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Mission Karmayogi Expands to Scientists and Academicians: First Administrative Capacity Building ProgrammePolity & Governance Strait of Hormuz Deadline: India's Diplomatic Tightrope in West AsiaInternational Relations Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules 2026: Recycled Content Mandates and EPR ReformsEnvironment & Ecology WTO's 14th Ministerial Conference: Rules-Based Trade Under StressInternational Relations Single-Use Plastic Ban Violated at 84% of Sites Across Four Indian Cities: Toxics Link StudyEnvironment & Ecology India-Flagged LPG Tanker Navigates Strait of Hormuz Amid ConflictInternational Relations India's Nuclear Power Transformation: SHANTI Act and the 100 GW ChallengeScience & Technology Bangladesh FM Visit to India: Ganga Water Sharing and Bilateral AgendaInternational Relations India's Prime Minister Has No Constitutional Term Limit: A Deliberate AsymmetryPolity & Governance DGP Tenure Debate: Does the Prakash Singh Ruling Apply to Election Commission-Appointed Police Chiefs?Polity & Governance India's Diplomatic Role as Iran-US Tensions Reach Breaking PointInternational Relations Sonam Wangchuk Released from NSA Detention, Calls for Open-Minded Talks on Ladakh's Statehood and Sixth SchedulePolity & Governance India's Diplomatic Engagement Amid the Strait of Hormuz CrisisInternational Relations Petition Challenges Transgender Persons Amendment Act 2026 for Dropping Self-IdentificationPolity & Governance NeSL and India's Insolvency Infrastructure: Digital Debt Records and IBC ReformEconomics Supreme Court Constitutes Nine-Judge Bench to Settle Women's Rights vs Religious PracticesPolity & Governance Chabahar Port Set to Expand More Rapidly in Post-War Era, Says Iran's Envoy to IndiaInternational Relations China-Pakistan Five-Point Peace Initiative for West Asia: Stakes and Trade ImplicationsInternational Relations Indian Ships in the Persian Gulf: Navigating the Hormuz CrisisInternational Relations OPEC+ Hikes Oil Quotas by 206,000 bpd for May, but Warns Infrastructure Damage Limits Real ImpactEconomics GST Council's 57th Meeting Delayed to End-May or June Over Poll-Bound State TransitionsPolity & Governance CII Submits 20-Point Policy Roadmap to Address West Asia War's Spillover on Indian EconomyEconomics China's 15th Five-Year Plan: Technology Self-Reliance, Trade Expansion, and Rising Partner TensionsEconomics Trump Issues Ultimatum to Iran: Open Strait of Hormuz or Face Infrastructure StrikesInternational Relations Why NASA Relies on Astronaut Eyesight: Not Just Cameras — to Study the MoonScience & Technology Artemis II: First Crewed Lunar Flyby in 50 Years and the New Space RaceScience & Technology Iran Attacks Kuwait's Power and Water Desalination Plants, Raising Gulf Water Security FearsInternational Relations India May Restrict Sugar Exports to Channel More Sugarcane Towards Higher Ethanol BlendingEconomics South Central Railway Completes Kavach 4.0 Field Trials Across 487 Route KilometresScience & Technology Artemis II Crew Prepares for Lunar Flyby with Geology Training and Scientific Observation ProtocolScience & Technology Artemis II Crew Sees Moon's Orientale Basin in Full: A Historic First for Human EyesScience & Technology Experts Criticise India's "Colonial Mindset" in Tiger Protection PolicyEnvironment & Ecology UAE Withdraws from Rafale F5 Co-Financing; India's $40 Billion Deal Remains Critical LifelineInternational Relations Iran War Hits US Economy Hard: Gas at $4+ a Gallon, Transport Costs Spike 45%International Relations RBI MPC Likely to Keep Rates Unchanged at First Policy Meeting Since US-Iran HostilitiesEconomics Geopolitics Now Drives Global Trade More Than Economics, Experts WarnInternational Relations Iran Strikes Energy Infrastructure Across UAE, Bahrain, and KuwaitInternational Relations