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Women Fighter Pilots in Operation Sindoor: Precision Strikes and the Rampage MissileInternal Security BRICS Rejects EU Carbon Border Tax, Demands Higher Climate FinanceEnvironment & Ecology Census 2027 Questionnaire Notified: Caste Enumeration Returns After 1931Polity & Governance India's Space Start-up Ecosystem Grows to 400+ Ventures, Satcom Eyes 8% GDP Share by 2033Science & Technology BRICS Environment Ministers Oppose EU Carbon Border Tax: Trade vs Climate EquityInternational Relations BRICS Rejects EU's Carbon Border Tax, Demands Bigger Climate FinanceInternational Relations MGNREGA's Replacement by VB-G RAM G: Employment Guarantee Framework Under ScrutinyEconomics Iran-UAE Missile Incident: Strait of Hormuz Tensions and India's Energy StakesInternational Relations Additional Domestic Gas Allocated to Boost Piped Natural Gas ConnectionsEconomics Article 142 and the Quashing of Student Protest FIRsPolity & Governance US Indo-Pacific Strategy Under Strain: What the "Pivot to Asia" Reversal MeansInternational Relations CBI's Power to Investigate a Sitting Chief Minister: The Constitutional QuestionPolity & Governance A New Incentive Scheme for Piped Natural Gas Network ExpansionEconomics Uttarakhand Tunnel Collapse Highlights Need for Himalayan Hydrogeological MappingEnvironment & Ecology Indian Army Chief's Nepal Visit Puts Spotlight on Boundary Row and Defence TiesInternational Relations India-Israel FTA Talks Advance to Market Access Offer ExchangeInternational Relations IBBI Tightens Checks Against Malicious Insolvency FilingsEconomics Andhra Pradesh Raises BC Quota in Local Bodies, Approves Direct Election of MayorsPolity & Governance MGNREGA Replaced by VB-G RAM G: Rural Employment Guarantee RestructuredPolity & Governance CAG Flags Rs 468 Crore in FAME EV Incentives Paid Despite Localisation ViolationsEconomics Karnataka HC Quashes KPSC Chairperson's Suspension: Governor's Power Under Article 317Polity & Governance Genome-Edited Pusa DST Rice 1 Set for Commercial Rollout: What the Technology ChangesScience & Technology Bangladesh Seeks to Keep Teesta Dispute From Damaging Ties With IndiaInternational Relations Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Act, 2026: Presidential Assent and the MDR Framework ShiftPolity & Governance Supreme Court Bars States From Blocking Elephant Corridors, Orders Nationwide SurveyEnvironment & Ecology Vizhinjam Port Begins EXIM Operations: From Transshipment Hub to Direct Trade GatewayEconomics India-Bangladesh Extradition Treaty: Can Sheikh Hasina Be Extradited?International Relations Government-Meta Talks on Content Moderation: Safe Harbour, Deepfakes and IT RulesPolity & Governance Teesta River Water Sharing: Status of the India-Bangladesh DisputeInternational Relations Supreme Court: States Cannot Obstruct Elephant Movement Along CorridorsEnvironment & Ecology Utility and Reliability of Caste Data to Be Assessed After Census EnumerationSocial Issues Tamil Nadu Plans Health Insurance for the Elderly, Replacement of 1939 Public Health ActSocial Issues Criminalisation of Politics: Supreme Court Told 14 of 28 Chief Ministers Face Serious Criminal CasesPolity & Governance India to Send First Cargo Ship on Russia's Northern Sea Route in 2027International Relations

India Leases Two More MQ-9B Sea Guardian Drones for the NavyInternal Security E20 Ethanol-Blended Petrol: Mileage, Compatibility and Labelling ConcernsEconomics Ken-Betwa River Link: Adivasi Resistance Over Displacement and CompensationSocial Issues Multi-State Operation Dismantles ISI-Backed Terror Network Ahead of Independence DayInternal Security 253 Held Across 14 States in Multi-Agency Crackdown on ISI-Backed Terror NetworkInternal Security CAG Audit Flags Major Shortfalls in the Green India MissionEnvironment & Ecology IT Ministry Clears ₹7,877 Crore in New Projects Under the Electronics Component Manufacturing SchemeEconomics India Leases Two More MQ-9B Sea Guardian Drones for Naval SurveillanceInternal Security India's Overseas Critical Minerals Push Hits Delays: The Lithium Case StudyEconomics Supreme Court: Curbing Black Money in Elections is ECI's ResponsibilityPolity & Governance Supreme Court Bars States from Blocking Elephant Corridors, Orders Nationwide SurveyEnvironment & Ecology India's Unemployment Rate Eases to a Four-Month Low: Reading the PLFS DataEconomics India Seeks WTO Consultations Over US Safeguard Tariff-Rate Quota on Quartz SurfacesEconomics Cauvery Water Dispute: Supreme Court Reviews Compliance with CWMA DirectionsPolity & Governance Government Directs Ministries to Fast-Track Filling of SC/ST