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India signs Rs 1,943-cr pact to lease two MQ-9B Sea Guardians, creating overlap with existing fleetInternal Security The road to E20 is not without bumpsEconomics ‘We don’t want to leave’: why Adivasis are resisting the Ken-Betwa river linkSocial Issues I-Day terror plot foiled: ISI-backed ring busted, 253 operatives held across 14 statesInternal Security 253 held across 14 states as security forces bust ISI-backed terror networkInternal Security Losing forest for trees: On the CAG’s audit of the Green India MissionEnvironment & Ecology IT Ministry approves ₹7,877 crore worth projects under electronic component schemeEconomics India to lease two Sea Guardian drones for the Indian NavyInternal Security From delays to stiff competition, why India’s overseas critical minerals quest is hitting roadblocksEconomics Ridding elections of black money is ECI’s responsibility: Supreme CourtPolity & Governance No State can block traditional routes of elephants: Supreme CourtEnvironment & Ecology India’s unemployment rate falls to four-month low of 5.1% in July, rural jobs drive gainsEconomics India seeks WTO consultations with US over 50% tariff quota on quartz surface importsEconomics Supreme Court flags possible excess Cauvery water received by Tamil NaduPolity & Governance Government steps up push to fill backlog vacancies for Scheduled Castes, TribesSocial Issues Tamil Nadu’s Tamirabharani or Porunai river is now a ‘legal person’, marking a milestone in India’s Earth JurisprudenceEnvironment & Ecology U.S. President Donald Trump terms Saudi-Turkiye-Pakistan defence agreement 'big, bold step’International Relations UNCCD COP17 opens in Ulaanbaatar with a single demand: Enough declarations, turn land pledges into money and actionEnvironment & Ecology 326 MPs, 14 CMs have criminal cases against them: Supreme Court toldPolity & Governance Govt destroyed ISI-backed Shahzad Bhatti network; 200 arrested ahead of Independence Day: Amit ShahInternal Security President Murmu gives assent to Bill to rename Kerala as KeralamPolity & Governance Federal Court of Australia dismisses APEDA appeal on Basmati riceEconomics Are courts precluded from granting fair, just compensation in nuclear accident: SC asks CentreScience & Technology Currency in circulation, ATM withdrawals, 10 countries, hinterland India… How UPI made a dent in the financial universeEconomics India's power system just passed a historic tipping pointEconomics Senior Officers from BRICS Member Countries hold discussions on Key Priorities of the Environment Working Group and Contact Group on Climate Change and Sustainable Development in New DelhiInternational Relations Kushner has rare meeting with Hamas chief on Gaza road map; to meet Netanyahu nextInternational Relations U.S. to tell partners they must pick sides in AI race with ChinaInternational Relations West Asia war LIVE: Trump welcomes defence pact between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and PakistanInternational Relations Why is Maharashtra experiencing an earthquake swarm? | ExplainedGeography India's TANE sector could double GDP share, needs urgent policy support: NITI AayogEconomics BMRCL could have earned ₹103.77 crore more from Nagasandra property: CAGPolity & Governance Why is Kaziranga’s Eco-Sensitive Zone in focus? | ExplainedEnvironment & Ecology India Q1 GDP growth seen at 7.3% as consumption, capex cushion Iran war shock: ET pollEconomics

India to Host BRICS Environment Working Group Meetings at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi (17-18 August 2026)International Relations India built the world's biggest digital payments miracle. Now comes the billEconomics The cost of unconditional cash transfersEconomics The federal dilemma of delimitationPolity & Governance Census 2027 to include question related to caste, a first in independent IndiaPolity & Governance Centre to select first 50 airports under modified UDAN schemeEconomics No private data sought, ID details to be provided only if available: J&K, Ladakh Census chiefPolity & Governance Govt sets LPG production targets for refiners; Reliance gets largest quotaEconomics India’s FTAs give MSMEs a shot at bigger global markets: ExportersEconomics Karnataka government to protect livelihood of farmers, abide by law on releasing Cauvery water to Tamil NaduPolity & Governance CEA notifies new regulations to protect power sector from cyber attackScience & Technology Govt to allow trading of major minerals on exchange from next financial yearEconomics India works out Chabahar handover to Iran amid US sanctionsInternational Relations Wildfires have destroyed an area of protected tropical forest twice the size of Wales