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India to Notify New E85-and-Beyond Vehicle Rules, Reviving Flex-Fuel PushEconomics India's Export Performance Under Free Trade Agreements: A Structural ConcernEconomics CSIR-IICT Develops Greener Biofuel Route from Sugarcane Bagasse via Hydrothermal LiquefactionScience & Technology CAR-T Cell Therapy: From Cancer Treatment to Autoimmune Disease ApplicationsScience & Technology India's Forests Can Nearly Double Carbon Storage by 2100: Implications for Climate PolicyEnvironment & Ecology India-US Bilateral Trade Agreement: Phase-I Structure and Negotiation ProgressInternational Relations NSA Doval's Riyadh Visit: India's Gulf Outreach Amid West Asia TensionsInternational Relations RBI's Monetary Policy Framework for Navigating Supply-Side InflationEconomics India's Diplomatic Push for Safe Maritime Passage Through the Strait of HormuzInternational Relations India's Energy Dependence on West Asia and the Push for Domestic ProductionEconomics West Asia Crisis Threatens to Widen India's Current Account Deficit, Warns Niti AayogEconomics Farm Groups Urge Government to Reject GM Agricultural Imports Amid India–US Trade NegotiationsEconomics India-South Korea Set $50 Billion Trade Target, Agree on 'Futuristic Partnership'International Relations RBI Partially Rolls Back Rupee Derivative Curbs as Currency StabilisesEconomics Rupee Exchange Rate Policy: Why Gradual Depreciation Is Preferred Over Reserve DepletionEconomics ISRO Performs Record 140 Collision-Avoidance Manoeuvres in 2025 as Space Debris SurgesScience & Technology India–South Korea 'Digital Bridge': Trade Target, Semiconductors and Industrial ConvergenceInternational Relations India-Turkey Relations: Structural Tensions and the Case for a Managed ResetInternational Relations India's 3D Glass Semiconductor Packaging: A Niche Bet in the Global Chip RaceScience & Technology West Asia Conflict and Global Fuel Supply: Comparing the 2026 Hormuz Crisis with the 1973 Oil EmbargoInternational Relations Delimitation and Fiscal Federalism: The Double Penalty Facing High-Performing StatesPolity & Governance Health Insurance Covers Nearly Half of India's Population, but Out-of-Pocket Costs Remain HighSocial Issues India and South Korea Decide to Upgrade Comprehensive Economic PactInternational Relations India's Total Wheat Export Quota Reaches 5 Million Tonnes: An Agri-Business PerspectiveEconomics India's Pharmaceutical Exports Reach $31 Billion in FY26, Setting New RecordEconomics India Proposes Fresh Free Trade Agreement with South Korea, Targeting CEPA OverhaulInternational Relations Andhra Pradesh's e-Panta System Curbs Urea Overuse Despite 36% Rise in Cropped AreaAgriculture & Food Security Strait of Hormuz Disruption: Global Trade, Energy Markets, and India's Energy SecurityInternational Relations Indo-Lanka Accord and the 13th Amendment: Tamil Parties Urge India to Press for Full DevolutionInternational Relations India-South Korea Summit 2026: A Strategic Partnership ResetInternational Relations India–South Korea Defence Partnership: Missile Systems, Technology Transfer and Strategic ConvergenceInternational Relations India and South Korea Target $50 Billion Bilateral Trade by 2030International Relations India's First Greenfield Integrated Refinery-cum-Petrochemical Complex: Rajasthan Refinery at PachpadraEconomics India Prepares Draft Rules for E85 Fuel as Ethanol Blending Programme Reaches E20 MilestoneEconomics Maldives Seeks Third Extension of $400 Million Currency Swap: India's Strategic DilemmaInternational Relations India Approves Additional 2.5 Million Tonnes of Wheat Exports to Stabilise Domestic MarketsEconomics UAE Signals Possible Yuan Oil Sales Amid West Asia War: Petrodollar System Under PressureInternational Relations India's AI Talent Paradox: