August 05, 2026
39 articles published on this date
Having majority no reason for lawmakers to defy party: Supreme Court
During proceedings arising from a political party split and the resulting disqualification dispute, a Supreme Court bench observed that the validly demonstra...
Rajya Sabha passes by voice vote bill to raise Supreme Court judge strength
The Rajya Sabha passed the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026 by voice vote, completing Parliament's approval after the Lok Sabha had alre...
Navigation sat NVS-03 ready for launch, 3 more satellites to follow: Space min Jitendra Singh in LS
The Minister of State for the Department of Space informed the Lok Sabha that the NVS-03 navigation satellite is ready for launch, with two more satellites, ...
Parliament clears Bill to increase number of judges in Supreme Court
Parliament cleared the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026, raising the sanctioned strength of Supreme Court judges (excluding the Chief Ju...
Jharkhand SIR: Over 43 lakh voters deleted in draft electoral rolls
The draft electoral roll published after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Jharkhand excludes over 43 lakh (43,61,987) names from the previous...
New framework to standardise interest rate rules on the anvil, says RBI
The Reserve Bank of India announced plans for a new principle-based framework to standardise interest rate rules on advances (loans) across all its regulated...
With all eyes on delimitation & FCRA, Parliament monsoon session sinks deeper into deadlock
Parliament's monsoon session (running from 20 July to 13 August 2026) has faced repeated adjournments amid sustained floor protests, continuing into the sess...
NITI Aayog calls for national caregiving framework, social security for caregivers
NITI Aayog released a report titled "Reimagining Care: Strategies for Empowering Caregivers in Viksit Bharat@2047", examining India's caregiving ecosystem ag...
Maharashtra’s semi-arid districts face highest risk from rapidly intensifying flash droughts, study says
A 44-year study (1981-2024) published in the journal *Physics and Chemistry of the Earth* analysed drought patterns across Maharashtra's districts The study ...
Rajya Sabha passes bill to increase number of SC judges, returns it to Lok Sabha
The Rajya Sabha passed the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026 and returned it to the Lok Sabha, completing the bill's passage through Parl...
Special Parliament session from Aug 16-18 on Women's Reservation, Delimitation Bills: Kiren Rijiju
A three-day special Parliament session from 16 to 18 August 2026 has been announced to take up the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 (which links Lok...
DGFT notifies export-only inventory rules for foreign-funded e-commerce firms
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) notified operational rules allowing foreign-funded e-commerce entities to hold inventory of domestically manu...
RBI to resume licensing of Urban Cooperative Banks
The Reserve Bank of India announced it will resume licensing of new Urban Cooperative Banks (UCBs) on an "on-tap" basis, ending a pause that had been in effe...
CBDC and ULI make further inroads; state govts show increasing interest: RBI Dy Governor Rohit Jain
The Reserve Bank of India noted continuing expansion of the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and the Unified Lending Interface (ULI), with growing partic...
Relief for defence startups as MoD agrees to fully reimburse 18% GST on R&D grants
The Ministry of Defence issued an office memorandum agreeing to reimburse Goods and Services Tax (GST) charged on grant-in-aid disbursed to private-sector st...
India approved diversion of 215,943 hectares of forestland in 12 years
India approved diversion of 215,943 hectares of forestland for non-forest use between 2014-15 and 2025-26, according to official data Nearly 62% of this land...
India-UK trade pact to boost agri, auto exports with lower tariffs, better market access: Experts
Experts assessed that the India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) will boost India's agricultural, processed food, and automotive exports ...
'What is the right time': NC asks Centre to restore statehood to J-K
August 5, 2026 marked seven years since Article 370 of the Constitution, which granted Jammu and Kashmir special autonomous status, was abrogated and the ers...
Uzbekistan invites Indian firms for mining, minerals push ahead of PM Modi's visit
Uzbekistan invited Indian companies to invest in its mining, metallurgy, and critical minerals sector, highlighting opportunities in gold, copper, uranium, a...
How will the Supreme Court order impact mining around Ramsar wetland sites? | Explained
The Supreme Court, in continuing proceedings on wetland protection, examined whether a 10-km mining restriction attached to wetland conservation reserves app...
