August 03, 2026
42 articles published on this date
New talks 'last chance' for Iran to forge deal, avoid escalation of U.S. strikes: Trump
The United States announced a fresh round of talks with Iran, describing the negotiations as a decisive opportunity to reach an agreement covering Iran's nuc...
Census phase 2 to begin Aug 17, will capture caste, parents’ birth details
Phase 2 (Population Enumeration) of the 16th Census — Census 2027 — begins on August 17 in the snow-bound, non-synchronous areas of the Union Territory of La...
SC: How can transgender ID cards be rendered invalid?
The Supreme Court, hearing petitions on the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026, questioned the mechanism by which transgender ide...
India gets 101st 'Ramsar' site as Arunachal Pradesh's Glaw Lake joins elite global list of protected wetlands
Glaw Lake, a high-altitude wetland in Arunachal Pradesh, has been designated as India's 101st site under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. The designation e...
Centre moves to impose MDR on UPI, extend tax breaks for contract manufacturers
A proposal under consideration would reintroduce a Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions for large merchants, ending ...
Proof of life: on the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill 2026
The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2026 was introduced in and passed by the Lok Sabha, amending the Registration of Births and Deaths Ac...
Critical minerals, the foundation of strategic power
A recent analysis highlighted that critical mineral security has moved from being a sectoral policy concern to a central pillar of India's industrial and str...
Nauru, the world’s 3rd-smallest country, changes its name to Naoero
The Pacific island nation of Nauru has officially changed its name to the Republic of Naoero, restoring the indigenous-language name used before European col...
Supreme Court extends domestic cruelty offence to live-in relationships
The Supreme Court held that the criminal offence of cruelty, earlier confined to a legally married woman and her husband or his relatives, can extend to a li...
Amid Opposition protests, Rajya Sabha passes MSME Bill
Parliament passed the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Amendment) Bill, 2026, replacing the MSME Development Act, 2006 The Bill makes registr...
Lok Sabha passes Supreme Court judges Bill without debate as Opposition protests continue
The Lok Sabha passed the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026, raising the sanctioned strength of Supreme Court judges from 34 (including th...
India proposes extending tax breaks for contract manufacturing in a boost for Apple
A draft amendment proposes extending, from March 31, 2031 to March 31, 2041, a tax exemption for foreign companies that supply machinery and equipment to Ind...
Taxation laws amendment bill: Government proposes simplified exemption framework for offshore funds
A draft Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 proposes to relax the eligibility conditions offshore investment funds must meet to claim tax exemptio...
India, Uzbekistan should double bilateral trade in three years, says Piyush Goyal
India's Commerce and Industry Ministry called for doubling India-Uzbekistan bilateral trade — currently around $1.5 billion — within three years, at an India...
Rajya Sabha passes MSME bill to curb payment delays
The Rajya Sabha passed the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Amendment) Bill, 2026, which amends the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Devel...
Census 2027: Enumeration in Ladakh, J&K, HP, Uttarakhand from Sept 1
House-to-house population enumeration for Census 2027 will begin from 1 September 2026 in Ladakh and the snow-bound, non-synchronous areas of Jammu and Kashm...
‘Ken-Betwa river-linking project will have severe consequences’
Water resources experts have raised concerns that the Ken-Betwa river-linking project will have severe hydrological and ecological consequences for the Bunde...
Government proposes easier tax rules for offshore funds managed from India
A draft Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 proposes to relax the eligibility conditions offshore investment funds must meet to claim tax exemptio...
Rajya Sabha passes MSME Amendment Bill, 2026 to tackle delayed payments
The Rajya Sabha passed the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Amendment) Bill, 2026, aimed at improving cash flow, strengthening legal protecti...
India targets 874 GW installed power capacity by 2031-32
India's installed power generation capacity is projected to reach 874 GW by 2031-32, up from a current installed base of about 549 GW (5,48,858 MW as of mid-...
ONGC to reserve half of oil storage facility in Mangaluru towards strategic reserves: MoS Petroleum
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas informed Parliament that Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) will reserve half of its planned oil storage facili...
Government proposes to ease tax relief conditions for offshore funds
The government has circulated a Bill among Members of Parliament proposing to relax the eligibility conditions offshore funds must meet to be treated as an "...
