September 01, 2026
36 articles published on this date
Supreme Court to Weigh Centre's Plea on OBC Creamy-Layer Criteria for CSE 2025
The Supreme Court agreed to consider a plea seeking clarification on how its March 11, 2026 judgment on OBC creamy-layer criteria applies to Civil Services...
US Strikes on Iran Escalate Strait of Hormuz Crisis
United States forces conducted strikes on Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)-linked targets inside Iran, including sites near Bandar Abbas and at...
E-Waste Recycling for Critical Minerals: Collection Gaps Persist Despite New Schemes
The Union government has introduced schemes aimed at boosting recovery of rare earth elements and precious metals from electronic waste Formal e-waste...
China-Taiwan Tensions Surface at Pacific Islands Forum Summit in Palau
China warned of 'consequences' for Taiwan after Taiwanese and Chinese envoys both attended a ceremonial event at the Pacific Islands Forum leaders' summit...
OBC Creamy Layer Ruling and Civil Services Examination 2025: Centre Seeks Clarification
The Supreme Court has agreed to constitute a special bench to hear a plea by the Union government seeking clarification on the applicability of its March...
SCO Summit at Bishkek: Trade Revival and LAC Stabilisation Talks
The 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit was held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on 31 August–1 September 2026, marking 25 years since the...
India-US Commit to Deepen Critical Minerals Cooperation
India's Finance Minister and the US Treasury Secretary met on the sidelines of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting held in...
First India-Azerbaijan Leaders' Meeting Signals Reset in Ties
The Indian and Azerbaijani leaderships held their first-ever direct meeting on the sidelines of the SCO Summit in Bishkek, described as an icebreaker in...
EVM Vote Secrecy: Supreme Court Directs Centre to Examine Totaliser Machines
The Supreme Court directed the Union government to examine the feasibility of introducing totaliser machines for counting votes recorded on Electronic...
Paddy Procurement Target for KMS 2026-27 and the MSP Mechanism
The paddy procurement target for the Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2026-27 has been fixed at 708.64 lakh tonnes, a figure lower than the actual procurement...
Nepal's Glacier Floods Expose Climate Finance Delays and Hydropower Risk in the Himalayas
On 26 August 2026, a cascading flood of ice, rock, mud, and debris struck Nepal's Bhote Koshi and Trishuli river basins, damaging settlements...
OBC Creamy Layer Criteria: Supreme Court to Hear Centre's Modification Plea
The Supreme Court agreed to hear a modification application filed by the Union Government against its own March 2026 judgment on OBC creamy layer...
Coral Records Show Climate Change Is Intensifying El Niño Events
A new study using fossil and living corals from the Galápagos Islands finds that El Niño events over the past 40 years have been substantially stronger —...
Railways Approves Kavach 4.0 for 712 km of Moradabad Division: Automatic Train Protection Explained
Indian Railways approved ₹170 crore for installing Kavach 4.0, the indigenous Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system, on the remaining 712 route-km of the...
Modi's Ukraine Peace Appeal to Putin at the SCO Summit: India's Strategic Balancing Act
On the sidelines of the 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on August 31, 2026, the Prime Minister of India told the...
India's Current Account Deficit Widens in Q1 FY27: Reading the Balance of Payments
India's current account deficit (CAD) widened to $4.2 billion in Q1 FY27 (April-June 2026), up from $3.4 billion in the same quarter a year earlier As a...
India-China Sideline Contact at SCO Summit Ahead of the New Delhi BRICS Summit
The Indian Prime Minister and Chinese President Xi Jinping had a brief, informal interaction and conversation on the sidelines of the 26th SCO Heads of...
SCO Summit 2026: Counter-Terrorism Statement as Pakistan Assumes Chairship
The 26th Heads of State Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) was held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, bringing together leaders of member states...
Maharashtra's Women Farmers Empowerment Act: Recognition Without Land Ownership
Maharashtra's Legislative Assembly unanimously passed the Women Farmers Empowerment Act on July 2, 2026, creating a formal 'women farmer certificate' that...
India-Zambia Critical Minerals Talks Revived: Overseas Mineral Security Strategy
Officials from the Ministry of Mines held preliminary discussions with Zambian counterparts on August 26 to explore fresh investment opportunities in copper...
SCO Summit 2026: India Calls for Unified Action Against Terrorism, No "Double Standards"
At the 26th SCO Summit in Bishkek, India's address called on member states to speak 'in one voice' that there can be no room for double standards on...
Manipur Census Deferred Amid Demand for NRC Update: Statutory and Constitutional Context
The house-listing phase of Census 2027 operations in Manipur, due to begin around 1 September 2026, has been deferred The deferment follows sustained...
India Backs SCO Economic Connectivity, Conditions It on Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity
At the 26th SCO Summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, India's address framed its SCO engagement around three pillars: Security, Connectivity and Opportunity On...
BRICS Summit 2026 in New Delhi: India's Chairmanship and the Grouping's Widening Fault Lines
India is scheduled to host the BRICS Summit 2026 in New Delhi on 12-13 September, at Bharat Mandapam, under the theme 'Building Resilience, Innovation...
Census 2027: From a Colonial Headcount to India's First Digital Census
Census-taking in India has evolved from a simple population headcount in the colonial era into a comprehensive data exercise covering housing, health...
India's Q1 FY27 Growth Signals a Private Investment Cycle Turn
India's economy grew 7.8% in the April-June 2026 quarter (Q1 FY27), driven by broad-based strength in manufacturing, construction, and services Investment —...
26th SCO Summit in Bishkek: Outcomes on Security, Connectivity and Counter-Terrorism
Heads of state of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) attended the 26th SCO Summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, and signed the Bishkek Declaration along...
India's Q1 FY27 GDP Grows 7.8%, Beating RBI and Market Forecasts Amid External Headwinds
India's real GDP grew 7.8% in Q1 FY27 (April-June 2026), coming in above the Reserve Bank of India's own projection of around 7% for the quarter and above...
Nepal's Himalayan Flood Disaster Exposes Transboundary Data-Sharing Gaps with Tibet
A glacier collapse triggered a flash flood on August 26, 2026 at the Rasuwagadhi-Gyirong border crossing between Nepal and the Tibet Autonomous Region of...
Kavach 4.0 Approved for Remaining 712 Route-km of Moradabad Division: What the Upgrade Adds
Indian Railways approved ₹170 crore for deploying Kavach Version 4.0, the indigenous Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system, on the remaining 712...
SCO Summit 2026: India's Message on Terrorism and Regional Security
At the 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, India said there should be no double standards on terrorism and called...
SC Collegium Recommends New Chief Justices for Four High Courts
The Supreme Court Collegium recommended new Chief Justices for the High Courts of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, and Chhattisgarh...
Myristica Swamps: Western Ghats' Vanishing Freshwater Ecosystem
Freshwater swamp forests dominated by trees of the family Myristicaceae, found in valley pockets of the Western Ghats, have been assessed as critically...
Can Jurists Be Appointed Supreme Court Judges: Article 124(3)(c) Explained
The Constitution provides three distinct routes for appointment as a Supreme Court judge, one of which allows a 'distinguished jurist' to be elevated...
The Right to Work Guarantee: From MGNREGA to a New Rural Jobs Framework
A new rural employment law, replacing the two-decade-old rural jobs guarantee framework, received Presidential assent in December 2025, restructuring how...
India's GDP Grows 7.8% in Q1 FY27: Investment and Services Drive the Beat
India's real GDP grew 7.8% in the April-June 2026 quarter (Q1 of FY27), up from 6.9% in the same quarter a year earlier, and ahead of both market and...