August 24, 2026
43 articles published on this date
Finance Minister Leads India's Delegation to G20 FMCBG Meeting in the US, Visits Canada
The Union Finance Minister is undertaking an official visit to Canada and the United States from 25 August to 2 September, covering Toronto, Chicago...
India Restores ~22 Million Hectares of Degraded Land (2011-2020): Progress Under the Bonn Challenge
India restored approximately 22 million hectares of degraded and deforested land between 2011 and 2020, according to a progress assessment on the country's...
India's Non-Fossil Fuel Power Capacity Crosses 300 GW
India's installed non-fossil fuel electricity generation capacity crossed 300 GW as of July 31, 2026, over 60% of the 500 GW capacity targeted for 2030...
India's Rising Russian Crude Share: Energy Diversification vs Concentration Risk
Russia's share of India's crude oil imports rose to around 50% by mid-2026, up sharply from about 23% in January 2026, and from negligible levels before...
NSA Doval Holds 25th Round of Special Representatives Talks with China in Beijing
India's National Security Advisor arrived in Beijing to hold the 25th round of talks under the India-China Special Representatives (SR) mechanism on the...
Government Lifts Wheat Export Ban: Trade Policy, MSP and Buffer Stock Norms
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, issued notifications on 24 August 2026 moving the export...
Manipur Census Delayed Amid Demands for NRC First: Constitutional and Procedural Framework
Manipur is awaiting a decision from the Union Government on the conduct of Census operations in the state, amid demands from community groups that a...
India Mobilises $73 Billion in Forex Inflows via RBI Swap Facility, Outpacing 2013 Scheme
India mobilised $73 billion in foreign exchange inflows in under 11 weeks through a special RBI dollar-rupee swap facility, official data showed Of this...
One Nation, One Election: Constitutional Concerns Flagged Ahead of Joint Committee Review
The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill, 2024 and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024 — the...
Global Ocean Records Its Hottest Day on Record
The daily global average sea surface temperature reached its highest level on record in August 2026, according to data from the Copernicus Climate Change...
Anti-Defection Petitions Before Supreme Court: Testing the Limits of Speaker's Discretion
Disqualification petitions were filed before the Speaker of the Lok Sabha against 20 Members of Parliament under the Tenth Schedule (anti-defection law)...
PPPAC Clears In-Principle Nod for Privatisation of 11 Airports in Five Bundles
The Public Private Partnership Appraisal Committee (PPPAC) granted in-principle approval for the privatisation of operations, management and development of...
Wheat, Atta, Maida and Suji Exports Freed as Government Lifts Restrictions
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, issued notifications moving wheat and wheat products —...
CAQM Directs Phased Ban on Non-Electric 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 restriction on new registration of...
Global Sea Surface Temperature Hits Record High as El Nino Strengthens
The global average sea surface temperature reached a record daily high of 21.1°C on 21-22 August 2026, according to data released by the Copernicus Climate...
NITI Aayog Flags Gap Between Women's Skilling and Formal Employment
A NITI Aayog report titled 'Reimagining Skilling for Viksit Bharat@2047' found that only about 3% of women covered across its workforce segments are in...
Government Estimates ₹8,622 Crore Private Investment in 11 AAI Airports Proposed for Lease
The government has proposed leasing 11 Airports Authority of India (AAI) airports to private operators under the public-private partnership (PPP) model...
India's Energy Transition: Balancing Decarbonisation With a Just Transition for Coal Regions
An analysis highlighted that India's energy transition away from coal must be 'just' — protecting workers and coal-dependent regions economically, not...
US Escalates Trade Dispute With Canada: 50% Tariffs on Autos and Steel From January 2027
The United States announced that tariffs on Canadian automobiles, automotive parts, and steel will rise to 50%, effective January 1, 2027 This doubles the...
Cauvery Water Sharing Dispute Resurfaces: CWMA's Role and the Pro-Rata Distress Formula
Tamil Nadu approached the Supreme Court seeking its 'proportionate' share of Cauvery water, citing a shortfall of 17.414 TMC (thousand million cubic feet)...
NITI Aayog Flags Skilling-to-Employment Gap: Skill India Framework and NEET Youth
A NITI Aayog report, 'Reimagining Skilling for Viksit Bharat@2047,' finds that despite crores of youth being trained under India's skilling programmes...
