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PARLIAMENT QUESTION: Milestone achieved in global climate actionEnvironment & Ecology China’s 32% vs India’s 3.2%: NITI Aayog earmarks 12 sectors to shore up share in global manufacturingEconomics CAG finds 98% shortfall in Green India Mission forest cover targets, red-flags multiple lapsesEnvironment & Ecology India in 'regular contact' with US on trade deal: Comm SecyEconomics Mines Bill: Why Centre wants to bar states from levying tax, cess on mineral rights, mineral-rich landPolity & Governance Ministry of Corporate Affairs notifies changes in Indian Accounting rulesEconomics ‘Royalty itself a tax’: In mining law amendment, echo of SC judge Nagarathna’s dissent in key 2024 orderPolity & Governance Chinese incursion: Arunachal students’ body plans to hoist national flag at frontier village on I-DayInternal Security India in 'regular contact' with US on trade deal, says Commerce Secretary Rajesh AgarwalEconomics India has “reassuring” talks with U.S., including on Bill that proposes 100% tariffsInternational Relations What is NASA’s Moon Base programme, why it wants India to be part of it? | ExplainedScience & Technology SC pushes India towards structured environmental compensation regime for solid waste managementEnvironment & Ecology Kerala to oppose Centre's MMDR Act amendments restricting state powers on mineral taxesPolity & Governance UCC to be implemented in MP soon, will strengthen spirit of equality: CM Mohan Yadav at Tiranga YatraPolity & Governance Real 'Sena' battle: 'Sin' of defection should not be rewarded, Uddhav camp tells SCPolity & Governance Tamil Nadu CM Vijay writes to PM Modi, seeks permanent freeze on Lok Sabha strength at 543 seatsPolity & Governance 'This is your last chance': SC ultimatum to Centre over delay in front-of-pack food warning labelsPolity & Governance Parliament passes Mines and Minerals Amendment BillPolity & Governance Supreme Court agrees to take up MP’s plea against use of face-recognition tech on NEET-UG protestersPolity & Governance Seven-judge Bench to hear if legislative privilege overrides free speechPolity & Governance What does a ‘River Board’ mean for India? | ExplainedPolity & Governance Parliamentary panel backs govt steps to strengthen IBC recovery, seeks deeper action on fund diversionEconomics Nairobi meetings 2026: CBD’s crucial discussions end with heavily bracketed recommendations for COP17Environment & Ecology What happens when AI begins to design viruses?Science & Technology India's electronics exports surge 11-fold to Rs 4.24 lakh crore, women's workforce nears 30%Economics Parliament Monsoon Session ends amid disruptions; Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha adjourned sine diePolity & Governance IN-SPACe approved country’s first fully commercial earth observation sat constellation: Jitendra SinghScience & Technology 5 indigenous small modular reactors targeted by 2033, Jitendra Singh tells LSScience & Technology Al-Qaida offshoot AQIS behind Red Fort blast in 2025: UNSC report confirmsInternal Security Govt notifies Rs 3,030-crore scheme for three mega chemical parksEconomics Cash discovery case: Charges against Justice Yashwant Varma “proved”, says Lok Sabha panelPolity & Governance NGT petitioned against illegal riverbed mining near KazirangaEnvironment & Ecology Justice Yashwant Varma inquiry: What the panel found and what happens next? | ExplainedPolity & Governance CJI forms three-member committee for deeper probe against Justice VarmaPolity & Governance Marine heatwaves are cooking our ocean ecosystems — and will only become more commonEnvironment & Ecology Panel seeks review of FDI in private hospitals, warns of aggressive corporatisation, rising healthcare costsEconomics

Sugauli Treaty missing? Nepal can’t confirm where 1816 document is amid Lipulekh border rowInternational Relations India seeks 60 new transport aircraft for IAF, invites bids for a $10 billion dealInternal Security Attacks on UAE vessels raise risks for Indian crude imports. But LPG, LNG supplies far more vulnerableInternational Relations Parliament panel pushes for 90-day crude oil reserves, flags delays in strategic expansionEconomics Assam CM defends move to reduce Kaziranga Eco-Sensitive Zone to 1 km from the default 10 kmEnvironment & Ecology Why Modi government’s FCRA Bill is facing pushbackPolity & Governance India's retail inflation breaches RBI's midpoint target for second successive month, rises to 4.45% in JulyEconomics Cybersecurity at nuclear installations accorded highest priority; AERB, external govt agencies assess security at plants: CentreScience & Technology Retail inflation hits 19-month high of 4.45% in July 2026 as food, fuel prices riseEconomics Panel asks government if India will push de-dollarisation agenda at BRICS summitInternational Relations Parliament passes Bill to rename Kerala as KeralamPolity & Governance RBI invites public comments on draft rules to standardise how lenders set interest ratesEconomics Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu: Karnataka to decide future course after SC hearing, says ministerPolity & Governance India sets sail to add more trade muscle as it signs PTA terms with SACUEconomics India shifts trade strategy, favours PTAs over FTAs with South Africa, Mercosur & others: OfficialEconomics India’s July inflation quickens to 4.45% from 4.38% in June, stays above RBI targetEconomics FCRA Bill sent to Joint Parliamentary Committee amid opposition ruckusPolity & Governance Delimitation: Tamil Nadu Assembly adopts Govt’s resolution to freeze Lok Sabha seats at 543Polity & Governance FCRA Bill sent to JPC amid Opposition protests; Rijiju challenges parties to cite provision against minoritiesPolity & Governance India's ethanol supplies cross 800-crore-litre mark, grain-based share rises to 76% in July: AIDAEconomics Kerala HC sets aside Centre's order refusing FCRA renewal to two NGOs over alleged Vizhinjam port protest fundingPolity & Governance Govt refers FCRA Amendment Bill to JPC as Parliament deadlock continues; Oppn says, ‘scrap the bill’Polity & Governance Centre redefines Ganga floodplain, drops ‘construction-free zone’ provisionEnvironment & Ecology India's exports rise 15% in April-July; Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal confident of $1 trillion targetEconomics FCRA Amendment Bill 2026 referred to joint parliamentary committee for reviewPolity & Governance India Commerce Secy Rajesh Agrawal to visit Chile this month to review CEPA talks: OfficialEconomics India plans insurance reforms to rein in healthcare costs, sources sayEconomics Delimitation row: CM Vijay moves resolution to freeze Lok Sabha Seats at 543Polity & Governance Parliament Monsoon Session: What to expect in final 2 days as deadlock continues. Will Amit Shah speak?Polity & Governance

Ladakh’s giant ‘rivers of ice’ are slowing as the mountains warmEnvironment & Ecology As India-China face-off in Arunachal Pradesh, MEA says state of border will reflect state of tiesInternal Security NASA invites ISRO to join Moon Base programmeScience & Technology The Mecca Pact and the rise of strategic hedgingInternational Relations Rajya Sabha passes Tribunals Reforms Bill in Opposition’s absencePolity & Governance US Criticizes China Over Nuclear Missile Test in Pacific OceanInternational Relations CWMA endorses CWRC’s direction to Karnataka to release 12,000 cusecs of water a day for 15 days to Tamil NaduPolity & Governance Road ministry revises model concession agreement for BOT projectsEconomics Cauvery row: Karnataka CM calls all-party-style meet amid Tamil Nadu water demandPolity & Governance New foreign investment rule looms over AIFs, foreign investorsEconomics FSSAI tightens pan masala packaging norms; bans plastic, foil and synthetic laminatesEnvironment & Ecology India-SACU trade pact talks to begin by September, conclude within a yearEconomics Government proposes 40% hike in SC/ST atrocity compensation to up to Rs 12 lakhSocial Issues Climate change, human activity driving Himalayan extreme weather, Centre tells Lok SabhaEnvironment & Ecology 'Examining implications': MEA reacts to Pakistan-Saudi-Turkey defence pact, regional stabilityInternational Relations 'Arunachal is integral part of India, nothing can change this': India tells ChinaInternational Relations Government extends PM E-Drive scheme till FY28Economics NCDC Amendment Bill passed in Lok Sabha amid dinPolity & Governance Split in legislature party does not amount to split in political party, Shiv Sena (UBT) tells Supreme CourtPolity & Governance State of border with China will reflect on state of bilateral ties: IndiaInternational Relations Centre relaxes construction hurdles in Ganga flood plainEnvironment & Ecology SC upholds PepsiCo’s potato variety registration, says sued farmers can invoke statutory protectionEconomics Karnataka faces fresh Cauvery squeeze as CWMA backs 12,000-cusec release to TNPolity & Governance Watch: India’s Russian oil imports hit 48% as U.S. readies 100% tariffsEconomics Supreme Court seeks EC data on appeals against voter deletions during Bengal SIRPolity & Governance Nasa invites Isro for Moon base programme, seeks wider space cooperation with IndiaScience & Technology NASA invites ISRO to join its Moon Base program under Artemis AccordsScience & Technology DPIIT, MSME Ministry sign MoU to propel India's GI products into global marketsEconomics Census 2027 to also include transgender-headed households, Rajya Sabha toldSocial Issues Centre makes a subtle change to stance on Karnataka needing Tamil Nadu’s consent for MekedatuPolity & Governance Container Manufacturing Assistance Scheme: Building India's Maritime FutureEconomics Government approves introduction of one billion polymer banknotes of Rs 10 and 20Economics India sixth-largest economy at $3.92 trillion nominal GDP in FY26: GovernmentEconomics Lok Sabha passes Keralam renaming, co-op Bills amid Opposition uproarPolity & Governance India’s LPG dependence on U.S. | ExplainedEconomics UPI and the cost of policy reversalEconomics