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Finance Bill 2026 Cleared by Parliament: Excise Duty Cut on Petrol and DieselPolity & Governance Moody's Warning: Prolonged West Asia Disruption Poses Global Credit RisksEconomics The Endosulfan Tragedy in Kasargod: Decades of Suffering from Aerial Pesticide UseEnvironment & Ecology India's Rs 2.38 Lakh Crore Defence Push: DAC Clears Five S-400 Squadrons and Transport AircraftInternal Security Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026: Key Changes and ConcernsPolity & Governance NIA Gets 10-Day Custody of Seven Foreign Nationals Linked to Myanmar Insurgency NetworksInternal Security India Signs Rs 858 Crore Defence Deals: Tunguska Air Defence Missiles and P-8I MaintenanceInternal Security India Hosts BRICS 2026: Navigating Internal Fractures Over Iran Conflict and Ukraine WarInternational Relations Five India-Bound LPG Ships Remain Anchored Near the Strait of HormuzInternational Relations PM Modi Convenes 'Team India' Meeting with Chief Ministers to Manage West Asia Crisis ImpactPolity & Governance UN Creates Task Force to Address Humanitarian Fallout from Hormuz ClosureInternational Relations India-US Trade Deal: Gaps Remain on Pulses and Agricultural Market AccessInternational Relations Jaishankar Calls for Resilient Trade Corridors and Supply Chains Amid West Asia ConflictInternational Relations Centre to Borrow Rs 8.2 Trillion in H1 FY27 via 26 Weekly Auctions Including Green BondsEconomics Bangladesh Foreign Minister's India Visit Signals Bilateral Reset Ahead of Ganga Treaty ExpiryInternational Relations Courier Export Value Cap Removed: DGFT Scraps Rs 10 Lakh Per-Consignment LimitEconomics Lok Sabha to Discuss Government's Efforts to End Left Wing Extremism Under Rule 193Internal Security Press Note 3 Amendment: Beneficial Ownership Definition for Land Border FDIEconomics Moody's Warns of Rising Credit Stress for India if Gulf Conflict PersistsEconomics India and US Review Next Steps in Trade Pact Talks at WTO MC14International Relations RBI Caps Banks' Net Open Position at $100 Million to Stabilise RupeeEconomics India-Europe Ties Deepen as PM Modi Plans Nordic Summit and G7 VisitsInternational Relations India's US Exports Under Pressure: Section 301 Probe and Weak Demand Hit Shrimp and TextilesEconomics Indian Ships Face GPS Jamming and Mine Alerts in the Strait of HormuzInternational Relations Jaishankar: Freedom of Navigation Critical for Global Economic Security, IMEC More Relevant Than EverInternational Relations DAC Approves Rs 2.38 Lakh Crore Defence Procurement: S-400 Expansion, Dhanush Guns, Transport AircraftInternal Security India Inks Rs 445 Crore Tunguska Deal with Russia and Rs 413 Crore P-8I Contract with BoeingInternal Security NCERT Restructuring and AI in Education: India's 2026 Education RoadmapSocial Issues Transgender Persons Amendment Bill 2026: Parliament Removes Right to Self-DeterminationPolity & Governance India's First Hydrogen Trainset Completes Oscillation Trial: A Milestone in Green RailScience & Technology Iran's Drone Campaigns in the Gulf: Lessons for the Future of WarfareInternal Security ADB Warns Prolonged West Asia Conflict Could Cut Asia's Growth by 1.3 Points, Push Inflation Up by 3.2 PointsEconomics India Revives Russia LNG Talks as Iran War Cuts Off Gulf Energy RoutesInternational Relations Arctic Winter Sea Ice Hits Record Low for Second Consecutive YearEnvironment & Ecology Indian Exports to West Asia Grind to a Near-Halt Four Weeks Into the CrisisEconomics Defence Acquisition Council Approves Proposals Worth ₹2.38 Lakh Crore in Single SessionInternal Security Government Hikes Commercial LPG Allocation to 70% of Pre-War Levels as Supply Constraints EaseEconomics India's Key Reservoirs Half Empty: Farmers Face Triple Threat of Water Stress, Fertilizer Shock, and El NiñoEconomics New Butterfly Species Discovered in Arunachal Pradesh Named After Musician Zubeen GargEnvironment & Ecology India Faces Mounting Pressure