Iran-Israel War: Trump's Diplomatic Push, OPEC+ Output Hike, and Lebanon StrikesInternational Relations Moody's Cuts India's FY27 Growth Forecast to 6% as West Asia Conflict Disrupts Energy SuppliesEconomics Artemis II: Humanity's Return to Deep Space and the First Crewed Lunar Flyby in Over 50 YearsScience & Technology West Asia War Is Blocking Food and Medicine from Reaching Millions, Aid Groups WarnInternational Relations Iran FM Warns of Radioactive Catastrophe After Repeated Strikes on Bushehr Nuclear PlantInternational Relations Economists Forecast RBI Rate Hold in April as West Asia Crisis Stokes Inflation FearsEconomics Jaishankar Engages Qatar and UAE as India Intensifies West Asia Crisis DiplomacyInternational Relations Government Steps Up LPG Supply and Urges Calm Amid Strait of Hormuz DisruptionEconomics CII's 20-Point Policy Agenda: India's Industry Body Seeks Coordinated Response to West Asia CrisisEconomics India Dispatches Humanitarian Aid to Flood- and Earthquake-Hit AfghanistanInternational Relations RBI Expected to Hold Rates Steady in First Monetary Policy Since West Asia ConflictEconomics India's Oil Lifeline Under Strain: National Maritime Day and the Hormuz CrisisEconomics

Natural Farming as a Hedge Against Fertiliser Supply Disruptions for Kharif 2026Economics Amaravati Declared Sole Capital of Andhra Pradesh Through Parliamentary AmendmentPolity & Governance Defence Ministry Pushes Indigenous Design for 1,000-kg Aerial Bomb for IAFInternal Security Great Nicobar Development Project: Tribal Displacement Controversy and Environmental ConcernsEnvironment & Ecology Supreme Court Constitutes Nine-Judge Bench for Sabarimala Verdict ReviewPolity & Governance Trump Issues 48-Hour Ultimatum to Iran Over Strait of Hormuz ClosureInternational Relations FCRA Amendment Bill 2026: Key Proposed Changes and Opposition ConcernsPolity & Governance US Threat to Withdraw from NATO: Implications for Collective DefenceInternational Relations Government Announces Women's Reservation Implementation from 2029 Lok Sabha ElectionsPolity & Governance Delimitation Exercise Raises Concerns Over Punjab's Parliamentary RepresentationPolity & Governance Government Denies Payment Issues as India-Bound Iranian Oil Tanker Diverts to ChinaInternational Relations Western Dedicated Freight Corridor Fully Completed: India's Freight Logistics TransformationEconomics Tamil Nadu CM and Union Education Minister Clash Over Three-Language Formula and Education FundingPolity & Governance Basmati Rice Exporters Invoke Force Majeure Amid Gulf CrisisEconomics The Deepening Gulf-Iran Divide: How Arab States Were Pushed Towards the US and IsraelInternational Relations People's Environmental Charter Calls for Western Ghats-to-Coast Integrated GovernanceEnvironment & Ecology National Digital Wellbeing Mission Launched Amid Rising Screen Addiction and Online Safety ConcernsScience & Technology IAEA Reports Projectile Strike Near Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Power PlantInternational Relations India Confirms Iranian Oil Purchase With No Payment Hurdles: First in Seven YearsEconomics Government Moves to Shield Indian Exports from West Asia War ImpactEconomics India Resumes Crude Oil Imports from Iran After Seven-Year HiatusEconomics Government Raises Natural Gas Allocation to Fertiliser Units and Industries to 90%Economics Justice B.V. Nagarathna Says States Are Not Centre's Subordinates, Calls for Cooperative FederalismPolity & Governance ISRO Launches Mission MITRA in Ladakh to Test Astronaut ResilienceScience & Technology Supreme Court Plea Challenges Transgender Law Amendments as Violation of Right to Self-Determined Gender IdentityPolity & Governance PM Assures States That Stabilised Population Will Not Lose Lok Sabha Seats in DelimitationPolity & Governance Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026: