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India Flags Transfer Pricing Burden on Developing Nations at BRICS Tax MeetEconomics From One Commissioner to Three: The Institutional History of a Multi-Member Election CommissionPolity & Governance Supreme Court Split Verdict Refers CEC/EC Appointment Law to Larger BenchPolity & Governance India-Germany Submarine Deal (Project-75I): Strategic Partnership Model in Defence ProcurementInternal Security The Election Commissioner Selection Panel: Why the Opposition's Seat MattersPolity & Governance Arunachal Cabinet Clears Panel to Oversee Siang Mega-Dam SurveyGeography Xi's Washington State Visit: Diplomatic Protocol and the US-China "Three Ts"International Relations Global Rating and Forecasting Agencies Raise India's FY27 Growth OutlookEconomics India-New Zealand FTA: A Smaller Deal in India's Trade ToolkitEconomics Quality Control Orders: Standards Policy Meets Manufacturing StrategyEconomics India-Canada CEPA: Trade Pact Talks Regain MomentumInternational Relations Front-of-Pack Nutrition Labelling: FSSAI's Regulatory Roadmap Before the Supreme CourtSocial Issues Customs Duty Cut on Edible Oils to Ease Retail PricesEconomics Import Duty Cut on Edible Oils: Tariff Policy as an Inflation ToolEconomics Iran-US Diplomatic Signals via Qatar: Strait of Hormuz and Regional MediationInternational Relations Ladakh's Sixth Schedule and Statehood Demand, One Year After the Leh ViolencePolity & Governance Jaishankar Raises Concerns Over New US Sanctions Law in Meeting With RubioInternational Relations India-EU Free Trade Agreement Set for December 16 SigningEconomics Germany Signals Readiness to Finalise Project 75(I) Submarine Deal With IndiaInternal Security Ukraine Signals Readiness for a Black Sea Maritime TruceInternational Relations MoD Signs ₹811 Crore Contract for Satellite-Guided Anti-Airfield Glide BombsInternal Security Board of Peace Unveils $2.45 Billion Blueprint for Gaza ReconstructionInternational Relations Supreme Court Split Verdict Refers CEC-EC Appointment Law Challenge to Constitution BenchPolity & Governance Supreme Court Flags Delay in Speaker's Decision on MP Disqualification PetitionsPolity & Governance India, Egypt and Turkey Propose Options for Safe Black Sea ShippingInternational Relations India Flags Concerns Over New US Russia-Iran Sanctions Law in Bilateral TalksInternational Relations Judicial Appointments: Selective Implementation of Collegium Recommendations by the Executive Flagged in CourtPolity & Governance China's Push to Reshape the Asian Regional Order After the US-China Truce ExtensionInternational Relations IEA Report: Cost-Effective Electrification Could Lift Global Electricity Share to 35% by 2035Environment & Ecology Karnataka Flags ₹2,186 Crore in Pending 15th Finance Commission Grants to Gram PanchayatsPolity & Governance TMC Rebel MPs' Disqualification Plea: Supreme Court Flags Speaker's Delay, Declines to Fix DeadlinePolity & Governance BRICS Proposes Joint Working Groups on Transfer Pricing and International TaxationEconomics Supreme Court Split Verdict on Referring CEC Appointment Law Challenge to Constitution BenchPolity & Governance Speaker's Disqualification Powers Under the Tenth Schedule: What Judicial Review Can and Cannot TouchPolity & Governance Taiwan Watches the US-China Summit: Arms Sales and the One-China Policy ArchitectureInternational Relations Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY Completes Eight Years: Coverage and Savings DataSocial Issues Gujarat Farmer Registry Crosses 63.35 Lakh Registrations Under the Digital Agriculture MissionEconomics US Backs India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor Amid West Asia TensionsInternational Relations OECD Raises India's FY27 GDP Growth Forecast to 7.1%Economics Trump-Xi Washington Summit: Trade, Taiwan, AI and Iran on the AgendaInternational Relations India Accelerates Canada and Mexico Trade Talks Amid US Tariff DisruptionInternational Relations SWAGAT-FI Framework Crosses 164 Registrations: Fast-Track Route for Low-Risk Foreign InvestorsEconomics

