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Exercise PRAGATI: Indian Army to Host First-Ever Multilateral Military Drill with 11 IOR NationsInternal Security DRDO and Indian Navy Achieve Maiden Salvo Launch of Indigenous Anti-Ship MissileInternal Security India–New Zealand FTA: Compounding India's Trade Gains Across the PacificEconomics Government Proposes Regulatory Framework for E85 and E100 Ethanol FuelsEconomics NMC Removes MBBS Seat Ceiling and Population-Based Cap for Medical CollegesPolity & Governance IN-SLN DIVEX 2026: India-Sri Lanka Maritime Cooperation and the Indian Ocean Security ArchitectureInternational Relations Finance Ministry Caps Scheme Outlays Pending 16th Finance Commission Cycle AppraisalEconomics India Invokes WTO Peace Clause for Seventh Time Over FY25 Rice SubsidiesEconomics Exit Polls in India: Legal Framework, Regulation, and the Question of AccuracyInternational Relations Ladakh's Five New Districts: Administrative Expansion Without Political EmpowermentPolity & Governance UAE's OPEC Exit: Saudi-UAE Rivalry and the Future of Gulf Energy LeadershipInternational Relations ADB Sharply Downgrades Asia-Pacific Growth Forecast on West Asia War ImpactEconomics SEBI Operationalises PaRRVA to Verify Performance Claims of Financial IntermediariesSocial Issues SEBI Issues Adjudication Order Against Stockbroker Following Regulatory InspectionInternational Relations How India Stands to Gain from UAE's OPEC Exit in the Long TermInternational Relations West Asia Crisis Forces India to Rethink Fiscal Priorities and Reform StrategyEconomics Bengaluru's Record April Rainfall: Urban Heat Islands, Extreme Precipitation, and India's Urban Flood CrisisEnvironment & Ecology India's Diplomatic Engagement with Iran Amid the West Asia ConflictInternational Relations EU Finds Meta in Breach of Digital Services Act Over Child Access to Facebook and InstagramScience & Technology China-Pakistan Space Cooperation: Strategic Depth Beyond Earth's AtmosphereInternational Relations India's Battery Energy Storage Expansion: Bridging the 411 GWh Gap by 2032Environment & Ecology NFHS-6 to Be Released in May 2026: India's Most Comprehensive Household Health SurveySocial Issues Oil Price Volatility as UAE Exits OPEC and Hormuz Blockade TightensInternational Relations India Reviews Long-Term Strategy to Harden Supply Chains Against Global ShocksEconomics UAE Withdraws from OPEC: Understanding the Oil Cartel and Its Global RoleInternational Relations India's Energy Subsidy Architecture in FY25: Fossil Fuel Support Triples Clean Energy AidEconomics India Amends Motor Vehicle Rules to Enable E85 and E100 Ethanol FuelsEconomics India's $2 Trillion Export Target by FY31: MSME and Agriculture as Growth PillarsEnvironment & Ecology India's Strategic Opportunity Amid Global Trade Disruptions: Finance Ministry AssessmentEconomics Great Nicobar Island Development Project: Strategic Imperatives, Environmental Concerns, and Tribal RightsInternational Relations Dr. Reddy's Becomes First to Win Generic Semaglutide Approval in a G7 CountryGeography US–Iran War and Congressional War Powers: Authorization, Oversight, and the 60-Day DeadlineEnvironment & Ecology India-China Defence Dialogue on LAC Stability and Regional Security at SCOInternational Relations Skilling India for a Future-Ready Workforce: Economic Survey 2025-26 and Key SchemesEconomics India's GDP Growth at Risk if Crude Oil Averages $120 Per Barrel in FY27Economics India-UAE Diplomatic Engagement: CEPA, Strategic Partnership, and the India-Europe ConnectInternational Relations Artemis II Completes First Crewed Lunar Flyby Since Apollo 17 in 1972Science & Technology Russia's Digital Iron Curtain: Internet Censorship, Sovereign Networks, and the Information WarInternational Relations Supreme Court on Hate Speech: Fraternity, Existing Laws, and Enforcement GapsPolity & Governance Tropical Forest Loss in 2025: Trends, Data, and Conservation FrameworksEconomics India Accelerates Merchant Fleet Expansion in Response to Strait of Hormuz TensionsInternational Relations IMEC Gains Strategic Relevance as an Alternative Trade Corridor Amid West Asia TensionsInternational Relations Karnataka HC: Women's Right to Safe and Dignified Public Transport Is a Constitutional ImperativeEconomics