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RBI Overhauls Bank Credit Rules: Acquisition Finance and Capital Market Lending FrameworksEconomics Design in India Condition for PLI Subsidies: Government Warns Electronics Firms on ECMSEconomics Indian Navy Receives Three Indigenous Warships in a Single Day from GRSEInternal Security India Accelerates African Energy Imports to Offset Strait of Hormuz DisruptionsEconomics Jaishankar Meets Lavrov: India-Russia Diplomatic Engagement Amid West Asia WarInternational Relations India's EV Gap: Energy Security Exposed by West Asia ConflictScience & Technology Newfound Brain Network 'SCAN' Implicated in Parkinson's DiseaseScience & Technology Census 2027: India's First Digital Census Begins April 1, 2026Polity & Governance Lok Sabha Passes IBC Amendment Bill 2025 to Accelerate Insolvency ResolutionsEconomics Government Proposes IT Rules Amendment to Regulate Independent News Creators OnlinePolity & Governance Karnataka's Anti-Honour Killing Bill: Protecting the Right to Choose a PartnerPolity & Governance Bastar on Verge of Being Declared Naxal-Free as Government Deadline ArrivesInternal Security LPG Crisis Exposes India's Clean Cooking Vulnerabilities Amid West Asia ConflictEconomics India's April–February Fiscal Deficit at 80.4% of FY26 Annual TargetEconomics India's Electric Bus Market Grows 44%; Switch and PMI Displace Legacy OEMsEconomics Amit Shah Tells Lok Sabha: Entire Top Maoist Leadership Wiped Out, India Virtually Naxal-FreeInternal Security Delimitation and Federalism: Ensuring Fair Voice Beyond Raw Population NumbersPolity & Governance GRSE Achieves Historic Triple Delivery: Three Frontline Warships Handed Over to Indian NavyInternal Security Small Savings Scheme Interest Rates Unchanged for Eighth Consecutive QuarterEconomics IRDAI Approves India AS Accounting Framework for All Insurers from April 1, 2026Economics Iranian Parliament Mulls Exit from NPT as Nuclear Sites Attacked in West Asia WarInternational Relations India Buys LNG at $19/MMBtu from Spot Markets for Fertilizer Units amid West Asia CrisisEconomics NHAI on Track for ₹30,000 Crore Road Monetisation Target in FY26Economics SECI Signs Green Ammonia Supply Agreements With Fertiliser Firms for 7.24 Lakh Tonnes Per YearEconomics India's Fiscal Deficit at 80.4% of FY26 Target Through February 2026Economics Rajasthan High Court: Placing Transgender Persons Under OBC Quota Gives No Real BenefitPolity & Governance Centre Proposes IT Rules Amendment to Extend Takedown Powers to Individual Social Media UsersPolity & Governance Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026 Receives Presidential AssentPolity & Governance India Taps New Sources to Plug Fertilizer Supply Gap Ahead of Kharif 2026Economics Euthanasia in India: Supreme Court Applies Passive Euthanasia Framework for the First TimePolity & Governance SBI Report Urges RBI to Deploy Forex Reserves to Stabilize Rupee Amid West Asia CrisisEconomics FM Sitharaman: India's Economy on Firm Footing, Rupee Performing Better Than Asian PeersEconomics India to Keep Pulses Import Duties Unchanged, Extend Duty-Free Period for Tur and UradEconomics Parliament Debates Naxalism: NDA Claims Victory, Opposition Urges Socio-Economic FocusInternal Security IBC Delivers 52% of Total Bank Bad-Loan Recoveries, Lok Sabha Passes Amendment BillEconomics India Must Pursue Value-Driven Critical Minerals Diplomacy in AfricaInternational Relations RBI Defers Capital Market Exposure Amendment Directions to July 1, 2026Economics Ten Foreign-Flagged Tankers Carrying Oil and LPG for India Remain Stranded in Persian GulfInternational Relations Census 2027: House Listing Begins April 1, Caste Enumeration Slated for Phase 2Polity & Governance IBC Amendment Bill Creates New Pre-Packaged Insolvency Mechanism and CIIRP FrameworkEconomics MHA's AI Integration: Predictive Policing, Dark Web Monitoring, and the Surakshini InitiativePolity & Governance J&K Assembly Bill Seeks Divisional Status for Pir Panjal and Chenab Valley: Politics and ImplicationsPolity & Governance China Diplomacy: Putin Set to Visit After Trump, New Indian Ambassador, and Ocean Mapping