September 24, 2026
29 articles published on this date
New NCAHP Registration Regulations: How India Will Register Its Allied and Healthcare Professionals
The National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions (NCAHP) has notified the Registration of Allied and Healthcare Professionals Regulations...
G4 Nations Renew Push for UN Security Council Reform
Foreign ministers of the G4 grouping — India, Brazil, Germany and Japan — met on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in...
Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY Completes Eight Years: Coverage, Funding and Institutional Design
The Ayushman Bharat–Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) completed eight years of implementation, having been launched on 23 September 2018 Over 60...
Centre Seeks Prospective Effect for Supreme Court's OBC Creamy-Layer Ruling: The Article 142 Question
The Union government urged the Supreme Court to give prospective effect to its March 2026 ruling on Other Backward Classes (OBC) 'creamy layer' criteria...
Visegrad Group Endorses India's UNSC Bid: Central Europe's Growing Place in India's Diplomacy
At the inaugural Visegrad Group (V4)-India Foreign Ministers' Meeting, held on the margins of the UN General Assembly's 81st session, all four V4 states...
India's Green Hydrogen Push Could Draw ₹10 Lakh Crore Investment by 2030
The National Green Hydrogen Mission's director stated that India's green hydrogen push could attract ₹8-10 lakh crore in investment by 2030, covering...
SEBI Board Reforms 2026: Portfolio Managers, FPI Access, and REIT/InvIT Norms
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) board approved a package of reforms to widen investment avenues, deepen market participation, and simplify...
SEBI Board Clears Portfolio Manager Overhaul, Opens Commodity Derivatives to FPIs
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) board approved a comprehensive overhaul of the Portfolio Managers (Portfolio Managers) regulatory...
Should the UNSC's Permanent Membership and Veto Power Be Abolished: The Reform Deadlock
A commentary revisited the long-running debate on whether the UN Security Council's permanent membership and the veto power attached to it should be...
India's Bilateral Trade Agreement with the US Nears Finalisation: Understanding India's FTA Architecture
The India-US bilateral trade agreement was described as being at an advanced stage of finalisation, with the framework for its first phase having been...
MMDR Amendment Act 2026 and Odisha's Mining Revenue: Fiscal Federalism After the MADA Verdict
A state minister told the Odisha Assembly that the government has yet to formally assess the impact of recent central amendments to mining law on the...
Centre Cuts Basic Customs Duty on Edible Oils Ahead of Festival Season
The government reduced the Basic Customs Duty (BCD) on crude and refined edible oils, effective from 24 September Crude soybean oil and crude palm oil BCD...
INS Trishul Joins 24th Edition of Exercise Varuna: India-France Naval Cooperation
The Indian Navy's guided-missile frigate INS Trishul arrived at the French naval base of Toulon to take part in the 24th edition of the bilateral naval...
SEBI Overhauls Settlement Framework With New Fast-Track Route for Smaller Cases
SEBI approved a revamped settlement framework, replacing the Settlement Regulations of 2018, with a new formula for computing settlement amounts A...
Assam Notifies Rules for Compulsory Muslim Marriage Registration: Personal Law, Age of Marriage and Uniform Civil Code
The Assam Cabinet approved rules to operationalise a 2024 law mandating compulsory registration of Muslim marriages and divorces across the state The rules...
Chhattisgarh's New Anti-Conversion Law Comes Into Force: Constitutional Basis and Framework
The Chhattisgarh Freedom of Religion Act, 2026 has come into operational effect, prompting some churches in the state to display precautionary notices for...
Supreme Court Reserves Verdict on Prospective Application of OBC Creamy-Layer Ruling
The Supreme Court reserved its order on a plea seeking a two-year transition window before a recent ruling on OBC creamy-layer criteria is enforced across...
Supreme Court Narrows Stay on High Court Order Over NSA Detention of a Student
The Supreme Court restricted the scope of an interim stay on a High Court order, confining the stay to the adverse strictures against a district-level...
India's Multi-Front Trade Push: US, EU, GCC and Canada Negotiations
India's Commerce and Industry Ministry indicated that negotiations for the India-US Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) are close to completion, with final...
External Sector Pressures Seen as Persistent, Not Episodic: A CEA Assessment
The Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) assessed that pressures on India's balance of payments are likely to be a persistent, structural feature rather than a...
Ten Months into Labour Codes Rollout: State Rule-Making Lags Persist
Ten months after India's four labour codes came into effect, implementation challenges remain, according to an industry assessment presented at a recent...
Iran's Indian Ocean Warning: Maritime Chokepoints and India's Energy Security
An adviser to Iran's leadership warned that Tehran could expand the ongoing Middle East conflict into the Indian Ocean if the United States carries out...
India-Mexico Preferential Trade Agreement: Terms of Reference and the PTA Framework
India and Mexico are set to finalize the Terms of Reference (ToR) for a proposed Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA), with formal signing expected in early...
India-EU FTA: Tariff Access, Danish Investment, and the IPR Dimension
The Danish envoy to India stated that the India-EU Free Trade Agreement is expected to significantly boost Indian exports to Denmark and other EU markets...
SC Collegium Recommends 12 Additional Judges as Permanent Judges Across Four High Courts
The Supreme Court Collegium recommended the appointment of 12 Additional Judges as Permanent Judges across four High Courts — Andhra Pradesh, Kerala...
Supreme Court Upholds MLA's Disqualification Under the Anti-Defection Law
The Supreme Court dismissed a Telangana MLA's plea challenging his disqualification from the state Assembly under the Tenth Schedule (anti-defection law)....
EAM's UNGA81 Outreach: Institutional Mechanics Behind India-Europe Diplomacy
The External Affairs Minister held a series of bilateral meetings with European counterparts on the sidelines of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly...
SEBI Recognises Blue Bonds: Financing India's Blue Economy
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has formally recognised blue bonds as a category of sustainable finance instrument. Blue bonds are debt...
'Super El Nino' and India's Rising Heat-Death Burden: The Science Behind the Projection
A climate-economics research group projected that a strengthening El Nino event could cause approximately 15,800 additional heat-related deaths in India...