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After parliamentary panel nudge, govt forms mediation councilPolity & Governance Junk foods will soon have labels warning of high salt, sugar and fatSocial Issues Flash floods put focus on India's glacial lakesEnvironment & Ecology 8-point India-China deal: What does it mean for India? | WorldviewInternational Relations Centre targets replacement of two lakh old trucks, buses in Delhi-NCR within a yearEnvironment & Ecology India eases defence export rules, cuts procedural burden, expands licence windowInternal Security Centre weighs special Parliament session in September for women’s quota billPolity & Governance India, Canada ready to fast-track bilateral investment treaty talksInternational Relations UNCCD concludes COP17 with new drought resilience and land restoration initiativesEnvironment & Ecology Govt eases defence export rules, simplifies SOP and OGEL framework to boost global reachInternal Security India widens defence export access, simplifies approvals to boost global market reachInternal Security Explained: Why Rahul, Kharge want Census 2027 questionnaire scrapped and why question on caste is controversialPolity & Governance Bombay High Court Upholds Goa Municipalities Ordinance, Sets January 2 Deadline for ElectionsPolity & Governance Nilekani panel seeks public ideas to fix exam systemPolity & Governance Jan Dhan at 12: Women hold 33 crore of 59 crore accountsEconomics India, Canada aim to conclude trade talks by 2026-end in bid to boost bilateral tradeInternational Relations Tamil Nadu notifies three new elephant corridorsEnvironment & Ecology Combat desertification COP17: Experts question why nutrition and land are treated as separate disciplines globally as report reveals soil degradation to be worseningEnvironment & Ecology Why tank overhaul matters: Giving India’s T-72 and T-90 fleet a new lease of life I ExplainedInternal Security India and US sign deal for Javelin missiles, the plan eventually is co-productionInternal Security India, U.S. sign agreement for procurement of Javelin anti-tank missile systemInternal Security India, Canada reiterate commitment to complete trade deal by end of 2026International Relations India sends its Fab 4 across the world to woo trade, tech, energy and capitalInternational Relations India’s GLOF panel working on disaster mitigation at 200 high-risk glacial lakesEnvironment & Ecology Centre moves to de-risk aircraft leasing, financingEconomics Modi-Putin meeting at SCO Summit: What’s on agenda as PM begins 4-day Central Asia visit tomorrowInternational Relations Can India build a strategic fuel system? | ExplainedEconomics PM Modi on 4-day visit to Uzbekistan, Kyrgyz Republic - what's on agendaInternational Relations Not just the farmer, PSBs may soon fund entire farm value chainsEconomics

India non-committal on Pakistan-led SCO in 2027. PM Modi to attend Bishkek summit next weekInternational Relations India-led BRICS focusing on ‘candid conversations’ to find consensus for joint statementInternational Relations Exclusive: Joshimath, Tawang identified as meeting points as India-China to amp up military communicationInternal Security West Bengal’s debt near 40% of GSDP, interest payments account for 21% of revenue, says NCAER paperEconomics Parliament may be reconvened, hints Rijiju, brings delimitation bill in focusPolity & Governance Supreme Court issues directions to expedite dowry trialsPolity & Governance 160 district hospitals to get emergency trauma care boost by March 2027Social Issues DPDP Act compliance gets Cabinet Secretary’s push; ministries, states put on timelinePolity & Governance India, US officials discuss nuclear energy cooperation in WashingtonScience & Technology Border talks, summit diplomacy signal steady India-China resetInternational Relations A ‘victim-centric’ shift in cases of sex traffickingPolity & Governance India’s return to its Central Asian neighbourhoodInternational Relations India, China open door to clarifying LAC perceptionsInternational Relations Four Naga civilians killed in Manipur ambushInternal Security India, Canada seek to deepen economic cooperation beyond trade through investment, finance and capital marketsEconomics India, Canada set $70 billion trade target, widen economic partnershipEconomics Closer India-Canada economic cooperation gains importance amid global uncertainty: SitharamanEconomics India needs Rs 30 lakh crore to hit 500 GW clean-energy target: Pralhad JoshiEconomics Call all-party meet, give time to study delimitation: Mallikarjun Kharge to PM ModiPolity & Governance S&P retains India rating, keeps outlook stable on economic momentumEconomics Why is a large section in Manipur opposing Census? ExplainedSocial Issues PM Modi to meet Putin on SCO summit sidelines during Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan visitInternational Relations BRICS Summit likely to push cross-border payment links, not de-dollarisation: SourcesInternational Relations Iran, Qatar hold Hormuz talks as U.S. blockade chokes Iran oil importsInternational Relations Rajnath Singh lays foundation stone for ₹472-crore tank overhaul facility in JabalpurInternal Security India committed to conclude trade pact with Chile this year: Commerce MinisterInternational Relations NGT issues notice to Centre over removal of ‘construction-free zone’ term from Ganga floodplain definitionEnvironment & Ecology India's nuclear ambitions may be blunted by limits on foreign reactor technologyScience & Technology Why did the UN committee urge India to address ‘hate speech’ and ‘hate crimes’?Polity & Governance Combat desertification COP17: ‘Rangelands must be recognised as eligible for climate and adaptation funds’Environment & Ecology Who are India's NEET youth? What NITI's 8.7 crore figure really tells usSocial Issues India’s budget math brightens with asset sales target in sightEconomics Why did Allahabad High Court rule that wearing a headscarf is not an essential religious practice? | ExplainedPolity & Governance COP17: New global architecture for drought resilience launched at UNCCD meetEnvironment & Ecology India-Russia FTA talks with EAEU reach advanced stage, says Russian Deputy PM ManturovInternational Relations India-EU ties stronger than ever, FTA breakthrough driven by realism, pragmatism: EU AmbassadorInternational Relations India, China may build new framework for investmentsInternational Relations