Second-Largest Pool, Largest Brain DrainScience & Technology Balikatan 2026: Largest-Ever US-Philippines Military Exercise Opens Amid Regional TensionsInternational Relations Fish Processing Waste Converted into High-Value Biomedical Materials by ICAR-CIFT ScientistsScience & Technology UK Pushes for Toll-Free Strait of Hormuz: Freedom of Navigation and International Maritime LawInternational Relations India's Eight Core Industries Contract 0.4% in March 2026: Worst in 19 MonthsEconomics India–US Bilateral Trade Agreement: Preferential Market Access and the Road to Phase 1International Relations Digital Arrest Fraud: Legal Framework, Institutional Response, and Cybercrime GovernancePolity & Governance India's Slower Warming Rate: The Role of Aerosols and Irrigation in Climate MaskingEnvironment & Ecology ISRO-TIFR MoU for Space Science Collaboration: Significance for India's Space ProgrammeScience & Technology West Asia Conflict Fallout: Government Reviews Rural Schemes, Remittances, and Supply Chain RisksPolity & Governance Ingenuity Mars Helicopter: Legacy of the First Powered Flight on Another PlanetScience & Technology West Asia Conflict Risks to India's Trade, Energy, and Macroeconomic StabilityEconomics India–South Korea Summit: MoUs on Shipbuilding, Semiconductors, and Defence ManufacturingInternational Relations South Korea's Presidential State Visit to India: Elevating the Special Strategic PartnershipInternational Relations India–South Korea CEPA Upgrade: Semiconductors, Defence, and Supply Chain CooperationInternational Relations India's First Advanced 3D Glass Semiconductor Packaging Unit Launched in OdishaScience & Technology Defence Forces Adopt Biogas and Solar to Reduce Fuel DependenceScience & Technology Below-Normal Monsoon Forecast for 2026: Building Agricultural ResilienceEnvironment & Ecology India's Fertiliser Import Dependency and the West Asia DisruptionEconomics The Strait of Hormuz Crisis: Strategic Dimensions, Global Trade, and India's Energy ExposureInternational Relations US Navy Intercepts Iranian-Flagged Vessel Near Strait of Hormuz in First Blockade SeizureInternational Relations

Gene Drive Technology and Malaria Control: Ecological and Regulatory DimensionsScience & Technology IISc-Developed Biodegradable Dissolving Stent Moves Towards CommercialisationScience & Technology India's Nuclear Power Sector Opens to Foreign Investment After Atomic Energy Commission Clears FDI PolicyEconomics India Extends OCI Card Eligibility to Sixth-Generation Indian-Origin Tamils in Sri LankaInternational Relations Retail Inflation and India's Structural Oil Import DependencyEconomics Delimitation and Lok Sabha Representation of Southern States: Constitutional Mechanisms and the 2026 DebatePolity & Governance Iran-US Talks in Stalemate: Pakistan's Mediator Role, Nuclear Deal History, and India's StakesInternational Relations North Korea's Ballistic Missile Programme: Warhead Advances and the Non-Proliferation RegimeInternational Relations India–South Korea Special Strategic Partnership: First State Visit in Eight Years Marks Bilateral ResetInternational Relations Strait of Hormuz Crisis: Iran Restricts Vessel Traffic in Escalation of US Naval Blockade StandoffInternational Relations Agricultural Export Disruption and Centre's Role in Farmer SupportEconomics Delimitation and Southern States' Fiscal FederalismPolity & Governance Multi-Fund Manager Structure Proposed for India's Gig Workers Social Security SchemePolity & Governance India–South Korea Strategic Partnership and Maritime Security in the Hormuz CrisisInternational Relations MOOWR Scheme Under Review for Battery Storage Imports: Policy and Competitiveness ConcernsEconomics India–South Korea Special Strategic Partnership: Lee Jae-myung's State VisitInternational Relations DMK's Delimitation