Backlog Reserved VacanciesSocial Issues Tamirabharani River Declared a 'Legal Person': India's Rights of Nature Jurisprudence RevisitedEnvironment & Ecology US Welcomes Trilateral Saudi Arabia-Turkiye-Pakistan Defence Pact as West Asia's Security Architecture ShiftsInternational Relations UNCCD COP17 Opens in Ulaanbaatar: From Land Pledges to Implementation and a Global Drought FrameworkEnvironment & Ecology Criminal Cases Against Lawmakers: Supreme Court Data and the Special Courts FrameworkPolity & Governance Security Agencies Dismantle ISI-Backed Shahzad Bhatti Terror Network Ahead of Independence DayInternal Security Kerala Renamed 'Keralam': Article 3 and the Procedure for Altering a State's NamePolity & Governance Australian Court Rejects India's Basmati Word-Mark Appeal: GI vs Trademark DistinctionEconomics Supreme Court Examines Compensation Cap Under the SHANTI Act's Nuclear Liability RegimeScience & Technology UPI's Transaction Value Nears 70% of Currency in CirculationEconomics India's Installed Clean Energy Capacity Overtakes Fossil FuelsEconomics BRICS Senior Officers Discuss Circular Economy, Disaster Resilience and Carbon Markets in New DelhiInternational Relations Gaza Road Map Talks: Disarmament, Withdrawal and the Board of Peace FrameworkInternational Relations US Presses Allies to Choose Between Rival AI Blocs: Pax Silica vs WAICOInternational Relations Mecca Joint Defence Agreement: Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan's Collective Defence PactInternational Relations Maharashtra's Earthquake Swarm: Why the Deccan Plateau Keeps ShakingGeography NITI Aayog Flags Telecom and Network Equipment (TANE) Sector as a Manufacturing OpportunityEconomics CAG Performance Audit Flags ₹103.77 Crore Revenue Loss in BMRCL's Nagasandra Land DealPolity & Governance Kaziranga's Eco-Sensitive Zone: Why the Buffer Width Is ContestedEnvironment & Ecology India Q1 FY27 GDP Growth Forecast: Reading the National Accounts FrameworkEconomics

India to Host BRICS Environment Ministers' Meeting Under its 2026 ChairshipInternational Relations UPI's Free Ride May End: The Law Behind Merchant FeesEconomics The Fiscal Cost of Unconditional Cash TransfersEconomics Delimitation and the Lok Sabha Seat Expansion: The Federal Balancing ActPolity & Governance Census 2027 to Enumerate Caste for the First Time in Independent IndiaPolity & Governance Centre Begins Selection of First 50 Airports under Modified UDAN SchemeEconomics Census 2027 Questionnaire: New Data Fields and the Legal Guarantee of ConfidentialityPolity & Governance Government Sets First-Ever LPG Production Targets for Refiners to Build Domestic Supply BufferEconomics India's Free Trade Agreements and the MSME Export OpportunityEconomics Cauvery Water Release Dispute: Karnataka's Legal Obligations and the Mekedatu ProjectPolity & Governance CEA Notifies Cyber Security in Power Sector Regulations, 2026Science & Technology Government to Launch India's First Minerals Exchange from Next Financial YearEconomics India Works Out a Conditional Handover of Chabahar Port Amid US SanctionsInternational Relations Wildfires Are Eroding Protected Tropical Forests WorldwideEnvironment & Ecology Cauvery Water Row: When Can the Centre Take Over Control of a State's Dam?Polity & Governance Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026: States' Taxation Powers and Fiscal FederalismEconomics Delimitation-Linked Women's Reservation Amendment Fails Special Majority: Implementation Pathway UnresolvedPolity & Governance Draft Rules Open India's Nuclear Sector to Private PlayersScience & Technology Judicial Accountability and the First Full Impeachment Attempt: The Yashwant Varma CasePolity & Governance PM GatiShakti: Network Planning Group Clears Rs 18.66 Lakh Crore Infrastructure PipelineEconomics Great Indian Bustard's Deccan Range: Study Links Recovery to Traditional AgricultureEnvironment & Ecology Finance Ministry Nudges Government Contracts Toward Producer Price Index, Away From WPIEconomics India's Russian Crude Imports Hit a Record High: Energy Security and Maritime ChokepointsEconomics India Opens One-Time Foreign Assets Disclosure Window for Small TaxpayersEconomics Red Sea Crisis Crosses 1,000 Days: GTRI Flags Maritime Chokepoints as a Long-Term Trade RiskInternational Relations White House 'Transshipment Scam' Report Names India Among Top Enablers of China Tariff EvasionInternational Relations Finance Ministry Directs Shift from WPI to PPI in Government Contract Price Escalation ClausesEconomics Cauvery Water Row: Supreme Court to Hear Tamil Nadu's Release Plea: Tribunal, CWMA and Inter-State Water LawPolity & Governance