Project mBridge Loses Saudi Arabia: Inside the Multi-CBDC Cross-Border Payment PlatformEconomics Maharashtra's Women Farmers Empowerment Bill: Recognition Without Land RightsSocial Issues UDAN's Next Phase: Aviation Ministry Signs 21 Agreements With States and UTsEconomics Fourth Coal Mine Near Bandhavgarh-Achanakmar Tiger Corridor Cleared Since JulyEnvironment & Ecology Article 371-Type Special Provisions and the Proposal for LadakhPolity & Governance Supreme Court: Conscientious Objectors Cannot Be Compelled to Sing Vande MataramPolity & Governance Exercise Tarang Shakti 2026: India's Second Multinational Air Exercise, JodhpurInternal Security India-Bhutan Transboundary Rhino Conservation at ManasEnvironment & Ecology Groundwater Over-Exploitation in Punjab and the Economics of Free PowerEnvironment & Ecology India-US Trade Deal Timeline Tied to Section 301 Probes on Rival ExportersEconomics No Prior Sanction Needed Under BNSS to Prosecute Public Servants for Disproportionate AssetsPolity & Governance Jaishankar's UN High-Level Week Engagements and India's UNSC CampaignInternational Relations Supreme Court Flags Mechanical Notices in Delhi's Special Intensive RevisionPolity & Governance UPI Merchant Discount Rate Returns for Large Transactions from 15 October 2026Economics LCA Tejas Mk-1A Induction Nears as Engine Supply Bottleneck EasesScience & Technology Karnataka to Conduct Ground-Level Verification of Western Ghats Eco-Sensitive Area NotificationEnvironment & Ecology India's Total Fertility Rate Falls to 1.9: Below Replacement Level for a Fifth Straight YearSocial Issues India-Chile Trade Pact Nears Conclusion, With Copper Supply Chains at the CentreEconomics Centre Signs UDAN MoUs with 21 States for Next Phase of Regional Air ConnectivityEconomics China's Rare Earth Dominance Shapes the Trump-Xi Summit AgendaInternational Relations Guterres's Final UNGA Address Calls for Security Council Reform and Greater African RepresentationInternational Relations Supreme Court Flags "Mechanically Issued" Delhi SIR Notices, Seeks Clarity on Voter SafeguardsPolity & Governance Planetary Health Check 2026: Seven of Nine Planetary Boundaries Now BreachedEnvironment & Ecology Paddy Procurement Target Held Steady for KMS 2026-27 Despite Lower AcreageEconomics Karnataka Assembly Rejects Kasturirangan Report on Western Ghats ESA, Seeks Ground SurveyEnvironment & Ecology UDAN's Next Phase: 19 States Sign On to Convert 100 Unused Airstrips Into Operational AirportsEconomics Industrial Effluent Contaminates Groundwater in 25 Villages Near SIPCOT Perundurai, Tamil NaduEnvironment & Ecology Supreme Court: State Can Prescribe the National Song, But Cannot Penalise Conscientious ObjectorsPolity & Governance UDAN Regional Connectivity Scheme Extended for a Second Decade: Viability Gap Funding and Fleet Expansion TargetsEconomics NAMASTE Scheme: Mechanising Sanitation Work and Protecting Sewer and Septic Tank CleanersSocial Issues Karnataka Governor Seeks Reconsideration of State Order Truncating Vande MataramPolity & Governance The Science of Gaganyaan's Parachute-Based Deceleration SystemScience & Technology ISRO-ESA Cooperation Agreement Extended to 2032, Broadened to Human SpaceflightScience & Technology India-New Zealand FTA: Reading the Tariff Line Coverage, Sensitive List, and Visa ProvisionsEconomics Visegrad Four Backs India's Permanent UN Security Council Bid in First V4+India MeetingInternational Relations India-Chile CEPA Talks Advance: Upgrading a Preferential Pact for Critical MineralsEconomics Jaishankar Calls for "Reformed Multilateralism" at Inaugural UNGA SummitInternational Relations

