August 20, 2026
48 articles published on this date
India-Japan Maritime Pact Opens Door to Joint Naval Shipbuilding and Technology Transfer
India and Japan signed a Memorandum of Arrangement on Maritime Security Cooperation, opening avenues for joint development and design of naval ships The...
CAQM Mandates Phased EV-Only Registration for Light Goods Vehicles in Delhi-NCR
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in the National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas has directed a phased ban on new registrations of...
Supreme Court Confines the 1978 'Industry' Test to the Old Industrial Disputes Act
A nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court ruled on the long-pending reference seeking reconsideration of the 1978 'industry' precedent under...
Karnataka to Reject Centre's Latest Western Ghats Eco-Sensitive Area Draft
The Karnataka state government announced it will reject the Centre's latest draft notification proposing to declare parts of the Western Ghats as an...
DGFT Amends Foreign Trade Policy to Widen Rupee Invoicing for Exporters
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) amended the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2023 to widen the scope for invoicing, payment, and settlement of...
DGFT Amends Foreign Trade Policy to Widen Rupee Invoicing for Exporters
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) amended the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2023 to widen the scope for invoicing, payment, and settlement of...
India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable Advances Semiconductor and Manufacturing Ties
The fourth India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable (ISMR) was convened in Singapore, bringing together senior ministers from finance, external affairs, and...
DGFT Eases Rupee Payment Rules for Exporters: Rupee Receipts Now Eligible for FTP Benefits
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) amended provisions of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2023 relating to export contract invoicing and...
India and Japan Sign Memorandum on Maritime Security Cooperation
India and Japan signed a Memorandum of Arrangement on Maritime Security Cooperation following a bilateral defence meeting The Memorandum establishes a...
Gene-Edited Rice Varieties: India's Response to Slowing Yield Growth
India's rice sector is seeing a slowdown in yield growth, prompting renewed emphasis on advanced hybrid and genome-edited varieties to boost productivity...
Singapore Emerges as India's Top FDI Source at USD 19.8 Billion: India-Singapore Economic Ties
Senior officials from India and Singapore reviewed bilateral economic cooperation, noting continued expansion of investment and trade flows. Singapore was...
MMDR Amendment Act: Uniform Mineral Taxation to Unlock Capital Investment
Parliament passed the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2026, aimed at creating a uniform and predictable fiscal framework for...
India Eases Rupee Invoicing Norms for Exporters Under Foreign Trade Policy
A policy change under India's Foreign Trade Policy framework has eased rules on rupee invoicing for exporters The change removes prior uncertainty over...
Southern States Renew Demand for Fairness in Tax Devolution and Delimitation
Karnataka's Chief Minister called for greater fairness for southern states in the allocation of central funds and in the upcoming delimitation exercise The...
Border Infrastructure Development Along the LAC: Policy Framework and Institutional Mechanisms
A Union Minister described border infrastructure development as a current policy priority, responding to claims of Chinese activity near the Upper Subansiri...
Duty-Free Sugar Imports Allowed as Domestic Prices Surge Ahead of Festive Season
The Central Government permitted duty-free imports of up to 10 lakh (1 million) tonnes of raw sugar under a Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ), valid until October 31...
India-EU Free Trade Agreement Clears Legal Scrub: Signing Expected in 2026
The India-European Union Free Trade Agreement has completed 'legal scrubbing' — the final line-by-line technical verification of the negotiated text —...
Cauvery Water Row: CWMA Release Order and the Inter-State River Dispute Framework
The Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) directed Karnataka to release a specified quantum of water from the Cauvery basin reservoirs, including the...
India Eases Rupee Settlement Rules for Exports to Non-ACU Countries
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade eased rules governing export contracts, invoices, and payment settlement with countries outside the Asian Clearing...
Delhi Master Plan 2047 Unveiled: Housing, Metro Expansion and Statutory Urban Planning
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs unveiled the 'Master Plan for Delhi — 2047' (MPD-2047), envisaging 30-40 lakh new housing units over the next two...
Delhi Master Plan 2047 Unveiled: Housing, Metro Expansion, and Yamuna Restoration
The Master Plan for Delhi 2047 (MPD-2047) was unveiled, setting out Delhi's urban development blueprint through 2047 The plan targets roughly 30-40 lakh new...
Southern Zonal Council Meeting Raises Delimitation, NEET and Interstate Water-Sharing Concerns
The 31st meeting of the Southern Zonal Council was held, chaired by the Union Home Minister with southern state chief ministers in attendance Discussions...
Supreme Court: Police Cannot Ordinarily Investigate PCPNDT Act Offences
The Supreme Court, in State of Uttar Pradesh v. Brij Pal Singh, held that police cannot ordinarily register an FIR and conduct a standard criminal...
Supreme Court's Nine-Judge Bench Revisits the 1978 "Triple Test" for Defining Industry
A nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court delivered its verdict on the correct interpretation of the term 'industry' under the Industrial...
El Niño, Food Inflation, and Why Irrigation Coverage Matters for Rural Resilience
Global forecasts put the probability of an El Niño event emerging by mid-2026 at 61-87%, raising concerns for crop production across South Asia and East...
