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India Declared Free of LWE-Affected Districts: Understanding the Left Wing Extremism FrameworkInternal Security INS Machilipatnam Launched: Indigenous Anti-Submarine Shallow Water Craft ProgrammeScience & Technology India Prepares for Xi Jinping, Putin Visits: BRICS Summit in New Delhi, September 2026International Relations Rice Yields Could Fall 6.6% Per 1°C of Warming: New Study Triples Earlier EstimatesEnvironment & Ecology Vande Mataram Bill 2026: Extending the National Honour Act to the National SongPolity & Governance India's Mobile Phone Exports Surge 165-Fold in a Decade: PLI Scheme and the Semiconductor PushEconomics GST Rollout Boosted State Tax Buoyancy: India Ratings StudyEconomics Cochin Shipyard Launches Machilipatnam: Seventh Anti-Submarine Shallow Water CraftInternal Security IN-SPACe Issues Guidelines for Planned Re-Entry of Space ObjectsScience & Technology Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026: Tougher Anti-Paper-Leak LawPolity & Governance Cauvery Water Dispute and the Mekedatu Project: Constitutional and Federal DimensionsPolity & Governance Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Bill Passed: Auctioning Cancelled Coal Blocks and Ending the Commercial Mining MonopolyPolity & Governance Coal Block Allocations Since 1993 Declared Illegal: Revisiting the "Coalgate" VerdictPolity & Governance Beyond Headcounts: The Case for a Density-Based Tiger Conservation FrameworkEnvironment & Ecology Why India's Tiger Conservation Model Is Under Scrutiny: Numbers vs. HabitatEnvironment & Ecology Supreme Court's Coal Block Cancellation: Executive Discretion and Article 14Polity & Governance India's Tiger Population Boom Outside Protected Areas: Rethinking the Reserve-Centric Conservation ModelEnvironment & Ecology Bill to Tighten Delayed Registration of Births and Deaths Introduced in Lok SabhaPolity & Governance U.S. Senate Advances Russia-Iran Sanctions Bill Targeting Oil Buyers Including IndiaInternational Relations Lok Sabha Extends JPC Deadline on 'One Nation, One Election' Bills to Winter SessionPolity & Governance Cauvery Panel Urges Tamil Nadu, Karnataka to Agree on a Distress-Sharing FormulaPolity & Governance Indian Coast Guard Extends Permanent Absorption to Women Officers: Gender Parity Across Uniformed ServicesSocial Issues Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026: Stiffer Penalties for Paper LeaksPolity & Governance Supreme Court Quashes 2021 Office Memorandum on Retrospective Environmental ClearanceEnvironment & Ecology India's Carbon Credit Trading Scheme: Are Industrial Targets Ambitious Enough?Environment & Ecology Lavender's "Purple Revolution" Helps Jammu & Kashmir Farmers Adapt to a Warmer, Drier ClimateEnvironment & Ecology One Nation One Election Committee Gets Extension Till Winter SessionPolity & Governance Last CPI (Maoist) Central Committee Member Arrested: Left-Wing Extremism in Terminal DeclineInternal Security Judicial Removal vs Resignation: What the Justice Varma Case TestsPolity & Governance Government Caps Sugar Dealer Stocks at 400 Tonnes to Check Hoarding and Price RiseEconomics Three Bills in Lok Sabha: Birth Registration, Exam Malpractice, and Supreme Court StrengthPolity & Governance Western Ghats Eco-Sensitive Area: Seventh Draft Allows Phased, State-wise RolloutEnvironment & Ecology