Decriminalising 717 Provisions Across 79 ActsPolity & Governance Rising Military Costs of the US-Iran War: Equipment Losses and Strategic ImplicationsInternational Relations EU-India FTA: Sectoral Impact Analysis and European Economic OutlookEconomics India's Multi-Sector Preparedness Amid West Asia Crisis: Energy, Maritime, and Diaspora MeasuresInternational Relations Indian Navy Asserts Arabian Sea Dominance During Operation SindoorInternal Security Large Cavitation Tunnel at NSTL Visakhapatnam: Boosting Indigenous Naval Research CapabilitiesInternal Security EU-India FTA: EY Report Highlights Sectoral Competitiveness Gains and ChallengesEconomics India's Biofuel Pivot: From Ethanol-Petrol Blending to Isobutanol-Diesel BlendingEconomics Significance of INS Aridhaman for India's Sea-Based Nuclear DeterrenceInternal Security Government Pushes for Cross-Party Support on Women's Reservation ImplementationPolity & Governance India Commissions INS Aridhaman, Third Indigenous Nuclear SubmarineInternal Security

Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026: Decriminalizing Minor Offences in the Health SectorPolity & Governance Foundation Stone Laid for Large Cavitation Tunnel at NSTL to Boost Naval ResearchScience & Technology HAL Imposes Penalties on GE for Tejas Engine Delivery DelaysInternal Security Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill 2026: Parliament Decriminalises 717 Offences Across 79 LawsPolity & Governance US Imposes 100% Tariff on Patented Pharma Imports: India's Generic Drug Exports Largely SparedEconomics Parliament Passes IBC Amendment Bill 2026 to Fix Delays and Plug Insolvency Code GapsEconomics Gaganyaan Astronauts Begin Mission MITRA High-Altitude Training in LehScience & Technology FCRA Amendment Bill 2026: Sweeping New Powers Over Foreign-Funded NGOs Spark ConcernPolity & Governance India and Azerbaijan Move to Reset Bilateral Ties After Operation Sindoor StrainsInternational Relations Great Nicobar Island Project: Draft Relocation Plan for Nicobarese Families Raises Tribal Rights ConcernsSocial Issues MHA Revises LWE District Classification: Red Corridor Shrinks to Two Core DistrictsInternal Security Bahrain Postpones UN Security Council Vote on Resolution to Protect Strait of Hormuz from IranInternational Relations INS Aridhaman: India Commissions Third Nuclear-Powered Ballistic Missile SubmarineScience & Technology Trump's 100% Tariff on Patented Drugs: India's Generic Pharma Largely Shielded, Says GTRIEconomics Jan Vishwas Bill 2026: Government Targets Clearance of 5 Crore Pending Cases Through DecriminalisationPolity & Governance Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026: Decriminalising Minor Violations Across 80 LawsPolity & Governance Supreme Court Sets High Bar Against Overturning Foreign Arbitration Awards in IndiaPolity & Governance INS Aridhaman: India Commissions Its Third Nuclear-Powered Ballistic Missile SubmarineInternal Security Karnataka Leads in Namo Drone Didi Yojana ImplementationPolity & Governance Artemis II Astronauts Photograph Earth's Blue Beauty as They Journey Toward the MoonScience & Technology India Eases Path to Plastic Waste Compliance While Keeping EPR Targets IntactEnvironment & Ecology NASA's Artemis II: First Crewed Lunar Flyby in Over 50 YearsScience & Technology Climate Change Hammers Malihabad's Mango Orchards as Yields Plunge and Costs SurgeEnvironment & Ecology How Nehru's Fascination with the Kibbutz Shaped India-Israel Outreach Before Formal Diplomatic TiesInternational Relations Artemis II Crew Makes Contact with Earth from Deep Space, Shares Breathtaking ViewsScience & Technology Russia Offers to Scale Up Crude Oil and LNG Supplies to India Amid West Asia ConflictInternational Relations Karnataka's Freedom of Choice in Marriage and Anti-Honour Killing LawPolity & Governance China Mediates Afghanistan-Pakistan