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India-China agree to push for ‘early harvest’ deal on boundary question after Doval-Wang talksInternational Relations BRICS Summit: Xi, Putin, Pezeshkian among international leaders expected next month in New DelhiInternational Relations With high heat a notified calamity, States have a new financial shieldEnvironment & Ecology India, UK set to ink inter-government pact for electric propulsion of 4 Landing Platform DocksInternal Security HAL–Safran to jointly develop ‘Aravalli’ engine for multi-role helicoptersInternal Security Supreme Court and the SIR exercisePolity & Governance Integrated command centres planned in border areas as India upgrades land-border managementInternal Security Piyush Goyal says India open to expanding scope of Japan trade agreementEconomics Ahead of Xi Jinping’s visit, India & China announce 8-point consensusInternational Relations Meghalaya Assembly passes resolution against uranium mining, processingPolity & Governance Fossil fuel import bills surge over $330 billion in six months since Hormuz crisis: CREAEconomics 20 TMC rebel MPs get Lok Sabha notices over anti-defection pleas, 7-day deadlinePolity & Governance India, China to push for ‘early and substantial harvest’ of border delimitationInternational Relations India tribunal lifts WhatsApp data-sharing ban, upholds Meta finePolity & Governance Hoping to work towards further expanding scope of India-Japan trade pact: Piyush GoyalInternational Relations Combat desertification COP17: US Draws red line against any drought instrument; says drought national, not global issueEnvironment & Ecology Union Budget: Customs duty cuts to facilitate domestic battery, solar cells manufacturingEconomics Centre issues largest tender on battery storage for solar powerScience & Technology How India’s import dependence is spilling beyond oil, in chartsEconomics Turning the Wheel of HeritageArt & Culture India and Seychelles Convene High-Level Bilateral Meeting to Strengthen Strategic Cooperation in Fisheries, Aquaculture, and the Blue EconomyInternational Relations Mint Explainer: Why does Niti Aayog want to change India’s skilling system?Social Issues India Calls for Community-Led Restoration of Rangelands at UNCCD CoP17 in Ulaanbaatar, MongoliaEnvironment & Ecology Trump submits civil nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia to Congress for reviewInternational Relations International community must work collectively to safeguard critical sea lanes: India tells UNSCInternational Relations Four India-based companies engulfed in Trump's economic offensive against IranInternational Relations ‘Secure, predictable sea lanes indispensable’: India urges UN to safeguard key maritime routesInternational Relations

NSA Doval says ‘peace & tranquility’ essential for progress in India-China ties at meeting with Wang YiInternational Relations Amid border tensions in Arunachal, Wang Yi says China aims to be ‘good neighbour & partner’ to IndiaInternational Relations Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah addressed the valedictory session of the Intelligence Bureau's 'National Security Strategies Conference' in New Delhi todayInternal Security Modi govt opens up conventional missile production to private players. Astra & Pralay up for grabsInternal Security India, China look to advance border delimitation in Beijing talksInternational Relations Revising the Indus Water TreatyInternational Relations A river as a legal personPolity & Governance Postpone Census to first hold tripartite talks on NRC, citizenship issues: Manipur civil society groupsSocial Issues Environmentalists write to Supreme Court committee about ‘inadequate’ public consultation on AravallisEnvironment & Ecology SC takes up Abhishek Banerjee’s plea seeking action against 20 rebel TMC MPsPolity & Governance Wearing a headscarf has not been established as an ‘essential religious practice’ for women in Islam: Allahabad HCPolity & Governance Broad-base rise in food prices despite monsoon recovery, RBI's state of economy report showsEconomics Navy set to commission second Diving Support Vessel ‘Nipun’ on Aug 31Internal Security Rigid thermal power contracts putting India’s energy transition at risk, finds CSE studyEnvironment & Ecology UN, Red Cross step up call for international rules on 'killer robot' weapons systemsScience & Technology US targets four Indian firms in ‘Operation Economic Outcast’ against IranInternational Relations Indian refiners lean on Russia, UAE, South America for August crude oil importsInternational Relations U.N. committee expresses ‘grave concern’ over rights violations against SCs, STs, Rohingya refugeesInternational Relations Drought a defining developmental challenge, says Environment Minister at UNCCD conferenceEnvironment & Ecology Only 3% women in formal jobs, ‘skills not translating into sustained economic participation’—NITI AayogSocial Issues India plans 100 new ships to cut $75 billion foreign freight billEconomics Sex determination cases: Who can investigate, and what has the Supreme Court said? | ExplainedSocial Issues Parliamentary panel asks NGT to more proactively use powers on critical environmental concernsEnvironment & Ecology NSA Ajit Doval holds 25th India-China border talks with Wang YiInternational Relations Pakistan, Iran explore reopening Strait of Hormuz, easing West Asia tensionsInternational Relations NSA Doval, Wang Yi hold border talks in BeijingInternational Relations Govt. approves transfer of DRDO developed missile tech