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What is the barren-land fallacy?Environment & Ecology India to have its own space station by 2035, says ISRO chairmanScience & Technology Global space norms find a firm footing in India’s new re-entry rulesScience & Technology Rajnath lays foundation for 5 expansion projects of GRSE, Yantra IndiaInternal Security Ahead of Modi-Xi meet, Doval to visit China today for border talksInternational Relations Digging for goldEconomics On National Space Day, PM Modi hails Gen Z for building new tech; Isro chief says plan to launch 8 vehicle, 12 satellite missionsScience & Technology Triple test, adrift: On the ruling on definition of ‘industry’Polity & Governance ‘India can become global shipbuilding hub…’: Rajnath Singh as he pushes for ‘Aatmanirbharta’Economics Govt notifies MMDR Act even as states threaten to move Supreme CourtPolity & Governance India may link additional diesel supply to progress on Bangladesh projectsInternational Relations Centre gives in-principle nod to lease -out 11 AAI airports in five bundlesEconomics Uttar Pradesh tops in mopping up through taxesEconomics Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal leads 200-member business delegation to Japan, to push trade, investmentInternational Relations Sugar production hit by Red Rot disease, El Nino; govt taking measures: Pralhad JoshiEconomics India-Japan business mission to focus on semiconductors, electronics; MoUs expected during visit: FICCIEconomics NSA Doval to visit Beijing for 25th round of India-China border talksInternational Relations Explainer: What will actually change for you under UCCPolity & Governance Climate change destabilising Western Ghats’ forest ecosystems in Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, warn researchersEnvironment & Ecology Rajnath Singh lays foundation for five expansion projects of GRSE, Yantra India in BengalInternal Security Maldives' largest infra project advances with India's support after final segment of Thilamale Bridge is installedInternational Relations Supreme Court panel pulls up Assam Government for inaction on mining near KazirangaEnvironment & Ecology China says border with India ‘generally stable at the moment’International Relations National Space Day: Beyond Moon, India’s big space dream includes Mars, Venus and Sun tooScience & Technology Eyes on Xi visit, ‘early harvest’ as Doval heads to BeijingInternational Relations Rebuilding Farming Systems: Regenerative Agriculture for a Resilient IndiaAgriculture Commerce and Industry Minister Shri Piyush Goyal Leads A 200-Member Business Delegation to JapanEconomics India eyes critical minerals, bigger markets in South America trade pushEconomics US-India trade deal nearly final, Rubio to visit India in October: Sergio GorInternational Relations CJI Surya Kant proposes ‘Nyaya Setu’ for seamless implementation of verdicts in BRICS+ countriesPolity & Governance Sowing the seeds of a solar power interventionEnvironment & Ecology

Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah undertakes a review of the security of Siliguri corridorInternal Security DELIVERY OF MANGROL – THE THIRD ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE SHALLOW WATER CRAFT BUILT BY CSL, KOCHIInternal Security Dr Jitendra Singh announces unanimous adoption of 'Chennai Declaration', reaffirming BRICS commitment to build effective, resilient and future- ready framework in science, technology and innovationInternational Relations UKMTO | Eyes on the seasInternational Relations Canada retaliates as trade war with U.S. escalatesInternational Relations Ex-IAF vice-chief Kapoor says India’s 4.5-gen Tejas may not have relevance in 2030s, country must partner with global consortiums like FCAS or GCAP for 6th-gen programmeInternal Security Govt launches 62,500 Cr ‘Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme’, aims strong Indian brand by 2027Economics Justice Nagarathna’s dissent warns of tearing the frayed safety net of labour lawPolity & Governance Govt notifies Rs 62,500-crore mobile scheme, expects Apple to expand India manufacturing beyond iPhonesEconomics Yamuna floodplains: Supreme Court sets aside NGT order against Art of Living; directs DDA to refund ₹5 croreEnvironment & Ecology What are the U.S.’s latest allegations against India? | ExplainedInternational Relations Bengal: Shah reviews Siliguri Corridor security, pushes for ‘triangular grid’Internal Security NIA searches 10 J&K locations linked to Pakistan-based LeT handlersInternal Security Why Assam wants to shrink Kaziranga National Park's eco-sensitive zone - explainedEnvironment & Ecology EAM Jaishankar to visit Russia amid Trump’s tariff threatInternational