September 07, 2026
29 articles published on this date
TRISHNA Mission: Indo-French Thermal Infrared Satellite Set for PSLV Launch
France's national space agency reaffirmed confidence in its Indian partners ahead of the joint TRISHNA Earth-observation mission. TRISHNA (Thermal infraRed...
India's Green Steel Transition: Avoiding a Coal-Based Carbon Lock-In
India's steel sector, which contributes roughly 12% of the country's total carbon emissions, is projected to nearly triple output from around 125 million...
SC Rejects Extension Plea, Sets November 30 Deadline for Aravalli Definition Panel
The Supreme Court rejected a request by the High-Powered Committee tasked with scientifically defining the Aravalli hills and ranges for a six-month...
UK Recognises India's Carbon Credit Trading Scheme Under Its CBAM
The United Kingdom has included India's Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS) in its indicative list of qualifying carbon pricing mechanisms under the UK's...
Civil Services Foundation Course Delayed Pending SC Clarity on Creamy-Layer Criteria
The Foundation Course for the Civil Services Examination 2025 batch, to be held at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA)...
DAC Clears Rs 1.1 Lakh Crore Defence Projects: Sukhoi Overhaul, SDRs, New Helicopters
The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by the Defence Minister, cleared capital acquisition proposals worth approximately Rs 1.10 lakh crore The...
DAC Clears ₹1.10 Lakh Crore Tri-Services Defence Acquisition Proposals
The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) — in-principle approval — to capital acquisition proposals worth about ₹1.10...
Kerala High Court on Caste Status Verification for SC/ST Communities
The Kerala High Court held that authorities scrutinising the caste claims of Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) members cannot demand the same standard...
FATF Report Flags Rise of "Digital Hawala" in Global Money Laundering
A global financial crime watchdog published a report on underground banking, hawala, and other similar service providers (collectively termed HOSSPs)...
UK Recognises India's Carbon Credit Trading Scheme Under Its CBAM
The United Kingdom included India's Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS) in its indicative list of qualifying carbon pricing mechanisms under the UK's Carbon...
BRICS Finance Track Reviewed Ahead of Mumbai Finance Ministers' Meeting
The Union Finance Ministry reviewed the outcomes of the BRICS Finance Track and preparations ahead of the BRICS Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors...
Cell Broadcast System: India's Mobile-Based Disaster Alert Mechanism
India's Cell Broadcast System (part of the SACHET integrated alert platform) sends location-targeted emergency warnings directly to mobile handsets in a...
India May Link Further Chinese FDI Relief to LAC Border Progress Ahead of BRICS
India is reportedly considering making any further relaxation of investment curbs on Chinese firms contingent on progress in Line of Actual Control (LAC)...
Supreme Court Denies Aravalli Panel's Extension: November 30 Deadline for Uniform Hill Definition
The Supreme Court declined the High-Powered Committee's (HPC) request for a six-month extension, until February 2027, to submit its final report on defining...
US Launches TRUST Fellowship in Bengaluru to Deepen India-US Critical Technology Research
A new fellowship under the India-US TRUST framework was launched in Bengaluru, timed with the US mission's National Day reception marking 250 years of...
Tata-Boeing JV Delivers 400th Apache Fuselage: Two Decades of India's Defence Manufacturing Build-Up
Tata Boeing Aerospace Limited (TBAL), a joint venture between Boeing and Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL), rolled out the 400th fuselage for the AH-64E...
Western Ghats ESA Draft: Demand to Exclude Inhabited and Agricultural Land
A representative body of a Kerala-based Christian denomination has demanded that inhabited areas and agricultural/plantation land be excluded from the...
Uttarakhand Waqf Board Drafts New Nikahnama Aligned with State's Uniform Civil Code
The Uttarakhand Waqf Board is drafting a new nikahnama (marriage contract format) aligned with the state's Uniform Civil Code (UCC), which came into force...
Supreme Court Denies Aravalli Panel's Extension: November 30 Deadline for Uniform Hill Definition
The Supreme Court declined the High-Powered Committee's (HPC) request for a six-month extension, until February 2027, to submit its final report on defining...
Supreme Court to Fix Hearing Date on Marital Rape Exception After Centre's Response
A three-judge Supreme Court bench headed by the Chief Justice of India is set to hear the Union government's stand before fixing a schedule for final...
New UN Map Shows Competing "Indian" and "Chinese" Lines Around Arunachal and Aksai Chin
A new United Nations world map, dated July 1, 2026, has been found to depict the boundary around Arunachal Pradesh and Aksai Chin using two competing lines...
South Asia's Air Pollution Costs 10% of GDP: UNEP's Clean Air Investment Case
A new UN Environment Programme (UNEP) report finds South Asia bears the world's highest regional economic burden from air pollution, equivalent to 10% of...
Three Decades of ASEAN-India Agricultural Cooperation: From Dialogue to Delivery
Officials and ministers from India and ASEAN member states gathered in New Delhi for a two-day meeting to review agricultural cooperation The meeting marks...
Gram Sabha Consent for Forest Clearance: The MoTA-Power Ministry Dispute Explained
The Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) has communicated to the Ministry of Power's nodal desk for NHPC Limited that the Forest Rights Act, 2006 (FRA)...
UN Report: Sea-Level Rise Threatens Fundamental Human Rights
A UN Secretary-General special report, titled on the challenges of sea-level rise and approaches to address it, was presented in late August 2026 by the UN...
Arctic Permafrost Thaw Could Cost $261 Billion in Infrastructure Damage
A new study projects that thawing permafrost across the Arctic could cause $261 billion in infrastructure damage by the mid-21st century (around 2050), more...
Israel Orders South Lebanon Evacuation Ahead of Strikes: Ceasefire Framework Under Strain
Israel's military issued an evacuation order for a zone in south Lebanon ahead of planned strikes, citing activity attributed to Hezbollah Strikes were...
WMO Bulletin Links Wildfires and Heatwaves to Rising Air Pollution and Health Risk
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) released its latest annual Air Quality and Climate Bulletin, warning that wildfires and heatwaves are...
Does Inflation Targeting Work in India: Revisiting the Flexible Inflation Targeting Framework
A decade into India's Flexible Inflation Targeting (FIT) framework, research finds that the country's Phillips curve — the theorised relationship between...