Peace Talks in Urumqi Amid Ceasefire EffortsInternational Relations EPA Adds Microplastics and Pharmaceuticals to Drinking Water Contaminant Watch ListEnvironment & Ecology Election Commission Mandates Paid Holiday on Polling Days for All Workers Including Daily Wage and Casual StaffPolity & Governance Trump Says US Can Take the Strait of Hormuz; Iran War Enters Fifth WeekInternational Relations Centre Invokes Essential Commodities Act to Combat Fuel Hoarding Amid Strait of Hormuz CrisisEconomics Parliament Passes Jan Vishwas Amendment Bill 2026, Decriminalising Over 700 Minor OffencesPolity & Governance China Calls for Stronger Trade Cooperation with India After First Ministerial Meeting in Seven YearsInternational Relations Artemis II Launches: Humanity's First Crewed Lunar Mission in Over 50 YearsScience & Technology Lok Sabha Passes CAPF Bill Codifying IPS Dominance, Opposition Flags Promotion StagnationPolity & Governance Foreign Secretary Misri at Hormuz Crisis Talks: India the Only Nation to Lose Mariners in Gulf AttacksInternational Relations Jan Vishwas Bill 2026 Passed by Parliament: Decriminalizing 784 Provisions Across 79 ActsPolity & Governance India Inducts INS Aridhaman: Third Nuclear-Powered Ballistic Missile SubmarineInternal Security Right to Be Considered for Promotion as a Fundamental Right: What It Means and How It WorksPolity & Governance IBC Amendment Bill 2026: Mandatory Timelines, Out-of-Court Settlement, and Tighter NCLT DeadlinesEconomics Tigress Killed by Train in Dudhwa Buffer Zone, Probe OrderedScience & Technology Kuwait's Mina Al-Ahmadi Refinery Hit by Drone Attacks, Fire Breaks OutInternational Relations Rajasthan HC Issues Contempt Notice for Delaying Panchayat and Urban Local Body ElectionsInternational Relations Parliament Passes Jan Vishwas Amendment Bill 2026: Decriminalising 784 Provisions Across 79 LawsGeography India Joins UK-Led Talks on Strait of Hormuz, Prioritising Maritime SecurityInternational Relations UN Recognises Indian Peacekeepers for Reopening Key Supply Route in South SudanInternational Relations Pakistan Warns of 'Swift, Calibrated, Decisive' Response to Any Indian AttackInternational Relations Trump Threatens to Strike Iran's Bridges and Power Plants as Nuclear Talks ContinueSocial Issues Iran's Nuclear Programme: How Close Is Tehran to a Bomb?International Relations Australia's Social Media Ban for Under-16s: A Global Test Case in Digital GovernanceEnvironment & Ecology Iranian Crude Tanker Diverts from India to China Amid Sanctions UncertaintySocial Issues OpenAI Acquires Tech Talk Show TBPN to Shape AI Public NarrativeScience & Technology India Commissions INS Aridhaman, Its Third Nuclear-Powered Ballistic Missile SubmarinePolity & Governance Centre Reviews Fuel Supply Crisis: Petroleum Secretary Meets State Officials on LPG for Autos and Migrant WorkersEnvironment & Ecology India Flags Loss of Mariners at UK-Led 60-Nation West Asia Security TalksScience & Technology NCERT Notified as Deemed University: Expanding Its Role in Higher EducationEnvironment & Ecology RBI Approves Emirates NBD's Acquisition of Up to 74% Stake in RBL Bank: Largest FDI in Indian BankingEconomics Trump Dismisses Pam Bondi as US Attorney General, Names Todd Blanche Acting AGEconomics Parliament to Hold Special Sittings to Fast-Track Women's Reservation ImplementationPolity & Governance Six Geopolitical Conflicts That Shaped India's Energy Strategy: From OPEC 1973 to the Hormuz CrisisInternational Relations Iran Warns Against Provocative Actions Ahead of UN Vote on Strait of Hormuz ForceInternational Relations Trump Announces 100% Tariff on Patented Drug Imports on Liberation Day AnniversaryInternational Relations Iran Warns UN Security Council Against Action on Strait of HormuzInternational Relations Artemis II: First Crewed Lunar Flyby in Over 50 YearsScience & Technology