August 26, 2026
27 articles published on this date
India-China Special Representatives Talks: Boundary Question Mechanism and the 2005 Framework
The 25th round of India-China Special Representatives (SR) talks on the boundary question was held in Beijing on August 24-25, 2026, between India's...
BRICS Summit in New Delhi: Grouping's Expansion, Institutions, and India's Presidency
The 18th BRICS Leaders' Summit is expected to be held in New Delhi on September 12-13, 2026, under India's ongoing 2026 BRICS chairship At least eight of...
Heatwaves and Lightning Notified as Disasters: What Changes for Disaster Relief Funding
Heatwaves and lightning have been formally added to the list of notified natural calamities, expanding it from 12 to 14 categories The addition follows a...
India-UK Pact on Electric Propulsion for Landing Platform Docks: Amphibious Fleet and Naval Technology Transfer
India and the United Kingdom are set to sign an Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) for developing Integrated Full Electric Propulsion (IFEP) technology for...
HAL-Safran Aravalli Engine: India's First Indigenous High-Power Helicopter Engine Programme
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Safran Helicopter Engines have formalised a 50:50 joint venture, SAFHAL Helicopter Engines Private Limited, to...
Supreme Court Upholds Special Intensive Revision of Electoral Rolls: Article 324 and ECI's Plenary Powers
The Supreme Court upheld the Election Commission of India's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise of electoral rolls, holding it to be constitutionally...
India's "Smart Border" Push: Integrated Command Centres for Land-Border Management
Plans were announced to set up integrated command-and-control centres in border areas as part of an upgrade to India's land-border management architecture....
India Open to Expanding Scope of 15-Year-Old India-Japan CEPA
The Commerce and Industry Minister stated that India is open to expanding the scope, scale, and extent of the India-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership...
India-China 25th Special Representatives Talks: Eight-Point Consensus on the Boundary Question
The 25th round of the Special Representatives (SR) talks on the India-China boundary question was held in Beijing, with the National Security Advisor and...
Meghalaya Assembly Resolution Against Uranium Mining: Sixth Schedule and Federal Mineral Rights
The Meghalaya Legislative Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution opposing exploration, mining and processing of uranium in the state, with support from...
Global Fossil Fuel Import Bills Rise $330 Billion Since Hormuz Crisis: CREA Report
An energy research organisation's report finds fossil fuel importing countries paid over $330 billion in additional costs in the six months following the...
Tenth Schedule in Action: Lok Sabha Issues Notices to 20 MPs in Anti-Defection Case
The Lok Sabha Secretariat issued notices to 20 Members of Parliament under the Members of Lok Sabha (Disqualification on Ground of Defection) Rules, 1985...
India-China Push "Early Harvest" on Border Delimitation, Revive Trans-Border Rivers Talks
India and China agreed to work toward an 'early and substantial harvest' on the boundary delimitation process as part of ongoing efforts to resolve the...
NCLAT Lifts WhatsApp Data-Sharing Ban, Upholds CCI's Rs 213 Crore Fine on Meta
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) set aside the Competition Commission of India's five-year ban on data sharing between WhatsApp and other...
India-Japan CEPA Review: Modernising a 15-Year-Old Trade Agreement
India and Japan are working towards reviewing and expanding the scope of their 15-year-old Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) to make it...
UNCCD COP17: Impasse Over a Global Drought Instrument
Negotiations at the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia (17–28...
Union Budget Customs Duty Cuts Aim to Boost Domestic Battery and Solar Manufacturing
The Union Budget extended the basic customs duty (BCD) exemption on capital goods used for manufacturing lithium-ion cells to also cover battery energy...
Government's Largest Solar-Linked Battery Storage Tender: Grid-Scale Storage Policy Explained
The central government's nodal renewable energy implementing agency floated its largest tender to date for battery storage capacity linked to solar power...
India's Import Dependence Widens Beyond Oil: Electronics Now the Second-Biggest Import Bill
India's merchandise trade deficit widened sharply, driven not only by crude oil but increasingly by non-petroleum imports, particularly electronics...
Sarnath Inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List: India's 45th Site
The Ancient Buddhist Site of Sarnath (Uttar Pradesh) was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on 25 July 2026, during the 48th Session of the World...
India and Seychelles Deepen Fisheries and Blue Economy Cooperation
India's Department of Fisheries (Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying) held a high-level bilateral meeting with a Seychelles delegation to...
Niti Aayog Proposes Overhaul of India's Skilling System for Viksit Bharat @2047
Niti Aayog released a report, 'Reimagining Skilling for Viksit Bharat@2047,' proposing to unify India's education and training ecosystem into an integrated...
UNCCD CoP17: India Backs Community-Led Rangeland Restoration in Mongolia
India addressed the Ministerial Dialogue on 'Restoration of Rangelands and the Well-being of Pastoralist Communities' at the 17th Conference of Parties...
US Submits Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement with Saudi Arabia for Congressional Review
A civil nuclear cooperation agreement between the United States and Saudi Arabia was formally submitted to the US Congress for statutory review Under the US...
India at UNSC Food Security Debate: Sanctions, Sea Lanes and India's Food Safety Net
India's Permanent Representative to the UN addressed a UN Security Council open debate titled 'Food Under Fire: The Security Council's Role in Mitigating...
US Sanctions Four India-Based Firms Over Iran Oil Trade: Reading India's Chabahar Dilemma
The United States announced fresh sanctions under a campaign termed 'Operation Economic Outcast,' targeting entities accused of sustaining Iran's oil and...
India Calls for Safeguarding Global Sea Lanes at UN: UNCLOS, Chokepoints and Maritime Doctrine
India's Permanent Representative addressed a UN Security Council high-level open debate on food security, calling for collective international action to...