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RBI Bans Non-Deliverable Rupee Derivatives to Curb Offshore SpeculationEconomics UK and 40+ Nations Mobilise Against Iran's Strait of Hormuz BlockadeInternational Relations Six ISRO Missions Remain Unfulfilled as March 2026 Deadline PassesEnvironment & Ecology Nuclear Fusion's Cost Promise Under Scrutiny: Experts Find Learning Rate Projections Too OptimisticInternational Relations India Pushes for Preferential Market Access in US, Calls Itself a 'Sweet Spot' EconomyInternational Relations Government Grants Zero Customs Duty on 40 Petrochemical Products Till June 2026 Amid West Asia DisruptionsEconomics AAP Removes Raghav Chadha as Rajya Sabha Deputy Leader Over Party Discipline BreachPolity & Governance Parliament Passes Jan Vishwas (Amendment) Bill 2026, Decriminalising 717 Provisions Across 79 LawsPolity & Governance First-Ever Motion to Remove CEC Filed as Bengal Poll Controversy DeepensPolity & Governance India Raises 'Unimpeded Transit Passage' at 60-Nation Meet Calling for Hormuz ReopeningInternational Relations SEBI Proposes Reintroduction of Open Market Share Buybacks via Stock ExchangesEconomics Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme Row Erupts in Rajya Sabha Over Jal Shakti Minister's RemarksEconomics Rising Steel Prices Squeeze India's Engineering ManufacturersEconomics Telangana Delists RTA m-Wallet App to Integrate with National Vahan and SarathiPlus PlatformsEconomics Tamil Nadu Argues Legislature Has Full Power to Strip Governor of Vice-Chancellor Appointment RolePolity & Governance States Pause SC Sub-Classification Legislation Pending Supreme Court ClarificationPolity & Governance Madras High Court: Governor Bound by Cabinet's Advice, Cannot Act IndependentlyPolity & Governance Operation Sindoor: How Security Imperatives Intersect With Domestic RealitiesInternal Security Rajnath Singh Chairs Second IGoM Meeting on West Asia Crisis ResponseInternational Relations UN Security Council Weighs Resolution Authorising Defensive Force to Secure Strait of HormuzInternational Relations India's Manufacturing PMI Falls to 53.9 in March 2026: Lowest in Nearly Four YearsEconomics DGFT Imposes Import Restrictions on Gold, Silver, and Platinum Articles to Curb FTA MisuseEconomics 40-Nation Coalition Forms to Reopen Strait of Hormuz as US Steps BackInternational Relations India Seeks Preferential US Market Access as Bilateral Trade Talks Advance Post-MC14International Relations India Inc Seeks Export Ban on Raw Material Inputs and QCO Relief Amid West Asia ConflictEconomics Government Waives Customs Duty on 40 Petrochemical Products Till June 2026Economics India's Calibrated Economic Response to the Iran War ShockEconomics Parliament Passes Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill 2026, Decriminalising 717 Minor OffencesPolity & Governance India Invokes MLI Anti-Abuse Rule to Challenge Jane Street's Singapore Tax BenefitsEconomics India's Defence Exports Hit Record Rs 38,424 Crore in FY26, Surging 62.7%Internal Security Shubhanshu Shukla Celebrates Artemis II Launch, Highlighting India's Growing Space CollaborationScience & Technology Indian Navy Escorts Tankers Through Strait of Hormuz as Defence Minister Assures No Fuel CrisisInternational Relations India-China Trade Expansion Talks Resume: First Since 2019 RCEP ExitInternational Relations Maharashtra Pushes for SC Sub-Classification After Supreme Court's Landmark 2024 RulingPolity & Governance Central Vista Redevelopment: 3,609 Trees Transplanted, 1,545 PerishedInternational Relations Haridwar Meat and Eggs Ban: Constitutional Questions on Municipal Powers vs Fundamental RightsScience & Technology Rajya Sabha Erupts as Rijiju Hints at Special Session for Women's Reservation BillEconomics Vande Bharat Sleeper Train: Indo-Russian JV Kinet Railway Solutions Completes PrototypeEnvironment & Ecology Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train: Progress on India's First Undersea Rail TunnelEconomics Bank Locker