August 19, 2026
36 articles published on this date
Petroleum Products Drive India's Merchandise Export Growth: What It Means for Diversification
India's merchandise exports recorded growth of nearly 20% year-on-year over the reference period, according to official trade data Petroleum products...
PM-KUSUM Solar Irrigation and the Groundwater Over-Extraction Risk
India's flagship agricultural solar programme, PM-KUSUM, has installed over 2.5 million solar irrigation pumps for farmers over the past five years, using...
District Collectors Empowered to Grant Citizenship in Border States and UTs: Citizenship Rules Amended
The Union Home Ministry notified the Citizenship (Third Amendment) Rules, 2026, inserting a new sub-rule (6) into Rule 11A of the Citizenship Rules, 2009...
RBI MPC Minutes Signal a Pause on Further Rate Cuts
The Reserve Bank of India released the minutes of the Monetary Policy Committee's (MPC) 62nd meeting, held August 3–5, 2026. The MPC voted unanimously to...
India Expands Healthcare Assistance to Palestine: West Bank Hospital and Gaza Field Hospital Plan
India and Palestine held a groundbreaking ceremony in Jenin for a 200-bed Indian Super Speciality Hospital, with a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding...
MPC Minutes Show a "Wait and Watch" Stance Amid Global Uncertainty
Minutes of the RBI Monetary Policy Committee's (MPC) 62nd meeting (August 3–5, 2026) showed members favouring a cautious, 'wait and watch' approach rather...
India-Japan Defence Ministers' Talks: Roadmap for Indo-Pacific Cooperation
India's Defence Minister and Japan's Defence Minister held bilateral talks in New Delhi to build a roadmap for advancing defence and security cooperation...
Nine-Judge Bench to Rule on the Legal Definition of "Industry"
A nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court is set to pronounce its verdict on the correct legal scope of the term 'industry' under the Industrial...
China Achieves First Land-Based Recovery of a Reusable Rocket Stage
A privately-developed Chinese rocket successfully returned its first stage to a land-based landing site after an orbital launch, marking the country's first...
National Medical Commission Proposes "One Nation, One Licence" via Unique ID for Doctors
The National Medical Commission (NMC) has proposed draft amendments to the Registration of Medical Practitioners and Licence to Practise Medicine...
Southern Zonal Council Meets in Mahabalipuram: Inter-State Issues on Agenda
The 31st meeting of the Southern Zonal Council was convened in Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, chaired by the Union Home Minister, who statutorily chairs each...
CCI Extends Commitment Mechanism Timelines Under Competition (Amendment) Act, 2023
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has notified the Commitment (Amendment) Regulations, 2026, extending the window for filing commitment applications...
India-Afghanistan Engagement Deepens Under the Taliban: Recognition Still Withheld
A series of ministerial-level visits between India and the Taliban-led Afghan administration has intensified over the past several months, spanning trade...
RBI Governor's MPC Statement: "Framework Guidance" and the Real Interest Rate Debate
The RBI Governor's individual statement in the published MPC minutes flagged that greater clarity on the inflation trajectory is needed before any...
RBI MPC Minutes (August 2026): Repo Rate Held, Inflation Targeting Mechanics
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) held its 62nd meeting from August 3 to 5, 2026, and voted unanimously to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 5.25%...
Arunachal Border Delineation Dispute: Why the India-China Boundary Remains Undefined
The Union government acknowledged that certain stretches of the India-China border in Arunachal Pradesh lack a clearly delineated boundary line, leading to...
RBI Proposes Curbs on Revolving Credit Offered by NBFCs
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released draft amendments to the RBI (Non-Banking Financial Company) Directions, 2025, proposing that most non-banking...
Monsoon Session 2026 Records Decade-Low Productivity Despite Passing 11 Bills
The 2026 Monsoon Session of Parliament recorded its lowest productivity level since the 2016 Winter Session, with the Lok Sabha functioning for around...
India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable: Trade and FDI Ties Deepen
Senior ministers held high-level talks in Singapore aimed at deepening bilateral trade and investment ties, as part of the India-Singapore Ministerial...
UAE Suspends Trade and Financial Dealings with Iran: Gulf Tensions and India's Stakes
The United Arab Emirates announced the suspension of all trade, commercial exchanges, and financial transactions with Iran until further notice The decision...
India Steps Up CBAM Preparedness as EU Carbon Border Regime Enters Definitive Phase
Indian exporters are being urged to strengthen emissions monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) systems as the European Union's Carbon Border...
EAC-PM Flags Caution on Finalising the India-US Trade Deal
A member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) said India should not rush to finalise its trade agreement with the United States...
GISAT-1A: ISRO's Second Attempt at a Geostationary Earth-Observation Satellite
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is preparing to launch GISAT-1A, an earth-observation satellite also designated EOS-05, aboard a...
India's Exports to the US Hold Firm a Year After Tariff Escalation
A year after the imposition of steep US tariffs on Indian goods, the United States continues to account for roughly one-fifth of India's total exports, with...
BRICS Environment Ministers Link Energy Access to Climate Finance; India Pushes Storage and Mineral Cooperation
The BRICS Environment Ministers' Meeting was held in New Delhi under India's 2026 BRICS chairship, bringing together environment ministers of Brazil...
India's Legal Framework Against Child Trafficking
Recent commentary examined how India's constitutional, statutory, and international legal architecture addresses child trafficking, prompted by continuing...
Supreme Court Pushes for Institutionalised NTA Reform, Not Committee-Hopping
The Supreme Court, hearing petitions concerning the NEET-UG examination paper leak, directed the Union Ministry of Education to file an affidavit within...
India-US Trade Negotiations: Balancing Interim Deal with Long-Term Interests
A member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) said India should not rush to finalise its trade agreement with the United States...
Facial Recognition in Indian Policing: Capability, Legal Gaps and the Supreme Court Test
Facial Recognition Systems (FRS) deployed by Delhi Police during recent student-led protests at Jantar Mantar have come under judicial scrutiny before the...
Odisha Pilot Plants to Recover Rare Earth Elements from Red Mud and Fly Ash
The National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) inaugurated an indigenous pilot plant at its Research and Technology Centre (NRTC) in Bhubaneswar to process...
Delhi Private Universities Bill: Framework, Process, and Privatisation Concerns
Delhi has moved a bill to create the capital's first regulatory framework enabling establishment of standalone private universities, joining several other...
US Sanctions ICC President Tomoko Akane: Escalating Confrontation with the International Criminal Court
The United States designated International Criminal Court (ICC) President Tomoko Akane of Japan and ICC Senior Trial Lawyer Abdoulaye Seye of Senegal for...
Income Tax Department Launches Nationwide Verification of Suspicious Foreign Remittances
The Income Tax Department, under directions from the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), has launched a nationwide verification exercise into suspicious...
Soil Microbiomes as an Early-Warning Signal for Desertification in African Drylands
Researchers, including a microbial ecologist at the University of Pretoria, are studying how soil microbial communities respond to environmental stress...
Census 2027 Caste Enumeration: Methodology Debate and Legal Background
Concerns have been raised over the methodology being used to record caste responses in the upcoming Census 2027, specifically that officials will record...
BRICS Weighs Grain Exchange Proposal: Digital Platform for Agri-Commodity Trade
A grain exchange proposal, backed by Russia, is being weighed by BRICS countries to allow agricultural producers and buyers to trade directly, reducing...