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Having majority no reason for lawmakers to defy party: Supreme CourtPolity & Governance Rajya Sabha passes by voice vote bill to raise Supreme Court judge strengthPolity & Governance Navigation sat NVS-03 ready for launch, 3 more satellites to follow: Space min Jitendra Singh in LSScience & Technology Parliament clears Bill to increase number of judges in Supreme CourtPolity & Governance Jharkhand SIR: Over 43 lakh voters deleted in draft electoral rollsPolity & Governance New framework to standardise interest rate rules on the anvil, says RBIEconomics With all eyes on delimitation & FCRA, Parliament monsoon session sinks deeper into deadlockPolity & Governance NITI Aayog calls for national caregiving framework, social security for caregiversSocial Issues Maharashtra’s semi-arid districts face highest risk from rapidly intensifying flash droughts, study saysEnvironment & Ecology Rajya Sabha passes bill to increase number of SC judges, returns it to Lok SabhaPolity & Governance Special Parliament session from Aug 16-18 on Women's Reservation, Delimitation Bills: Kiren RijijuPolity & Governance DGFT notifies export-only inventory rules for foreign-funded e-commerce firmsEconomics RBI to resume licensing of Urban Cooperative BanksEconomics CBDC and ULI make further inroads; state govts show increasing interest: RBI Dy Governor Rohit JainEconomics Relief for defence startups as MoD agrees to fully reimburse 18% GST on R&D grantsInternal Security India approved diversion of 215,943 hectares of forestland in 12 yearsEnvironment & Ecology India-UK trade pact to boost agri, auto exports with lower tariffs, better market access: ExpertsEconomics 'What is the right time': NC asks Centre to restore statehood to J-KPolity & Governance Uzbekistan invites Indian firms for mining, minerals push ahead of PM Modi's visitInternational Relations How will the Supreme Court order impact mining around Ramsar wetland sites? | ExplainedEnvironment & Ecology From Belem to Antalya: Why implementation now defines UN climate negotiationsEnvironment & Ecology New Agasthyamalai eviction orders continue to silence Forest Rights ActEnvironment & Ecology Govt, opposition discuss Delimitation Bill in 50-minute Parliament meeting: SourcesPolity & Governance RBI holds policy rates while raising growth forecast; cuts inflation projectionsEconomics Commerce ministry notifies norms for inventory-based e-commerce exportsEconomics East Africa’s iconic snow peaks will soon disappear for good — what will be lost when they meltEnvironment & Ecology Iran, Oman working on plan to reopen Strait of HormuzInternational Relations West Asia war LIVE: Iran-Oman diplomatic engagement on Hormuz enters new phase, reports Iranian mediaInternational Relations RBI marginally ups FY27 real GDP growth projection to 6.7%; slightly cuts CPI inflation projection to 5%Economics MPC leaves repo rate unchanged at 5.25%; neutral stance continuesEconomics ‘Ghost particles’ signature can track where spent nuclear fuel goesScience & Technology What are the key issues of the BRICS Summit to be held in New Delhi in September? | ExplainedInternational Relations RBI Inflation FY2026-27: Malhotra & Co trim FY27 inflation forecast to 5% as easing crude prices offer reliefEconomics Lok Sabha to take up Bankers' Books Evidence Bill, Taxation Amendment Bill todayPolity & Governance RBI proposes resuming UCB licensing, overhaul of rural bank rules at MPCEconomics RBI MPC meeting August 2026 highlights: Repo rate decision, inflation outlook & GDP forecast; key takeaways from Governor Sanjay Malhotra's speechEconomics RBI MPC Meeting at a Glance: Your one-stop guide for all key decisionsEconomics Statement on Developmental and Regulatory PoliciesEconomics Monetary Policy Statement, 2026-27 Resolution of the Monetary Policy Committee August 3 to 5, 2026Economics

Rooftop solar scheme crosses 50-lakh household markScience & Technology NATO enters a new strategic era of transformationInternational Relations Supree Court mandates SOPs, mechanisms to curb ‘digital arrests’, facilitate time-bound refundsPolity & Governance Parliament clears Bill for stronger birth, death registration rulesPolity & Governance ICAR develops indigenous vaccine for African swine feverScience & Technology Dhaka requests talks, Delhi bides time as Ganges Water Treaty emerges as latest irritant in tiesInternational Relations RBI MPC Meeting Highlights: RBI cuts repo rate by 25 bps to 5.25%, maintains neutral stanceEconomics Rajya Sabha passes Registration of Births and Deaths Amendment Bill 2026Polity & Governance India, US working towards interim trade agreement: MEAEconomics Big clean energy milestone: NPCIL cumulatively generates over 1,000 bn units of N-power, avoids 860 million tons of CO2 emissionsScience & Technology Govt unveils tax overhaul to woo global investors, boost manufacturingEconomics Centre’s forest rights letter could weaken Gram Sabha authority, experts warnEnvironment & Ecology India is in touch with all stakeholders regarding Chabahar port operations: MEAInternational Relations PM Surya Ghar achieves 5 million rooftop solar installationsEnvironment & Ecology Indian farmers may grow world’s first gene edited rice variety this winterScience & Technology ICAR develops India’s first fully annotated T2T genome of pigeonpea variety AshaScience & Technology Security on high alert in Jammu & Kashmir: Pakistani drone sighted in Kathua, anti-terror search intensifies in PoonchInternal Security Taxation laws (Amendment) Bill to attract