Thefts in PSBs: 40 Cases in Five Years Under RBI's Revised Liability FrameworkEnvironment & Ecology India Condemns Attacks on UNIFIL Peacekeepers in Lebanon, Cites UNSC Resolution 2589Environment & Ecology J&K Hydropower Row: Political Storm Over NHPC Project Handover and Resource RightsPolity & Governance Rajnath Singh Warns Pakistan: Any Misadventure Will Invite Unprecedented and Decisive ActionInternal Security India's Defence Exports Surge 62.66% to All-Time High of Rs 38,424 Crore in FY2025-26Internal Security US Labels India's Online Content Takedown Mechanism 'Politically Motivated' in 2026 Trade ReportPolity & Governance Customs Duty Exempted for 40 Petrochemical Products Amid West Asia CrisisInternational Relations IRDAI Directs Insurers to Curb Dark Patterns in Digital Insurance SalesScience & Technology Tamil Nadu's Pioneer Initiative: SHG Members Directly Build PMAY HousesPolity & Governance Telangana Waqf Board Moves to Digitise 6,700 Properties on UMEED PortalInternal Security Akka Mahadevi Jayanti: Celebrating the 12th-Century Veerashaiva Poet-Saint of KarnatakaScience & Technology Kerala Positioned to Comply with New Solid Waste Management Rules 2026, Say ExpertsInternational Relations Yamuna: The River That Became Stagnant: Pollution, Policy Failures, and Ecological CrisisEnvironment & Ecology India-Australia ECTA Marks Four Years: Exports More Than Double to $8.5 BillionInternational Relations Raja Ravi Varma's "Yashoda and Krishna" Sets Indian Art Auction Record at $17.9 MillionArt & Culture Hormuz Crisis Chokes Global Shipping as Freight Rates Soar FivefoldEconomics Hormuz Disruption Creates Fertiliser Stress; Kharif 2026 Outlook UncertainAgriculture India Agrees to Extended WTO E-Commerce Moratorium, Resists Plurilateral Framework Without SafeguardsEconomics India's 100% Helium Import Dependence: A Strategic Vulnerability for the Semiconductor EraEconomics Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri Represents India at UK's 35-Nation Hormuz SummitInternational Relations Nandyal MP Seeks UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Tag for Ahobilam Paruveta UtsavamArt & Culture India Seeks Preferential Market Access in US Trade Deal NegotiationsScience & Technology Iran Fires Missiles at Israel as Trump Threatens Sustained StrikesEconomics Over 6 Lakh Indian Passengers Return from West Asia amid Ongoing ConflictInternational Relations Artemis II Completes Perigee Raise Burn, Sets Course for Translunar InjectionScience & Technology CEC Report: Lack of Inter-State Coordination Has Led to Rampant Illegal Sand Mining in ChambalEnvironment & Ecology Government Exceeds FY26 Indirect Tax Collection Target of ₹15.52 Lakh CroreInternational Relations Tea Board Plans Cloud-Based Auction Platform Amid Industry Concerns Over TransitionInternal Security India Sharpens Foreign Media Outreach Strategy in Post-Operation Sindoor WorldInternal Security Coal Production from Captive and Commercial Mines Crosses 200 MT in FY 2025-26Polity & Governance India Leads 16-Nation Maritime Initiative IOS SAGAR Amid West Asia TensionsInternational Relations India-China Trade Ministerial: First Meeting in 7 Years, India Pushes for Balanced TradeInternational Relations Iran Vows 'Crushing' Attacks on US and Israel; IRGC on High AlertPolity & Governance IFFCO Plans to Replace 10% of Conventional Fertilisers with Nano Products in 3–4 YearsAgriculture West Bengal SIR Row: Supreme Court Orders NIA Probe After Judicial Officers Held Hostage in MaldaPolity & Governance Governor Bound by Council of Ministers' Advice on Release of Convicts: Constitutional PositionEconomics India's Russian Crude Purchases Hit 9-Month High as Gulf Supplies CollapseEconomics Finance Ministry: Indirect Tax Exceeds FY26 Revised Estimate, Caution Flagged for FY27Economics Budget Session Adjourned: Parliament to Reconvene April 16 to Raise Lok Sabha Seats to 816Polity & Governance LIC, New India Assurance and GIC Re Retain D-SII Status Under IRDAI FrameworkEconomics India