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Primed to treat: On Kerala and NipahScience & Technology Supreme Court seeks Centre, States’ response on plea over ‘misuse’ of Aadhaar as proof of citizenshipPolity & Governance Read the 14-Point Draft Memorandum Between the US and IranInternational Relations 329 million children in India exposed to extreme heat: UNICEF reportEnvironment & Ecology No dip in grain output in last 2 deficit rain yearsGeography States told to prepare contingency plans for districts likely to face low rainfall during kharif seasonEconomics CAG asks states to disclose off-budget borrowings in A/CsEconomics Why India and Australia are deepening Indo-Pacific security ties: China’s expanding footprintInternational Relations States’ own tax mop-up now contributes more than half in total revenue receiptsPolity & Governance Iran says talks on final U.S. deal to begin this weekInternational Relations Centre’s foodgrain reserves at record high as El Nino threatens kharif productionEconomics India stares at 35% monsoon deficitGeography UNSC reform would border on failure if only non-permanent category expanded: IndiaInternational Relations States' liabilities rise to ₹90.5 tn in FY25, many breach fiscal gap limit: CAGPolity & Governance Drone revolution and modern warfare | ExplainedInternal Security Fiscal stress deepens across states as all 28 post deficits in FY25: CAG reportEconomics India, Sri Lanka collaborate to strengthen trade interactions through local currency settlement initiativesInternational Relations From Oman to Tanzania: How the Iran war is redrawing India’s trade mapInternational Relations States' expenditure rises 131% in 10 yrs on welfare, development: CAG ReportPolity & Governance UP, Gujarat, Jharkhand, 10 other states record revenue surplus in FY25: CAG reportEconomics El Nino to hit 9-10 states severely; Chouhan calls for district-level contingency plans for KharifEnvironment & Ecology Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Amends Drugs Rules, 1945; Exemption for Sale of Cough Syrups in Small Villages WithdrawnPolity & Governance US trade advocacy body forms task force on India-US critical mineral cooperation; five priority engagement areas identifiedEconomics US-Iran peace agreement: Energy worries far from over, India keeps fingers crossedInternational Relations US-Iran memorandum of understanding: The elusive quest for ‘New Middle East’International Relations

After two failed bids, ISRO to attempt another PSLV launch by June-end, early JulyScience & Technology ​Peace with peace: On preventive detentionsPolity & Governance Oil prices plunge to 3-month low as US, Iran reach deal to reopen Strait of HormuzInternational Relations Weak monsoon threat looms; food inflation fears riseEconomics As US-Iran deal announcement paves way for Hormuz reopening, what lies ahead for India & oil marketsInternational Relations India, East Asia move beyond trade rivalry towards strategic alignment as US-China contest escalatesInternational Relations Trump at G7 Hails Iran Deal Even as Divisions With Tehran RemainInternational Relations Limited traffic through Hormuz, despite Trump’s announcementInternational Relations Heatwaves and ozone together increase India’s cardiac deaths: studyEnvironment & Ecology SC notice to Centre, Punjab over failure to implement RTEPolity & Governance Indian LNG carrier safely crosses Hormuz, first since US-Iran ceasefireInternational Relations USTR Greer, Piyush Goyal to hold trade pact talks next weekInternational Relations New series debut: WPI at 9.7% in May; energy costs drive surge; revamped index expands basket to 957 itemsEconomics India & Slovakia upgrade ties, seek reform of global bodiesInternational Relations Delimitation Bill to return with 50% seat increase clause, says NaiduPolity & Governance New valuation rules seek fairer outcomes in bankruptcy casesEconomics NCERT to restore original ‘Dancing Girl’ of Mohenjo-daro in class IX textbooksArt & Culture US Trade Representative to hold trade pact talks with Goyal next weekInternational Relations India, UK working to resolve issues for trade pact implementationInternational Relations PM Modi welcomes US-Iran deal, hopes for freedom of navigation soonInternational Relations India, Slovakia sign defence cooperation intent, deepen tiesInternational Relations Fifth unit of Kudankulam nuclear power project likely to be operational by year-endScience & Technology India, UAE step up efforts to expand re-dirham tradeEconomics No govt, no OTS deal can curtail citizen’s right to move court: Supreme CourtPolity & Governance Safe Hormuz passage for Disha sparks hope for 34 India-bound shipsInternational Relations In a first, USTR Jamieson Greer heads to India on June 23 to give ‘final touch’ to trade dealInternational Relations Six years after Galwan: A militarised LAC, a redefined relationshipInternational Relations USTR Jamieson Greer to visit India to finalise interim trade deal amid diplomatic frictionInternational Relations Flight-test of indigenous, long-range land attack cruise missile successfulScience & Technology India’s fertiliser subsidy model is broken; direct income support is the only way forward: Ashok GulatiEconomics G7 Summit 2026 begins in Évian: Key leaders, dates, and venue detailsInternational Relations Mint Explainer | What a strong El Nino could mean for IndiaGeography Wholesale inflation surges to 9.68% in May over sharp rise in crude oil pricesEconomics Kharif 2026 sowing gets off to a slow start as El Niño casts shadow over monsoonEnvironment & Ecology Planet’s vital signs deteriorate at unprecedented pace since last UN climate assessment, warns new paper released at Bonn Climate Conference 2026Environment & Ecology WPI inflation surges to all-time high of 9.7% under new seriesEconomics India's wholesale inflation at 9.68% in May under revamped series as Iran war-driven oil costs biteEconomics India's Tomahawk: DRDO conducts successful flight-test of indigenously-developed Long Range Land Attack Cruise MissileScience & Technology India introduces PPI for goods and services, begins shift from WPIEconomics

U.S.-Iran peace deal announced with ‘permanent’ end to military actionInternational Relations Modi to meet Trump on G-7 sidelines in backdrop of 3 Indian deaths in Hormuz in US strikes on shipsInternational Relations India, France adopt Innovation Roadmap 2030, Economic Security DialogueInternational Relations 2x trade in 5 years, nuclear cooperation: Modi-Macron Nice meetInternational Relations Bonn Climate Conference 2026: What happened on climate finance in week oneEnvironment & Ecology 20 rebel TMC MPs to merge with Nationalist Citizens Party, back NDA: Kakoli Ghosh DastidarPolity & Governance Why Ladakh’s agreement with Centre has hit a roadblockPolity & Governance Rebel TMC MPs merge with Nationalist Citizens Party, to ‘collaborate with NDA’: Kakoli Ghosh DastidarPolity & Governance Abhishek Banerjee urges Lok Sabha Speaker to deny any status to rebel camp: TMC ‘is single, indivisible’ partyPolity & Governance Gadkari clears E100 fuel framework, paving way for ethanol-only vehicles in IndiaEconomics Rebel TMC MPs announce merger with Nationalist Citizens Party, seek separate seating in Lok SabhaPolity & Governance Market Coupling Operator proposed for power trading: Sole MCO plan gets pushback from Grid India, IEXEconomics Supreme Court wants cases of SIR excluded to be decided before next polls. A reality check from AssamPolity & Governance DRDO demonstrates ballistic missile defence capabilityScience & Technology Rajasthan: In-principle clearance for coal block in Hasdeo-ArandEnvironment & Ecology