Resistance: Federalism, Demography, and the Echo of Language AgitationsPolity & Governance India's Three-Stage Nuclear Programme: PFBR Achieves Criticality, Unlocking Thorium FutureScience & Technology Israel's 'Yellow Line' Buffer Zone: Implications for Levant Security and International LawInternational Relations India's Crude Oil Imports Hit 5-Year Low as West Asia Conflict Disrupts Key Transit RoutesEconomics Attacks on Indian-Flagged Ships Disrupt Hormuz Passage and Global Trade FlowsInternational Relations India Summons Iran's Ambassador Over IRGC Shooting at Indian-Flagged Vessels in Strait of HormuzInternational Relations India-US Trade Talks Resume in Washington: New Tariff Landscape Forces Framework RethinkInternational Relations India–Sri Lanka Energy Cooperation: Trincomalee Hub and Pipeline ConnectivityInternational Relations India's Ethanol Overcapacity Crisis and the Push for Flex-Fuel VehiclesEconomics Pakistan as Mediator: US-Iran Diplomatic Talks Resume in IslamabadInternational Relations Hanging Glaciers of Alaknanda Basin: 219 Unstable Ice Masses Pose Escalating GLOF RiskEnvironment & Ecology India Modernises GDP Measurement Framework with New Base Year 2022-23Economics Reusable Rocket Booster Milestone: New Glenn's First Booster Reflown SuccessfullyScience & Technology Andhra Pradesh Constitutes State-Level Panel to Implement Solid Waste Management Rules 2026Environment & Ecology El Niño Returns: IMD Forecasts Below-Normal Monsoon at 92% LPA for 2026, Kharif Sector on AlertEnvironment & Ecology US–Iran Nuclear Talks Resume in Islamabad: Stakes for a New DealInternational Relations Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool: India's Domestic Shield for Maritime TradeEconomics India Appoints New High Commissioner to Bangladesh Amid Energy Crisis and Diplomatic ResetInternational Relations Iran Shuts Hormuz Again as Nuclear Deal Remains ElusiveInternational Relations Voter Rationalisation in Lok Sabha: The Case for Equal Electorates and DelimitationPolity & Governance CAFE III Norms: India's Fuel Efficiency Reset and Its Cost for Automakers and BuyersEconomics Indian Tanker Desh Garima Safely Transits Hormuz as Two Vessels Turn Back After IRGC FiringInternational Relations Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill 2026 Defeated: Delimitation and Women's Reservation at CrossroadsPolity & Governance Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill Defeated: What the Procedural Battle Over Women's Reservation RevealsPolity & Governance Women's Reservation: The Debate Over Immediate Implementation vs. Post-Delimitation ActivationPolity & Governance Pension Sector FDI Cap May Rise to 100%: PFRDA Amendment Bill Expected in Monsoon SessionEconomics Removal of the Chief Election Commissioner: Constitutional Procedure and the Gyanesh Kumar ControversyPolity & Governance NMC Draft Norms Propose Single-State Licence for Armed Forces Doctors to Practice NationwidePolity & Governance J&K Administration Takes Over 58 Schools Linked to Proscribed Jamaat-e-Islami and Falah-e-Aam TrustPolity & Governance Census 2027 Portal Briefly Maps Pasighat Under Chinese Placename 'Medog'Polity & Governance Iran Keeps Strait of Hormuz Closed, Signals Progress in US Talks with Gaps RemainingInternational Relations Climate-Resilient Honeybees: CSIR-IIIM's Breakthrough for Kashmir's WintersEnvironment & Ecology Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool: Cabinet Approves Rs 12,980 Crore Sovereign GuaranteeEconomics Women's Reservation Amendment Bill Defeated in Lok Sabha for Lack of Two-Thirds MajorityPolity & Governance