at WTO as Türkiye Drops Opposition to Investment Facilitation PactEconomics Government Sanctions ₹31,000 Crore to Fence Entire 1,643-km India-Myanmar BorderInternal Security Centre Cuts Excise Duty by ₹10/Litre, Levies Export Tax to Steady Domestic Fuel SupplyEconomics India's Fourth S-400 System Ready in Russia, Delivery Expected by May–June 2026Internal Security India's CO2 Emissions in 2025 Grew at Slowest Rate in Two Decades: CREA AnalysisEnvironment & Ecology US Weighs Deploying 10,000 Additional Troops to West Asia as Iran War EscalatesInternational Relations Rupee Breaches ₹94 Per Dollar, Headed for Worst Fiscal-Year Fall Since 2013-14Economics India Greenlights Procurement of 5 More S-400 Air Defence Systems from RussiaInternal Security Saudi Arabia Restores One Million Hectares of Degraded Land: A Model for Water-Scarce NationsEnvironment & Ecology Bangladesh Foreign Minister to Visit India, Mauritius and Pakistan in First Post-Hasina Diplomatic TourInternational Relations India's Indigenous Web Browser Challenge: ₹3.4 Crore Prize Pool for DevelopersScience & Technology Government Slashes Petrol-Diesel Excise Duty by ₹10, Imposes Export Duties Amid West Asia CrisisEconomics India Reinstates Windfall Tax on Diesel and Jet Fuel Exports Amid Oil Supply ShockEconomics Goyal Meets USTR Greer at WTO MC14 to Advance India-US Bilateral Trade AgreementInternational Relations Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill 2026: Decriminalising Minor Violations Under DDA ActPolity & Governance India's Coffee Exports Disrupted as West Asia Crisis Blocks Key Shipping RoutesEconomics China Launches Two Reciprocal Investigations into US Trade PracticesInternational Relations Rajnath Singh to Head Inter-Ministerial Group to Monitor Middle East Conflict's Impact on IndiaInternal Security RBI's Vision 2028: Shared Liability for Digital Frauds and Open Card EcosystemEconomics India's Unemployment Rate Falls to 3.1% in 2025: PLFS Annual Report FindingsEconomics Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour Directs Government to Track Placement DataPolity & Governance Finance Bill 2026 Passed by Parliament: Key Tax and Fiscal Changes for FY2026-27Economics PM Modi-Chief Ministers Meeting on West Asia Crisis: Team India Approach to Supply Chain SecurityPolity & Governance Army's Southern Command Conducts Military-Civil Fusion Drill to Strengthen Whole-of-Nation PreparednessInternal Security RBI Releases Payments Vision 2028: Strategic Roadmap for India's Payment EcosystemEconomics RBI Consolidates Framework for Unique Identifiers in Financial Market TransactionsEconomics RBI Circular: UAPA Section 51A Implementation: UNSC 1267/1989 Sanctions List Updated with Two New EntriesInternal Security RBI Mandates Unique Transaction Identifier for OTC Derivative Markets from 2027Economics Iran War Triggers Oil Price Surge, Indian Markets Fall 1% and Rupee Crosses 94 Per DollarEconomics India Cuts Excise Duty on Petrol and Diesel to Cushion Iran War ShockEconomics Meta and YouTube Found Liable for Youth Addiction: What It Means for India's Platform Accountability FrameworkScience & Technology Why India's 2031–2035 NDC Targets Are Both Modest and MeaningfulEnvironment & Ecology Nirav Modi Extradition: UK High Court Rejects Plea, Clears Path to IndiaPolity & Governance After 2025's Historic Gold Rally, Prices Drop Sharply in 2026: Understanding the ReversalEconomics Excise Duty Cut on Petrol and Diesel: Impact on Consumers and Oil CompaniesEconomics Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026: Lok Sabha Refers to JPCPolity & Governance WTO MC14 Opens in Yaounde: Institutional Reform, Dispute Settlement, and India's Red LinesInternational Relations India's Updated Climate Pledge: NDC 2031–2035 Raises Ambition on Emissions, Clean Energy, and ForestsEnvironment & Ecology Strait of Hormuz Disruption Threatens Global Agricultural MarketsEconomics AI Sycophancy: Why Chatbots Flatter Users and Why It Matters for Governance and