RevelationsInternational Relations IBC Amendment Bill Mandates Committee of Creditors to Record Reasons for Resolution Applicant SelectionEconomics WTO E-Commerce Tax Moratorium Lapses: Digital Tariffs Now Legally PermissibleInternational Relations Rewilding the Nilgiris: Grassland and Shola Forest Revival Through Community and ConservationEnvironment & Ecology Australia-EU Free Trade Agreement Revives India's Push for International GI Tag on Basmati RiceEconomics Government Approves 29 Electronics Projects Worth ₹7,104 Crore Under ECMS Fourth TrancheEconomics One Month of the Iran-US War: Leaders Killed, Major Strikes, and Iranian ResponseInternational Relations Trump Weighs Ground Operation to Seize Iran's Enriched Uranium StockpileInternational Relations IndiGo Launches Daily Direct Flights Between Kolkata and ShanghaiInternational Relations Spain Closes Airspace to US Military Flights Linked to War on IranInternational Relations India's Industrial Output Grows 5.2% in February 2026, Led by Manufacturing and Capital GoodsEconomics Government Clears 29 Investment Proposals Worth ₹7,104 Crore Under Electronics Component Manufacturing SchemeEconomics India's Fiscal Deficit Reaches 80.4% of FY26 Target in April–FebruaryEconomics India Authorises State Firms to Procure Critical Equipment from China in Supply Chain ResetInternational Relations India's Lethal Autonomous Weapons Programme and Predictive Crime Database Revealed in Parliamentary ReportScience & Technology Trump Threatens to Destroy Iran's Energy Infrastructure Unless Deal ReachedInternational Relations Centre Restores PDS Kerosene Supply in 21 Kerosene-Free States Amid LPG ShortageEconomics Jan Vishwas (Amendment) Bill 2026: Replacing Jail with Fines for 717 Minor OffencesPolity & Governance WTO's 14th Ministerial Conference Ends Without Deals on Agriculture or Institutional ReformInternational Relations Delimitation Debate: Southern States Warn 50% Seat Increase Would Permanently Skew Political Power NorthwardPolity & Governance MeitY Draft: Platforms Risk Losing Safe Harbour If They Ignore Government Binding OrdersPolity & Governance Lok Sabha Passes IBC Amendment Bill to Fast-Track Insolvency ProceedingsEconomics Lok Sabha Passes IBC Amendment Bill to Maximise Value for All StakeholdersEconomics Sitharaman Defends IBC: Higher Recoveries and Better Post-Resolution Performance of FirmsEconomics Lok Sabha Passes Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill 2025Economics NGT Orders on River Pollution, Debris Dumping, and Waste Management Across IndiaEnvironment & Ecology Every $10 Rise in Crude Oil Could Push India's Inflation Up by 60 Basis PointsEconomics RBI's Monetary Policy Dilemma as India's Goldilocks Moment FadesEconomics WTO TRIPS Moratorium on Non-Violation Complaints Expires for First Time Since 1995International Relations ICRA Pegs India's GDP Growth at 6.5% in FY27, Flags West Asia Conflict RisksEconomics Lok Sabha Debates Naxalism Eradication: Government Claims Near-Victory, Opposition Demands AccountabilityInternal Security CAPF (General Administration) Bill 2026: Parliament vs. Supreme Court on IPS Deputation in Paramilitary ForcesPolity & Governance WTO MC14: Reform Agenda Stalls as E-Commerce and Institutional Overhaul FailEconomics West Asia Conflict Pushes Gas Prices 60% Higher, Threatening India's Fertiliser Supply and Subsidy BillEconomics India's April–February FY26 Fiscal Deficit at ₹12.53 Lakh Crore, 80.4% of Annual TargetEconomics WTO MC14 Deadlock Reveals Fractures in Global Economic Order Amid Geopolitical TensionsInternational Relations Bio-Bitumen via Pyrolysis: India's Crop Waste Technology Targets Air Pollution and Import SavingsScience & Technology WTO MC14 Concludes in Deadlock: E-Commerce Duty Moratorium Left UnresolvedInternational Relations India's Invisible Receipts Surge 56% to $464 Billion in April–December FY26Economics MeitY Proposes Making Government Advisories Binding on Digital Platforms Under IT RulesPolity & Governance FCRA Amendment Bill: Kerala CM and Christian Bodies Raise Alarm Over Asset Takeover ProvisionsPolity & Governance India's Urea Supply Under Pressure as West Asia Conflict Disrupts