up...
Supreme Court bars government from post facto green clearance to projects
The Supreme Court quashed the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change's 2021 Office Memorandum (OM) that had laid down a Standard Operating Proced...