Joins UK-Led 35-Nation Talks to Reopen Strait of HormuzInternational Relations Government to Assess Revenue Impact of Tax Concessions Granted Amid West Asia CrisisEconomics CAPF Amendment Bill Passed by Lok Sabha Amid Opposition Walkout Over IPS Deputation ControversyPolity & Governance Telangana Bans Paraquat; Nationwide Ban Demands Grow Over Parkinson's Link and No AntidoteScience & Technology India's Rare Earth Magnet Push: Rs 7,280 Crore Scheme, Pre-Bid Meeting Set for April 7Economics Maldives, Sri Lanka and Others Seek Exemption from Trump's Reciprocal TariffsPolity & Governance NASA's Artemis II: First Crewed Mission to Lunar Vicinity in 50 YearsEnvironment & Ecology Supreme Court Calls Sand Mining Mafia "Modern Dacoits of Chambal" in Landmark CaseEnvironment & Ecology Government Rolls Out Exporter Relief Package Amid Gulf Conflict Trade DisruptionsEconomics US Imposes 26% Reciprocal Tariff on India: Sector-by-Sector Impact AnalysisEnvironment & Ecology India Signals Readiness to Cut Import Duties and Regulate Exports to Protect Domestic SupplyEnvironment & Ecology Road Ministry Revamps Price Escalation Mechanism for Highway ProjectsEconomics India's Palm Oil Imports Hit 3-Month Low as Global Prices SpikeInternal Security India Stands Alone at WTO MC14, Rejects China-Led Investment Facilitation for Development PactInternational Relations India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement: Implementation ImminentInternational Relations UPI Sets All-Time Record with 22.64 Billion Transactions in March 2026Economics Centre Pushes States on Fertiliser Black-Marketing and MSP Procurement; 9.25 Crore Farmer IDs CreatedEconomics Parliament to Reconvene on April 16 to Expand Lok Sabha Seats and Implement Women's ReservationPolity & Governance Government Exempts Customs Duty on 40 Petrochemical Products Till June 30 Amid West Asia CrisisEconomics Government Signals Major Bill Ahead as Rajya Sabha Rejects Adjournment MotionPolity & Governance Census 2027: India's First Digital Census Begins with Self-Enumeration DrivePolity & Governance FCRA Amendment Bill 2026 Stalled in Parliament Amid Opposition ProtestsPolity & Governance Mandatory Recycled Plastic in Packaging: India Tightens Circular Economy RulesEnvironment & Ecology Rupee Posts Sharpest Single-Day Gain in 12 Years After RBI Curbs Forex SpeculationEconomics Navy Chief Reveals Indian Naval Forces Were Minutes Away From Sea Strike on Pakistan During Operation SindoorInternal Security India's Defence Exports Reach Record Rs 38,424 Crore in FY26, Up 62.7%International Relations West Asia War and the Shadow of 1973: How Today's Oil Crisis ComparesEconomics West Asia War: Five Strategic Implications India Must NavigateInternational Relations Artemis II: Humans Return to the Moon After More Than 50 YearsScience & Technology Artemis II: A Symbol of Diversity and a Tool for Moon's FutureScience & Technology Manufacturing PMI Dips to 45-Month Low of 53.9 in March Amid Global DisruptionsEconomics Pakistan as Iran War Mediator: India's Strategic Absence from West Asia DiplomacyInternational Relations India-Russia Step Up High-Level Engagement Amid West Asia TensionsInternational Relations Artemis II: First Crewed Lunar Mission in 50 Years Reaches OrbitScience & Technology Artemis II: First Crewed Lunar Mission in Over 50 Years Reaches OrbitScience & Technology Trump's Address on Iran War: Escalation Signals, Nuclear Threats, and Oil Price SurgeInternational Relations Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill 2026: Parliament Recognises Amaravati as Sole CapitalPolity & Governance India's Defence Exports Cross Rs 38,424 Crore in FY26; US Remains Top BuyerEconomics India's Manufacturing PMI Falls to 45-Month Low of 53.9 in March 2026Economics Rajya Sabha Passes Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2025Economics CBDT Clarifies GAAR Will Not Apply to Investments Made Before April 1, 2017Economics Venezuela's Oil Exports Reach 6-Year High as Indian Refiners Fill the China