LNG FlowsEconomics Census 2027: 'Stable' Live-In Couples to Be Counted as Married: A First in Indian EnumerationSocial Issues RBI Caps Banks' Net Open Position at $100 Million to Arrest Rupee SlideEconomics Census 2027: Caste Enumeration Confirmed, Preparations at Advanced StagePolity & Governance WTO E-Commerce Moratorium: Origins, Controversy, and What MC14 MeansEconomics Lok Sabha Takes Up IBC Amendment Bill 2025: New Creditor-Initiated Fast-Track Insolvency FrameworkPolity & Governance US-Iran Nuclear Negotiations: Direct and Indirect Channels Amid West Asia ConflictInternational Relations Kharg Island and US-Iran Escalation: Strategic Stakes in West AsiaInternational Relations China Resumes Direct Flights to North Korea After Six-Year SuspensionInternational Relations Centre's 60-Day Emergency PDS Kerosene Allocation Aims to Ease LPG Supply CrunchPolity & Governance Census 2027: Government Notifies 33 Questions for House Listing Phase Beginning April 1Polity & Governance Dual Membership Prohibition: Resignation Procedure, Deadlines, and What Happens if the Clock Runs OutPolity & Governance China-Russia 'No-Limits' Partnership: Geo-Economic Fragmentation and Threats to Global OrderInternational Relations Malaria Mosquitoes Outpacing Insecticides: New Genomic Study Reveals Rapid Adaptive EvolutionScience & Technology Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026 Proposes Decriminalisation of 717 Regulatory OffencesPolity & Governance Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill 2026: Provisions, Penalties, and Civil Liberties DebatePolity & Governance Prohibition of Simultaneous Membership Rules 1950: Constitutional Basis and How the Rule WorksPolity & Governance Census 2027: Government Issues FAQs for First Phase, Clarifies Live-In Couples and Self-EnumerationPolity & Governance RBI Mandates Two-Factor Authentication for All Digital Payments from April 1, 2026Economics South India's Population Dilemma: Demographic Success Penalised by DelimitationSocial Issues WTO MC14 Concludes Without Consensus on E-Commerce Duty MoratoriumEconomics Dasgaon 1927: The Forgotten Satyagraha That Preceded Mahad and Broke a Social OrderModern History Centre Temporarily Restores PDS Kerosene in 21 States and UTs as LPG Supply TightensPolity & Governance India-Australia Trade Negotiations Resume: From ECTA to CECAInternational Relations ASI Excavation at Balirajgarh: Unearthing Iron Age Mithila in BiharArt & Culture Iran War and the Food Inflation Transmission: How Energy Shocks Reach the Dining TableEconomics Global Oil Prices Rise Over 3% as Houthis Launch Attacks on Israel, Raising Supply Fears at HormuzInternational Relations

WTO MC14 in Yaoundé: Deep Faultlines Between Rich and Developing Nations ResurfaceEconomics IVRI's OPU-IVF-ET Breakthrough: Sahiwal Calves Born Through Advanced Reproductive TechnologyScience & Technology NASA's Artemis 2: First Crewed Lunar Flyby in Over 50 YearsScience & Technology WTO MC14 Talks Stall on Final Day as US-India E-Commerce Deadlock PersistsInternational Relations US-Israel Strikes Hit Iranian Port Near Strait of Hormuz as West Asia Conflict EscalatesInternational Relations India Champions Global South Interests at WTO MC14, Stalls China-Led Investment PactEconomics Pakistan Offers to Host US-Iran Peace Talks as Islamabad Becomes Diplomatic Hub for West Asia CrisisInternational Relations Indian and Pakistani Ships Navigate Strait of Hormuz as Iran Grants Selective AccessInternational Relations India Stands Alone to Block China-Backed Investment Facilitation Pact at WTO MC14International Relations India-Bound LPG Tankers Clear Strait of Hormuz Amid Iran's 'Non-Hostile' Ship PolicyInternational Relations CAPF (General Administration) Bill 2026: Codifying IPS Dominance in Paramilitary ForcesPolity & Governance PM-KUSUM 2.0 Must Address Overdependence on State Procurement for Lasting ImpactEconomics Finance Ministry Flags Economic Moderation as West Asia Crisis Disrupts Energy and Trade RoutesEconomics March 2026 Economic Data Shows Moderation in Momentum: Finance Ministry ReviewEconomics One Month of the Israel-US War on Iran: A Timeline of West Asia's Escalating