August 07, 2026
39 articles published on this date
The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Amendment) Bill, 2026 passed by Parliament
The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Amendment) Bill, 2026 was passed by the Lok Sabha on 7 August 2026, after having been passed by the Rajy...
India successfully concludes the 16th BRICS Trade Ministers' Meeting in Jaipur under its BRICS Chairship 2026.
The 16th BRICS Trade Ministers' Meeting concluded in Jaipur, Rajasthan, under India's BRICS Chairship for 2026, themed "Building for Resilience, Innovation, ...
Defence ministry has initiated efforts to co-join sixth-gen fighter aircraft programme: Par panel
The Ministry of Defence informed a Parliamentary Standing Committee that it has "initiated efforts" to co-join the Future Combat Air System (FCAS), a sixth-g...
Exclusive: What Rafale plan looks like—TATA, L&T, Mahindra and HAL
France submitted a detailed industrial partnership proposal in response to India's plan to acquire 114 additional Rafale fighter aircraft, received on the In...
Saudi, Turkey & Pakistan sign defence pact, committing to ‘treat attack on one as attack on all’
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed a trilateral defence agreement (the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement) at Al-Safa Palace in Mecca, committing to treat ...
India counters China, formally names 27 places in Arunachal Pradesh
India formally assigned standard names to 27 geographical features in Arunachal Pradesh, finalised on official Survey of India maps in consultation with the ...
Supreme Court to examine impact of data protection law on RTI, investigative journalism
The Supreme Court is examining petitions challenging provisions of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023 and its effect on the Right to Infor...
Parliament Watch: MSME Bill clears Lok Sabha, eyes faster payment recovery
The Lok Sabha passed the MSME Development (Amendment) Bill, 2026, after Rajya Sabha approval earlier in the week The Bill mandates that every central public ...
India counters China's 'map war', assigns official names to 27 Arunachal sites
India formally identified and assigned official names to 27 places and geographical features in Arunachal Pradesh on the Survey of India's official map. The ...
India amends FDI rules to boost e-commerce for small businesses, artisans, farmers, and fishermen: Union Minister Piyush Goyal
India amended its Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) rules governing e-commerce, intended to help small businesses, artisans, farmers, and fishermen access wide...
India weighs friendlier investment treaty rules as Cabinet nod nears: DEA Secretary
The Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) indicated that a revised Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) framework is likely to be placed before the Union Cabinet...
India updates disaster list to include heatwaves and lightning after Finance Commission push
Heatwaves and lightning have been added to India's list of notified natural disasters, taking the count of notified categories from 12 to 14 The change follo...
Astrobase unveils 800kN rocket engine, eyes reusability
A Bengaluru-based private space company unveiled an 800 kN-class liquid oxygen-methane rocket engine, described as India's first privately developed Full-Flo...
Pakistan, Saudi and Turkiye sign joint defence agreement
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye signed a trilateral defence agreement (the Mecca Joint Deterrence Agreement) in Mecca, Saudi Arabia The pact stipulates th...
Lok Sabha approves MSME Bill to speed up payments, improve ease of business
The Lok Sabha passed the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Amendment) Bill, 2026 without debate, completing its passage through Parliament aft...
Assam records world’s first-ever release of captive-bred slender-billed vultures
Captive-bred slender-billed vultures were released into a soft-release aviary in Assam for the first time anywhere in the world, marking a milestone in vultu...
US, India expanding cooperation in defence, civil nuclear sector: Senior US official
A senior US official stated that the United States and India are expanding cooperation in the defence and civil nuclear sectors, alongside the adoption of tr...
SC directs Rajasthan to set up coordination group, river commission to restore polluted rivers
The Supreme Court directed the Rajasthan government to constitute an Integrated Coordination Group, headed by the Chief Secretary, within seven days The Cour...
MNRE weighs support scheme for polysilicon to back 10 GW capacity in solar manufacturing
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is examining a dedicated support scheme to build domestic polysilicon manufacturing capacity of more than 10 ...