Permanent Commission Extended to Women Officers in the Indian Coast GuardSocial Issues First Direct India-Nepal Freight Train Reaches Biratnagar: Rail Connectivity and Transit Treaty FrameworkInternational Relations Standalone Law Proposed for Digital Arrest Scams and DeepfakesInternal Security India Curtails 8,133 GWh of Solar Power in a Quarter: Grid Bottlenecks Behind Renewable WastageScience & Technology Western Ghats Eco-Sensitive Area: Seventh Draft Allows Phased, State-wise RolloutEnvironment & Ecology Oman Presents Gulf-Backed Voluntary Fee Plan to Iran for Strait of Hormuz: Strategic Geography and Legal FrameworkInternational Relations UP Plans 900-Member Legislature Complex: Delimitation and Legislative Expansion ExplainedPolity & Governance Tigers Outside Tiger Reserves: A Landscape-Level Shift in Conservation PolicyEnvironment & Ecology US Strikes on Iran Launched from Israeli Bases: West Asia Conflict WidensInternational Relations Western Ghats Eco-Sensitive Area Notification Reissued Amid Centre-State DeadlockEnvironment & Ecology Public Examinations Amendment Bill, 2026: Tightening the Anti-Paper-Leak LawPolity & Governance Sugar Stock Limits Imposed on Dealers Ahead of Festival SeasonEconomics India-China Border Trade via Lipulekh Pass to Resume from August 1International Relations India Curtailed 8,133 GWh of Solar Power in Q1 FY27 Citing Grid SecurityEnvironment & Ecology India's UNESCO World Heritage Sites: The Natural and Mixed Category Beyond SarnathArt & Culture India-Australia Defence Ties Upgraded at Third Annual Leaders' Summit; Quad Called "in Good Shape"International Relations Chad Announces Withdrawal from the International Criminal CourtInternational Relations Madras HC Ruling on the 2005 Cut-off for Daughters' Coparcenary RightsPolity & Governance Centre Approves Rs 5,520 Crore Urban Flood Risk Management Programme for 18 CitiesEnvironment & Ecology Government Weighs Easing FDI Norms for Downstream InvestmentsEconomics Anti-Paper Leak Law: How the 2026 Amendment Restructures Investigation and TrialPolity & Governance Red Sea Shipping Disruption Pushes India Toward More Russian CrudeInternational Relations Public Examinations Amendment Bill: How the Central Anti-Paper Leak Law Compares with State LegislationPolity & Governance Assam NRC: Why the Citizenship Register Remains Incomplete Seven Years After PublicationPolity & Governance Houthi Strikes on Saudi Aramco Sites Reopen Red Sea Shipping RiskInternational Relations Scientific Mine Closure Opens Circular Economy Opportunities, but Needs CoordinationEconomics Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026: What It ChangesPolity & Governance Cauvery Water Regulation Committee Directs Release of 3,500 Cusecs Daily to Tamil NaduPolity & Governance India's 2026 Monsoon Shows Sharp Regional Swings as National Deficit Hits 16%Environment & Ecology Lok Sabha Debates Public Examinations Amendment Bill, 2026 After Session DeadlockPolity & Governance Monsoon Session: Public Examinations Amendment Bill and National Honour Amendment Bill Taken UpPolity & Governance US-India Defence and Civil Nuclear Cooperation: Framework, COMPACT, and Liability ReformInternational Relations Public Examinations Amendment Bill, 2026: Fast-Track Courts and Tougher Penalties ProposedPolity & Governance

Houthi Blockade of Bab el-Mandeb: Strategic Geography of a Global ChokepointInternational Relations CRPF's Role in the Elimination of Left-Wing Extremism: Internal Security FrameworkInternal Security Supreme Court: Insolvency Protection Covers the Company, Not Its PromotersEconomics Urban Cooperative Bank Licensing: Reopening After Two Decades and the RBI-Cooperation Regulatory InterfaceEconomics Parliamentary Deadlock Eases: Public Examinations Amendment Bill Listed for Lok Sabha DiscussionPolity & Governance Anti-Defection Law: Supreme Court Examines the Party-Merger ExceptionPolity & Governance PoK Assembly Elections Marked by Violence; India Reiterates Bilateral Talks Limited to PoKInternational Relations Anti-Dumping Duty Imposed on Low Ash Metallurgical Coke ImportsEconomics Lok Sabha Resumes Business: How Parliamentary Procedure Manages Disruption and Bill DiscussionPolity & Governance Madras High Court