Iran Nuclear Negotiations and US Naval Blockade: Status of the 2026 TalksInternational Relations West Asia Conflict and Monsoon Uncertainty Cloud India's Growth OutlookEconomics Supreme Court Holds No Legislative Vacuum on Hate Speech; Enforcement Is the Real ChallengePolity & Governance US Returns 657 Stolen Antiquities to India: Cultural Repatriation and the Fight Against Heritage TraffickingArt & Culture Critical Minerals and the Unequal Burden of the Global Energy TransitionEnvironment & Ecology NSO 80th Round Survey: Rise in Health-Seeking Behaviour and Expanding Government Health CoverageSocial Issues India-Kenya Trade: Local Currency Settlement and Digital Payments CooperationInternational Relations RBI Mandates Proactive Relief for Bank Borrowers in Disaster-Affected AreasEconomics RBI Maintains Regulatory Tightening for NBFCs, Rejects Industry Pleas for RelaxationEconomics West Asia Conflict Raises Inflation Risks; India's Domestic Strength Provides CushionEconomics FSSAI Proposes Plastic-Free Packaging for Pan Masala and GutkaEnvironment & Ecology Rajasthan High Court Protects Jawai Leopard Habitat: Wildlife Law and Judicial InterventionEnvironment & Ecology ADB Lowers Asia-Pacific Growth Forecast Amid West Asia Energy DisruptionsEconomics Finance Ministry Stress-Tests Flagship Welfare Schemes Against Iran War FalloutEconomics

Nitrogen Fertilizer Price Surge and the Looming Global Food InflationEconomics India's Defence Diplomacy at SCO: Bilateral Meetings with Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and BelarusInternational Relations National Workshop on Maritime Transformation: Coastal States Align on Vision 2047Economics India Signs First Commercial Coal Mine Agreements with Underground Coal Gasification ProvisionsEconomics SCO and India's Counter-Terrorism Diplomacy: Warning Against State-Sponsored TerrorInternational Relations India Climbs to 5th Largest Military Spender Globally at $92.1 Billion in 2025: SIPRIInternational Relations The US-Iran Standoff and the Strategic Stakes of the Strait of HormuzInternational Relations RTE Act Section 12(1)(c): Supreme Court Affirms Mandatory 25% Seats as a Constitutional ObligationPolity & Governance MeitY Engages Anthropic Over Mythos AI Model Amid Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure ConcernsScience & Technology Financial Inclusion 2.0: Evaluating India's Next Phase of Banking the UnbankedEconomics Karnataka Notifies SC Sub-Categorization: Internal Quota Under the 15% ReservationPolity & Governance India Approves ₹3,000-Crore Currency Swap Withdrawal for Maldives under SAARC FrameworkInternational Relations India-Canada Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement: Trade Architecture and Strategic DimensionsInternational Relations India at the Convention on Nuclear Safety: Regulatory Commitments and Nuclear GovernanceScience & Technology India Accelerates Canada CEPA Talks; GCC FTA Paused Over West Asia ConflictInternational Relations RBI Launches Mission SAKSHAM: Nationwide Capacity Building for Urban Cooperative BanksEconomics India's Doctrine of Justified Retaliation: Terrorism Epicentres No Longer ImmuneInternal Security India–New Zealand FTA: $20 Billion Investment Pledge and Duty-Free AccessInternational Relations Madhya Pradesh Sets Up High-Level Panel to Draft Uniform Civil Code BillPolity & Governance India at SCO: No Double Standards on TerrorismInternal Security Ambedkar's Labour Legislation Legacy: Foundations of India's Workers' Rights FrameworkPolity & Governance DRDO's Vikram VT-21: India's Next-Generation Infantry Combat Vehicle to Replace BMP-2 Sarath FleetInternal Security Courts Push for India-Bangladesh Border Fencing Amid State Government DelaysPolity & Governance Sikkim's Integration with India: 50 Years of the 22nd StateModern History J&K High Court Quashes MLA's Preventive Detention Under Public Safety ActPolity & Governance UAE Exits OPEC: Reasons, Implications, and Impact on Global Oil MarketsInternational Relations PM Surya Ghar Scheme Targets Six Lakh Solar Connections for SC/ST Households in 100 DaysPolity & Governance China-Pakistan Space Cooperation: Strategic Depth Beyond "All-Weather" TiesInternational Relations World Bank Warning: West Asia Conflict Could Trigger Largest Energy