IRGC Fires on Two Indian-Flagged Ships as Tenth Vessel Crosses HormuzInternational Relations Tenth Indian Ship Crosses Strait of Hormuz Amid Iranian Gunboat FiringInternational Relations UAE Minister Calls Strait of Hormuz Closure "Economic Terrorism," Flags Impact on IndiaInternational Relations Four African Cheetahs Arrive at Bannerghatta Biological Park Under Animal Exchange ProgrammeEnvironment & Ecology Punjab's New Sacrilege Law: Life Imprisonment for Desecration of Guru Granth SahibPolity & Governance India Calls In Iranian Envoy, Conveys Deep Concern Over Firing on Indian Oil TankersInternational Relations Eight India-Bound Ships Forced to Turn Back as Iran Reimpos es Hormuz RestrictionsInternational Relations Iran Fully Closes Strait of Hormuz in Response to U.S. Naval BlockadeInternational Relations Opposition Moves Fresh Motion Seeking Removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh KumarPolity & Governance India's Maoist Insurgency: From Red Corridor to Near-CollapseInternal Security Iran Envoy Says U.S. Backtracked on Agreed 10-Point Plan, Stalling Peace TalksInternational Relations India Must Remain Ready for West Asia Fallout, Says Rajnath Singh at 4th IGoM MeetingInternational Relations Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill Fails in Lok Sabha: Vote Count, Cabinet Response, and the Road to 2029Polity & Governance Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill Defeated: Southern States Warn of Representation Loss and Women's Quota DelayPolity & Governance Women's Reservation: Opposition Backs 2023 Act, Opposes Delimitation Linkage in 131st Amendment BillPolity & Governance Rupee Depreciation Pushes Indian Firms Toward Yuan Payments and Local SourcingEconomics Punjab's Border Farmers: Zero Line, Fence Set-Back, and the Push for Agricultural AccessInternal Security Sattankulam Custodial Deaths: Nine Policemen Sentenced to Death for Killing Jayaraj and BenicksPolity & Governance India Sets Up Expert Panel to Steer AI Governance FrameworkScience & Technology India Summons Iranian Envoy, Demands Immediate Resumption of Safe Passage for India-Bound ShipsInternational Relations Iran Closes Hormuz Again, Fires at Two Indian Carriers; Delhi Summons Tehran EnvoyInternational Relations SHANTI Act: India Opens Nuclear Power Sector to Private ParticipationScience & Technology Constitution Amendment Bill on Women's Quota Falls Short in Lok Sabha: Delimitation Debate ContinuesPolity & Governance PMGSY-III Outlay Raised by ₹3,727 Crore as Rural Road Scheme Gets Timeline ExtensionEconomics Cabinet Approves ₹24,815 Crore Railway Multi-Tracking Projects in UP and Andhra PradeshEconomics Manipur Sibling Killings Reignite Ethnic Tensions: Three Years of Meitei-Kuki ConflictInternal Security Militant Ambush in Manipur's Ukhrul Kills Ex-Serviceman, Undermines Peace OutreachInternal Security Cabinet Approves ₹12,980 Crore Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool with Sovereign GuaranteeEconomics US Extends Russia Oil Sanctions Waiver to May 16: India's Energy Imports Get Short-Term ReliefInternational Relations Odisha Becomes India's First State to Launch Marine Spatial Plan: Blue Economy and Coastal GovernanceEnvironment & Ecology Women's Reservation in Local Bodies: OBC Inclusion and States' Rights DebatePolity & Governance Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool: India Builds Domestic Maritime Risk Cover Amid Hormuz CrisisEconomics Iran Reimports Strait of Hormuz Restrictions Amid Escalating Naval StandoffInternational Relations Iranian IRGC Gunboats Fire on Tanker in Strait of Hormuz as Iran Reimposes RestrictionsInternational Relations Cabinet Extends PMGSY-III Till March 2028: Outlay Raised to ₹83,977 CroreEconomics One Indian Vessel Crosses Hormuz as IRGC Opens Fire; Four Others Turn BackInternational Relations Iran War Energy Shock Accelerates Nuclear Power Push Across Asia and AfricaInternational Relations Indian Vessels Forced to Reverse Course in Strait of Hormuz After Iranian GunfireInternational Relations