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India-China Border Trade Resumes at Lipulekh and Shipki La After Six-Year GapInternational Relations Supreme Court Collegium's Opacity in Judicial Appointments Draws Fresh ScrutinyPolity & Governance China Issues Nature Reserve Rules for Scarborough Shoal Amid Philippines DisputeInternational Relations Samudra Manthan Explained: India's Push to Cut Crude Oil Import DependenceEconomics Advance Tax Devolution to States: Fiscal Federalism and the Divisible PoolPolity & Governance India's Record Renewable Generation Cuts Coal's Share in Power MixEnvironment & Ecology Cotton Productivity Mission and MSP Procurement: Policy Push for India's Cotton SectorEconomics Cauvery Water-Sharing Impasse Highlights India's Interstate River Dispute MechanismsPolity & Governance Nathu La Border Trade Resumes After Six-Year Suspension; Traders Seek Expanded Goods ListInternational Relations SEBI's Delisting of Equity Shares Regulations, 2021: Framework for Voluntary Exit from Stock ExchangesEconomics Renewable Generation Cuts Coal's Share of India's Power Mix to a One-Year LowEnvironment & Ecology India-Rwanda Joint Trade Committee Identifies Critical Minerals as Priority SectorInternational Relations World Bank: Extreme Heat Costs South Asia 31 Million Jobs a YearEnvironment & Ecology Shipki La Border Trade with China Resumes After Six-Year SuspensionInternational Relations India's FDI and Trade Policy Recalibration Amid China-US BalancingEconomics Explainer: What Changes as India's Tougher Anti-Paper Leak Law Takes EffectPolity & Governance President's Assent to Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Act, 2026Polity & Governance Samudra Manthan: ₹43,200 Crore Allotted for 60 Deepwater Exploration WellsEconomics India's 16th Census: Self-Enumeration Phase Begins in West BengalPolity & Governance Floating Solar on India's Reservoirs: Can It Boost Renewable Energy Uptake?Environment & Ecology Centre Releases Additional Rs 1.09 Lakh Crore Tax Devolution to States, Ahead of ScheduleEconomics The Case for a Dedicated Legislative Framework for Biological Agri InputsEconomics India-Bhutan Development Cooperation Talks: 12 Projects Approved, Rs 4,000-Crore Energy Credit Line SignedInternational Relations New Field Study Finds Rice Yield Losses From Warming Are Far Higher Than Earlier Models PredictedEnvironment & Ecology IEA Outlook: Critical Mineral Demand to Surge Through 2040, Supply Gaps Likely to PersistEconomics Western Ghats Eco-Sensitive Area Draft Notification Stirs Concern in Kerala's Hill DistrictsEnvironment & Ecology West Asia Conflict Escalates: Strait of Hormuz Tensions and India's Energy SecurityInternational Relations World Bank: Extreme Heat Could Cost Indian Cities Millions of Jobs by 2050Environment & Ecology

Government Extends PM-KISAN Farmer Income Support Till 2030-31Economics Cabinet Approves PM Surya Sarovar Yojana for Floating Solar Power ProjectsScience & Technology Cabinet Approves ₹84,084 Crore 'Samudra Manthan' Offshore Exploration SchemeEconomics Cabinet Extends PM-KISAN Income Support Scheme Till FY 2030-31Economics Samudra Manthan: ONGC and Oil India to Lead $8.8 Billion Offshore PushEconomics Maritime Security Risks Persist in Strait of Hormuz and Black Sea Amid Attacks on Merchant ShippingInternational Relations PM-KISAN Extended Till 2030-31 With ₹3.15 Lakh Crore OutlayEconomics Samudra Manthan: National Offshore Exploration Scheme ApprovedEconomics PM-KISAN Scheme Extended for Five Years with ₹3.15 Lakh Crore OutlayEconomics Samudra Manthan: ₹84,084-Crore Scheme to Boost Offshore Oil and Gas ExplorationEconomics Pygmy Hog Recommended for India's Critically Endangered Species Recovery ListEnvironment & Ecology US Bill Proposes Tariffs on Top Buyers of Russian Energy: India's MEA ResponseInternational Relations Monsoon Session Legislative Agenda: Births & Deaths, Supreme Court Judges, and MSME Amendment BillsPolity & Governance Samudra Manthan: Rs 84,084-Crore Offshore Exploration Scheme; PM-KISAN Extended Till 2030-31Economics Ethanol Blending: Government Cites Rs 30/Litre Consumer Savings During Crude Price SpikeEconomics India-Bhutan Development Cooperation Talks: Rs 4,000-Crore Credit Line for Energy ProjectsInternational Relations Zero-Emission Vehicle Transition Could Prevent 1.7 Million Premature Deaths in India by 2050Environment & Ecology 20 Projects Cleared in Protected Areas and Eco-Sensitive Zones Over Two Years, Parliament ToldEnvironment & Ecology RBI Allows LCR-Linked Pricing on Bulk Deposits, Tightens Transparency NormsEconomics Rising Nuclear Project Costs and What They Mean for India's Clean Energy PlansScience & Technology Can the National Commission for Scheduled Castes Issue Binding Directions? Supreme Court Clarifies Its PowersPolity & Governance Ebola Outbreak in DRC: Why the Bundibugyo Strain Is Harder to ContainInternational Relations SEBI Agrees in Principle to Settle NSE Regulatory Cases for ₹1,491.21 CroreEconomics Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2026 Passed by Lok Sabha: Delayed Registrations to Require Magisterial ApprovalPolity & Governance Extreme Heat as a Core Development Risk for South Asia's Jobs and GrowthEnvironment & Ecology Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026 Taken Up for Debate in Lok SabhaPolity & Governance Supreme Court Bars Ex-Post Facto Environmental Clearances: EIA Regime Reaffirmed as MandatoryEnvironment & Ecology Transmission Bottlenecks Threaten India's Renewable Energy RolloutEnvironment & Ecology West Asia Conflict: Hormuz-Mandab Chokepoints and Third-Party Mediation Under StrainInternational Relations IN-SPACe Issues India's First Formal Rules for Satellite Atmospheric Re-EntryScience & Technology Odisha-Chhattisgarh Mahanadi Water Dispute: Origins, Tribunal, and the Push for a Bilateral SettlementPolity & Governance Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026: Penalties for Paper Leaks Sharply RaisedPolity & Governance India-Bhutan Development Cooperation Talks: Rs 4,000-Crore Line of Credit SignedInternational Relations Monsoon Session 2026: Supreme Court Judges Strength, Birth-Death Registration, and MSME Bills Move Through ParliamentPolity & Governance CJI's Exclusion from CEC Selection Panel Questioned: Supreme Court Examines the 2023 Appointment LawPolity & Governance Gaza Ceasefire: Hamas Disarmament Roadmap Agreed Under UN-Mandated Peace FrameworkInternational Relations

Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026: Tougher Anti-Paper-Leak PenaltiesPolity & Governance Parliament Clears Stricter Anti-Paper Leak Law: Key Provisions of the 2026 AmendmentPolity & Governance ISRO and JAXA Review Chandrayaan-5/LUPEX Mission PreparationsScience & Technology Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026 Passed: Legal Protection Extended to Vande MataramPolity & Governance Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 Clears Parliament: Stiffer Penalties for Paper LeaksPolity & Governance Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026 Passed: Legal Protection Extended to Vande MataramPolity & Governance Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 Cleared: Provisions and Legislative RoutePolity & Governance Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 Cleared: Provisions and Legislative RoutePolity & Governance India Climbs 25 Places in Global Market-Distortions Ranking on Reform PushEconomics Supreme Court Questions "Show of Fairness" in CEC and EC Selection PanelPolity & Governance India-EU FTA: Legal Scrubbing Nears Completion as CBAM Annexure Takes ShapeInternational Relations Public Examinations Amendment Bill 2026 Clears Parliament: Heads to Presidential AssentPolity & Governance Rajya Sabha Clears Public Examinations (Amendment) Bill: Stricter Penalties for Exam FraudPolity & Governance India-EU FTA's CBAM Annexure: Managing the EU's Carbon Border TaxEconomics Unelected Minister Beyond Six Months: Supreme Court Examines Article 164(4)Polity & Governance India-EU FTA CBAM Work Plan: Three Pillars and MSME OutreachInternational Relations Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill 2026: Stiffer Penalties and Fast-Track CourtsPolity & Governance India Ranks Second-Lowest on Yale's 2026 Environmental Performance IndexEnvironment & Ecology India-EU FTA and the EU's Carbon Border Tax: What the Deal Does and Doesn't CoverEconomics One Year After ICJ's Climate Advisory Opinion, UNEP Calls for Stronger Laws and Active CourtsEnvironment & Ecology Supreme Court Eases Industrial Approval Process in Taj Trapezium Zone, Refers Tree-Felling Pleas to CECEnvironment & Ecology Supreme Court Quashes 2021 Office Memorandum on Post-Facto Environmental ClearanceEnvironment & Ecology India Climbs to 57th in Global Pro-Competitive Reforms Ranking: Competere Foundation ReportEconomics India-EU FTA Builds Dedicated Framework to Cushion Exporters from CBAMEconomics Great Nicobar Project's Seismic Zone V Engineering ChallengeEnvironment & Ecology Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026: Raising Strength to 38Polity & Governance Neither Blanket Amnesty Nor Blanket Bar: The Supreme Court's "Public Interest" Test for Green ClearancesEnvironment & Ecology Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill 2026: Sanctioned Strength Raised to 38Polity & Governance Kerala HC: Private-Sector Salary Counts Toward OBC "Creamy Layer" AssessmentPolity & Governance India Fast-Tracks Sustainable Aviation Fuel Policy Ahead of CORSIA's 2027 Mandatory PhaseEnvironment & Ecology US Strikes on Iranian Targets Mark Fresh Escalation in the West Asia ConflictInternational Relations CDSCO Clarifies Regulatory Pathway for AI and Software-Based Medical DevicesScience & Technology Anti-Paper Leak Law's Tougher Penalties Face a Justice-Delivery BottleneckPolity & Governance Cauvery Water Management Authority Rejects Karnataka's Appeal, Upholds Water Release Order to Tamil NaduPolity & Governance Cauvery Water Regulation Committee's Rationale for Directing Water Release to Tamil NaduPolity & Governance Delimitation and Lok Sabha Seat Expansion: The Constitutional DebatePolity & Governance Supreme Court: National Commission for Scheduled Castes Is Advisory, Not AdjudicatoryPolity & Governance Parliament's Monsoon Session Agenda: SC Judges Strength, MSME Payments, and Exam Integrity BillsPolity & Governance Supreme Court Shuts the Office-Memorandum Route for Post-Facto Green ClearancesEnvironment & Ecology