September 28, 2026
16 articles published on this date
TRISHNA: India and France Fast-Track a Satellite to Map Earth's Water and Heat
India's Union Minister of State for Science and Technology met France's Minister for Higher Education, Research and Space on 28 September 2026 to review...
India and UAE Aim for $200 Billion Trade by 2032: Local Currencies, Payment Links and Digital Currencies
India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) held the 14th meeting of the India-UAE High Level Joint Task Force on Investments in Mumbai on 28 September 2026....
India-US Trade Talks: Interim Deal, Section 301 Probes and the New US Russia Sanctions Law
India and the US are expected to focus on the Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) and an interim deal when the Union Commerce Minister meets the US Trade...
Commerce Minister's US Visit: G20 Trade Ministers' Meeting and India-US Trade Deal Talks
The Union Minister of Commerce and Industry will visit the United States from 29 September to 5 October 2026. He will attend the G20 Trade Ministers'...
India and UAE Speed Up Rupee-Dirham Trade and UPI Payment Links
India and the UAE agreed to speed up work on settling their trade in their own currencies (Indian rupee and UAE dirham) and on linking their payment and...
UAE Signals USD 25 Billion More Investment in India; Trade Target Set at USD 200 Billion by 2032
The 14th meeting of the India-UAE High Level Joint Task Force on Investments was held in Mumbai on 28 September 2026. It is co-chaired by India's Minister...
UN Adopts Its First Declaration on Sea-Level Rise: Island Nations Keep Statehood and Sea Zones
The UN General Assembly adopted its first-ever declaration on sea-level rise on 24 September 2026. It was adopted by acclamation (general agreement, without...
Insurance for Fish Farmers: How PM-MKSSY Protects Aquaculture Against Disease and Disasters
The Government highlighted how the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Kisan Samridhi Sah-Yojana (PM-MKSSY) is helping aquaculture (fish farming) farmers buy insurance...
J&K Assembly Passes Resolution Seeking Full Statehood: How a Union Territory Can Become a State Again
On 28 September 2026, the Legislative Assembly of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) passed a resolution asking the Government of India for the...
UAE Signals $25 Billion More Investment in India: CEPA, Rupee Trade and Energy Security
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has signalled an additional $25 billion of investment intent in India. This was announced around the 14th meeting of the...
COP31 in Antalya: Why Hosts Türkiye and Australia Face Pressure on Fossil Fuel Language
COP31, the 31st UN climate conference, will be held in Antalya, Türkiye, from 9 to 20 November 2026. The two countries leading it, Türkiye and Australia...
SIR Under Scrutiny: Mass Deletions, Pending Appeals and Reported Dissent Inside the Election Commission
The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls (a house-to-house re-check of the voter list) is facing fresh questions over large-scale deletion of...
Medium Transport Aircraft Deal: C-130J-30 vs C-390 in the Race to Replace the IAF's Ageing AN-32 Fleet
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is choosing a new Medium Transport Aircraft (MTA) to replace its ageing Soviet-era AN-32 aircraft and, over time, the IL-76. The...
Iran Completes the Chabahar-Zahedan Railway, Opening a New Land Route for India to Central Asia
Iran has finished laying tracks on the Chabahar-Zahedan railway line, a roughly 630 to 730 kilometre line connecting Chabahar Port on Iran's south coast to...
India Builds a Carbon Market at Home as the EU's Carbon Border Tax Bites
The European Union's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), a charge on the carbon pollution released while making certain imported goods, entered its...
J&K Assembly to Debate a Resolution on Restoring Statehood: Articles 370, 35A and the Constitutional Route
On 25 September 2026, the Jammu and Kashmir government moved a resolution in the Union Territory's Legislative Assembly. It asks the Government of India for...