September 04, 2026
29 articles published on this date
UNCLOS at Over Four Decades: Why It Is Still Called the "Constitution of the Oceans"
A veteran international law figure who presided over the concluding phase of the Third UN Conference on the Law of the Sea reaffirmed that the UN Convention...
SAARC and BIMSTEC Disaster Frameworks Sidelined During Nepal Floods
A glacial lake outburst and landslide-triggered flash flood struck Nepal's Rasuwa district in late August 2026, killing over a thousand people, leaving...
Bihar Reaffirms OBC Creamy-Layer Income Test: Salaries, Agricultural Income Excluded
An order dated September 1 reiterated that, while determining creamy-layer status for Other Backward Classes (OBC) certificates in the State, income from...
India Invokes CBDR-RC After Nepal Raises Climate Damage Concerns
Nepal's Foreign Minister initially flagged the impact of global warming on the Himalayan nation in the context of a devastating flash flood, in remarks that...
India's New GDP Series: Base Year Revision and the Double-Deflation Debate
The Chief Economic Adviser addressed criticism that India's Q1 FY27 GDP growth figure of 7.8% (announced by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme...
India-Uzbekistan Ties Elevated to Comprehensive Strategic Partnership
Following a visit to Tashkent, India and Uzbekistan elevated their bilateral relationship to a 'Comprehensive Strategic Partnership,' coinciding with the...
Nepal's Glacier-Collapse Disaster Reopens the Climate Loss-and-Damage Debate
On 26 August 2026, a large section of ice and rock collapsed from Langtang Lirung in the Himalayas, triggering a cascading flash flood down the Trishuli...
GSLV-F17 Places EOS-05 in Orbit: India's First Geosynchronous Imaging Satellite
ISRO launched GSLV-F17 carrying the EOS-05 satellite from the Second Launch Pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, in the early hours of 4...
J&K High Court Quashes PSA Detention Order Over Mere Possession of Literature
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court quashed a preventive detention order passed under the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act (PSA) against an...
India's Balancing Act on the Russia-Ukraine War and Its Energy Sourcing Policy
During a standalone visit to Ukraine, India's External Affairs Minister held talks with Ukraine's President and Foreign Minister, describing the discussions...
UNEP's "Limiting Overshoot" Report: Crossing 1.5°C and the Path Back
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) released a report titled 'Limiting Overshoot,' its first dedicated assessment of the likelihood and consequences of...
Port of Antwerp-Bruges Pitched as India's Gateway to European Markets Under the India-EU FTA
During a bilateral visit, the Belgian Prime Minister positioned the Port of Antwerp-Bruges as a strategic entry point for Indian exports into the wider...
India Invokes Climate Equity Principle Amid Nepal's Post-Disaster "Compensation" Debate
Following remarks by Nepal's government linking a recent glacial-flood disaster to calls for compensation from major greenhouse-gas-emitting countries...
Yemen's Deadliest Clashes in Years Renew Focus on the Bab al-Mandab Chokepoint
Fighting broke out in western Yemen after a non-state armed group (the Houthi movement, which controls large parts of northern Yemen) launched a ground...
Supreme Court Pushes States to Raise the Retirement Age of District Judges
The Supreme Court, hearing the long-pending All India Judges Association v. Union of India case, has directed States that have already consented to raising...
India's New FTA Wave: Duty-Free Access and the Rules of Origin Question
A cluster of eight recently concluded free trade agreements (FTAs) is expected to open substantial duty-free market access for Indian exporters, with...
India Reasserts CBDR Principle as Nepal Clarifies Climate "Compensation" Remarks
Nepal's Foreign Minister clarified that neither he nor Nepal's government had formally sought compensation from India, China, or the United States over the...
Jaishankar's Poland-Ukraine Visit: India's Continued Engagement on the Russia-Ukraine War
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, during a visit covering Poland and Ukraine, said India remains in continuous touch with both Moscow and Kyiv and is...
India-UK CETA Implementation Review: What the Trade Deal Requires From Exporters
The Commerce Ministry is undertaking a review of how the India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) is being implemented, with plans to...
Punjab's Groundwater Overdraft: When Extraction Outpaces Recharge
A state assessment found Punjab extracted about 26.32 billion cubic metres (BCM) of groundwater in 2025-26 against an annually rechargeable/available...
Ganga (Farakka) Water Treaty Nears 2026 Expiry: Renewal, Federalism, and River-Sharing Law
The 1996 India-Bangladesh Ganga Water Sharing Treaty, which governs lean-season water release at the Farakka Barrage, is due to expire on 12 December 2026...
El Niño Forecast to Persist Through February 2027: Implications for India
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has forecast that the prevailing El Niño conditions could intensify into a very strong event and persist through...
Sikkim Identifies 40 High-Hazard Glacial Lakes, 16 at Highest Risk of Outburst
The Sikkim government has classified 40 glacial lakes in the state as high-hazard, of which 16 fall in the highest-risk category for a Glacial Lake Outburst...
RAKSHA: India's 10-Year Blueprint for Defence Diplomacy
The Ministry of Defence released 'RAKSHA,' a 10-year strategic blueprint (2026–2036) for India's defence diplomacy The document seeks to integrate defence...
Weakening Natural Carbon Sinks and the Net Zero Math
An industry analysis by energy research firm Wood Mackenzie finds that natural carbon sinks (forests and oceans) absorbed roughly 40% of anthropogenic CO2...
FEMA Amended to Allow Inventory-Based E-Commerce for Exports Only
The Department of Economic Affairs notified an amendment to the Foreign Exchange Management (Non-Debt Instruments) Rules, 2019, permitting FDI-backed...
GDP Base Year Revised to 2022-23: Methodology, History, and the Data Credibility Debate
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released a new series of GDP estimates with the base year updated from 2011-12 to 2022-23...
Western Ghats: Seventh Draft Eco-Sensitive Area Notification Reignites Old Debate
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) issued a seventh draft notification proposing to declare an Ecologically Sensitive...
GSLV-F17 Successfully Places EOS-05 Earth Observation Satellite in Orbit
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched the GSLV-F17 rocket carrying the EOS-05 earth observation satellite from the Satish Dhawan Space...