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India, Japan look at joint naval shipbuilding, technology transfer with pact to deepen defence tiesInternal Security CAQM directs Delhi-NCT to ban diesel, petrol, CNG light goods vehicles from January 2027, to be replaced by EVsEnvironment & Ecology SC scraps worker-friendly 1978 ‘industry’ precedent for new labour codePolity & Governance Karnataka to reject Centre’s fresh draft notification on Eco-Sensitive Area in Western GhatsEnvironment & Ecology Rules eased to help exporters receive payments in rupeesEconomics India amends Foreign Trade Policy for easier rupee invoicing and payments for exportersEconomics ISMR: Ministers push for advanced manufacturing, strategic tech ties with SingaporeInternational Relations DGFT eases rupee trade rule for exportersEconomics India, Japan agree to deepen Maritime Security Cooperation following bilateral meetingInternational Relations India bets on gene-edited rice varieties as yield growth slowsScience & Technology India, Singapore discuss deeper economic cooperation; Singapore tops FDI sources with USD 19.8 billionEconomics MMDR Amendment Act set to encourage fresh capital investment, bring tax uniformityEconomics India eases rupee invoicing rules for exporters under Foreign Trade PolicyEconomics Karnataka Chief Minister seeks ‘fairness’ for Southern States in devolution and delimitationPolity & Governance Borders neglected in past, top priority for Modi govt now: Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on claims of Chinese intrusion in Arunachal PradeshInternal Security India allows duty-free sugar imports as prices climb ahead of festive seasonEconomics India-EU trade pact clears legal scrub, signing likely this yearEconomics Cauvery water row: Protests intensify in Mandya over Tamil Nadu releasePolity & Governance India eases rules for rupee export payments, seeks to widen trade settlementEconomics Manohar Lal Khattar unveils Delhi's 2047 blueprint: 40 lakh homes, 695-km metro & jobs on agendaGeography Delhi Master Plan 2047: Key highlights of blueprint for housing, metro & YamunaGeography Delimitation, NEET and Cauvery: What Tamil Nadu CM Vijay discussed with Amit ShahPolity & Governance Police cannot investigate sex determination offences under PCPNDT Act: Supreme CourtPolity & Governance ‘Correct interpretation’: SC upholds broad definition of ‘industry’ laid down in 1978 judgmentPolity & Governance When El Niño hits the farm, inflation follows: Why irrigation matters for rural resilienceEconomics Sitharaman-led ministerial delegation meets Singapore PM Lawrence WongInternational Relations Amit Shah chairs Southern Zonal Council meet: Delimitation, Cauvery dispute dominate discussionsPolity & Governance Bengal, J&K, Ladakh and five other State Collectors empowered to grant citizenship under CAAPolity & Governance India, Japan sign maritime security pact to deepen defence cooperationInternational Relations Supreme Court upholds definition of ‘industry’ as per Industrial Relations Code, 2020Polity & Governance U.S. sanctions on International Criminal Court officials | ExplainedInternational Relations Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Vikas MissionSocial Issues Solar and storage can supply round-the-clock power at Rs 5.15 per unit, study findsEnvironment & Ecology Delimitation: Shivakumar favours Lok Sabha strength at 543 seats, women’s quota within this capPolity & Governance India may lose $270 bn manufacturing GDP by 2035, $1 tn by 2047 without frontier tech: ReportEconomics ‘Membership must not be used to legitimise terrorists’: India seeks transparency in UNSCInternational Relations Amit Shah chairs southern CMs conclave, Karnataka CM Shivakumar flags delimitationPolity & Governance The 20 reforms that could take India to a $20 trillion economy by 2036: ReportEconomics Amit Shah chairs Southern Zonal Council meeting in Tamil Nadu; Vijay, DKS among key participantsPolity & Governance Cabinet clears Rs 13,041-crore railway, highway projects across 5 statesGeography SC: Can't assume Speaker's role to direct MLAs' disqualificationPolity & Governance Why is the Supreme Court examining polygamy again? | ExplainedPolity & Governance Orissa HC orders probe into police ‘excesses’ on tribal villagers resisting bauxite miningEnvironment & Ecology Trump threatens economic punishment on ‘any country’ helping IranInternational Relations Ladakh civil society groups submit list of non-negotiable points to MHA officials, Chief Secretary in LehPolity & Governance UNSC membership must not be used to 'legitimise' terrorists: IndiaInternational Relations RBI's early FCNR(B) deposit scheme closure 'data-driven' or a policy U-turn? Governor Malhotra explainsEconomics India tightens sugar stock limits to tame record pricesEconomics

How petroleum products are boosting India’s export growthEconomics If solar irrigation is over-drawing groundwater, you’re doing it wrongEnvironment & Ecology District collectors in six border states, J-K and Ladakh empowered to grant citizenshipPolity & Governance RBI’s MPC minutes indicate hardening of interest ratesEconomics India to build hospital in West Bank; seeks to deploy field hospital in GazaInternational Relations MPC Minutes: Members opt for ‘wait and watch’ as economy faces ‘hazy’ outlookEconomics Rajnath Singh, Koizumi to discuss roadmap for India-Japan defence tiesInternational Relations What is ‘industry’? Nine-judge Supreme Court Bench to pronounce verdict on term’s ambitPolity & Governance China successfully recovers rocket stage on land for first timeScience & Technology National Medical Commission proposes single licence for doctors to practise across IndiaPolity & Governance