globally since 2001, study revealsEnvironment & Ecology Cauvery issue: Protecting farmers’ interests and upholding law both important, says D.K. ShivakumarPolity & Governance Pinarayi backs Satheesan’s stand against mining law, suspects move to privatise Kerala’s mining PSUEconomics Government received setback on its delimitation move, is engaged in 'narrative management': Jairam RameshPolity & Governance Government seeks stakeholder comments on nuclear rules and regulationsScience & Technology From burnt cash to possibly the first impeachment of a judge: The Yashwant Varma saga explainedPolity & Governance PM GatiShakti: 396 infra projects worth Rs 18.66 lakh crore recommended for approvalEconomics Can the Great Indian Bustard reclaim the Deccan part of its range? Yes, provided traditional agriculture is promoted, says studyEnvironment & Ecology FinMin nudges ministries to switch to producer price index for rate adjustments in govt contractsEconomics India’s Russian crude imports hit record high in JulyEconomics India opens tax amnesty scheme for small taxpayers to declare select foreign assetsEconomics India must strengthen shipping capacity, naval protection amid growing chokepoints: GTRIInternational Relations What do the latest White House allegations mean for India? | ExplainedInternational Relations Finance ministry asks ministries to move from WPI to PPI in future contractsEconomics Cauvery water row: Supreme Court to hear Tamil Nadu plea against Karnataka on August 17Polity & Governance

PM Modi puts women's quota back on table, makes fresh pitch to oppositionPolity & Governance I-Day: Modi wants India to be defence supplier to world; says focus on drones, anti-drones, hypersonicsInternal Security Moon Base | India’s lunar futureScience & Technology Government rolls out foreign asset disclosure scheme for small taxpayersEconomics Iran fires back at Trump's threat to declare Hormuz a U.S. territoryInternational Relations Myanmar says over 3,00,000 Rohingya refugees verified for repatriation as exodus enters ninth yearInternational Relations SCTIMST unveils Chitra Core, its first coronary stentScience & Technology CAG audit flags major gaps in Green India Mission implementationEnvironment & Ecology Red Sea crisis enters 1,000th day as shipping detour continues to squeeze tradeInternational Relations Odisha: BJD plans legal action, public demonstrations against Mines and Minerals (Amendment) BillPolity & Governance Rajasthan to introduce Uniform Civil Code, CM Bhajanlal Sharma announcesPolity & Governance India's engineering services exports surge nearly eightfold to USD 13.8 billion in a decade: NITI AayogEconomics 100GW of nuclear power by 2047, 5 reactors this decade: Inside PM Modi's energy self-reliance planScience & Technology The Mountbatten Plan: How June 3 sealed the Partition of IndiaModern History Income Tax Department rolls out foreign asset disclosure scheme for small taxpayersEconomics Government reduces export duty on petrol to nil; diesel and ATF duty also reducedEconomics How will caste be recorded in second phase of Census 2027? | ExplainedSocial Issues Department of Atomic Energy releases draft rules of SHANTI ActScience & Technology 80 years of food security, the next step: Building a nutrition-secure rural IndiaEconomics What is the latest Mining Amendment Act about? | ExplainedPolity & Governance PM Modi says India securing critical minerals, deepening global supply partnershipsEconomics Foreign Assets Disclosure Scheme 2026: ₹1 crore limit, 30% tax and December 31 deadline — all you need to knowEconomics Caste, COVID vaccine, bank accounts, voter/aadhaar: The big changes in census 2027Polity & Governance Marine heatwaves: Why is the ocean getting hotter?Environment & Ecology Trump says will ‘soon’ declare Hormuz Strait U.S. territoryInternational Relations PM Modi addresses nation on 80th Independence Day, presents ‘Saptdharas’ to boost Viksit Bharat visionScience & Technology India’s edible oil problem is not supply: It is policy uncertaintyEconomics UAE state oil company says vessel attacked in Hormuz StraitInternational Relations Independence Day 2026: PM Modi appeals to Oppn. to help implement women quota, says ‘you may take the credit’Polity & Governance Telangana SIR: Botched-up enumeration phase leaves 94 lakh electors at the mercy of 119 EROsPolity & Governance West Asia war LIVE: Iran defiant on strait as Trump tells Americans to accept high gas pricesInternational Relations Govt opens tax disclosure window for foreign assets, incomeEconomics India has set target of 200 GW nuclear energy, setting up five new reactors: PMScience & Technology Reliance to partner Rolls-Royce to develop fighter jet enginesScience & Technology