SocietyScience & Technology Banas Dairy's Bio-CNG Model Draws National Replication as Gujarat Allocates ₹60 Crore for ExpansionEnvironment & Ecology ICAR-IVRI Enters QS World University Rankings 2026 in Top 100 for Veterinary ScienceScience & Technology India Cuts SAED on Fuels and Reimimposes Windfall Tax on ATF and Diesel ExportsEconomics India Explores Chinese Edible Oil Imports to Control Domestic PricesEconomics Trump Extends Iran's Hormuz Deadline to April 6, Holds Off on Energy Plant StrikesInternational Relations Beyond Oil: How the Hormuz Closure Disrupts Food, Medicines, and Technology Supply ChainsInternational Relations Transgender Amendment Bill 2026: Self-Identification, Legal Recognition, and the Identity DebateSocial Issues Government to Support OMCs as Sitharaman Reaffirms Consumer Price Stability After Fuel Excise CutsEconomics Indigenous Seeds Find New Markets in Andhra Pradesh's Eastern Ghats, Reviving Biodiversity and Farmer LivelihoodsEnvironment & Ecology Rupee Crashes to Record Low of 94.56 Against US Dollar Amid West Asia ConflictEconomics India Dispatches Medical Aid to Afghanistan After Pakistan's Deadly Kabul AirstrikeInternational Relations UN Security Council Convenes on Iran as Global Energy Security Concerns MountInternational Relations Centre Cuts Excise Duty on Petrol and Diesel to Shield Oil Marketing Companies Amid West Asia CrisisEconomics Supreme Court Affirms Loss of Scheduled Caste Status on Conversion Away from Hinduism, Sikhism, or BuddhismPolity & Governance Israel Intensifies Strikes on Iranian Weapons and Nuclear Research SitesInternational Relations India Pursues Steel Raw Material Deals with Argentina, Indonesia, and OmanEconomics ICRA Revises Indian Aviation Sector Outlook to Negative as Fuel Costs Threaten Carrier ViabilityEconomics Asia Bears the Sharpest Edge of the West Asia Energy CrisisEconomics Trump Extends Hormuz Deadline to April 6 as Iran Rejects Ceasefire TermsInternational Relations SMIC Supplied Chipmaking Technology to Iran's Military, US Officials AllegeInternational Relations Jaishankar Meets Canada's Anita Anand at G7 FM Meeting, India-Canada Reset ContinuesInternational Relations CAG Report Flags ₹7,400 Crore in Pending Utilisation Certificates and Hollow Fund-Use Reporting in GujaratPolity & Governance Excise Duty Cut on Petrol and Diesel: Government Cushions Impact of West Asia ConflictEconomics Bangladesh's 56th Independence Day: Envoy Pledges Candour on Sensitive India IssuesInternational Relations Cabinet Approves BHAVYA Scheme for 100 Plug-and-Play Industrial Parks by 2032Economics Oil Prices Drop as Trump Pauses Iran Strikes, But Markets Remain NervousInternational Relations Rural Africa Faces Double the Heatwave Exposure of Urban Areas by 2100, New Study WarnsEnvironment & Ecology Bombay High Court Flags Melghat Malnutrition Deaths as Maharashtra Spends on Welfare SchemesSocial Issues Bangladesh Envoy Calls for Resolving Sensitive Issues with India Amid Strained TiesInternational Relations China's EV Boom is Technology-Led: Lessons and Implications for India's EV PolicyScience & Technology US Court Blocks Pentagon's Blacklisting of AI Company Over Autonomous Weapons DisputeScience & Technology Strait of Hormuz Blockade: Which Countries Are Allowed Passage and WhyInternational Relations Government Urges Auto Industry to Electrify Operations as Iran War Squeezes Energy SuppliesEconomics Malaria Mosquitoes Evolving Insecticide Resistance Faster Than Expected, Study FindsScience & Technology Balendra Shah Takes Oath as Nepal's Youngest Prime MinisterInternational Relations Centre Slashes Excise Duty on Petrol, Exempts Diesel Amid West Asia Crude Oil SurgeEconomics MGR: The Underdog Who Remade Tamil Nadu Politics: History, Legacy, and the 2026 Election ContextPolity & Governance RBI Expected to Hold Interest Rates at 5.25% Until Mid-2027 as Inflation Stays Below TargetEconomics Excise Duty Slashed on Petrol and Diesel as Windfall Tax on Fuel Exports ReinstatedEconomics