Amit Shah to chair meeting with CMs, top officials of southern states to resolve inter-state issuesPolity & Governance CCI relaxes commitment norms, extends filing window to 60 daysEconomics India deepens Taliban engagement, but formal recognition still on holdInternational Relations RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra flags inflation risks; says rate recalibration needs greater clarity, MPC Minutes showEconomics Minutes of the Monetary Policy Committee Meeting, August 3 to 5, 2026Economics 'There's a problem at the border': Rijiju admits delineation issue in Arunachal, rejects China incursion claimInternational Relations RBI’s restrictions on revolving credit | ExplainedEconomics Parliament’s Monsoon Session hits lowest productivity since 2016, but passes 11 Bills: InfographicsPolity & Governance Sitharaman, Goyal in Singapore for talks to deepen trade, investment tiesEconomics UAE halts all trade, financial dealings with IranInternational Relations India steps up CBAM preparedness as EU carbon payments begin in 2027Economics India should not rush to finalise US trade deal, says EAC-PM member Sanjeev SanyalEconomics All eyes on GISAT-1A mission as ISRO aims to mend faulty launch streakScience & Technology India’s exports to US hold firm after a year of Trump’s tariffsEconomics BRICS ministers link energy access to climate finance as India pushes storage and mineral cooperationInternational Relations How should India tackle child trafficking? | ExplainedSocial Issues NEET-UG paper leak: Supreme Court advises meaningful continuity in NTA reforms, not Committee-hoppingPolity & Governance 'India should not rush into US trade deal, must protect national interests': EAC-PM Member Sanjeev SanyalEconomics Possibilities and pitfalls of facial recognition system | ExplainedScience & Technology Pilot plants in Odisha set to extract valuable rare earth elements from industrial wastesScience & Technology What’s in the Delhi Private Universities Bill & why it has raised privatisation concernsPolity & Governance U.S. sanctions ICC chief Tomoko Akane of JapanInternational Relations Income Tax Department launches nationwide verification of suspicious foreign remittancesEconomics The soil’s early warning system: microbes can predict desertification before plants start to dieEnvironment & Ecology Census 2027 has 'deeper nefarious purpose': Congress slams questionnaire methodologyPolity & Governance BRICS weighs Russia’s grain exchange plan; digital platform for farm produce trade mootedInternational Relations

Hafiz Saeed’s Muridke headquarters was hit by woman fighter pilot during Op SindoorInternal Security BRICS condemns EU carbon taxEnvironment & Ecology Census 2027 questionnaire seeks parents’ religion, place of birth up to village levelPolity & Governance Houston, we have a start-up boom: India’s space ventures jump from 1 to 400 in four yearsScience & Technology BRICS nations oppose EU carbon border tax at the group's environment ministers’ meetingInternational Relations BRICS condemns EU carbon taxInternational Relations Employment guarantee has slipped into limboEconomics Iran fired two ballistic missiles at territory: UAE Defence MinistryInternational Relations Government to allocate additional 200 SCM gas in latest push for domestic PNGEconomics Ready to drop FIRs against student protesters, says Supreme CourtPolity & Governance America’s Pivot to Asia Takes a U-TurnInternational Relations If sitting CM commits an offence, can CBI investigate it? ED asks Supreme Court to decidePolity & Governance Govt announces scheme to incentivise gas companies to expand PNG networkEconomics Uttarakhand tunnel disaster shows why Himalayan excavation needs a hydrological rethinkEnvironment & Ecology Army chief Seth meets Nepal PM Shah, discusses defence ties amid border tensionsInternational Relations India, Israel set to exchange market access offers for FTAInternational Relations IBBI proposes curbs on malicious insolvency filings after another resolution professional’s arrestEconomics Cabinet clears quota for BCs in local bodies, direct election of Mayors in Andhra PradeshPolity & Governance MGNREGA out, VB-G RAM G in: What changes for rural jobs, workers and statesPolity & Governance CAG flags Rs 468 crore in FAME incentives to EV makers violating localisation normsEconomics Karnataka High Court sets aside suspension of KPSC Chairperson Shivashankarappa S. Sahukar by GovernorPolity & Governance India’s gene-edited rice is ready for the fields: What you need to knowScience & Technology Bangladesh does not want ties with India to deteriorate over Teesta: MinisterInternational Relations Amendment to Taxation Act, Payment and Settlement Systems Act get President’s assentPolity & Governance Elephant habitats, corridors being systematically destroyed, will to preserve absent: RameshEnvironment & Ecology Kerala’s Vizhinjam Port begins full-scale EXIM operationsEconomics Can Bangladesh extradite Sheikh Hasina under the treaty with India? | ExplainedInternational Relations 'No safe harbour if law violated; message has gone home': Government sources on talks with MetaPolity & Governance Bangladesh does not want Teesta dispute to hurt ties with India, says minister ShahiduddinInternational Relations There can be no obstacle to elephant movement: SCEnvironment & Ecology Utility & reliability of caste data to be assessed post-censusSocial Issues T.N. government to launch health insurance for the elderlySocial Issues 14 of 28 chief ministers face serious criminal cases, Supreme Court toldPolity & Governance Boosting connectivity with Russia: India plans to send first cargo ship along Northern Sea Route in 2027International Relations