GapInternational Relations RBI Cracks Down on Offshore Rupee Speculation with Tough NDF Market RestrictionsEconomics iPhones in Deep Space: NASA's Historic Technology Policy Shift on Artemis IIScience & Technology FCRA Amendment Bill Triggers Political Storm in Kerala as Church Opposes ChangesPolity & Governance CBIC Waives Full Customs Duty on Critical Petrochemical Feedstock and IntermediatesEconomics Why India Is Pushing Piped Natural Gas: The PNG vs LPG Question ExplainedEconomics GE Aerospace Delivers Sixth F404-IN20 Engine for Tejas LCA-Mk1A, But Misses Annual TargetScience & Technology CBIC Removes Import Duty on 41 Petrochemical Items to Stabilise SupplyEconomics FCRA Amendment Bill 2026: Stalin Calls It "Direct Attack" on Minority InstitutionsPolity & Governance India's Defence Exports Reach Record ₹38,424 Crore in FY 2025-26International Relations Shubhanshu Shukla at Artemis II Launch: India's Moment in Deep Space HistoryScience & Technology India's Economy Shows Resilience: GST Crosses Rs 2 Lakh Crore, UPI Hits Record Despite Gulf WarEconomics Over 37,700 Indian Workers Died Abroad in Five Years; Gulf Nations Account for 86%International Relations Raja Ravi Varma's 'Yashoda and Krishna' Sets Indian Art Auction Record at Rs 167 CroreArt & Culture Mahabodhi Temple Management Dispute Raised in Rajya Sabha; SP Demands Buddhist ControlPolity & Governance Indian Cities' Heat Action Plans Must Address Night-Time Temperatures, Study WarnsEnvironment & Ecology Customs Duty Exemption on Critical Petrochemical Products Amid West Asia CrisisEconomics Supreme Court Calls Out Bengal's "Law and Order Breakdown" After Judicial Officers Held HostagePolity & Governance Customs Duty Exemption on Critical Petrochemical Products Amid West Asia Supply DisruptionsEconomics Tamil Nadu CM Stalin Condemns FCRA Amendment as Attack on Minority InstitutionsPolity & Governance Bengal Judicial Officers Held Hostage Over Voter Roll Deletions; Supreme Court IntervenesPolity & Governance Supreme Court Calls West Bengal "Most Polarised State" After Judicial Officers Gheraoed in MaldaPolity & Governance Supreme Court Sets April 7 Deadline for 60 Lakh Bengal Electoral Roll ClaimsPolity & Governance Operation Sindoor: Indian Navy Was Minutes Away from Sea Strike on Pakistan, Reveals Naval ChiefInternal Security India's Defence Capital Budget of Rs 1.86 Lakh Crore Fully Utilised in FY2025-26Internal Security

Jan Vishwas Amendment Bill 2026: Lok Sabha Decriminalises 717 Provisions Across 79 LawsPolity & Governance Bacterial Torque Can Power Microscopic Machines, Finds New ResearchScience & Technology India Restricts Precious Metal Jewellery Imports to Check FTA MisuseEconomics PM Chairs CCS Meeting on Middle East Conflict: Urgent Steps to Secure Supplies and Curb Price RisksInternational Relations RBI Bars Banks from Offering Rupee Non-Deliverable Forwards, Caps Net Open PositionsEconomics Rajya Sabha Passes CAPF (General Administration) Bill 2026 Amid Opposition WalkoutPolity & Governance Parliament Passes CAPF (General Administration) Bill 2026 Amid Opposition WalkoutPolity & Governance CCS Briefed on LPG, LNG, and Fertiliser Supply: PM Modi Directs Steps to Shield India from West Asia ConflictEconomics India's First Digital Census Begins: PM Modi Completes Self-EnumerationPolity & Governance From Red Corridor to Development Corridor: The End of Left Wing Extremism and the Road AheadInternal Security Orderly Exit: India's Energy Transition and the Risk of New DependenciesEconomics NHAI Exceeds FY26 Highway Construction Target by 15%, Surpasses Budgetary CapexEconomics Indian Railways Reports Record Revenue, Freight, and Passenger Growth in FY 2025-26Economics Modi Plans Europe Push to Fast-Track India-EU FTA ImplementationInternational Relations Manipur Peace Process: Home Minister Directs Acceleration, Approves All-Woman Police BattalionInternal Security Modi Chairs Cabinet Panel Meet on West Asia Crisis: Focus on Fertilizer and Essential SuppliesEconomics Census 2027 Begins: 