Price Surge in Four YearsInternational Relations India–New Zealand FTA: Engineering Exports Poised to Double with Zero-Duty Market AccessEconomics Bangladesh Fuels Its First Nuclear Power Station: Rooppur Plant Enters Operational PhaseInternational Relations ISI-Backed Khalistani Module Behind Punjab Railway Track IED BlastInternal Security Operation Sindoor at SCO: India's Counter-Terrorism Doctrine and the Regional Security FrameworkInternal Security Fourth S-400 Regiment En Route to India: Deployment, Capabilities, and Strategic ImplicationsInternal Security Shifting US Unilateralism: Iran's Challenge to American Foreign Policy DominanceInternational Relations Supreme Court Monitors CCTV Installation in Police Stations to Prevent Custodial TorturePolity & Governance Nano Urea Scaling in India: Public Health and Environmental Safety GapsScience & Technology India's DPI 2.0 Roadmap: NITI Aayog Targets MSME and Agriculture SectorsEconomics Strait of Hormuz Crisis: Iran's Blockade, US Counter-Blockade, and Diplomatic ProposalsInternational Relations UAE Exits OPEC and OPEC+: Structural Shifts in Global Oil Market GovernanceInternational Relations India Challenges US Section 301 Trade Probes on Excess Capacity and Forced LabourInternational Relations India Authorises 50 Lakh Tonnes of Wheat Exports Amid Record Harvest ProjectionsEconomics India–New Zealand FTA to Double Engineering Exports; MSMEs Set for Significant GainsEconomics SEZ-to-DTA Supplies Treated as Imports for Customs Purposes: CBIC Clarifies Duty Drawback on Re-exportsEconomics Heatwave Grips India as El Niño Forecast Raises Monsoon ConcernsEnvironment & Ecology India–New Zealand FTA: Sectoral Gains from Zero-Duty Market AccessEconomics Cross-Border Arms Network Targeting Delhi Dismantled: Internal Security ImplicationsInternal Security India's Industrial Import Dependence on China: Risks and Diversification ImperativesEconomics India's Free Trade Agreements Enter the Execution Phase Amid Geopolitical HeadwindsEconomics India's 'Made in India' Cloud Infrastructure Policy for Critical SectorsScience & Technology NPT Review Conference 2026: US–Iran Clash Over Tehran's Nuclear ProgrammeInternational Relations

Enhanced CAR-T Therapy Overcomes Solid Tumour Barrier by Detecting Faint Antigen TargetsScience & Technology RBI Issues Basel III Capital Charge Directions for Credit Risk: Standardised ApproachEconomics Ladakh's Administrative Reorganisation: Five New Districts Created for Decentralised GovernancePolity & Governance J&K High Court Quashes PSA Detention Order, Cites Non-Application of Mind and Law–Order DistinctionPolity & Governance SCO Defence Ministers' Meeting: West Asia Crisis and India's Regional Security CalculusInternational Relations India at SCO Defence Ministers' Meeting: Security Architecture and Regional CooperationInternational Relations The Tenth Schedule's Structural Weaknesses: Why Large-Scale Defections Persist Despite the Anti-Defection LawPolity & Governance Groundwater Stress and Paddy Ban Debate: India's Agricultural Water PolicyEnvironment & Ecology India's Tightening Grip on the Digital Public Square: IT Rules 2026 and Free SpeechPolity & Governance Pakistan–Afghanistan Cross-Border Strikes: Escalation and Its ImplicationsInternational Relations Madras High Court Commutes Death Sentence: "Rarest of Rare" Doctrine and the Philosophy of SentencingPolity & Governance Internal Reservation: Nomadic and Micro Communities Assert Right to Sub-ClassificationPolity & Governance J&K High Court Quashes PSA Detention of AAP MLA: Preventive Detention, Judicial Review, and Civil LibertiesPolity & Governance Iran–U.S. Nuclear Negotiations: A New Diplomatic WindowInternational Relations IMO Addresses UN Security Council: Freedom of Navigation in the Strait of Hormuz Is Non-NegotiableInternational Relations China–EU Trade Friction Escalates Over 'Made in Europe' Industrial PolicyInternational Relations Manipur Security Review: CAPF Withdrawal, Kuki-Naga Tensions, and Centre's Constitutional RoleInternal Security Madhya Pradesh Assembly Passes Resolution for 33% Women's Reservation in Local Bodies Post-DelimitationPolity & Governance India–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement: 100% Duty-Free Access for Indian ExportsInternational