Quashes Compassionate Government Jobs for Stampede Victims' Kin: Article 14 and 16 TestPolity & Governance Supreme Court Examines Tenth Schedule's Merger Exception in Anti-Defection LawPolity & Governance Public Examinations Amendment Bill, 2026 Proposes Stricter Penalties for Paper LeaksPolity & Governance CBDT Guidance Note Aligns Crypto Asset Reporting with OECD's CARFEconomics Gig Worker Health Cover Delay Exposes Gap Between Registration and EntitlementSocial Issues SAARC Revival Calls Grow: Comparing South Asia's Regional ArchitectureInternational Relations Mekedatu Reservoir: Centre Clarifies Riparian Consent Is Not Required Under 2018 Cauvery VerdictPolity & Governance Nairobi 2026 Biodiversity Meetings: Draft Assessment Flags Slow Progress on Kunming-Montreal TargetsEnvironment & Ecology PM Surya Ghar 2.0: Battery Storage and Shared Rooftop Solar Under ConsiderationScience & Technology Kavach 5.0 for Mumbai Suburban Railways: Adapting India's Train Protection System for High-Density NetworksScience & Technology Western Ghats Eco-Sensitive Area Panel Gets More Time as States' Deadlock ContinuesEnvironment & Ecology New Amendment Sharpens Penalties Under the Anti-Paper-Leak LawPolity & Governance India Joins WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies: Concerns for Traditional FishermenEconomics Public Examinations (Amendment) Bill, 2026: Steeper Penalties for Paper LeaksPolity & Governance Public Examinations (Amendment) Bill, 2026: Steeper Penalties for Paper LeaksPolity & Governance US Tariff Structure and India's Textile Export CompetitivenessEconomics Direct Ammonia Use in Farming: A Route to Cutting India's Urea Import BillEconomics Gujarat's New Shipbuilding Policy and India's Maritime AmbitionsEconomics New US Section 301 Tariffs: India's Relative Position and Its LimitsEconomics Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Reply on Plea Challenging Interpretation of Anti-Defection Law's Merger ClausePolity & Governance Sarnath Inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage Site: India's 45th EntryArt & Culture Public Examinations (Amendment) Bill, 2026: Steeper Penalties for Paper LeaksPolity & Governance Supreme Court Affirms Right to Peaceful Protest, Weighs Uniform Guidelines Amid Exam-Related AgitationsPolity & Governance Climate Change, Heat Mortality and the Global Cooling DivideEnvironment & Ecology UNFCCC's First Trade-Climate Dialogue Exposes Global Rifts over CBAM and EquityEnvironment & Ecology Supreme Court Dismisses Review Petition on Loss of Scheduled Caste Status After Religious ConversionPolity & Governance Foreign Capital Inflows Cross $32 Billion as FCNR(B) Deposits Surpass 2013 PeakEconomics RBI Expected to Hold Rates Through 2026 as Growth Concerns DominateEconomics Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026: Tougher Penalties and Faster TrialsPolity & Governance India Accelerates Localisation of Mining and Construction Equipment After TBM Supply DisruptionEconomics CBDT Issues Guidance Note on Crypto-Asset Reporting Under OECD's CARFEconomics How Parliament Handles Urgent Matters: Adjournment Motions and Suspension of BusinessPolity & Governance Can Quantum Computing Sharpen AI-Designed Cancer Vaccines?Science & Technology From 2024 to 2026: How the Anti-Paper Leak Law Has Been TightenedPolity & Governance Public Examinations Amendment Bill, 2026 Tabled in Lok Sabha: Tougher Anti-Paper Leak ProvisionsPolity & Governance China's AI Push: Open-Source Models Gain Ground Despite Chip CurbsScience & Technology Public Examinations Amendment Bill: What the New Provisions SayPolity & Governance Supreme Court Judges Strength Bill Leads a Busy Parliament AgendaPolity & Governance India-UAE Ties: Critical Mineral Cooperation and Air Services ExpansionInternational Relations