September 15, 2026
34 articles published on this date
The "Three Mutuals": MEA Frames India-China Ties After Modi-Xi Meeting
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) issued a readout stating that the Prime Minister conveyed India's concerns to Chinese President Xi Jinping during...
UPI Merchant Payment Fee Framework: Zero-MDR Regime Ends After Six Years
The government notified a Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) framework for Unified Payments Interface (UPI) merchant payments: a 0.4% charge on person-to-merchant...
Odisha to Get Rs 3,406-crore Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Facility
The Unit Approval Committee (UAC) of the Falta Special Economic Zone approved a silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductor manufacturing facility to be set up in...
India-New Zealand FTA: Dairy Protection and Investment-Linked Design
The Commerce Secretary stated that the India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA), signed on April 27, 2026, is expected to be operationalised in the...
BRICS AI Governance Framework: An Alternative to Geopolitical AI Competition
The 18th BRICS Summit, held in New Delhi on September 12-13, 2026 under India's chairmanship, adopted the New Delhi Declaration, which includes a Leaders'...
India Pushes EU to Recognise Domestic Accreditation and Verification Bodies Under CBAM
India is engaging the European Union to secure formal recognition of Indian accreditation bodies and verification agencies under the EU's Carbon Border...
India and China Signal Openness to Talks on Trade Imbalance and Supply-Chain Concerns
Government officials indicated that India and China are open to continued engagement on addressing the structural trade imbalance between the two countries...
India's GDP Base Year Revision: From 2011-12 to 2022-23
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released a new GDP series with 2022-23 as the base year, replacing the earlier 2011-12 base...
WTO's World Trade Report 2026: The Cost of Weakening Multilateral Trade Rules
The World Trade Organization's World Trade Report 2026 warns that global economic output could be up to 10% lower by 2050 if countries fail to reform and...
India, US Armies Begin 22nd Edition of Exercise Yudh Abhyas, Focused on Technology and Interoperability
The Indian Army and the United States Army began the 22nd edition of the joint military exercise Yudh Abhyas, held simultaneously at two locations for the...
Rural Employment Guarantee Work Sees Modest August Uptick, Still Trails Last Year's MGNREGA Demand
Persondays generated under the rural employment guarantee programme rose modestly in August compared with July, but cumulative persondays generated over...
India Voices Concern Over Hormuz and Bab-el-Mandeb Blockades After Tanker Attack Leaves Indian Seafarer Missing
The Ministry of External Affairs stated that India is deeply concerned about blockade-like conditions affecting both the Strait of Hormuz and the...
India's Goods Exports Jump 26% in August, Trade Deficit Narrows
India's merchandise (goods) exports rose about 26% year-on-year in August to roughly $43.8 billion, up from about $34.7 billion a year earlier. Merchandise...
India's Preparedness for the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)
India has set up a dedicated committee to help domestic exporters meet the compliance requirements of the European Union's carbon border tax on select...
India Condemns Houthi Strikes on Saudi Arabia, Cites Threat to Bab-el-Mandeb Navigation
India strongly condemned Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabian territory, stating that such attacks are unacceptable and undermine regional stability. The...
DRDO's Indigenous Gallium Nitride (GaN) Chip Breakthrough for Radars and Electronic Warfare
A Ministry of Defence report has confirmed that the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has indigenously developed Gallium Nitride (GaN)...
August Retail Inflation Rises to 20-Month High, Raises Odds of an RBI Rate Move
Retail inflation, measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose to about 4.8% in August, its highest reading in roughly 20 months, up from about 4.45% in...
Bharat Forge, Pratt & Whitney Canada to Evaluate Engines for India's Indigenous HALE UAV
Bharat Forge Limited and Pratt & Whitney Canada announced a collaboration to evaluate turboprop engine integration for a High-Altitude Long-Endurance...
UPI Merchant Discount Rate: 0.4% Charge Reintroduced for Large Merchant Transactions
A 0.4% Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) has been introduced on Person-to-Merchant (P2M) UPI transactions above ₹2,000, applicable from 15 October 2026, with the...
India Targets EU FTA Signature and India-Canada CEPA Conclusion by Year-End
The government has stated it expects the European Union to formally sign the India-EU Free Trade Agreement, and expects India-Canada trade negotiations to...
Gegeneophis chandgadi: New Caecilian Species Discovered in the Western Ghats
Researchers have formally described a new species of legless amphibian, Gegeneophis chandgadi, from Buzawade village, Chandgad taluka, Kolhapur district, in...
India's Current Account Deficit Widens to $7 Billion in July as Merchandise Trade Gap Expands
India's current account deficit (CAD) is estimated to have more than doubled to around $7 billion in July, driven mainly by a wider merchandise trade gap....
UPI Merchant Discount Rate: 0.4% Charge on P2M Transactions Above Rs 2,000
The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) is finalising a Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) of about 0.4% on person-to-merchant (P2M) UPI transactions...
India-New Zealand FTA to Take Effect October 19: What the Deal Covers
The India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is expected to enter into force from October 19, 2026, according to an official. The two countries had...
Himalayas Nearing "Peak Water": What the New Cryosphere Report Means
A new report finds the Himalayas are approaching a climatic tipping point, with glacier mass loss accelerating compared to a decade ago The study was...
WTO World Trade Report 2026: Fragmentation Risk, the $3 Trillion Stakes, and India's Strategic Autonomy
The World Trade Organization released its World Trade Report 2026, warning that the multilateral trading system is facing its most significant disruption in...
WTO Projects Trade Fragmentation Would Hit Poorest Economies Hardest
A World Trade Organization (WTO) report modelled the economic impact of global trade fragmenting into geopolitical blocs. Under a 'geo-fragmented world'...
Manipur All-Party Meeting Discusses NRC Updation: Legal and Constitutional Context
The Manipur state government convened an all-party meeting at the Chief Minister's Secretariat in Imphal to discuss implementation and updating of the...
Uniform Civil Code Bill Faces State-Level Review: Constitutional and Legal Background
Discussion continued in Bihar over the provisions of a proposed Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, with a state ruling coalition partner stating it would...
J&K: Rajouri Police Dismantle LeT-Linked OGW Network, Recover IED
Rajouri Police in the Pir Panjal region of Jammu and Kashmir busted an Over Ground Worker (OGW) network allegedly linked to the Pakistan-based terrorist...
Rooftop Solar Adoption Widens Across Residential India: the PM Surya Ghar Framework
Official data shows rooftop solar systems have now been installed across more than 19,000 residential housing clusters nationwide, benefiting about 9 lakh...
India-MERCOSUR Move to Expand Trade Pact and Adopt Electronic Certificates of Origin
India and the MERCOSUR bloc (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Bolivia) announced the start of negotiations to expand the scope of their existing...
US Russia-Sanctions Bill Amendment Names India: CAATSA-Style Pressure and Secondary Sanctions
A member of the US House of Representatives submitted an amendment to the pending Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 that explicitly...
UPI Merchant Fee Returns: Rs 2,000 Free Threshold and the End of Six Years of Zero-MDR
The Central Government has notified that UPI and RuPay debit card transactions up to Rs 2,000 will remain free of any Merchant Discount Rate (MDR), while...