August 13, 2026
36 articles published on this date
PARLIAMENT QUESTION: Milestone achieved in global climate action
The government informed Parliament, in reply to a question, of milestones achieved in India's climate action under its Nationally Determined Contribution (ND...
China’s 32% vs India’s 3.2%: NITI Aayog earmarks 12 sectors to shore up share in global manufacturing
NITI Aayog released a report titled "Key Sectors to Position India as a Global Manufacturing Hub," prepared in collaboration with Crisil Intelligence The rep...
CAG finds 98% shortfall in Green India Mission forest cover targets, red-flags multiple lapses
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) audited implementation of the National Mission for a Green India (Green India Mission, GIM) and found the scheme's ...
India in 'regular contact' with US on trade deal: Comm Secy
India's Commerce Secretary stated that India remains in "regular contact" with the United States on the proposed Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) Both sides r...
Mines Bill: Why Centre wants to bar states from levying tax, cess on mineral rights, mineral-rich land
The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 inserts a new Section 9D into the parent 1957 Act, barring state governments from im...
Ministry of Corporate Affairs notifies changes in Indian Accounting rules
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) notified changes to Indian accounting rules, reported to take effect August 12 [Unverified — effective date not indep...
‘Royalty itself a tax’: In mining law amendment, echo of SC judge Nagarathna’s dissent in key 2024 order
Commentary on the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 notes that its new restriction on state mineral taxation mirrors reaso...
Chinese incursion: Arunachal students’ body plans to hoist national flag at frontier village on I-Day
The All Arunachal Pradesh Students' Union (AAPSU) has organized an assessment and flag-hoisting trip to Taksing, a frontier village in Upper Subansiri distri...
India in 'regular contact' with US on trade deal, says Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agarwal
India's Commerce Secretary stated that India and the United States remain in "regular contact" on finalizing a bilateral trade agreement (BTA) Both sides rea...
India has “reassuring” talks with U.S., including on Bill that proposes 100% tariffs
The US Senate passed the Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 (named after the late Senator Lindsey Graham) by a bipartisan 86-11 vote, sending it to the ...
What is NASA’s Moon Base programme, why it wants India to be part of it? | Explained
NASA formally invited India to join its Moon Base programme during the ninth India-US Civil Space Joint Working Group meeting held in New Delhi The Moon Base...
SC pushes India towards structured environmental compensation regime for solid waste management
The Supreme Court, ruling in *Amravati Municipal Corporation v. Ganesh Dadarao Anasane & Others* (August 2026), laid down a structured set of principles to g...
Kerala to oppose Centre's MMDR Act amendments restricting state powers on mineral taxes
The Kerala state government announced it will formally register its opposition to the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, a...
UCC to be implemented in MP soon, will strengthen spirit of equality: CM Mohan Yadav at Tiranga Yatra
The state government of Madhya Pradesh has announced plans to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) across the state in the near term. The Madhya Pradesh Le...
Real 'Sena' battle: 'Sin' of defection should not be rewarded, Uddhav camp tells SC
The Supreme Court heard final arguments in the long-running dispute over the Shiv Sena party name and symbol, arising from the 2022 split in the party's legi...
Tamil Nadu CM Vijay writes to PM Modi, seeks permanent freeze on Lok Sabha strength at 543 seats
The Tamil Nadu government urged the Union government to permanently freeze the total strength of the Lok Sabha at the existing 543 seats and to retain the cu...
'This is your last chance': SC ultimatum to Centre over delay in front-of-pack food warning labels
The Supreme Court expressed strong disapproval of the continuing delay by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) in finalising front-of-pac...
Parliament passes Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill
Parliament passed the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, amending the parent Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulatio...
Supreme Court agrees to take up MP’s plea against use of face-recognition tech on NEET-UG protesters
The Supreme Court has agreed to examine a petition challenging the use of facial recognition technology (FRT) and other biometric surveillance tools by polic...
Seven-judge Bench to hear if legislative privilege overrides free speech
A three-judge Bench headed by the Chief Justice of India passed an order fixing a long-pending constitutional question for hearing before a seven-judge Bench...
What does a ‘River Board’ mean for India? | Explained
The Chairperson of the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) called for the establishment of a river board that would "own, operate, manage, and regulate...
Parliamentary panel backs govt steps to strengthen IBC recovery, seeks deeper action on fund diversion
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance backed government measures taken to strengthen recovery under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), while...
Nairobi meetings 2026: CBD’s crucial discussions end with heavily bracketed recommendations for COP17
The 7th meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI 7) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) concluded in Nairobi, following the 28th mee...
What happens when AI begins to design viruses?
Researchers at Stanford University and the Arc Institute used a genome-generating AI model called Evo, built on the same class of architecture as large langu...
India's electronics exports surge 11-fold to Rs 4.24 lakh crore, women's workforce nears 30%
India's electronics exports rose over 11-fold to reach Rs 4.24 lakh crore in FY2025-26, according to official data, with electronic goods now India's third-l...
Parliament Monsoon Session ends amid disruptions; Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha adjourned sine die
The Monsoon Session of Parliament, which began on 20 July 2026, concluded with both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha being adjourned sine die on 13 August 2026,...
IN-SPACe approved country’s first fully commercial earth observation sat constellation: Jitendra Singh
The Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) approved the country's first fully commercial, indigenous Earth Observation (EO) sate...
5 indigenous small modular reactors targeted by 2033, Jitendra Singh tells LS
The Department of Atomic Energy informed the Lok Sabha, in a written reply, of a target to bring at least five indigenous Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) into ...
Al-Qaida offshoot AQIS behind Red Fort blast in 2025: UNSC report confirms
A report by the United Nations Security Council's Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team has attributed the November 2025 car explosion near Delhi'...
Govt notifies Rs 3,030-crore scheme for three mega chemical parks
The Union Cabinet approved the Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojana Rasayan (BHAVYA-Rasayan) Scheme, notifying a financial outlay of Rs 3,030 crore for setting up th...
Cash discovery case: Charges against Justice Yashwant Varma “proved”, says Lok Sabha panel
A three-member parliamentary inquiry committee, constituted under the Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968, found all three articles of charge proved against a High Co...
NGT petitioned against illegal riverbed mining near Kaziranga
A petition was filed before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) and the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change alleging large-scale, mechanised san...
Justice Yashwant Varma inquiry: What the panel found and what happens next? | Explained
A three-member in-house inquiry committee, set up under the Judges (Inquiry) Act framework and headed by a sitting Supreme Court judge, concluded that all ch...
CJI forms three-member committee for deeper probe against Justice Varma
A fire at a sitting High Court judge's official residence in New Delhi led to the discovery of burnt and partially burnt currency notes in a storeroom. The C...
Marine heatwaves are cooking our ocean ecosystems — and will only become more common
Marine heatwaves — periods of abnormally high ocean surface temperatures lasting days to months — are becoming longer, more frequent and more severe as the o...
Panel seeks review of FDI in private hospitals, warns of aggressive corporatisation, rising healthcare costs
The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare tabled its 176th Report on "Affordability and Accessibility of Healthcar...