One Nation, One Election Bills: Basic Structure Doctrine and the JPC Process
The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill, 2024 and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024...
UPI Turns 10: Tracking a Nearly 13,000-Fold Rise in Digital Payment Volume
The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) completed 10 years of operation Annual UPI transaction volume rose from 1.78 crore in 2016-17 to more than 24,162 crore...
NSA Doval Holds Special Representatives' Talks in Beijing Amid Border Tensions
National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval travelled to Beijing for the 25th round of Special Representatives' talks on the India-China boundary question...
India's FTA Push: New Deals Under Negotiation Could Add $15 Trillion in Partner GDP
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry stated that India is currently negotiating trade agreements with nations and blocs whose combined GDP is worth...
Onion Prices Surge 59%: Government Deploys Buffer Stock via 'Kanda Express'
The all-India average retail onion price rose 59% year-on-year, to ₹43.53 per kg on August 24, 2026, from ₹27.37 per kg a year earlier; the average...
CAA Citizenship Certificates in West Bengal: Implementation Status and the Legal Framework
State-level implementation data was shared showing that citizenship certificates under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), 2019 have been issued to...
MP Disqualification Plea Before Supreme Court: Speaker's Delay Under the Tenth Schedule
A plea was filed before the Supreme Court seeking a time-bound direction to the Lok Sabha Speaker on pending disqualification petitions concerning a group...
Government to Amend Rules for Semiconductor and Auto Component Manufacturing
The government has announced that regulations governing manufacturers, including semiconductor and auto-component firms, will be amended and new rules...
India Widens Its Free Trade Agreement Network Toward 75% of Global Trade
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry stated that India is currently negotiating Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with 8-9 more country blocs and individual...
UNCCD COP17: The Economic Case for Investing in Rangelands and Pastoralism
A report titled 'Rangelands Rising: Investing in Sustainable Management and Restoration' was released on 24 August 2026 at the 17th Conference of the...
Centre Forms Committee for a Permanent Political Solution to the Gorkha Identity Issue
The Union Government constituted a committee, headed by a former Deputy National Security Advisor serving as the Centre's interlocutor, to prepare an...
US Unveils Sweeping New Sanctions on Iran; Tehran Threatens to Halt Gulf Oil Exports
The US Treasury announced an expanded package of economic sanctions targeting Iran's oil, shipping, gold, crypto and aviation-linked trade networks...
Iran Oil Spill: Mangrove Damage Near the Strait of Hormuz and India's Energy Exposure
Oil slicks arising from the ongoing Iran-US conflict have reached the Hara mangrove forests near Qeshm Island on Iran's southern coast, in the Khuran Strait...
India and GCC Review Progress on Free Trade Agreement Talks
Indian and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) officials met in Riyadh to review the status of Free Trade Agreement negotiations and discuss the next steps in...
India Eases Scrutiny on Chinese Investment Ahead of Expected Xi Jinping Visit
India is cautiously reopening investment channels linked to China, with more than USD 500 million in investment reported to have entered under revised rules...
India Removes Export Curbs on Wheat Flour and Related Products
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) amended the export policy for wheat flour (atta), maida, semolina (rava/sooji), wholemeal atta, and related...
India's FTA Network Aims to Cover 75% of Global Trade: Where Talks Stand
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry stated that India is negotiating Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with 8 to 9 additional blocs and countries, which would...
NSA's Beijing Visit: 25th Round of India-China Special Representatives Talks
India's National Security Advisor traveled to Beijing for the 25th round of the India-China Special Representatives (SR) talks on the boundary question...
Chang'e-7 Lunar South Pole Water-Hunting Mission Postponed
The China Manned Space Agency announced that the Chang'e-7 lunar probe 'does not meet launch conditions' and cannot lift off during the currently planned...
Globalization 2.0: Services, Strategic Tech, and Reconfigured Value Chains
Recent trade data and analysis indicate that globalization is not reversing but restructuring: merchandise (goods) trade growth is slowing relative to...
China's New Arctic Shipping Route: Promise and Physical Limits
A Chinese shipping line, Sea Legend, has launched a regular container service connecting the Ningbo-Zhoushan port cluster in China to Felixstowe in the...
India's Widening FTA Network: Chasing 75% of Global Trade
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry confirmed that India is currently negotiating Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with 8-9 more blocs and countries...