September 04, 2026
29 articles published on this date
‘UN Convention on the Law of the Sea is still the constitution of 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 & BIMSTEC have disaster relief plans in place. But both MIA as Nepal struggles after 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 reiterates parents’ salaries, agricultural income cannot be counted for OBC creamy layer
An order dated September 1 reiterated that, while determining creamy-layer status for Other Backward Classes (OBC) certificates in the State, income from...
After Nepal’s call for ‘compensation’, India says developed countries should take lead on climate change
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 GDP data, new methodology & the arguments: CEA V Anantha Nageswaran on CutTheClutter
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...
With growing defence & trade ties, Uzbekistan-India relations have seen paradigm shift, says Uzbek envoy
Following a visit to Tashkent, India and Uzbekistan elevated their bilateral relationship to a 'Comprehensive Strategic Partnership,' coinciding with the...
Nepal wants climate compensation, putting major emitters on the hook
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...
Prime Minister lauds ISRO for successful launch of GSLV-F17 carrying EOS-05
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...
Possession of separatist literature no ground for PSA detention, rules J&K HC
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 working with Moscow, Kyiv to end war: EAM
During a standalone visit to Ukraine, India's External Affairs Minister held talks with Ukraine's President and Foreign Minister, describing the discussions...
Warning on warming: On the UNEP report, Limiting Overshoot
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) released a report titled 'Limiting Overshoot,' its first dedicated assessment of the likelihood and consequences of...
Belgian PM pitches Port of Antwerp-Bruges as India’s trade gateway to Europe
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...
Climate change a common challenge, says government on Nepal Minister’s compensation demand
Following remarks by Nepal's government linking a recent glacial-flood disaster to calls for compensation from major greenhouse-gas-emitting countries...
More than 120 killed in Yemen's worst clashes in years: sources
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 for raising retirement age in district judiciary to 62 as case backlog exceeds five crore
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...
New FTAs open big export gains across key sectors
A cluster of eight recently concluded free trade agreements (FTAs) is expected to open substantial duty-free market access for Indian exporters, with...
‘Developed countries must take lead': India calls for climate finance after Nepal flood
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 says India in touch with Russia, Ukraine to help end 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 FTA: Commerce Ministry to review implementation, exporters to flag hurdles
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 crisis: 52% more groundwater extraction than annual availability, canals being sought as a solution
A state assessment found Punjab extracted about 26.32 billion cubic metres (BCM) of groundwater in 2025-26 against an annually rechargeable/available...
JD(U) opposes renewal of Ganga treaty with Bangladesh, cites Bihar's interests
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 Nino to persist through February 2027: What it means 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...
40 high-hazard glacial lakes identified in Sikkim, 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 and global strategic partnerships
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 threaten Net Zero plans: Wood Mackenzie
An industry analysis by energy research firm Wood Mackenzie finds that natural carbon sinks (forests and oceans) absorbed roughly 40% of anthropogenic CO2...
Fin Min notifies norms allowing e-commerce firms to maintain inventory only for exports
The Department of Economic Affairs notified an amendment to the Foreign Exchange Management (Non-Debt Instruments) Rules, 2019, permitting FDI-backed...
GDP data row: What is the Base Year, how is it revised and why has it raised a political storm? | Explained
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...
Fear revisits residents of Western Ghats
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) issued a seventh draft notification proposing to declare an Ecologically Sensitive...
'Outstanding achievement': PM Modi hails Isro after successful EOS-05 launch
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched the GSLV-F17 rocket carrying the EOS-05 earth observation satellite from the Satish Dhawan Space...