Relations Legal Limits on War: The U.S. War Powers DebateInternational Relations RBI Finalises Revised Risk Weight Norms: 75% for Qualifying Retail Portfolios from April 2027Economics ECL Staging Framework: RBI's New Provisioning Architecture for Banks from April 2027Economics India Signs FTA with New Zealand; US, EU, and EAEU Deals in PipelineEconomics Urban Local Body Governance: Political Instability and Accountability Gaps in Indian MunicipalitiesPolity & Governance Iran War, Monsoon Uncertainty, and India's Economic Growth OutlookEconomics Wild Buffalo Return to Madhya Pradesh: Reintroduction at Kanha Tiger Reserve After 150 YearsEnvironment & Ecology Article 370: Constitutional History, Abrogation, and the Demand for RestorationPolity & Governance J&K High Court Quashes PSA Detention: Limits on Preventive Detention PowerPolity & Governance RBI Rejects Extension Requests, Confirms ECL Provisioning Mandatory from April 2027Economics India's FTA Push: Leveraging Trade Agreements to Hit $2 Trillion Export TargetEconomics India's Chief Economic Adviser Flags Energy Vulnerability as a Key Risk to the Growth StoryEconomics Tenth Schedule Merger Provision: When Does Parliamentary Defection Become a Valid Merger?Polity & Governance RBI Expands Urban Co-operative Banks' Mandate to Include AgriSURE Agri-Startup FundEconomics RBI Updates NDS-OM Access Criteria Directions; Rationalises Applications on PRAVAAH PortalEconomics RBI Repeals IRAC Directions 2025, Paves Way for ECL-Based Provisioning from April 2027Economics RBI Amends Credit Risk Directions: UFCE Risk Weights, Country Classification, and Working Capital FlexibilityEconomics RBI Issues Consolidated Directions on Financial Statement Disclosures for Commercial BanksEconomics India's Updated Climate Targets: New NDC Submitted to UNFCCC for 2031–2035Environment & Ecology India–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement: A Landmark Bilateral DealEconomics Rajya Sabha Merger Case: Anti-Defection Law's Paragraph 4 Under ScrutinyPolity & Governance Kashmir's Siraj-ul-Aloom Seminary Declared Unlawful Association Under UAPAInternal Security International Big Cat Alliance and the New Delhi Declaration: India's Global Conservation LeadershipEnvironment & Ecology How Crude Oil Prices Are Set: Understanding Benchmarks and Why They Can MisleadEconomics India–GCC Relations: From Oil Dependency to Strategic PartnershipInternational Relations Indonesia's B40 Biofuel Mandate: The Food-vs-Fuel Dilemma and Rising Cooking Oil PricesEconomics The Indian Wolf: A Genetically Distinct Species Being Lost to Policy GapsEnvironment & Ecology Ganga Water Treaty Renewal: River Stress and the Limits of a 30-Year FrameworkEnvironment & Ecology NITI Aayog Reconstitution Signals a Strategic Shift Toward Science, Health, and TechnologyPolity & Governance Iran's Proposal to Reopen the Strait of Hormuz Separate from Nuclear NegotiationsInternational Relations Basmati Rice Exports Under Strain: War-Risk Surcharges and West Asia Shipping CrisisEconomics Chabahar Port: India's Strategic Stake and the US Sanctions DeadlineInternational Relations India-New Zealand FTA: Tariff Architecture, Sensitive Sectors, and Visa ProvisionsEconomics 17th Petersberg Climate Dialogue: Multilateral Climate Action Under Geopolitical StrainEnvironment & Ecology India–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement: Advancing Rule-Based Trade ArchitectureEconomics India–New Zealand Historic Trade Deal: Unlocking Bilateral Trade Across Key SectorsEconomics Iran-Russia Strategic Partnership and the Stalled Nuclear Talks: Implications for West AsiaInternational Relations TB Patients Without Documents Denied Nutritional Aid in Delhi Despite Nikshay SchemeSocial Issues India's Theaterisation Plan: Rotational CDS and Integrated Theatre CommandsInternal Security RBI Tightens NPA Classification: Cross-Default Rule Aligns with Global StandardsEconomics India-New Zealand FTA: Negotiation History, Speed Record, and Strategic SignificanceEconomics Oil Prices Surge as US-Iran Talks Stall and Hormuz Blockade DeepensInternational Relations DeepSeek and the US-China AI Race: Technology Rivalry, Intellectual Property, and Export ControlsInternational Relations India's Fertiliser Subsidy Bill May Jump 20% Amid West