Exercise Veer Guardian 2026: India-Japan Joint Air Exercise Concludes at JodhpurInternational Relations India-New Zealand FTA to Enter Into Force October 20: the WTO Legal Basis for Preferential TradeEconomics India-Canada CEPA: Fifth Round of Talks Set for October, Trade Target Doubled by 2030Economics Written Grounds of Arrest Made Mandatory Even Under UAPAPolity & Governance Space-Control Weapons and the Missing Multilateral Governance FrameworkScience & Technology Special Intensive Revision of Electoral Rolls: The Delete-First ConcernPolity & Governance India-New Zealand FTA Enters Into Force October 20: Zero-Duty Access for Indian ExportsEconomics J&K's Elected Government Invokes Article 311(2)(b) for the First TimePolity & Governance Coal Stock Crunch at Thermal Power Plants: Reading the CEA's Fuel-Security DataEconomics India-New Zealand FTA: Investment Commitment and the Trade-Diversification PushEconomics India's New GDP Series (Base Year 2022-23): GST and Corporate Data Reshape National AccountsEconomics India-New Zealand FTA: Rules of Origin, Safeguards and Mobility ProvisionsEconomics Metal Scrap Recycling: A New Incentive Scheme and the Import-Policy Friction PointsEconomics RBI's 2026 Concessional Forex Swap Window Draws $143.5 Billion, Led by FCNR(B) DepositsEconomics India-New Zealand FTA Enters Into Force: Structure and Trade TargetsEconomics EU Struggles to Renew Russia Sanctions: Unanimity Rule Under StrainInternational Relations India-Canada CEPA Talks: Fifth Round and Negotiation TimelineInternational Relations 100% US Tariff Threat: Can India's New Trade Deals Cut Its Export Dependence on America?Economics Digital Communications Commission Dissolved After 37 Years: Telecom Decision-Making Shifts to DoT SecretaryPolity & Governance Fourth Straight Year of Global Glacier Mass Loss: WMO Water Resources ReportEnvironment & Ecology India-Canada CEPA: Fifth Negotiating Round Set for October 5, Year-End Conclusion TargetedInternational Relations Punjab's Groundwater Depletion Is Widening a Social and Economic DivideGeography RBI Finalises Basel III Market Risk Capital Directions for Commercial BanksEconomics How Trade Agreements Enter Into Force in IndiaEconomics Can a Geographical Indication Tag Prevent Cultural Misappropriation?Economics Supreme Court Mandates Magistrate Sanction Before Re-Arrest After Article 22(1) ViolationPolity & Governance 'Partners for Multilateralism': A New Middle-Power Forum at the UNInternational Relations India-New Zealand FTA Ratified: Agreement Enters Force October 20, 2026Economics New Checklist Records 3,261 Flowering Plant Species in Agasthyamalai Biosphere ReserveEnvironment & Ecology What Does "Circular Economy" Actually Mean? Unpacking a Contested ConceptEnvironment & Ecology India-New Zealand FTA: What the Deal Actually CoversInternational Relations US Tariffs on Russian Oil Buyers: Secondary Sanctions and India's Trade ExposureInternational Relations US Naval Blockade of Iran: Strait of Hormuz Vessel Redirections and Global Chokepoint RiskInternational Relations United States Prepares Institution-Wide Sanctions Against the International Criminal CourtInternational Relations ₹10,000-Crore Weather Forecasting Push: Mission Mausam and India's Early-Warning ArchitectureScience & Technology