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DRDO Inaugurates Advanced Weapon System Complex at DRDL HyderabadInternal Security 13th BRICS Urbanisation Forum Adopts Delhi Declaration on Inclusive CitiesInternational Relations Retail Inflation Rises to 3.93% in May 2026, Driven by Food and Fuel CostsEconomics Project Kusha: India's Indigenous Long-Range Air Defence System Takes ShapeScience & Technology India Lodges Strong Protest After US Navy Strikes Tanker MT Settebello, Killing Three Indian MarinersInternational Relations India Lodges Strong Protest After US Navy Strikes Tanker MT Settebello, Killing Three Indian MarinersInternational Relations El Niño Onset Clouds India's 2026 Kharif Season and Monsoon OutlookGeography Government Caps Diesel Sales at 200 Litres Per Vehicle, Bars Bulk Users from Retail PumpsEconomics Government Bars Industrial and Commercial Users from Buying Petrol and Diesel at Retail PumpsEconomics India Lodges Strong Protest After US Navy Strikes Tanker MT Settebello, Killing Three Indian MarinersInternational Relations Supreme Court Upholds Constitutional Bar on Writ Petitions During Election ProcessPolity & Governance IMD Confirms El Niño Onset, Forecasts Below-Normal Monsoon; 197 Districts on High AlertGeography India Lodges Diplomatic Protest Over US Military Strikes on Commercial Vessels Carrying Indian SeafarersInternational Relations Great Nicobar Development Project: INS Baaz Expansion Rejected in Favour of Greenfield Airport: Ecological and Strategic DebateEnvironment & Ecology Great Nicobar Coral Translocation: Four West Coast Sites Identified by Zoological Survey of IndiaEnvironment & Ecology India's Russian Oil Purchases and US Tariff Policy: Contradictions in Bilateral Trade DiplomacyInternational Relations India Summons US Diplomat Twice in Two Days Over Tanker Strike: Diplomatic Protest MechanismsInternational Relations Pakistan-Administered Kashmir Protests 2026: Historical Context, Governance Structure, and Current GrievancesInternational Relations Allahabad High Court's 1975 Verdict Against Indira Gandhi: Election Law, Emergency, and the Basic Structure DoctrinePolity & Governance Super El Niño 2026: NOAA Forecast, ENSO Mechanism, and Implications for India's Monsoon and AgricultureEnvironment & Ecology CPI Inflation at 3.93% in May 2026: Monetary Policy Implications and the MPC FrameworkEconomics UN and IMO Condemn Tanker Strike That Killed Three Indian Seafarers Near Strait of HormuzInternational Relations Tamil Nadu's Development Agenda at NITI Aayog: NEET, Fiscal Federalism, Space Hub, and InfrastructurePolity & Governance Indian Seafarers in Shadow Fleet Tankers: Growing Risk After US Strikes off OmanInternational Relations Iran–US Draft Agreement: Strait of Hormuz, Nuclear Enrichment, and Frozen AssetsInternational Relations US-Iran Nuclear and Ceasefire Negotiations: Deal Framework Amid Continuing Strait of Hormuz TensionsInternational Relations Bonn Climate Conference 2026: Deadlock Over Deforestation Financing and the Road to COP31Environment & Ecology India's CPI Inflation Rises to 3.93% in May 2026: CPI Methodology and the Inflation Targeting FrameworkEconomics India's Fiscal Deficit Under Pressure: Energy Subsidy Surge and the 4.8% GDP ScenarioEconomics BRICS Agriculture Ministers Meet in Indore: Food Security, Smallholder Farmers, and India's 2026 ChairshipInternational Relations El Niño Threat Clouds Monsoon Outlook, May Cut India's Hydropower Output by 10%Environment & Ecology

Three Commercial Tankers with Indian Crew Struck by US Forces in Strait of Hormuz in Three DaysInternational Relations India at G7 Evian 2026: Strait of Hormuz Position, Rafale Deal, and Slovakia State VisitInternational Relations Three Tanker Attacks in Three Days off Oman: Indian Crew Deaths and the US Naval Blockade of IranInternational Relations NITI Aayog Governing Council Focuses on Affordable, Reliable Energy: Solar, Nuclear, and Data Centre DemandsPolity & Governance Road Accident Fatalities in India in 2024: Scale, Patterns, and the Road Safety Policy FrameworkSocial Issues NITI Aayog Governing Council Deliberates on AI Governance, Skills, and El Niño PreparednessPolity & Governance India–Oman CEPA Enables First Duty-Free Gold Jewellery Exports from Eastern IndiaEconomics PM Surya Ghar Crosses 40 Lakh Installations; Local Solar