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EPF Scheme 2026: Voluntary Contributions Above Wage CeilingEconomics India-Japan Critical Minerals Partnership: De-risking Supply Chains in a Fractured WorldInternational Relations India-Japan Defence-Tech Pact: UNICORN Naval Mast, AI Cooperation, and Energy SecurityInternational Relations India-Japan Strategic Roadmap: Economic Security, AI, and Supply Chain ResilienceInternational Relations India-Japan Summit: Quad Push, Counter-Terrorism, and Indo-Pacific SecurityInternational Relations Union Cabinet Reduces Broken Grain Content in PDS Rice from 25% to 10%Economics Default Bail Not Available for Non-Supply of Charge Sheet Copies: Supreme CourtPolity & Governance Iran Asserts Navigation Controls Over the Strait of Hormuz, Warns of Forceful Response to Non-ComplianceInternational Relations West Bengal Cabinet Clears Panel to Examine Draft Uniform Civil Code BillPolity & Governance EPF Scheme 2026: Mandatory Contributions Capped at ₹15,000 Wage CeilingEconomics Drugs Rules 1945 Amended to Bring Gene and Cell Therapies Under Uniform Central RegulationScience & Technology West Bengal Constitutes Committee to Examine Uniform Civil Code BillPolity & Governance India-EU Free Trade Agreement in Final Legal Scrubbing Phase Before December SigningEconomics India-UK Comprehensive Trade Agreement Enters into Force on July 15Economics RBI's Case Against Legalising Virtual Digital Assets in IndiaEconomics India-Japan 16th Annual Summit: Economic Security, AI, Energy, and Defence CooperationInternational Relations Kharif Sowing Crisis: Monsoon Deficit and Drought Conditions Across 41% of India's Sown AreaAgriculture & Food Security India-Japan 16th Annual Summit: AI, Economic Security, Clean Energy, and Defence CooperationInternational Relations El Niño's Impact on India: Climate Stress, Agricultural Vulnerability, and Adaptation PolicyEnvironment & Ecology Maharashtra Puts Proposed RTI Rule Changes on Hold Amid Widespread OppositionPolity & Governance Supreme Court Sets Aside NCLT Order Over AI-Generated Fake Legal CitationsPolity & Governance India's First Private Orbital Rocket Vikram-1 Set for Launch in Mission AagamanScience & Technology India-Japan Defence Co-Development and Economic Security Roadmap at 16th Annual SummitInternational Relations The Simla Agreement (1972): Terms, Legacy, and Contemporary RelevanceInternational Relations Vikram-1: India's First Privately Developed Orbital Rocket Prepares for LaunchScience & Technology Strait of Hormuz Disruption and Its Prolonged Impact on Developing EconomiesEconomics NFHS-6 (2023-24): Progress and Persistent Gaps in Women's and Children's HealthSocial Issues Indian Navy Foils Piracy Attempt in Gulf of Aden: INS Trikand and MARCOS OperationsInternal Security India-Japan 16th Annual Summit: AI Cooperation, Defence Deepening, and a ¥10 Trillion Investment RoadmapInternational Relations Japan's $3 Billion Backing for India's Green Hydrogen MissionEnvironment & Ecology West Bengal OBC Reservation: Legislative Changes from 7% to 17% and BackPolity & Governance Japan-India Annual Summit 2026: Investment, Defence Technology, and Indo-Pacific StrategyInternational Relations Tamil Nadu Challenges Madras HC's Blanket Cow Slaughter Ban in Supreme CourtPolity & Governance India's Inflation Targeting Framework: RBI Signals Long-Term Stability, No Target RevisionEconomics India-Japan 16th Annual Summit: Ceremonial Welcome and the Architecture of a Special Strategic PartnershipInternational Relations Great Nicobar Island Project: Environmental Clearance, Legal Challenges, and Regulatory FrameworkEnvironment & Ecology India-Japan 16th Annual Summit: Critical Minerals, Semiconductors and Economic SecurityInternational Relations Parliament Standing Committee Reviews Virtual Digital Assets RegulationEconomics India's Q1 FY27 Economic Indicators Signal Broad-Based ResilienceEconomics India-Malaysia Defence Relations: 12th Military Cooperation Meeting and Indo-Pacific StrategyInternational Relations

India's AI Sovereignty Strategy: Open-Source Alternatives After US Frontier Model RestrictionsScience & Technology EU-India Free Trade Agreement: Concluded After Two Decades, Awaiting Formal SigningInternational Relations Integrated Battle Groups: Army's China-Focused Combat Restructuring BeginsInternal Security India-Japan Strategic Partnership: From ODA Dependence to Geopolitical ConvergenceInternational Relations Maharashtra Women Farmers' Empowerment Bill: Formal Recognition for Women in AgricultureSocial Issues Default Bail Not Triggered by Non-Supply of Chargesheet Copies: Supreme CourtPolity & Governance Gram Sabha Consent Rights and the Erosion of Grassroots DemocracyPolity & Governance NSE Declared a Public Authority under the RTI Act by Delhi High CourtPolity & Governance World Bank Drops 45% Climate Finance Target Under US PressureInternational Relations VB-G RAM G: Centre Notifies ₹300 Daily Floor Wage, Ending Sub-300 Rates Across 21 StatesEconomics US-Iran Technical Talks Advance Framework for Peace Deal and Strait of Hormuz ShippingInternational Relations Japan's PM Takaichi in India: Indo-Pacific Strategy and the Arc of a Strategic PartnershipInternational Relations UN Panel Warns Unchecked AI Progress May Pose Catastrophic RisksScience & Technology India-Japan 16th Annual Summit: AI, Semiconductors, and Clean Energy CooperationInternational Relations Delhi Notifies EV Policy 2026, Targets 30% Fleet Electrification