India proposes tax relief for offshore funds using local managers
The government has proposed easing tax rules for offshore investment funds that use India-based fund managers, by removing existing conditions related to fun...
Government invites applications for 30 products' import quota under India-Oman trade pact
The government has invited applications from importers to avail concessional tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) on about 30 specified products under the India-Oman Co...
Rajya Sabha clears MSME bill to fast-track payment disputes amid Opposition protests
The Rajya Sabha passed the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Amendment) Bill, 2026, which seeks to fast-track resolution of delayed payment di...
Cabinet approves Rs 5,070 crore floating solar scheme
The Union Cabinet approved the Pradhan Mantri Surya Sarovar Yojana (PM-SSY) on 31 July 2026, with a total outlay of Rs 5,070 crore The scheme targets develop...
Why is Pakistan-occupied Kashmir rocked by protests? | Explained
Protests centred on Rawalakot in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) have continued for weeks, originating over local grievances such as electricity tariffs, sub...
India proposes extending tax breaks for contract manufacturing in a boost for Apple
The government has proposed extending, until 31 March 2041, a tax exemption for foreign companies that supply capital goods, equipment, or tooling (such as h...
What’s at stake in the latest U.S.-Iran talks?
A new round of United States-Iran talks is scheduled, building on a 14-point memorandum of understanding signed in mid-2026 that set a 60-day framework for r...
New Tax Bill sweetens deal for electronics makers, global investors
The Taxation and Other Laws Amendment Bill, 2026 proposes extending tax incentives for electronics manufacturing to 2041. The Bill proposes easing compliance...
Lok Sabha clears bill to increase number of Supreme Court judges, without debate
The Lok Sabha passed the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026, raising the sanctioned strength of Supreme Court judges (excluding the Chief ...
$100 bn in sight: India is rolling in dollars but what about the rupee?
Banks have mobilised over $40 billion in the two months since the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) launched special measures to attract foreign currency deposits,...
India, Uzbekistan could explore FTA, says Piyush Goyal; Uzbekistan invites Indian investment in mining, rare earths
India and Uzbekistan discussed exploring a free trade agreement (FTA) at an India-Uzbekistan Business Forum, with bilateral trade currently targeted to reach...
Parliament Monsoon Session Day 11 LIVE updates: Indian Statistical Institute Bill, Bankers' Books Evidence Bill likely to be introduced in Lok Sabha
The Indian Statistical Institute Bill, 2026, and the Bankers' Books Evidence Bill, 2026, were introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monsoon Session Day 11 The India...
CERC proposes transmission charge relief for delayed renewable projects
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has proposed relief on interstate transmission charges for renewable energy (RE) projects that have face...
Will a repo rate pause make RBI fall behind the curve?
The Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) convened for its scheduled three-day bi-monthly meeting, with the rate decision due on the conclu...
Two-thirds of India’s 58 tiger reserves have either declining prey base or poor habitat or both; nine have zero or critically low tiger numbers, says government report
A government analysis, the National Tiger Conservation Authority's "Roadmap for Active Management of Tigers in India" (based on the 2022 All India Tiger Esti...
Oil prices tumble as Trump cancels attack on Iran to reach nuclear deal
Crude oil prices fell after a planned military strike on Iran was called off in favour of continued nuclear negotiations, easing fears of a wider West Asia c...
India plans ₹45,000 crore rail upgrades along China, Pakistan and Bangladesh borders
India is planning an estimated ₹45,000 crore in railway infrastructure upgrades across states bordering China, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, to be rolled out ove...
RBI MPC begins today as policymakers weigh inflation, crude risks
The Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) convened for its scheduled three-day bi-monthly meeting, with the rate decision due on the conclu...
2 strategic satellites sit at spaceport as govt nod eludes Isro
Two ISRO satellites, NVS-03 and GISAT-1A, are reported to be ready at the launch site, but their missions are on hold pending formal government/institutional...
RBI set to hold rates on 5 Aug as global risks cloud outlook: Mint poll
A survey of economists ahead of the Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) verdict on 5 August 2026 shows near-unanimous expectation that th...