Cell Mandate Poses Supply RiskEconomics Tenth Schedule in Practice: Tamil Nadu Speaker's Disqualification Proceedings Against Rebel MLAsPolity & Governance Indian Army Inducting Jet-Powered Loitering Munitions Under Emergency ProcurementInternal Security Deportation of Illegal Immigrants from West Bengal: BSF-BGB Talks and Legal FrameworkInternal Security India's Maritime Security Alert After US Strike on Commercial Tanker in Gulf of OmanInternal Security India Moves to Diversify Pharma Exports, Eyes $130 Billion Target by 2030Economics Special Category Status and Fiscal Federalism: Demands at the 11th NITI Aayog Governing CouncilPolity & Governance AFSPA Near-Complete Northeast Withdrawal Announced Alongside Historic Oil Exploration PactInternal Security NCCF Suspends Tur Dal Sale Tenders to Assess El Niño Impact on Kharif SeasonEconomics Global South and the Unequal Cost of Global Crises: India's Call for Multilateral ReformInternational Relations World Bank Raises India's FY27 Growth Forecast to 6.6%Economics India Grants Retrospective Customs Duty Relief on Nuclear Power Generation EquipmentEconomics Excise Duty Exemption Extended to Higher Ethanol-Petrol Blends up to E30Economics Excise Duty Waived on Higher Ethanol-Blended Petrol VariantsEconomics AFSPA Rollback Prospects and Tripartite Energy MoU for Assam-Nagaland BorderInternal Security Historic Full-Attendance NITI Aayog Meet: A Signal for Cooperative FederalismPolity & Governance MT Settebello Strike: Three Indian Seafarers Confirmed Dead, India Files Diplomatic ProtestInternal Security NITI Aayog's 11th Governing Council: Institutional Role in Charting Viksit BharatPolity & Governance I4C Warns of AI Deepfakes Being Used to Bypass Facial and Biometric AuthenticationScience & Technology BIS Introduces National Standard IS 20201:2026 for Community Seed BanksEconomics India Protecting Domestic Industry from Unfair Trade Practices While Advancing EFTA Investment TalksEconomics EAC-PM Proposes Targeted Delimitation: Splitting 170 Lok Sabha Seats to 824Polity & Governance AFSPA Withdrawal from Northeast India: Peace Dividend and Interstate Energy PactInternal Security India's FTA Strategy with High-Income Nations: Leveraging Complementarity for Mutual BenefitInternational Relations Supreme Court Fixes Homemaker's Notional Income at Rs 30,000/Month for Motor Accident ClaimsSocial Issues Zojila Tunnel Breakthrough: Strategic Connectivity and Defence Implications for LadakhInternal Security El Niño Confirmed, Positive IOD Expected by July: Monsoon Outlook for 2026Environment & Ecology Central Excise Exemption on Higher Ethanol-Blended Petrol (E22–E30): Fiscal and Energy Policy AnalysisEconomics India Expected to Join Strait of Hormuz Maritime Security InitiativeInternational Relations US Military Strikes Iran for Second Consecutive Day: Targeting Air Defence and Surveillance InfrastructureInternational Relations India's Rare Earth Strategy: Reducing Import Dependence and Building Domestic Supply ChainsEconomics El Niño 2026: Global Extreme Weather Risks and Climate AmplificationEnvironment & Ecology US Threatens Seizure of Kharg Island as West Asia Conflict EscalatesInternational Relations EAC-PM Working Paper Proposes Targeted Delimitation to Expand Lok Sabha to 824 SeatsPolity & Governance Excise Duty Exemption on E22–E30 Petrol Blends: Ethanol Blending Policy ExplainedEconomics El Niño 2026 and India's Monsoon Deficit: Food Security and Agricultural RisksEnvironment & Ecology NFHS-6 Findings on Menstrual Hygiene: Uneven Progress Across StatesSocial Issues Calcutta HC Scrutinises Speaker's Appointment of Expelled MLA as Leader of OppositionPolity & Governance India-France Defence Partnership Shifts Toward Co-Development Model Ahead of Bilateral SummitInternal Security Quantum Computing and AI Labs Established at MNIT Jaipur: National Quantum Mission in ActionScience & Technology Article 6.4 Carbon Credits Scrutinised: Myanmar Cookstove Project Raises Integrity QuestionsEnvironment & Ecology Nipah Virus Case Detected in Kozhikode: Kerala on High AlertScience & Technology India-EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement: Implementation and Key ProvisionsEconomics COP31 Presidency Proposes '35 by 35' Global Electrification TargetEnvironment & Ecology India-Bangladesh Border Tensions: Push-Ins, Border