ConflictInternational Relations Digi Yatra Expands to Jolly Grant Airport: Face Biometrics and Self-Sovereign Identity in Indian AviationScience & Technology Economists Divided Over Impact of Excise Duty Revision on States' RevenuePolity & Governance Sri Lanka Thanks India for 38,000 MT Fuel Supply Amid West Asia CrisisInternational Relations Sustained Rise in Crude Oil Prices May Hit India's Remittances and Stoke InflationEconomics India Clears ₹2.38 Lakh Crore Defence Package Including Five Additional S-400 RegimentsInternational Relations China and Philippines Resume South China Sea Talks After Over a Year, Beijing Urges StabilityInternational Relations IBC Reforms: Government Moves to Fix Insolvency DelaysEconomics Government Eases Kerosene Distribution Rules to Address LPG Supply Crunch from West Asia WarEconomics WTO Fisheries Subsidies Pact: India Pushes for 25-Year Transition and Stronger Curbs on Distant-Water FleetsInternational Relations MGNREGA Workers Denied Work Amid Uncertainty Over Replacement LegislationSocial Issues India's Maoist Eradication Campaign: Continuity Across Regimes, Decisive Push Toward the March 31 DeadlineInternal Security India's Updated NDC: 47% Emissions Intensity Cut and 60% Clean Power by 2035Environment & Ecology Finance Ministry Flags Rising External Risks as Trade Deficit and CAD ExpandEconomics India Steps Up Measures Against Offshore Virtual Asset Service ProvidersEconomics CEA Nageswaran: West Asia Conflict Could Significantly Dent India's Growth, Inflate DeficitsEconomics India Sends 38,000 MT of Petroleum to Sri Lanka Amid Global Energy CrisisInternational Relations Government Ramps Up Measures to Secure Fuel and LPG Supplies Amid Hormuz DisruptionEconomics WTO Members Attempt to Bridge US-India Gap on E-Commerce Tariff MoratoriumInternational Relations FCRA Amendment Bill 2026: Kerala's UDF and LDF Unite Against Proposed NGO Funding CurbsPolity & Governance India Proposes New Approaches for WTO Farm Talks Anchored in Doha MandateEconomics WTO MC14: Members Intensify Talks on E-Commerce Customs Duty Moratorium at YaoundeEconomics India Advances Bilateral Trade Agenda at WTO MC14 Sidelines with UK, EU, New Zealand, CanadaInternational Relations Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal to Visit Canada in May for FTA Trade TalksInternational Relations WTO Reform Roadmap Talks Near Deal Amid US-India E-Commerce DeadlockEconomics India's Four Labour Codes Set for April Rollout, Extending Social Security to Gig WorkersEconomics West Asia Conflict: Remittances, Rupee and India's Fiscal Position Under PressureEconomics IONS Maritime Exercise IMEX TTX 2026: India Chairs Regional Naval Forum at KochiInternal Security West Asia Conflict Poses Significant Downside Risk to India's Growth TrajectoryEconomics

Parliamentary Committee Recommends Age-Based Social Media Restrictions for MinorsPolity & Governance Indus Waters Treaty Suspension Accelerates Hydropower Projects in Jammu & KashmirInternational Relations Strait of Hormuz: Iran's Toll Proposal, Transit Passage Rights, and International LawInternational Relations MSP and the Real Cost of Farming: The C2 Formula DebateEconomics Bio-Isobutanol: India's Emerging Biofuel Answer to Diesel Import DependenceScience & Technology France to Host Fifth 'No Money for Terror' Conference as Part of G7 PresidencyInternational Relations Indian Ships Carrying Petroleum Products Cross Strait of Hormuz Amid Gulf CrisisInternational Relations India Signals Openness to Time-Limited Extension of WTO E-Commerce Duty MoratoriumEconomics Government Revises PM e-DRIVE Scheme: New Deadlines and Vehicle Caps for E-Scooters and E-RickshawsEconomics PM e-DRIVE Scheme Revised: EV Incentives Extended for Two-Wheelers to July 2026, E-Rickshaws to March 2028Economics Thailand Secures Deal with Iran for Oil Vessel Transit Through Strait of HormuzInternational Relations India Eases China Procurement Curbs for State-Run Power and Steel FirmsEconomics Parliament Panel Flags Staff Crunch at India's ASI Monuments, Cites Charminar NeglectArt & Culture India's Position on WTO Reform: Consensus Safeguards Before Plurilateral IntegrationEconomics