55,000 Households Self-Enumerate on Day One of India's First Digital CensusPolity & Governance NSCN-K Targets Religious Conversion and Demographic Change, Arunachal Government Tells UAPA TribunalInternal Security Government Defers FCRA Amendment Bill; Rijiju Defends National Security Rationale Against Electoral Politics ChargePolity & Governance Artemis II: Programme Architecture, History, and India's Growing Role in Lunar ExplorationScience & Technology Operation Sindoor: Indian Navy Was Minutes Away from Striking Pakistan by SeaInternal Security Strait of Hormuz Crisis: India's Navy Warns of Rising Maritime Threats at ChokepointsInternational Relations RBI MPC Expected to Hold Repo Rate Amid Persistent Inflation RisksEconomics Skill India Digital Hub (SIDH) 2.0 Integrated with e-Shram PortalPolity & Governance NAMASTE Scheme: Safety and Welfare of Sewer and Septic Tank WorkersSocial Issues IndiaAI Mission: Promoting Impactful AI Solutions to Address India's Societal ChallengesScience & Technology Indian Railways Sets New Freight Record at 1,670 Million Tonnes in FY 2025-26Economics Digital Trade as a Pillar of India's Economy: IT Revenues, Exports, and Policy FrameworksEconomics Parliament Session to Extend: Government Plans Bill to Expand Lok Sabha to 816 Seats with 273 Reserved for WomenPolity & Governance Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan: Nationwide Expansion and Drug Demand ReductionSocial Issues Trump Claims Iran Requested Ceasefire; Tehran Denies as Hormuz Standoff ContinuesInternational Relations IBC Amendment Expands Lookback Period for Pre-Bankruptcy Transaction Scrutiny to Two YearsEconomics PM Modi Reviews LPG and LNG Supply Diversification Amid West Asia ConflictEconomics Centre Releases Rs 1,536 Crore in XV-FC Grants to Strengthen Rural Local Governance in 8 StatesPolity & Governance Artemis II Moon Mission: Safety Architecture, Life Support, and Astronaut Protection SystemsScience & Technology GAAR Uncertainty on Cross-Border Payments Concerns Indian Businesses After Supreme Court RulingEconomics Semicon India Programme: Building a Complete Semiconductor Ecosystem from Design to ManufacturingScience & Technology National Cooperative Organics Limited (NCOL): Umbrella Body for Organic ProductsEconomics Election Commission Relaxes Symbol Rule: 1% Vote Share in One of Last Two Elections Enough for Common SymbolPolity & Governance SHRESHTA Scheme: Residential Education for Scheduled Caste StudentsSocial Issues Social Security for Senior Citizens: AVYAY Scheme and Welfare FrameworkSocial Issues FCRA Amendment Bill 2026 Debate Deferred in Lok Sabha Amid Political StandoffPolity & Governance CAPF (General Administration) Bill 2026: Rajya Sabha Passes Amid Opposition WalkoutPolity & Governance GST Collections Cross ₹2 Lakh Crore in March 2026, FY26 Total at ₹22.27 Lakh CroreEconomics India Renews Essential Commodities Export Commitment to Maldives for 2026-27International Relations USTR Flags India's UPI and Data Localization Rules as Trade BarriersInternational Relations SEZ Units Get One-Year Relief for Domestic Sales at Concessional Duty; RoDTEP ExtendedEconomics Meghalaya BJP MLA Urges PM to Conduct Consultative Review of FCRA Amendment BillPolity & Governance India's Electronics Manufacturing: Domestic Value Addition Reaches 18–20%, Path to AtmaNirbhar BharatEconomics India's Revised SEZ Policy Takes Effect as Export Zones Navigate US Tariffs and Gulf War DisruptionsEconomics FCRA Amendment Bill 2026 Dropped: Foreign Funding, Civil Society, and Minority InstitutionsPolity & Governance Indian LPG Tanker Pine Gas Escapes Mined Strait of Hormuz via IRGC-Directed Larak Island RouteInternational Relations Amaravati Recognised as Andhra Pradesh's Sole Capital: Amending the Reorganisation ActPolity & Governance March 2026: India's Worst Economic Month: War Shock Hits Financial Markets HardEconomics Samrat Samprati: The Mauryan Emperor Who Became Jainism's Great PatronArt & Culture Odisha at 90: India's First Linguistic State