Rupee Breaches 94.50 to Hit Record Low of 94.56 Against US DollarEconomics Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill 2026: What Changed and What Activists Are ContestingSocial Issues Rupee Falls Past 94 Per Dollar to Record Low as Iran Conflict Deepens Energy RisksEconomics Parliament Panel Recommends Inventory of British-Era Heritage Sites Outside ASI's ProtectionArt & Culture Drone Strikes Target US Embassy in Baghdad's Green Zone Amid Iran-Israel ConflictInternational Relations Supreme Court: Vague Allegations Cannot Sustain Dowry Harassment Case Under Section 498A IPCPolity & Governance Nagaland Assembly Refers FNTA Bill Back to Government Amid Constitutional ConcernsPolity & Governance India's 2026 Wheat Harvest: Higher Than Last Year but Falling Short of Estimates Due to WeatherEconomics China Signals India-China Solidarity Against US Tariffs, Claims Different Economic FoundationInternational Relations Assam Rifles Soldier Injured During India-Myanmar Border Fencing in ChanglangInternal Security Indian Army Embeds Dedicated Drone Squadrons in Armoured RegimentsInternal Security India's FY27 Fiscal Deficit Target Under Pressure from Elevated Oil Prices: ICRA AnalysisEconomics

India's Electricity Demand Hits Five-Year High in January–February 2026, Driven by Shifting Weather PatternsEconomics Iran Selectively Grants Strait of Hormuz Passage to Friendly NationsInternational Relations Parliament Passes Transgender Persons Amendment Bill, Removing Self-Determined Gender IdentityPolity & Governance India and France Pledge Joint Action to Secure the Strait of HormuzInternational Relations India's Non-Fossil Energy Push: Why Battery Storage is the Missing LinkEnvironment & Ecology Supreme Court Affirms Loss of SC Status Upon Religious ConversionPolity & Governance S-400 Deliveries Accelerated: India Strengthens Air Defence Shield Amid CAATSA ConcernsInternal Security China Warns US Against Building Arms Facility in Philippines, Vows to Defend Territorial InterestsInternational Relations India's Single Spaceport Problem: Parliamentary Panel Flags Launch Pad RisksScience & Technology JN Port Cargo Traffic Hits Record 100 Million Tonnes in FY26Economics Operation Urja Suraksha: Indian Navy Secures Energy Shipments Through the Strait of HormuzInternal Security India-US Trade Deal: Remaining Gaps on Pulses and AgricultureInternational Relations India at WTO MC14: Championing Member-Driven, Development-Focused ReformEconomics Steel Ministry Seeks Intervention as LPG Crisis Hits India's MillsEconomics What Is Driving the Fall in Gold Prices?Economics China Signals Willingness to Work With India on Global South and BRICS AgendaInternational Relations Supreme Court Warns Against Mechanical Bail in Dowry Death CasesPolity & Governance CBI Arrests Mumbai Kingpin of Myanmar Cyber Slavery Network That Trafficked IndiansInternal Security India at MC14: Restoring the WTO Dispute Settlement SystemEconomics India Resumes Energy Imports from Iran After US Grants Temporary Sanctions WaiverInternational Relations 46% of CSR Spending Concentrated in Maharashtra While Aspirational Districts Remain UnderfundedPolity & Governance India's Position at WTO MC14: Plurilateral Agreements and the E-Commerce MoratoriumInternational Relations Counter Intelligence Kashmir Busts LeT Terror Recruitment Module with Pakistan-Bangladesh LinksInternal Security Gulf Conflict Threatens India's FY27 Growth as Economists Slash ForecastsEconomics Turkiye Withdraws Objection to IFD Agreement's WTO Incorporation at MC14International Relations CSR Spending Surges to ₹1.22 Lakh Crore but Aspirational Districts Get Only 12%Economics India's 6G Ambition: Standards Leadership and the Bharat 6G AllianceScience & Technology Legal Community Urges President to Withhold Assent to Transgender Amendment BillPolity & Governance Kenya's Warming Trend Intensifies: Seventh Hottest Year on Record in 2025, Riskier 2026 AheadPolity & Governance Russia Emerges as India's