Iran Reimposed Strait of Hormuz Restrictions as US Port Blockade ContinuesInternational Relations Iran-US Nuclear Talks Stall: No Date Set for Next Round as Framework Remains UnresolvedInternational Relations India Approves Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool: ₹12,980 Crore Sovereign Guarantee for ShippingEconomics Australia-Japan $7 Billion Warship Deal: Japan's Most Consequential Post-War Military ExportInternational Relations India Records 55,200 Startup Registrations in FY26: Highest Since Startup India LaunchEconomics Strait of Hormuz Reopening: Energy Flow Recovery Will Be Gradual, Not ImmediateInternational Relations Iran's Threat to Close the Strait of Hormuz Amid US Naval BlockadeInternational Relations Iran Reopens Strait of Hormuz but Threatens Renewed Closure Amid US Naval BlockadeInternational Relations India Drops Proposal to Mandate Aadhaar App Pre-Installation on SmartphonesScience & Technology MEA Summons Iranian Envoy After IRGC Opens Fire on Indian-Flagged Vessels in HormuzInternational Relations DGFT Strengthens Norms Committees to Speed Up Export AuthorisationsEconomics India Lodges Formal Protest Over Hormuz Disruptions as Ships Forced to Turn BackInternational Relations PMGSY-III Extended to March 2028: Cabinet Approves Enhanced Rural Road OutlayEconomics Ukraine's Security Chief Visits India: Talks on Peace Prospects and Bilateral TiesInternational Relations Opposition Unity Defeats Constitutional Amendment Bill: How Political Consensus CollapsedPolity & Governance Manipur Highway Ambush in Ukhrul Kills Two: NIA Probe AnnouncedInternal Security Cabinet Approves Rail Multitracking Projects in UP and Andhra Pradesh: 601 km Network ExpansionEconomics Iran Reviews US Nuclear Proposals Amid Hormuz Standoff; Pakistan Acts as IntermediaryInternational Relations Pakistan-Saudi Arabia-Turkey-Egypt Quad Holds Third Consultative Meeting at Antalya ForumInternational Relations Delimitation Bill, 2026: Government Defends Pre-Census Expansion of Lok Sabha SeatsPolity & Governance US Blockade of Iranian Ports to Remain Until Nuclear Deal: Strait of Hormuz Standoff ContinuesInternational Relations Cabinet Clears ₹24,815 Crore Railway Multi-Tracking Projects in UP and Andhra PradeshEconomics ISRO to Lead G20 Collaborative Satellite Launch by 2027 for Climate and Environmental MonitoringScience & Technology Constitution Amendment Bill Defeat: Political Battle Lines Over Women's Reservation and DelimitationPolity & Governance Indian Tankers Turn Back as IRGC Gunfire Hits Ships in Strait of HormuzInternational Relations Government Activates Price Support for Potato, Gram, and Tur: Protecting Farmers from Distress SalesEconomics Below-Normal Monsoon and West Asia Conflict Threaten India's Agriculture OutlookEconomics Opposition Demands Immediate Implementation of 2023 Women's Reservation Law After 131st Amendment DefeatPolity & Governance Indian Tanker Desh Garima Navigates Strait of Hormuz as Iran Restricts US AccessInternational Relations Lok Sabha Rejects 33% Quota Bill: Political Fallout and Implementation DebatePolity & Governance Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill 2026 Defeated in Lok Sabha: Women's Reservation and Delimitation LinkedPolity & Governance Delimitation and the Constitutional Principle of "One Vote, One Value"Polity & Governance Women in the Constituent Assembly Who Opposed Reservation for WomenPolity & Governance Dr. Bharti Nominated to WHO's Global Oversight Committee for Neglected Tropical DiseasesScience & Technology Iran's Hormuz Closure Threat Amid US Blockade and Nuclear NegotiationsInternational Relations US Sanctions Waivers on Russian Oil: Geopolitics of Energy and Western AlliancesInternational Relations Women's Reservation Constitution Amendment Bill Defeated in Lok SabhaPolity & Governance