to Indian defence industryInternal Security Centre proposes complete ban on Carbosulfan insecticide over health, environmental risksEnvironment & Ecology EAM Jaishankar holds talks with Russian counterpart Lavrov on bilateral, global issuesInternational Relations OBC creamy layer judgment: Centre seeks exemption for 2025 and 2026 civil service examination recruitmentsPolity & Governance RBI’s great dollar haul: Where are the $73 billion going?Economics India may face China’s problem before it reaches the Dragon's wealthEconomics China's Xi Jinping to visit India with 400-member delegation for Brics: ReportInternational Relations ‘Constitutional monstrosity’: P Chidambaram attacks One Nation, One Election BillPolity & Governance Jaishankar calls for urgent steps to address $50-billion India-Russia trade deficitEconomics Economic growth likely slows to 7.1% in April-June quarterEconomics U.S. removes Syria from state sponsor of terrorism listInternational Relations ‘Structural differences have not disappeared’: Chinese strategic affairs scholar on India-China tiesInternational Relations Threat to Constitutional freedoms: Civil society groups oppose Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Act, 2026Polity & Governance Govt removes restrictions on wheat exports; Robust export demand for Indian wheat from BangladeshEconomics India eases raw sugar import rules as it cracks down on hoardingEconomics

Finance Minister Sitharaman in US, Canada from 25 August to 2 SeptemberEconomics 22 million hectares of degraded land restored during 2011 and 2020Environment & Ecology India’s non-fossil fuel power capacity crosses 300 GW, reaches 54% of total capacityEnvironment & Ecology Is India becoming too dependent on Russian oil? The answer isn’t straightforwardEconomics NSA Ajit Doval arrives in Beijing, set for border talks with China’s Wang Yi on August 25International Relations Government lifts ban on wheat exports, cites farmers’ interests amid depressed local pricesEconomics Manipur awaits Delhi decision on Census as Meitei, Naga groups demand NRC firstInternal Security India raises $73 bn in forex inflows at record paceEconomics P Chidambaram dubs one nation, one poll 'monstrous'; Vidhi Centre flags constitutional risksPolity & Governance Global ocean records hottest day everEnvironment & Ecology TMC moves SC against delay in disqualification of 20 rebel MPsPolity & Governance PPPAC in-principle nod for privatisation of 11 airportsEconomics Indian government lifts ban on wheat, atta, maida, suji exportsEconomics CNG trucks face phase-out in Delhi-NCR as CAQM mandates shift to electricEnvironment & Ecology Global Sea Surface Temperature breaks record as El Nino gains strengthEnvironment & Ecology Only 3% women in formal jobs, skilling gains not translating into employment: NITI Aayog reportSocial Issues Private operators expected to invest ₹8,622 cr in 11 AAI airports proposed for leaseEconomics India’s energy transition: Who pays the price?Environment & Ecology Trump threatens 50% tariff on Canadian automobiles, car parts, steel starting January 1International Relations Tamil Nadu seeks ‘proportionate’ Cauvery water, Supreme Court advises State to take it up with CWMAPolity & Governance Crores trained under India’s skilling programmes, but employment outcomes remain uneven: NITI Aayog reportEconomics Chidambaram tells JPC ‘One Nation, One Election’ Bills are unconstitutional, mindlessPolity & Governance UPI completes 10 years, clocks nearly 13,000-fold rise in transaction volumeEconomics NSA Doval in China for border talks amid Arunachal tensions and ahead of SCO, BRICS summitsInternational Relations India negotiating trade deals with nations, blocs worth $15 trillion GDP: Piyush GoyalEconomics Onion prices up 59%, govt ramps up 'Kanda Express' supplies to cool marketEconomics Hearings for citizenship under CAA will soon be over, 23,000 certificates already issued: Suvendu AdhikariPolity & Governance Abhishek Banerjee seeks SC direction on disqualification of 20 TMC MPsPolity & Governance India to amend rules within two months to ease semiconductor, auto component manufacturing: Piyush GoyalEconomics Goyal says India negotiating FTAs with 8-9 more blocs, aims to cover 75% of global tradeEconomics Combat desertification COP17: Report makes $21 tn-$47 tn case for investing in rangelands, so why is investment falling short?Environment & Ecology Centre’s committee on ‘permanent political solution’ for Gorkha issue | ExplainedPolity & Governance ‘Economic D-Day’: U.S. threatens Iran with new sanctions, Tehran fires backInternational Relations Iran oil spill: The war is leaving environmental scars that ceasefires cannot healEnvironment & Ecology India, Gulf bloc discuss next steps on free trade agreementEconomics Before Xi Jinping's likely India visit, Chinese money is pouring inInternational Relations India lifts export ban on wheat flour, related products with immediate effectEconomics Piyush Goyal says India negotiating FTAs with 8 to 9 more blocs, aims to cover 75% of global tradeEconomics NSA Ajit Doval heads to Beijing today for key talks with Wang Yi: What’s on agenda?International Relations China wants to hunt for water on Moon’s South Pole. Now the mission may have to wait until 2027Science & Technology AI, semicon, global value chains: How globalization isn't dying—it's evolvingEconomics China opens new Arctic trade route — but obstacles will prevent its wider useGeography India negotiating FTAs with 8-9 more blocs, aims to cover 75% of global trade: Piyush GoyalEconomics