and the Principles Behind State ReorganisationModern History Pakistan and Afghan Taliban Hold China-Mediated Trilateral Talks in Urumqi to Broker CeasefireInternational Relations USTR's 2026 NTE Report Flags India's Trade Barriers as US Goods Deficit Widens 27%International Relations Putin Expected to Attend BRICS Summit in New Delhi in September 2026International Relations GE Delivers Only Six F404 Engines to HAL Against Target of Eleven, Blaming Gulf War Supply DisruptionScience & Technology Artemis 2: Humanity Returns to the Moon's Vicinity for the First Time in Over 50 YearsScience & Technology Trump's Supreme Court Visit Over Birthright Citizenship: US 14th Amendment vs India's Citizenship FrameworkInternational Relations US "God Squad" Exempts Gulf of Mexico Oil Drilling from Endangered Species Rules, Threatening Rice's WhaleEnvironment & Ecology Victor Glover and the Human Story Behind the Artemis II Moon MissionScience & Technology Government Clarifies GAAR Will Not Apply to Pre-2017 Investments, Easing Foreign Investor ConcernsEconomics North Korea-Linked Hackers Target Open-Source Software in Global Supply Chain AttackScience & Technology Russian Crude to India: Two Key Sea Routes, Shadow Fleets, and the G7 Price CapInternational Relations Iran War Leaves Trump at Strategic Impasse as Gulf Security Order Faces RestructuringInternational Relations NASA Artemis II: First Crewed Lunar Mission in Over 50 Years Lifts OffScience & Technology SEZ Units Allowed One-Year Window to Sell Domestically at Concessional Duty RatesEconomics Government Defers FCRA Amendment Bill Debate; Rijiju Accuses Opposition of Misrepresenting Bill Before Kerala PollsPolity & Governance Australia Warns of Months-Long Economic Shock From West Asia War, Fuel Prices SurgeInternational Relations Lok Sabha Expansion to 816 Seats: Southern States Fear Delimitation DisadvantagePolity & Governance Trump Threatens NATO Withdrawal as European Allies Refuse to Join Iran WarInternational Relations IBC Amendment Bill 2025: Land Authorities Gain CoC Access, Real Estate Insolvency ReformsEconomics Parliament Session May Be Extended to Pass Lok Sabha Expansion to 816 SeatsPolity & Governance Lok Sabha Passes Bill Granting Amaravati Statutory Status as Andhra Pradesh's Sole CapitalPolity & Governance Kerala Faces 20% Drop in Remittances as West Asia War Disrupts Gulf EconomiesEconomics GST Collections Cross ₹2 Lakh Crore in March 2026, Third Highest in FY26Economics Income Tax Act 2025 Comes into Force: India's Tax Code Gets Its First Major Rewrite Since 1961Polity & Governance Amaravati Declared Andhra Pradesh's Sole Capital by ParliamentPolity & Governance Amit Shah Self-Enumerates for Census 2027, Calls It a 'National Duty'Polity & Governance FCRA Amendment Bill 2026: National Security Justification Meets Minority Rights FearsPolity & Governance Rajya Sabha Passes CAPF General Administration Bill 2026 Amid IPS Quota ControversyPolity & Governance Census 2027 Phase I Begins: India's First Digital Census With Self-EnumerationPolity & Governance Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill 2026: Decriminalising Minor Offences to Ease Business and LifePolity & Governance IBC Amendment Act 2026: Speeding Up Insolvency Resolution and Reducing Case BacklogEconomics Amaravati Recognised as Andhra Pradesh's Sole Capital: Legislative Clarity After a DecadePolity & Governance India's Rare Earth Corridors: Reducing Strategic Mineral Import DependenceEconomics RBI Updates Banks on UNSC Sanctions List: New ISIL Financier Added Under UAPA Section 51AInternal Security Centre Proposes Extending IT Rules to Social Media News Posts by Non-PublishersPolity & Governance Census 2027: India's First Digital Headcount Begins with Self-Enumeration PortalPolity & Governance CAG Flags Overcrowding, Missing Bathing Cubicles, and Security Gaps in Odisha PrisonsSocial Issues Ujjwala Yojana: When 'Smoke-Free Kitchens' Revert to Dung-Cake StovesScience & Technology MGNREGA Usage Falls 8% as India Transitions