India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable: Deepening the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership
A high-level Indian ministerial delegation met the Prime Minister of Singapore in Singapore, as part of the fourth India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable...
Southern Zonal Council Meeting: Delimitation and Cauvery Dispute on the Agenda
The 31st meeting of the Southern Zonal Council was held on 20-21 August 2026 at Mahabalipuram (Chengalpattu district), Tamil Nadu, chaired by the Union Home...
District Collectors in Eight States/UTs Empowered to Process Citizenship Applications Under CAA Rules
The Ministry of Home Affairs notified an amendment to the Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, empowering District Collectors/District Magistrates in eight States...
India-Japan Maritime Security Pact: Deepening Indo-Pacific Defence Cooperation
India and Japan signed a Memorandum of Arrangement (MoA) on Maritime Security Cooperation between the two defence ministries during bilateral talks in New...
Supreme Court Limits the 1978 "Industry" Test for the Industrial Relations Code, 2020
A nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court ruled, by a 6:3 majority, on the continuing applicability of the 1978 'industry' test to labour...
US Sanctions on ICC Officials: The Rome Statute Jurisdiction Dispute
The United States imposed sanctions on the President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), a Japanese national, and a senior ICC trial lawyer, a...
Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Vikas Mission: MSP for Minor Forest Produce and Tribal Livelihoods
An official release highlighted that a large share of India's Scheduled Tribe population depends on Minor Forest Produce (MFP) collection for household...
Solar-Plus-Storage Study Finds Round-the-Clock Power Cheaper Than SECI's RTC Benchmark
A study by the India Energy and Climate Centre (IECC) at the University of California, Berkeley, using ten years of hourly weather data across ten Indian...
Southern Zonal Council Discusses Proposal to Freeze Lok Sabha Strength at 543 Seats for 25 Years
At the Southern Zonal Council meeting, a proposal was put forward to retain the total strength of the Lok Sabha at its current 543 seats for the next...
India Risks a $1 Trillion Manufacturing GDP Gap by 2047 Without Frontier Tech Adoption
A report by a domestic wealth-management firm estimated that without wider adoption of frontier technologies, India could forgo about $270 billion in...
India Calls for Greater Transparency in UN Security Council's Subsidiary Bodies and Elected-Member Processes
India, speaking at the United Nations, urged that Security Council membership must not be used to legitimise terrorists or to pursue narrow political...
Southern Zonal Council Meeting Links Delimitation with Women's Reservation Rollout, Raises Mekedatu Project
At a meeting of the Southern Zonal Council, member states raised the linkage between the upcoming delimitation exercise and the rollout of the Women's...
A 20-Point Reform Agenda for a $20 Trillion Indian Economy by 2036
A report by a domestic brokerage outlined a 20-point reform agenda that it argues could take India from its current economy of roughly $3.7 trillion to a...
Southern Zonal Council Meets in Tamil Nadu, Takes Up Water-Sharing and Infrastructure
The 31st meeting of the Southern Zonal Council was convened in Tamil Nadu, chaired by the Union Home Minister as its ex-officio Chairman Chief Ministers and...
Cabinet Approves Rs 13,041-Crore Rail and Highway Projects Across Five States
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved five railway and highway infrastructure projects worth a combined Rs 13,041 crore The projects...
Supreme Court Examines Limits of Judicial Power in MLA Disqualification under the Tenth Schedule
A Supreme Court bench heard arguments in petitions challenging a State Assembly Speaker's refusal to disqualify a group of MLAs under the Tenth Schedule...
Supreme Court Examines Constitutional Validity of Polygamy: Personal Law and Fundamental Rights
The Supreme Court issued notice to the Central Government on a petition seeking to declare the practice of polygamy under Muslim personal law...
Orissa High Court Orders Probe into Police Action Against Tribal Villagers Near Bauxite Mining Site
The Orissa High Court, hearing a Public Interest Litigation, ordered an inquiry into alleged police excesses against tribal villagers in Kantamal and...
US Intensifies Economic Pressure Campaign on Iran: Sanctions, Snapback and India's Stakes
The United States announced a new phase of economic pressure targeting Iran, stating that any country whose financial institutions, businesses, airports or...
Ladakh Civil Society Bodies Submit Charter of Demands to MHA: Statehood and Sixth Schedule
Civil society bodies representing Ladakh — the Leh Apex Body (LAB) and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) — submitted a list of non-negotiable points to...
India Flags "Disguised Veto" Concerns Over UNSC's 1267 Sanctions Committee
India stated at a UN Security Council open debate on the Council's working methods that presence in the Security Council must not be used to shield or...
RBI Closes Special FCNR(B) Deposit Window Early: Capital Flow Management Explained
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced early closure of its special FCNR(B) deposit swap window, effective August 31, a month ahead of the previously...
Sugar Stock Limits Tightened to 15 Days as Prices Hit Record Highs
Bulk sugar consumers using more than 10 metric tonnes a month have been ordered to hold inventories for no more than 15 days, tightened from an earlier...