August 13, 2026
36 articles published on this date
India's NDC Targets: Milestones Reported to Parliament
The government informed Parliament, in reply to a question, of milestones achieved in India's climate action under its Nationally Determined Contribution...
NITI Aayog Identifies 12 Sectors to Boost India's Global Manufacturing Share
NITI Aayog released a report titled 'Key Sectors to Position India as a Global Manufacturing Hub,' prepared in collaboration with Crisil Intelligence The...
CAG Audit Flags Massive Shortfall in Green India Mission's Forest Cover Targets
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-US Bilateral Trade Agreement Talks Continue Under February Framework
India's Commerce Secretary stated that India remains in 'regular contact' with the United States on the proposed Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) Both sides...
MMDR Amendment Inserts Section 9D: Centre Curbs States' Power to Tax Mineral Rights
The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 inserts a new Section 9D into the parent 1957 Act, barring state governments from...
MCA Notifies Accounting Rule Changes Aligning with OECD Pillar Two Global Tax Framework
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) notified changes to Indian accounting rules, reported to take effect August 12 [Unverified — effective date not...
Mining Law Amendment Echoes Justice Nagarathna's Lone Dissent in the 2024 Royalty-Tax Case
Commentary on the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 notes that its new restriction on state mineral taxation mirrors...
Arunachal Border Row at Taksing: Patrolling Points, the LAC, and the McMahon Line
The All Arunachal Pradesh Students' Union (AAPSU) has organized an assessment and flag-hoisting trip to Taksing, a frontier village in Upper Subansiri...
India-US Trade Talks Remain on Track Despite New Tariff Pressures
India's Commerce Secretary stated that India and the United States remain in 'regular contact' on finalizing a bilateral trade agreement (BTA) Both sides...
India-US Talks Continue Amid US Senate's Russia Sanctions Bill Proposing 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...
NASA's Moon Base Programme and the Invitation to India: What It Means
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...
Supreme Court Frames Environmental Compensation Framework for Solid Waste Rules
The Supreme Court, ruling in Amravati Municipal Corporation v. Ganesh Dadarao Anasane & Others (August 2026), laid down a structured set of principles to...
Kerala Objects to MMDR Amendment on State Fiscal Autonomy and Land Powers Grounds
The Kerala state government announced it will formally register its opposition to the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026...
Madhya Pradesh Set to Implement Uniform Civil Code: Constitutional and Comparative Framework
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...
Supreme Court Hears Final Arguments in Shiv Sena Symbol Dispute: Anti-Defection Law in Focus
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...
Tamil Nadu Seeks Permanent Freeze on Lok Sabha Strength at 543 Seats Ahead of Delimitation
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...
Supreme Court Sets Final Deadline for FSSAI on 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...
Parliament Passes MMDR Amendment Bill, 2026: Critical Minerals Push and Captive Mining Reform
Parliament passed the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, amending the parent Mines and Minerals (Development and...
Supreme Court to Examine Facial Recognition Use on Protesters: Privacy vs Surveillance
The Supreme Court has agreed to examine a petition challenging the use of facial recognition technology (FRT) and other biometric surveillance tools by...
Legislative Privilege vs Free Speech: Supreme Court Refers 2003 Case to Seven-Judge Bench
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...
What a "River Board" Would Mean for the Cauvery Basin: Explained
The Chairperson of the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) called for the establishment of a river board that would 'own, operate, manage, and...
Parliamentary Panel Backs IBC Recovery Steps, Flags Large Gap in Avoidance Transaction Recovery
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance backed government measures taken to strengthen recovery under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC)...
CBD's Nairobi Meetings End with Bracketed Text: Where the Kunming-Montreal Framework Stands Before 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...
AI-Designed Viral Genomes: A New Frontier in Biosecurity Governance
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...
India's Electronics Exports Surge 11-fold to Rs 4.24 Lakh Crore; Women Near 30% of Workforce
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...
Parliament's Monsoon Session 2026 Ends: Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill Passed Amid Disruptions
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...
IN-SPACe Approves India's First Fully Commercial Earth Observation Satellite Constellation
The Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) approved the country's first fully commercial, indigenous Earth Observation (EO)...
India's Roadmap for Five Indigenous Small Modular Reactors by 2033
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...
AQIS Named Behind 2025 Red Fort Blast: UN Sanctions Monitoring Report
A report by the United Nations Security Council's Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team has attributed the November 2025 car explosion near...
BHAVYA-Rasayan Scheme: Rs 3,030-Crore Push 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...
Parliamentary Inquiry Committee Finds Charges "Proved" Against a High Court Judge: What Happens Next
A three-member parliamentary inquiry committee, constituted under the Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968, found all three articles of charge proved against a High...
NGT Petitioned Over Illegal Riverbed Mining Near Kaziranga National Park
A petition was filed before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) and the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change alleging large-scale, mechanised...
Justice Yashwant Varma Inquiry: In-House Panel Findings and the Judicial Removal Process
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...
CJI Forms In-House Committee to Probe Cash Discovery at a Sitting Judge's Residence
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...
Marine Heatwaves Are Intensifying: What They Mean for Ocean Ecosystems
Marine heatwaves — periods of abnormally high ocean surface temperatures lasting days to months — are becoming longer, more frequent and more severe as the...
Parliamentary Panel Seeks Review of FDI in Private Hospitals Amid Corporatisation Concerns
The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare tabled its 176th Report on 'Affordability and Accessibility of...