to the VB-GRAMG ActPolity & Governance India Recorded 65 Internet Shutdowns in 2025: Still Highest Among DemocraciesPolity & Governance From Red Corridor to Development Corridor: The Governance Challenge AheadEconomics Transgender Persons Amendment Act 2026: A Decade of Rights Rolled BackSocial Issues Rajasthan Extends Daytime Irrigation Power to 24 Districts Under PM KUSUM PushEconomics GST Collection Crosses ₹2 Lakh Crore in March: Domestic Sluggishness Behind Import SurgeEconomics India's Billion-Plus Headcount: How Census 2027 Works and Why It MattersInternational Relations Iran Drone Attack on Kuwait Airport: Gulf Conflict Escalates Beyond HormuzPolity & Governance Iran-Israel War Escalates: Houthis, Hormuz Threat, and India's Energy ExposureInternational Relations GST Collections Cross ₹2 Lakh Crore in March, Full-Year FY26 Total Reaches ₹22.27 Lakh CroreEconomics Lok Sabha Discusses AP Reorganisation Amendment Bill to Declare Amaravati as Andhra Pradesh's Sole CapitalPolity & Governance Transgender Amendment Act, Social Media Verdicts, GLP-1 Drugs, and New Covid Variant: Key Science and Policy DevelopmentsSocial Issues Artemis 2: First Crewed Lunar Flyby in 50 Years Launches on Historic MissionScience & Technology India Should Protect Own Interests: Not Just Balance — in West Asia Conflict: C Raja MohanInternational Relations India Accelerates Electric Bus Expansion Under PM-eBus Sewa Amid West Asia Oil Supply RisksEconomics Pakistan and China Issue 5-Point Peace Initiative to End West Asia ConflictInternational Relations Lok Sabha Expansion Proposal: Delimitation, Southern States, and the Federal Fault LinePolity & Governance FCRA Amendment Bill 2026: Constitutional Debate on Foreign Funding, Minority Rights, and State PowerPolity & Governance Netanyahu Says Israel Is Systematically Crushing Iran While Forging New Regional AlliancesInternational Relations US Flags India's High Tariffs and Non-Tariff Barriers in Annual Trade ReportInternational Relations Iran's Hormuz Toll Plan: Weaponising a Global ChokepointInternational Relations Artemis II: The First Crewed Moon Mission in 50 Years and the US-China Lunar RaceScience & Technology UNCTAD Warning: Hormuz Disruption Threatens Global Fertiliser Chains and India's Food SecurityEconomics Bab el-Mandeb: The 'Gate of Tears' and the Double Chokepoint ThreatGeography Telangana Gig Workers Welfare Bill 2026: Statutory Rights for Platform WorkersSocial Issues Lok Sabha Adjourned as Opposition Protests FCRA Amendment BillPolity & Governance FCRA Amendment Bill 2026: Tightening Foreign Funding Regulation Amid Political ControversyPolity & Governance Transgender Persons Amendment Act 2026: Presidential Assent and the Self-Identification DebatePolity & Governance FCRA Amendment Bill 2026: Key Provisions and the Constitutional DebatePolity & Governance

West Asia Conflict Could Shave 1 Percentage Point Off India's FY27 GDP Growth: EYEconomics Lavrov to Visit Delhi in May for BRICS Foreign Ministers Meet: Energy and War on AgendaInternational Relations RoDTEP Scheme Extended Six Months as Exporters Seek Rate StabilityEconomics India's Fertilizer Vulnerability: Gulf Conflict Exposes Agrarian Supply Chain RiskPolity & Governance Qdenga Dengue Vaccine: India's First Dengue Immunisation Tool and Its LimitsPolity & Governance Orbital Congestion and the Governance Gap: Why Earth's Orbits Are Filling UpScience & Technology Transgender Persons Amendment Act 2026: 32,000 Self-Identity Certificates Now in Legal LimboPolity & Governance Five Kashmir Glacial Lakes Pose Very High GLOF Risk to Downstream InfrastructureEnvironment & Ecology Former RBI Deputy Governor Advocates Accessing US Fed Swap Facility to Stabilise RupeeEconomics India's IIP: February 2026 Surge to 5.2% and What the Divergence SignalsEconomics Finance Commission Disaster Funding Formula Leaves Hazard-Prone States UnderservedPolity & Governance Bastar's 42,000 sq. km Declared Largely Free from LWE; 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