more foreign capital, provide policy certainty introduced in LSEconomics PM Surya Ghar achieves 5 million rooftop solar installationsEnvironment & Ecology Mint Explainer | What is fuelling the surge in GST collections?Economics Supreme Court says 10 km radius buffer for mining extends to all wetland reservesEnvironment & Ecology Two ISI-backed cross border terror modules busted, 4 minors among 9 held: Punjab PoliceInternal Security India’s distributed solar capacity jumps to 31.5 GW, but regulatory hurdles slow wider clean energy pushEnvironment & Ecology Strengthening peatland emissions monitoring: New FAO report updates factors, points out data gapsEnvironment & Ecology India on e-wheels: How electricity began to enter country’s road transport energy mixEconomics Taxation laws amendment bill tabled in Lok Sabha: What the new tax bill changes for foreign investorsEconomics Govt tables tax amendment Bill with FII relief, electronics manufacturing pushEconomics Parliament Monsoon Session Day 12 LIVE: FM Sitharaman to introduce Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) BillPolity & Governance Why has Parliament increased the number of Supreme Court judges? | ExplainedPolity & Governance Change in transgender law cannot take away rights already given, Supreme Court tells CentrePolity & Governance DGCA likely to mandate carbon emissions reporting for international flightsEnvironment & Ecology Modi seeks sweeping tax cuts for global fundsEconomics Manish Tewari submits adjournment notice in Lok Sabha seeking discussion on new anti-defection law to curb opportunistic mass defectionsPolity & Governance Reconfigured tax laws to help activate investments, boost manufacturing & foreign capitalEconomics

New talks 'last chance' for Iran to forge deal, avoid escalation of U.S. strikes: TrumpInternational Relations Census phase 2 to begin Aug 17, will capture caste, parents’ birth detailsPolity & Governance SC: How can transgender ID cards be rendered invalid?Social Issues India gets 101st 'Ramsar' site as Arunachal Pradesh's Glaw Lake joins elite global list of protected wetlandsEnvironment & Ecology Centre moves to impose MDR on UPI, extend tax breaks for contract manufacturersEconomics Proof of life: on the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill 2026Polity & Governance Critical minerals, the foundation of strategic powerEconomics Nauru, the world’s 3rd-smallest country, changes its name to NaoeroGeography Supreme Court extends domestic cruelty offence to live-in relationshipsPolity & Governance Amid Opposition protests, Rajya Sabha passes MSME BillEconomics Lok Sabha passes Supreme Court judges Bill without debate as Opposition protests continuePolity & Governance India proposes extending tax breaks for contract manufacturing in a boost for AppleEconomics Taxation laws amendment bill: Government proposes simplified exemption framework for offshore fundsEconomics India, Uzbekistan should double bilateral trade in three years, says Piyush GoyalInternational Relations Rajya Sabha passes MSME bill to curb payment delaysEconomics Census 2027: Enumeration in Ladakh, J&K, HP, Uttarakhand from Sept 1Polity & Governance ‘Ken-Betwa river-linking project will have severe consequences’Environment & Ecology Government proposes easier tax rules for offshore funds managed from IndiaEconomics Rajya Sabha passes MSME Amendment Bill, 2026 to tackle delayed paymentsEconomics India targets 874 GW installed power capacity by 2031-32Economics ONGC to reserve half of oil storage facility in Mangaluru towards strategic reserves: MoS PetroleumEconomics Government proposes to ease tax relief conditions for offshore fundsEconomics India proposes tax relief for offshore funds using local managersEconomics Government invites applications for 30 products' import quota under India-Oman trade pactEconomics Rajya Sabha clears MSME bill to fast-track payment disputes amid Opposition protestsEconomics Cabinet approves Rs 5,070 crore floating solar schemeEnvironment & Ecology Why is Pakistan-occupied Kashmir rocked by protests? | ExplainedInternational Relations India proposes extending tax breaks for contract manufacturing in a boost for AppleEconomics What’s at stake in the latest U.S.-Iran talks?International Relations New Tax Bill sweetens deal for electronics makers, global investorsEconomics Lok Sabha clears bill to increase number of Supreme Court judges, without debatePolity & Governance $100 bn in sight: India is rolling in dollars but what about the rupee?Economics India, Uzbekistan could explore FTA, says Piyush Goyal; Uzbekistan invites Indian investment in mining, rare earthsEconomics Parliament Monsoon Session Day 11 LIVE updates: Indian Statistical Institute Bill, Bankers' Books Evidence Bill likely to be introduced in Lok SabhaPolity & Governance CERC proposes transmission charge relief for delayed renewable projectsEconomics Will a repo rate pause make RBI fall behind the curve?Economics Two-thirds of India’s 58 tiger reserves have either declining prey base or poor habitat or both; nine have zero or critically low tiger numbers, says government reportEnvironment & Ecology Oil prices tumble as Trump cancels attack on Iran to reach nuclear dealInternational Relations India plans ₹45,000 crore rail upgrades along China, Pakistan and Bangladesh bordersGeography RBI MPC begins today as policymakers weigh inflation, crude risksEconomics 2 strategic satellites sit at spaceport as govt nod eludes IsroScience & Technology RBI set to hold rates on 5 Aug as global risks cloud outlook: Mint pollEconomics