August 02, 2026
23 articles published on this date
Analysing the Supreme Court’s judgment on sex work
The Supreme Court, in a nearly 300-page judgment in *Prajwala v. Union of India* (2026 INSC 609), held that adult individuals who voluntarily engage in sex w...
RBI MPC likely to stay on hold amid inflation risks, global uncertainty
The Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), meeting from 3-5 August 2026, is widely expected to keep the repo rate unchanged. The repo rate ...
Cabinet note in the works to end forex rule for SEZ services
A Cabinet note is being prepared to amend provisions of the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Act, 2005 that currently require SEZ-based service units to receive ...
India is home to 13,703 species of lepidoptera, about 8.25% of all known species of butterflies and moths
The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) has completed the country's first comprehensive national catalogue of Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths), documenting 1...
Government plans to ease forex rule for SEZ services exports to domestic tariff areas
The government is considering relaxing a provision that currently requires Special Economic Zone (SEZ) units to realise payment in foreign exchange when they...
SC warns Punjab for ignoring 15-yr-old ruling on dues to Himachal Pradesh
The Supreme Court criticised Punjab for its continued non-compliance with a decree it issued roughly fifteen years ago recognising Himachal Pradesh's entitle...
India, Canada aim to conclude CEPA trade pact by end-2026: MEA
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has indicated that India and Canada are working to conclude negotiations on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agree...
RBI special windows seen big enough to bring in $100B
The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) special foreign exchange inflow facilities, introduced to support the balance of payments, have already mobilised over USD ...
Govt's urban reset: Centre divides ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs into two specialised verticals
The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has been restructured to function through two specialised departments instead of one unified ministry...
Govt to introduce Bill to replace 125-year-old law on presenting bank records as evidence in courts
The Bankers' Books Evidence Bill, 2026 was listed for introduction in the Lok Sabha, intended to replace the Bankers' Books Evidence Act, 1891 The Bill is be...
Amid concurrence and disagreement over various issues, SBSTTA28 ends in Nairobi ahead of CBD COP17 in Yerevan
The 28th meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA28) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) conclude...
India's Solar Growth Enters a New Era
The Union Cabinet approved the Pradhan Mantri Surya Sarovar Yojana (PM-SSY), a scheme to develop 5,000 MW of Floating Solar Photovoltaic (FSPV) capacity back...
Technology must be backed by process reforms: EPFO CEO
The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has rolled out a set of process reforms aimed at simplifying access to Provident Fund (PF) savings rather t...
India-China border trade resumes after 6 years; first batch of 16 traders flagged off for Tibet
Border trade between India and China resumed at the Shipki La pass in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur district after a six-year suspension A first batch of 16 loc...
NBA releases Rs 8.22 crore to rice research institutions and rice-growing States
The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) released Rs 8.22 crore to rice research institutions and rice-growing states under its Access and Benefit Sharing (...
RBI likely to hold rates in August, maintain hawkish tone as inflation risks loom: Economists
Most economists expect the Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to keep the benchmark repo rate unchanged at its August meeting The centra...
'Dismantle terror infrastructure first': India's US envoy hits out at Pakistan over Indus Waters Treaty
India's Ambassador to the United States, Vinay Kwatra, stated that Pakistan must dismantle its cross-border terror infrastructure before any resumption of en...
Why biofortified crops could shape the next phase of Indian agriculture
A recent report argued that biofortified crops should become a central plank of India's next phase of agricultural development, shifting the sector's goal fr...
Why input costs, not demand, will decide India’s dairy inflation story
Rising retail milk prices in India are being driven primarily by higher input costs — cattle feed, fodder, fuel and logistics — rather than by a demand-side ...
Trump says U.S., Israel to hold off on Iran strikes
The United States and Israel agreed to hold off on further military strikes against Iran, conditional on a deal to end the ongoing conflict being reached qui...
From weather forecasts to climate resilience: The future of farming in India
A recent report examined how integrated weather-data and satellite-observation platforms are reshaping disaster assessment and crop insurance payouts in Indi...
West Asia LIVE: Iran threatens to strike other nations' energy fields if U.S. launches fresh attacks
Iranian state media indicated that further United States strikes on Iranian targets would prompt Iranian retaliation against oil fields in Saudi Arabia and t...
Agricultural waste holds the key to India’s clean energy future
Crop residue (agricultural waste), currently a major contributor to seasonal air pollution through open burning, is being highlighted as an underused clean-e...