Killings, and the Legal Framework for DeportationInternational Relations India Remains Fastest-Growing Major Economy: World Bank Projects 6.6% Growth for FY27Economics CCI Clears Twelve Delhi Hospitals of Overcharging: Abuse of Dominance and Healthcare Competition LawPolity & Governance Birsa Munda and the Roots of Adivasi Identity: The Ulgulan LegacyArt & Culture Iran Strikes U.S. Bases in Bahrain and Kuwait as West Asia Conflict EscalatesInternational Relations Iran's Closure of Strait of Hormuz and the Global Oil Supply ShockInternational Relations Iran Threatens Vessel Traffic in Strait of Hormuz Following U.S. Military StrikesInternational Relations

India Summons US Chargé d'Affaires Over Strike on Indian-Crewed Tanker SettebelloInternational Relations Attack on Indian-Crewed Tanker Near Oman: Maritime Security and India's Energy ExposureInternational Relations India's Net FDI Paradox: Strong Gross Inflows, Shrinking Net ReceiptsEconomics RBI Allows Bank Lending to SEBI-Registered REITs; Updates InvIT Lending RulesEconomics Smart Border Initiative: Anti-Drone Walls to Fortify India's Land FrontiersInternal Security India Summons US Diplomat After Tanker Strike in Gulf of Oman Leaves Three Indians MissingInternational Relations Human Contribution to Global Warming at Highest Ever Rate in 2025Environment & Ecology Hindu Kush Himalaya Region to Face Drier Monsoon but Heightened Climate Hazard RisksEnvironment & Ecology Unrest in Pakistan-Occupied Jammu & Kashmir: The JAAC Movement and Its Geopolitical DimensionsInternal Security Federalism Under Strain: Who Really Governs Higher Education in India?Polity & Governance India Issues Demarche to U.S. Over Tanker Strike Off Oman, Three Indian Sailors MissingInternational Relations Iran Conflict Drives Global Container Shipping Prices to Near-Double LevelsEconomics Foreign Universities Get Green Light to Open Indian Campuses Under NEP 2020Social Issues E85 Launched in India: The Chicken-and-Egg Challenge Facing Flexible Fuel VehiclesEconomics 22 More Companies Approved Under PLI Scheme for Textiles in Round-IIIEconomics Delhi High Court Grants Bail in UAPA Case, Citing Article 21 and Prolonged IncarcerationPolity & Governance Turkey's Position on Israel's Strikes in Syria and Lebanon: NATO Membership and Regional InterestsInternational Relations Urea Import Prices Halve in Latest NFL Tender, Easing Fertiliser Subsidy BurdenEconomics Rajya Sabha Nomination Rejection Tests the Boundaries of Disclosure Law and EC PowersPolity & Governance NCR Regional Plan 2041: Eight Greenfield Townships and 30-Minute Connectivity VisionGeography India Rejects US Overcapacity Allegations in Steel and Textiles via DGTREconomics Credit Guarantee Scheme for Microfinance Institutions 2.0 Extended with Higher Loan CapsEconomics NITI Aayog's 11th Governing Council Meeting: Inclusive Human Development and Viksit Bharat 2047Polity & Governance India and UAE Expand Strategic Crude Oil Reserves: Abu Dhabi Storage to Rise to 30 Million BarrelsEconomics Mirwaiz Urges Restraint as PoJK Protest Crackdown Claims Over 20 LivesInternational Relations Six Naga Civilians Found Dead in Manipur: Ethnic Violence and the Northeast's Unresolved TensionsInternal Security Iran Retaliates: Missile Strikes on U.S. Bases in Jordan, Bahrain, and KuwaitInternational Relations El Niño Returns to the Pacific in 2026: Heat Risks, Monsoon Threats, and Crop VulnerabilitiesEnvironment & Ecology Iran Downs US Apache Helicopter Over Strait of Hormuz, Triggering Exchange of StrikesInternational Relations U.S.-Iran Military Escalation: Apache Helicopter Downed Near Strait of HormuzInternational Relations NITI Aayog Governing Council Meets to Chart Inclusive Human Development Roadmap for Viksit BharatPolity & Governance May 2026: Second Warmest May on Record as Global Temperatures Surpass 1.42°C Above Pre-Industrial LevelsEnvironment & Ecology ECLGS 5.0 Crosses 1 Lakh Guarantees Worth Rs 48,484 Crore in a MonthEconomics Agriculture Ministry's FY27 Budget: A Decade of Transformation in Indian FarmingAgriculture & Food Security App-Based Platforms Directed to Register Gig Workers on e-Shram Portal by June 21Social Issues India Exempts Foreign Investors from Bond Taxes to Boost Global Index InclusionEconomics EAC-PM's 824-Seat Model: A Data-Driven Framework for DelimitationPolity & Governance