From Belem to Antalya: Why implementation now defines UN climate negotiations
COP30, held in Belem, Brazil, was framed as the "COP of Implementation," marking a deliberate shift in UN climate diplomacy away from negotiating new targets...
New Agasthyamalai eviction orders continue to silence Forest Rights Act
A Supreme Court order (A. John Kennedy and Others v. State of Tamil Nadu, delivered on May 29, 2026, by a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta) di...
Govt, opposition discuss Delimitation Bill in 50-minute Parliament meeting: Sources
Government representatives and parliamentary leaders held a consultation on the proposed Delimitation Bill ahead of its planned reintroduction in Parliament,...
RBI holds policy rates while raising growth forecast; cuts inflation projections
The Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) kept the policy repo rate unchanged at 5.25% in its August 2026 review, maintaining a "neutral" p...
Commerce ministry notifies norms for inventory-based e-commerce exports
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) notified operational procedures, along with a new application form (Aayaat Niryaat Form, ANF-9A), for registr...
East Africa’s iconic snow peaks will soon disappear for good — what will be lost when they melt
The ice caps atop East Africa's three glaciated mountain systems — Mount Kenya, Mount Kilimanjaro (Tanzania), and the Rwenzori Mountains (Uganda-DRC border) ...
Iran, Oman working on plan to reopen Strait of Hormuz
Iran and Oman are reported to be working on a plan to restore shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, months after transit through the waterway collapsed foll...
West Asia war LIVE: Iran-Oman diplomatic engagement on Hormuz enters new phase, reports Iranian media
Diplomatic engagement between Iran and Oman on arrangements to reopen the Strait of Hormuz has entered a new phase, according to Iranian state media. An Iran...
RBI marginally ups FY27 real GDP growth projection to 6.7%; slightly cuts CPI inflation projection to 5%
The Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) raised the real GDP growth projection for FY27 marginally to 6.7%, from an earlier estimate of 6....
MPC leaves repo rate unchanged at 5.25%; neutral stance continues
The Monetary Policy Committee left the policy repo rate unchanged at 5.25% for a fourth consecutive bi-monthly review, extending the pause that began after t...
‘Ghost particles’ signature can track where spent nuclear fuel goes
Researchers have experimentally confirmed that spent nuclear fuel and shut-down reactor cores continue emitting a measurable flux of antineutrinos ("ghost pa...
What are the key issues of the BRICS Summit to be held in New Delhi in September? | Explained
India is set to host the BRICS Summit in New Delhi in September 2026, under its current chairship of the grouping. The summit's theme has been announced as "...
RBI Inflation FY2026-27: Malhotra & Co trim FY27 inflation forecast to 5% as easing crude prices offer relief
At its August 2026 review, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), chaired by RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra, trimmed its CPI inflation forecast for FY 2026-27 to...
Lok Sabha to take up Bankers' Books Evidence Bill, Taxation Amendment Bill today
The Lok Sabha took up the Bankers' Books Evidence Bill, 2026 and the Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 for consideration and passing The Bankers...
RBI proposes resuming UCB licensing, overhaul of rural bank rules at MPC
The Reserve Bank of India, alongside its August 2026 Monetary Policy Committee meeting, proposed resuming licensing of Urban Co-operative Banks (UCBs) after ...
RBI MPC meeting August 2026 highlights: Repo rate decision, inflation outlook & GDP forecast; key takeaways from Governor Sanjay Malhotra's speech
The Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), meeting August 3-5, 2026, kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.25% and retained a "neutral" policy ...
RBI MPC Meeting at a Glance: Your one-stop guide for all key decisions
The Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) concluded its August 2026 bi-monthly review, keeping the policy repo rate unchanged at 5.25%. The...
Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies
Alongside the August 2026 Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) resolution, the Reserve Bank of India issued its accompanying Statement on Developmental and Regula...
Monetary Policy Statement, 2026-27 Resolution of the Monetary Policy Committee August 3 to 5, 2026
The Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), meeting from August 3 to 5, 2026, unanimously voted to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 5....