by 2030Economics VB-G RAM G Act Replaces MGNREGA with Higher Wages and 125-Day GuaranteeEconomics GAGAN: India's Satellite Navigation Augmentation System Expands Beyond AviationScience & Technology Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill, 2025: Removal of PM and CMs upon DetentionPolity & Governance Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill: Disqualification of Ministers upon DetentionPolity & Governance VB-G RAM-G Act Replaces MGNREGA: ₹300/Day National Wage Floor NotifiedSocial Issues GST Revenue Surges 14% in June 2026: Imports Drive Growth, Refunds AccelerateEconomics Census 2027: India's First Digital Houselisting Exercise UnderwayPolity & Governance JPC Likely to Retain Minister Removal Clause in 130th Constitution Amendment BillPolity & Governance India-Japan Summit 2026: AI Cooperation, Energy Security, and Supply Chain ResilienceInternational Relations The Strait of Hormuz Crisis: Iran's Red Lines and Global Energy SecurityInternational Relations Record Ocean Temperatures in June 2026 and the Threat of Marine HeatwavesEnvironment & Ecology Japan's Prime Minister Visits India for 16th Annual Summit: Strategic and Economic Security at CentreInternational Relations India's GST Collections Cross ₹1.95 Lakh Crore in June 2026Economics GST Collections Rise 14% in June 2026, Driven by Import Revenue SurgeEconomics El Niño and the Global Rice Crisis: Food Security Under Monsoon StressEnvironment & Ecology Indian Ocean Dipole: The Wild Card That Could Counter a Super El NiñoGeography New Criminal Laws: BNS, BNSS, BSA: One Year of Implementation and Rising ConvictionsPolity & Governance Citizenship Acquisition: Jus Soli vs Jus Sanguinis: India and Global FrameworksPolity & Governance Super El Niño 2026: A Potential Climate Event Unseen Since 1950Geography India–Japan LNG Stockpiling Partnership: Energy Security Amid Global Supply UncertaintyInternational Relations VB-G RAM G Comes into Force: Enhanced Wages and Expanded Rural Employment GuaranteeEconomics

Kharif Sowing Slumps 23%: Delayed Monsoon, Reservoir Stress, and Agricultural VulnerabilityEconomics Bank NPA Ratios at Multi-Decadal Low: Asset Quality, Stress Tests, and Banking Sector HealthEconomics RBI Financial Stability Report: Framework, Mandate, and India's Macro-Financial ResilienceEconomics Cybersecurity Regulations for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles: India's Regulatory FrameworkScience & Technology RBI Financial Stability Report Flags Elevated Geopolitical Risks Despite West Asia TruceEconomics India Documents 709 New Faunal Species and 353 Plant Taxa in 2025, Expanding National Biodiversity RecordsEnvironment & Ecology India-Japan 20th Annual Summit: Indo-Pacific Cooperation and Decade-Long Strategic RoadmapInternational Relations Pakistan Reaffirms Indus Waters Treaty as Binding International ObligationInternational Relations India-Iran Diplomacy: Engagement Amid West Asia Crisis and Leadership TransitionInternational Relations Interoperable Criminal Justice System (ICJS): Digitising India's End-to-End Justice ChainPolity & Governance Parliamentary Privilege and Breach of Privilege: Constitutional Framework and ProcedurePolity & Governance PM GatiShakti Platform and Deregulation Drive: Governance Reform and Ease of LivingPolity & Governance GST Rate Rationalisation: How Lower Rates Expanded India's Tax BaseEconomics India-Iran Diplomatic Engagement on West Asia Tensions and Strait of HormuzInternational Relations Proposed Amendments to the KVIC Act, 1956: Modernising Khadi and Rural EnterpriseEconomics FCRA 2.0 Portal Launched for Real-Time Monitoring of Foreign DonationsPolity & Governance US Supreme Court Upholds Birthright Citizenship: The 14th Amendment and Jus Soli in Constitutional LawInternational Relations India's June 2026 Monsoon Deficit: El Niño, MJO, and the Physics of a Weak MonsoonGeography RBI's Financial Stability Report June 2026: Banking System Resilience and Global Risk AssessmentEconomics MSC Group Acquires 49% Stake in Vizhinjam Port: India's Largest Foreign Port InvestmentEconomics Special Intensive Revision of Electoral Rolls: Opposition Petitions Chief JusticePolity & Governance State-Level Uniform Civil Codes: Comparing Uttarakhand, Gujarat, and AssamPolity & Governance MSC's $1.4 Billion Investment in Vizhinjam: India's Largest Foreign Private Port DealEconomics India's Strategic Petroleum Reserve Expansion: Lessons from the Iran War ShockEconomics Kharif Sowing Falls 23% as Delayed Monsoon and El Niño Strain Agriculture and ReservoirsAgriculture & Food Security UN Report Identifies $800 Billion Annual Climate Finance Gap in Asia-PacificEnvironment & Ecology Strait of Hormuz: Strategic Chokepoint at the Centre of Middle East GeopoliticsInternational Relations Opposition Parties Write to CJI Over Election Commission's Voter Roll Revision ProcessPolity & Governance India-US Trade Deal in Final Steps: Completing the Bilateral Trade AgreementInternational Relations India's Welfare Architecture: From Rights-Based Entitlements to New WelfarismSocial Issues India's 12 Operationally Deployed Nuclear Warheads: What the SIPRI 2026 Assessment MeansInternational Relations Rajya Sabha Seat Arithmetic and the Two-Thirds Threshold for Constitutional AmendmentsPolity & Governance Emerging Technologies: AI and Semiconductors at the Core of India-US PartnershipInternational Relations India-US Bilateral Trade Agreement Reaches Final Stages of NegotiationInternational Relations