Top Crude Oil Supplier as Gulf Imports DeclineEconomics Supreme Court-Appointed Panel Urges Government to Withdraw Transgender Amendment BillPolity & Governance Election Commission Plans to Revive Electoral Literacy Clubs to Engage Young VotersPolity & Governance Israeli Settler Violence in the West Bank Intensifies Amid Iran War DistractionSocial Issues Karnataka Drafts Policy to Curb Screen Time Among Students: 1-Hour Limit and 7 PM Data Cut-OffPolity & Governance Landmark Verdict: California Jury Finds Meta and YouTube Liable for Social Media AddictionInternal Security Supreme Court to Examine Whether Parsi Women Can Be Excommunicated for Marrying Non-ParsisPolity & Governance WTO's 14th Ministerial Conference: What Is at Stake for India and the Global Trading SystemInternational Relations African Penguin Faces Extinction Crisis as Overfishing and Ocean Warming Drive Mass StarvationInternational Relations AI Identifies Individual Painted Storks, Confirms Nest Site Fidelity Behaviour Using Deep Transfer LearningScience & Technology OECD Cuts India's GDP Growth Forecast to 6.1% for FY27 Amid Global HeadwindsEconomics Ragam-26 Begins at NIT Calicut: India's Largest College Cultural Fest and the NITs' Institutional SignificanceInternational Relations Milkweed's Structural Innovation in Toxins Outsmarts Monarch Butterfly's Evolved ResistanceEconomics Reliance Industries Denies Purchasing Iranian Oil Amid Sanctions ControversyPolity & Governance Global Momentum Against Illegal and Unsustainable Fishing: Frameworks and MilestonesEnvironment & Ecology Transgender Persons Amendment Bill 2026 Sparks Nationwide ProtestsScience & Technology India and US Clash at WTO's MC14 Over E-Commerce Customs Duty MoratoriumInternational Relations Andhra Pradesh Cabinet Approves 50% Interest Waiver on Property Tax ArrearsPolity & Governance Pakistan's Diplomatic Intervention: Israel Removes Iranian Officials from Hit ListInternational Relations Karnataka Announces 60-Day Age Relaxation for Class 1 Admissions in 2026-27Polity & Governance Iran Drafts Law to Impose Transit Fees on Strait of Hormuz ShippingInternational Relations KPCC Fails to Rein In Rebel Candidate, Exposing Party Discipline Challenges in KarnatakaInternational Relations Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: 890 Candidates in Fray After WithdrawalsEconomics Single-Use Plastic Ban Remains Largely on Paper: 84% of Surveyed Sites in Four Cities Show ViolationsEnvironment & Ecology India's Strategic Oil Reserves at 74 Days: Structural Gaps and the Long Road to ExpansionEconomics British Airways Adds Extra Flights to Delhi and Mumbai Amid India Aviation BoomScience & Technology Supreme Court Redefines CSR as Constitutional Environmental Duty in Great Indian Bustard JudgmentEconomics Iran Conflict Escalation Pressures India's Rupee, Inflation, and GDP GrowthPolity & Governance Nipah Virus Could Evolve Into a Far More Severe Pandemic Threat, Scientists WarnInternational Relations China Reaffirms CPEC 2.0 Commitment Amid West Asia Crisis and Pakistan's Economic Reform PushScience & Technology SpaceX's Path to IPO Exposes the Opacity of Private Market Share TradingInternal Security Supreme Court Raises Alarm Over AI-Generated Non-Existent Judgments in Legal ProceedingsScience & Technology India Explores Local Currency Oil Payments for West Asian Crude Amid Price Surge and Rupee PressureEconomics India's Agriculture: Record Production, Expanded Exports and Resilient Production SystemsPolity & Governance Iran Formalises Strait of Hormuz Control as US-Iran Military Standoff DeepensInternational Relations Over 8,000 MCC Violation Complaints Filed via cVIGIL App in 2026 Assembly ElectionsScience & Technology ICICI Bank Cuts India's FY27 Growth Forecast to 6.9% Amid Energy Supply StrainEconomics Iran Embassy's Delete-and-Repost Pattern Reveals Tensions in Tehran's India PolicyEnvironment & Ecology Israeli Strike Kills IRGC Navy Chief Tangsiri, the Architect of Hormuz BlockadeEnvironment & Ecology FCRA Amendment Bill 2026: The Designated Authority and Takeover Clause ExplainedEnvironment & Ecology North Korea and Belarus Sign Friendship Treaty During Lukashenko's First Pyongyang VisitInternational Relations Middle East Crisis to Cut India's Fertiliser Output 10–15%, Raise Working Capital CostsEconomics Nomination Scrutiny Complete: Over 2,000 Candidates to Contest 2026 Assembly Elections in Five StatesEnvironment & Ecology Cabinet Pushes Piped Natural Gas Expansion: 10 Lakh New Connections Targeted for 2025-26Internal Security India's Response to West Asia Crisis: Energy, Trade, and Diaspora in FocusInternational Relations Blue-Collar Salaries Outpacing White-Collar Entry-Level Jobs in IndiaEconomics India Scales Up Critical Mineral Exploration with Startup-Driven Mining EcosystemEconomics Menstrual Leave Policy Challenged in Karnataka High Court as 'Benevolent Sexism'Social Issues West Asia Conflict Could Cut Fertilizer Output 10–15%, Straining India's Subsidy BudgetEconomics MHA's I4C Issues 290 Takedown Notices Per Day for Online Content Under IT ActPolity & Governance OECD Cuts India's FY27 Growth Forecast to 6.1% Amid West Asia Energy ShockEconomics Ladakh's Warmest Winter on Record Signals Long-Term Threats to Glaciers, Water and LivelihoodsEnvironment & Ecology India at WTO MC14: Consensus on Plurilaterals and E-Commerce Moratorium ReviewEconomics Civil Society Groups Urge President Not to Assent to 'Regressive' Transgender Amendment BillSocial Issues India's Bilateral Trade Engagements at WTO MC14 SidelinesInternational Relations Supreme Court Flags AI-Generated Fake Judgments as Legal MisconductScience & Technology Mega Anti-Naxal Operation as March 31 Deadline Nears: CoBRA Units Deployed to JharkhandInternal Security India's Health Insurance Sector Crosses ₹1.2 Lakh Crore in Premiums, IRDAI Tightens Claim TimelinesEconomics BJP Received 85% of All Political Donations in 2024-25, Over 10 Times Combined OppositionPolity & Governance Parliament Panel Flags Funding Shortfall for Uranium Exploration Body AMDERScience & Technology PM Modi to Attend G7 Summit in France: India's Role in a Fractured World OrderInternational Relations West Asia Conflict to Strain India's FY27 Fiscal Math: ICRAEconomics Middle East Conflict Threatens Rs 25,000 Crore Rise in India's Fertiliser Subsidy BillEconomics WTO's Dysfunctional Dispute Settlement: India's Call for Reform at MC14International Relations Puri's Jagannath Temple Opens Ratna Bhandar for Fresh Inventory After 48 YearsArt & Culture Naxalism in Decline: The Future of 200-Plus Security Camps in ChhattisgarhInternal Security India's CO₂ Emissions Grew at Slowest Pace in Over Two Decades in 2025Environment & Ecology SC Status After Religious Conversion: Supreme Court Reaffirms Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 in Chinthada Anand CasePolity & Governance Biometric SIM Verification and 9-Card Cap: Centre's Push to Curb Digital Arrest FraudScience & Technology ITBP Establishes 29 New Outposts Along China Border Following Galwan ClashesInternal Security Pakistan's Peacemaker Bid in the West Asia War: Opportunities and Strategic RisksInternational Relations India's Foreign Exchange Reserves: Adequacy Metrics and Resilience Against External ShocksEconomics Meta and YouTube Found Liable for Addiction in US: What It Means for Platform Regulation in IndiaPolity & Governance IMA Haryana Flags ₹400 Crore Unpaid Dues Under Ayushman Bharat, Urges CM to IntervenePolity & Governance Chennai's Microplastic Crisis: High Ecological Risk in Beach Sediments Despite Low Absolute AbundanceEnvironment & Ecology Infrastructure Projects Record ₹5.66 Lakh Crore Cost Overrun: MoSPI Flash ReportEconomics West Bengal Voter Roll: 13 Lakh Names Deleted Under Adjudication, 28 Lakh Cases Pending Before April PollsPolity & Governance India's Fertiliser Supply Under Strain as West Asia War Disrupts ShipmentsEconomics Israel's Proposed Security Zone Up to the Litani River: Implications