India’s first privately-built 800 kN FFSC engine unveiled
A Bengaluru-based private space company publicly unveiled India's first privately-built 800 kilonewton (kN) Full-Flow Staged Combustion (FFSC) rocket engine,...
'Internal matter for us': MEA dismisses US lawmaker's criticism of FCRA Bill
The Ministry of External Affairs rejected criticism from a member of the United States Congress regarding India's proposed Foreign Contribution (Regulation) ...
India, China agree to use diplomatic, military channels to avoid LAC misunderstandings: MEA
India and China agreed to continue using existing diplomatic and military channels — including the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on Ind...
Monsoon Session: Congress issues whip to MPs ahead of FCRA Bill discussion in Parliament
The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, introduced in the Lok Sabha on March 25, 2026, is scheduled for discussion during the Monsoon Ses...
Supreme Court seeks Centre's response on pleas challenging data protection law
The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Union government seeking its response on a batch of petitions challenging provisions of the Digital Personal Data ...
The problem with India’s free trade agreement strategy
A data-based review of India's trade with its Free Trade Agreement (FTA) partners found that trade with several key partners, including the ASEAN bloc, has b...
India, China discuss LAC situation and border management during diplomatic talks: MEA
India and China held a round of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC), with detailed exchanges on boun...
Lok Sabha passes MSME Development Amendment Bill without debate
The Lok Sabha passed the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Amendment) Bill, 2026 without debate, following protests by opposition members The ...
Tamil Nadu Assembly adopts unanimous resolution on fair share of Central tax devolution
The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution urging the Union government to ensure the State receives its rightful share of tax devol...
Stable India-China ties will help build ‘multi-polar Asia’ and ‘multi-polar world’: Jaishankar
On the margins of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) in Manila, the External Affairs Minister held talks with China's Foreign Minister, stating that a stable and...
Tamil Nadu govt. defends State’s power to provide quota to Muslim converts from backward classes, SC to decide
The Tamil Nadu government has defended, before the Supreme Court, its power to extend Backward Class (Muslim) reservation benefits to persons who converted t...
First mRNA flu shot approved by FDA bodes well for improving drugs of the future
The US Food and Drug Administration approved the first messenger RNA (mRNA)-based seasonal influenza vaccine on August 5, 2026 The vaccine received standard ...
EXIM Bank to be implementing agency for interest subvention support for exporters: DGFT
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade announced that the Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank) will become the implementing agency for interest subventi...
What a water-wise city would look like – and how India can get there
A comparative review of global cities highlighted four pillars of "water-wise" urban planning: equitable access for low-income households, demand management ...
India reviewing bilateral investment treaty overhaul to boost foreign investment: Official
The government is reviewing an overhaul of India's Model Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT), with a decision expected from the Union Cabinet on the revised fr...
Congress issues whip to MPs ahead of key Parliament business
A three-line whip was issued directing Members of Parliament to remain present in both Houses on August 10, 11 and 12, citing "very important issues" schedul...
US envoy Sergio Gor meets key industry leaders to advance US-India collaborations
The US Ambassador to India met industry leaders and government officials to discuss deepening US-India collaboration in advanced manufacturing and technology...
Why the Centre is passing on issues raised by Ken-Betwa protesters to State governments | Explained
Protests continued in Bundelkhand (Chhatarpur and Panna districts, Madhya Pradesh) over displacement caused by the Ken-Betwa Link Project, which involves con...
IRDAI should fast-track risk-based capital framework; GST on insurance needs rationalisation: Parliamentary panel
A parliamentary committee report recommended that the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) fast-track implementation of the Risk-B...
RBI gives Urban Cooperative Banks new lease of life | Explained
The Reserve Bank of India signalled it will resume issuing fresh licences for Urban Cooperative Banks (UCBs), reversing a freeze on new licences that had las...