Relations India gets $72.8 billion in dollar inflows under RBI swap facilityEconomics Joint Statement adopted at BRICS Youth Ministers’ Meeting in VizagInternational Relations India’s sugar stockpile set to shrink as output estimate falls: GovtEconomics Watch: Gaganyaan Episode 3: How India will save its Astronauts | The ScopeScience & Technology Did Press Note 3 relaxations help attract more FDI? | ExplainedEconomics Supreme Court dismisses PIL petition that challenged death by hanging | ExplainedPolity & Governance U.S. is set to impose 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian productsInternational Relations NMEO-OP: Five years on, what has India got back?Economics West Asia LIVE: Trump says Iran not ready to make the 'right deal'International Relations Govt notifies Rs 62,500-crore mobile scheme, expects Apple to expand India manufacturing beyond iPhonesEconomics 'Risks weakening worker safeguards': Congress on Supreme Court's recent industry definition judgementPolity & Governance Beyond the walls of Siddhavatam FortArt & Culture Chhattisgarh steps up geospatial, logistics planning with two PM GatiShakti pactsEconomics

India, U.K. review defence ties, focus on R&D and industrial cooperationInternational Relations Govt. working on additional subsidy scheme for polysilicon manufacturing: OfficialEconomics Govt notifies mobile phone manufacturing scheme; extra incentives for Indian brandsEconomics Supreme Court lauds scrapped MGNREGA as a ‘good, effective scheme’Polity & Governance India calls for stronger global tech collaboration at BRICS meetInternational Relations Cochin Shipyard delivers third ASW shallow water craft ‘Mangrol’ to Indian NavyInternal Security NGT issues notice to Centre against amendment on Ganga floodplainsEnvironment & Ecology India gets FDI approvals of ₹4,896 cr under eased norms for land-border countries; not clear origin is from ChinaEconomics FDI push: ₹4,896 cr across 29 projects; India allows 10% Chinese stakeEconomics Foreign trade policy changes to boost rupee internationalisation, add flexibility for exporters: CII's Sanjay BudhiaEconomics Expansive definition of ‘industry’ in 1978 verdict will continue to govern pending cases under ID Act: SCPolity & Governance Govt set to approve $1.2 bn incentive scheme for construction equipment manufacturing: SourcesEconomics India, Singapore to deepen ties in semiconductors, digital payments, health, green energyInternational Relations India-Japan maritime security pact: What the new Memorandum of Arrangement means | ExplainedInternational Relations Tamil Nadu CM Vijay takes ‘U-turn’ on delimitation; Chidambaram backs 25-year freeze on Lok Sabha seatsPolity & Governance India receives 29 FDI proposals worth Rs 4,896 crore under relaxed Chinese shareholding rulesEconomics Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman likely to visit India from August 23-25 amid Hasina extradition row: ReportInternational Relations Contamination risk on Moon! Human-related microbes may survive lunar South Pole — how Chandrayaan helped in new findingsScience & Technology Supreme Court reduces three-year mandatory legal practice to one year for entry-level judicial examPolity & Governance U.S. nuclear industry to make comprehensive submissions to India on SHANTI rulesScience & Technology Data centres in Andaman & Nicobar: why did island administration withdraw its own proposal?Environment & Ecology China is launching a Moon mission to find water ice. It’s unlike anything NASA has doneScience & Technology India set to approve $1.2 billion incentive plan to make building equipment, sources sayEconomics Combat desertification COP17: Indigenous Peoples’ representatives seek meaningful participationEnvironment & Ecology Nagas clash with security forces over six deaths in ManipurInternal Security India gets nearly Rs 5,000 crore FDI after easing rules for Chinese-linked firmsEconomics SC faults UP Gangsters Act, says it is prone to misusePolity & Governance How Gaganyaan’s thermal protection system will survive re-entry | ExplainedScience & Technology From sugar exports to imports: What’s behind India’s policy U-turn?Economics West Asia LIVE: U.S. says it will impose 'toughest sanctions in history' on IranInternational Relations A secular republic’s sacrilege problemPolity & Governance How Supreme Court’s new ruling changes the definition of ‘industry’ | ExplainedPolity & Governance Oman-India ties to move from buyer-seller model to strategic partnerships; opportunities across sectors: EnvoyInternational Relations U.S. pushes allies, China to back Trump’s economic war on IranInternational Relations India weighs facilitating European, UK investments via green channelEconomics