for Lebanon and HezbollahInternational Relations Iran's IRGC-Controlled Shipping Corridor in the Strait of HormuzInternational Relations J&K Counter Intelligence Wing Raids LeT-Linked Terror Module Across Three DistrictsInternal Security NPPA Allows 0.64% MRP Hike on Essential Medicines Linked to WPI for 2026Economics European Lawmakers Push WTO to Review Israel's Most-Favoured-Nation StatusInternational Relations Iran Reviews US 15-Point Ceasefire Plan but Rules Out Direct NegotiationsInternational Relations G7 Foreign Ministers Meet in France to Bridge Transatlantic Split Over Iran WarInternational Relations India Rejects Pakistan's Condemnation of Life Sentence to Kashmiri Separatist Asiya AndrabiInternal Security Iran-Israel War: Escalation, US Involvement, and Regional Flashpoints (March 2026)International Relations Climate Study Projects Cauvery River Decline Through 2050 While Northern Rivers Face Flooding RiskEnvironment & Ecology India Among Five Nations Granted Passage Through Strait of Hormuz by IranInternational Relations Madras High Court Orders Statewide Eradication of Invasive Seemai Karuvelam from Tamil NaduEnvironment & Ecology Transgender Bill 2026: Community Groups Oppose Removal of Self-Identification PrinciplePolity & Governance Mahad Satyagraha Centenary: Ambedkar's 1927 Water Rights Movement and Its Continuing LegacyModern History Asian Economies Caught Between Oil Price Surge and Dollar Appreciation Amid West Asia ConflictEconomics Amit Shah Heads Informal Group of Ministers on West Asia Crisis Strategic IssuesPolity & Governance Agnikul Cosmos Tests World's Largest Single-Piece 3D-Printed Rocket Booster Engine 'Agnite'Science & Technology BRO Tasked with Developing Infrastructure Along 1,600 km Indo-Myanmar BorderInternal Security Freight Surge and LPG Shortage From West Asia Crisis Hit Eastern India's ExportsEconomics Operation Urja Suraksha: Indian Navy Escorts Energy Vessels Through Strait of HormuzInternal Security

West Asia Conflict Disrupts India's Chemical, Steel, Aluminium, and Textile Supply ChainsEconomics India's New NDC for 2031-2035: 47% Emissions Intensity Cut and 60% Non-Fossil Power TargetEnvironment & Ecology Supreme Court Rules MHA's Vande Mataram Circular Is Advisory, Not CompulsoryPolity & Governance How Oil Discovery Transformed the Persian Gulf's Fragile Marine EcologyEnvironment & Ecology CJI Surya Kant Warns of Contempt After Petitioner's Father Contacts His Brother in PG Admission CasePolity & Governance FCRA Amendment Bill 2026 Tabled in Lok Sabha Amid Opposition ProtestsPolity & Governance Jaishankar: Israel Stood By India in Kargil and Remains Key to Defence Technology AccessInternational Relations All-Party Meeting on West Asia: India Rejects Broker Role, Opposition Flags Pakistan's Rising Diplomatic VisibilityInternational Relations FCRA Amendment Bill 2026: Foreign Funds of Lapsed NGOs to Vest in GovernmentPolity & Governance Transgender Amendment Bill 2026: Opposition Demands Select Committee ScrutinyPolity & Governance India-US Defence Co-Development Priority Areas Identified at Policy ReviewInternal Security Allahabad HC Refuses to Quash 1984 Anti-Sikh Riot Cases in Kanpur, Calls Violence 'Akin to Genocide'Polity & Governance India Asserts Strategic Autonomy at West Asia All-Party Meeting, Distances Itself from Pakistan's Mediator RoleInternational Relations India Approves New NDC for 2031–2035: 60% Non-Fossil Power, 47% Emission Intensity CutEnvironment & Ecology Iran Rejects U.S. Peace Plan, Issues Five Counter-Conditions Including Hormuz SovereigntyInternational Relations Meghalaya Groups Seek Curbs on Non-Tribal Voters After GHADC Amendment Mandates ST Certificate for CandidatesPolity & Governance India-US Defence Policy Group Reaffirms Strategic Cooperation CommitmentInternational Relations Two National Council for Transgender Persons Members Resign Over 'Regressive' Amendment BillPolity & Governance Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026: Parliament Clears Amid Opposition ProtestsPolity & Governance Cauvery Faces Projected 3.5% Decline by 2050 as Northern Rivers Swell: Climate StudyEnvironment & Ecology West Bengal SIR: Former Enclave Residents' Citizenship Caught in Electoral Roll Adjudication TrapPolity & Governance WTO MC14 at Yaoundé: E-Commerce Moratorium, Dispute Settlement, and India's StakesInternational Relations Agriculture Ministry Sets Up Special Cell to Monitor Seed and Fertiliser Availability Amid West Asia CrisisEconomics Iran War Fractures European Solidarity as Energy Shock Deepens German Economic CrisisInternational Relations U.S. Escalates Military Presence in West Asia as Iran War ExpandsInternational Relations India Builds Data Case Against US Section 301 Excess Capacity ProbeEconomics Supreme Court: Financial Burden Cannot Deny Fair Compensation in Land AcquisitionPolity & Governance Union Cabinet Extends IVFRT Scheme to 2031 with ₹1,800 Crore OutlayPolity & Governance Government to Stop LPG Refills for Households with PNG Access Within Three MonthsEconomics India-US 18th Defence Policy Group Meeting: Co-Development and Strategic CooperationInternational Relations Finance Bill 2026 Passed by Lok Sabha with 32 Amendments Including Buyback Tax ChangesEconomics Rajnath Singh Reviews BRO's Border Infrastructure Push: Over 1,000 Projects Under 2023-28 PlanInternal Security India Tightens Digital Security: Stricter Rules for Telecom Equipment, CCTV, and Data ProtectionPolity & Governance Rupee Depreciation and Imported Inflation: Risks for India amid Iran War Oil ShockEconomics IBC Amendment Bill 2026: Creditor-Led Settlements and Cross-Border InsolvencyEconomics Parliamentary Panel Urges Expeditious Passage of AMASR Act Amendment for Flexible Buffer ZonesArt & Culture Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill 2026 Passed by ParliamentSocial Issues India Retains 4% Inflation Target for RBI Through March 2031Economics CAPF (General Administration) Bill 2026: Government Moves to Codify IPS Deputation Despite Supreme Court RulingPolity & Governance Mandatory PNG Switch for Households: LPG Supply to Cease After Three MonthsEconomics Lok Sabha Passes Finance Bill 2026–27 as Government Targets 4.4% Fiscal Deficit by FY28Economics FCRA Amendment Bill Introduced in Lok Sabha Amid Opposition Walkout Over NGO RegulationPolity & Governance India's Defence Preparedness Review: Drawing Lessons from the West Asia ConflictInternal Security Lok Sabha Passes Finance Bill 2026: Budget Gains Legal ForceEconomics India's 2035 Climate Targets: Enhanced NDC Under the Paris AgreementEnvironment & Ecology Israel's Lebanon Offensive: Hezbollah's Renewed Front and the Humanitarian Crisis UnfoldingInternational Relations Trump's 15-Point Iran Peace Plan: Nuclear Demands, Hormuz Stakes, and a Rejected FrameworkInternational Relations LNG Cargo Rerouting: How the Strait of Hormuz Crisis Is Reshaping Global Energy Markets and India's Supply SecurityEconomics Corporate Laws Amendment Bill 2026: Decriminalisation, NFRA Empowerment, and LLP ReformsPolity & Governance Modified UDAN Scheme: Cabinet Approves ₹28,840 Crore for Regional Air ConnectivityPolity & Governance China's GMO Rejection of Indian Rice: Trade Strategy or Quality Concern?Economics Retrospective Amendments to Income Tax Act: Decriminalising Minor Non-ComplianceEconomics Lok Sabha Passes Finance Bill 2026 with Buyback Tax Clarity and 32 AmendmentsEconomics SEBI's Tech-Enabled Crackdown on Unregistered Financial InfluencersEconomics Kerala HC Rules Knanaya Church Cannot Excommunicate Members for Marrying Outside CommunityPolity & Governance India's Ethanol Programme: Flex-Fuel Vehicles, E-100, and the Broken Rice Policy ShiftEconomics Conviction-Driven Reforms: Fiscal Consolidation, MSMEs, and the Debt-to-GDP AnchorEconomics India's Accelerated PNG Transition: Infrastructure Expansion Meets Energy Security UrgencyEconomics Inflation Target Unchanged for 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