Asia CrisisEconomics The Cost of Bringing Down Inflation: India, US, and UK ComparedEconomics India to Issue High Seas Fishing Permits to Companies and Vessels for the First TimeEconomics Russian Hackers Exploit Signal's Linked Devices Feature to Compromise Senior OfficialsScience & Technology India–New Zealand FTA to Boost Textile Exports, Aid $350 Billion Sector TargetEconomics Maternal Immunization: How a Pregnant Woman's Vaccines Protect Her NewbornScience & Technology Iran War Disrupts Circuit Board Supply Chain, Raises Costs for Tech FirmsEconomics SCO Defence Ministers' Meeting: Counter-Terrorism and Regional Security in BishkekInternational Relations FTAs and Farmers: How India Protects Agriculture Through Tariff Rate Quotas and Safeguard DutiesEconomics Indian IT Giants Struggle as $115 Billion Market Rout Signals Structural HeadwindsEconomics Iran Proposes Reopening Strait of Hormuz Linked to End of War and BlockadeInternational Relations FPOs: Promise for Smallholders, Persistent Structural ConstraintsEconomics India–New Zealand FTA: USD 20 Billion Investment and Strategic Partnership DimensionsEconomics Anti-Defection Law: Tenth Schedule Merger Provision Invoked in Rajya SabhaPolity & Governance West Asia War and Hormuz Disruption: Sectoral Risks for the Indian EconomyEconomics India's Outbound M&A: Sun Pharma–Organon Deal and the Rise of Indian Global AcquirersEconomics India Is Warming Faster Than the Global Average: Impacts on Agriculture, Water, and Human HealthEnvironment & Ecology Sixth Schedule Provisions, Union Territory Governance, and Tribal Rights in LadakhPolity & Governance Fertilizer Subsidy Under Pressure: How the Strait of Hormuz Crisis Is Straining India's Agricultural Fiscal MathEconomics India-New Zealand FTA: Temporary Employment Entry Pathway and Skilled Worker MobilityEconomics G7 Elevates Desertification to Global Security Agenda Ahead of UNCCD COP17Environment & Ecology Attack Drones at the Centre of Modern Warfare: Lessons from Ukraine and West AsiaInternal Security Tenth Schedule Merger Provisions and Rajya Sabha Composition: Anti-Defection Law AnalysisPolity & Governance Indian Ocean Marine Heatwaves: Coral Reefs, Fisheries, and Coastal Livelihoods Under ThreatEnvironment & Ecology India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement: Key Provisions and SignificanceEconomics India's Dairy Sector Protection in Free Trade Agreements: Policy Rationale and FTA ProvisionsEconomics India–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement: Duty-Free Access and Investment CommitmentEconomics India-New Zealand FTA: Duty-Free Access and Textile Export DiversificationEconomics India–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement: Strategic and Economic SignificanceEconomics India–New Zealand FTA: A 'Once-in-a-Generation' Trade PactInternational Relations Anti-Defection Law, Cross-Voting in Rajya Sabha Elections, and the Speaker's Quasi-Judicial RolePolity & Governance India–New Zealand FTA: A Decade of Negotiations, a Generation of OpportunityEconomics India's Digital Public Infrastructure on Track to Contribute 4% of GDP by 2030Economics India and Eurasian Economic Union to Hold Next FTA Round in June, Targeting Export DiversificationInternational Relations India–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement: Duty-Free Access and Investment CommitmentInternational Relations India's Trade Agreement Pipeline: EU Deal Concluded, US Interim Pact ActiveEconomics Delimitation Process, Women's Reservation, and J&K Special Provisions: Constitutional AnalysisPolity & Governance India–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement: Tariff Cuts, Services Push, and Farm SafeguardsEconomics India–New Zealand FTA: Sectoral Export Gains and Economic Impact AnalysisEconomics MoSPI Proposes Index of Service Production to Track India's Formal Services EconomyEconomics RBI Issues Final Basel III Capital Charge Directions for Credit RiskEconomics RBI Issues Final Consolidated Directions on NPA Norms, Provisioning, and Asset Classification for BanksEconomics Centre Considers Legislative Powers for Ladakh Hill Councils: A Constitutional Middle GroundPolity & Governance CJI Advocates National Registry of Retired Judges for ADR MechanismsPolity & Governance