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Air pollution cut India’s solar power output by 9.6% in 2023, study saysEnvironment & Ecology 'Democracy is about eligible voters': Supreme Court validates Bihar SIRPolity & Governance New coal mine cleared in ‘high conservation zone’ Hasdeo forestEnvironment & Ecology SIR ruling: Supreme Court tells Election Commission to report deleted names, sets stage for citizenship testPolity & Governance Tariffs to carbon, the new rules shaping India’s tradeEconomics Critical sectors must have quantum-safe encryption, urges task forceScience & Technology Foodgrain output seen rising 5% to 376.5 MTEconomics US trade negotiators to visit India from June 1-4 for interim trade deal talksInternational Relations Sarthak PDS gets Cabinet nod with Rs 25,530 crore outlay to modernise food distribution systemEconomics US trade delegation to visit India from 1-4 June for trade agreement talks as concerns remain over agri importsInternational Relations SC says right to trauma care of citizens integral part of right to life; passes slew of directionsPolity & Governance Supreme Court upholds Bihar SIR, calls it key to free and fair pollsPolity & Governance DGGI set to fire up GST recovery drive against gaming firms after Supreme Court's backingEconomics ET Graphics | Base to basket: India's IIP gets a major makeoverEconomics Assam assembly passes UCC Bill with ban on polygamy, live-in registration rulesPolity & Governance Assam passes Uniform Civil Code: From Polygamy ban to Live-In rules, what changes?Polity & Governance India approves first hydrogen-powered train operations on Jind-Sonipat line in HaryanaScience & Technology Cabinet clears ₹25,530 Cr ‘SARTHAK-PDS’ scheme to boost ration system for 80 Cr beneficiariesPolity & Governance India tears into Pakistan at UNSC over ‘sponsoring cross-border terrorism’; ‘will face consequences’International Relations Cabinet okays Rs 25,530 crore outlay to extend, modernise SARTHAK-PDS scheme till 2031Economics Assam passes UCC Bill: Opposition flags tribal exemption, Sarma says law not needed ‘where no cancer’Polity & Governance India invites bids from 3 private players for advanced stealth fighter projectScience & Technology VB-G RAM G rules: What changes as the new job scheme replaces MGNREGS from July 1?Polity & Governance SC upholds retrospective 28% GST on online gaming cosEconomics Cabinet clears tech-driven overhaul of PDS; extends SARTHAK Scheme with ₹25,530 crore outlayPolity & Governance INS Kolkata thwarts suspected piracy attack near merchant vessel MV Mashallah 1Internal Security Railways Ministry clears hydrogen fuel cell DEMU for Jind-Sonipat routeScience & Technology India’s foodgrain production up 5% in 2025-26 crop yearEconomics Supreme Court upholds 28% GST, retrospective levy on online gaming firmsEconomics MoD issues RFPs to 3 bidders to shortlist AMCA production partnerScience & Technology At UN, India reiterates it has right to defend itself, warns Pakistan of ‘consequences’ for terrorismInternational Relations Supreme Court constitutes panel under Home Secretary to draw up action plan to clean YamunaEnvironment & Ecology NCW calls for legislation to codify Muslim personal law related to marriagePolity & Governance Mythos risk prompts India to test for financial software flawsScience & Technology AMCA tender issued, HAL sits out as private sector takes centre stageScience & Technology Jairam Ramesh flags violation of FRA in clearance of Great Nicobar Island Project, urges action from Ministry of Tribal AffairsEnvironment & Ecology Indian Railways approves first indigenous hydrogen train on Jind-Sonipat routeScience & Technology U.S. team to visit India on June 1-4 to ‘finalise the details’ of interim trade agreementInternational Relations Supreme Court confirms organised online gaming comes under GST regimeEconomics Supreme Court upholds SIR exercise as an advancement towards free and fair electionsPolity & Governance India, Canada reaffirm aim for $50 bn trade, CEPA fast trackInternational Relations India, US to continue trade pact talks in Delhi as American delegation set to visit next monthInternational Relations Out-of-pocket expenditure on health shows declining trend, states latest National Health AccountsSocial Issues Supreme Court backs Tamil Nadu, Karnataka online gaming laws on online rummy, poker with stakesPolity & Governance US team to visit India from June 1-4 for trade talksInternational Relations Cabinet extends SARTHAK-PDS scheme for 5 yrs with Rs 25,530-crore outlayPolity & Governance SC upholds govt retrospective 28% GST levy on online gaming companiesPolity & Governance Sarthak PDS: Cabinet clears Rs 25,000-crore overhaul of public distribution systemEconomics

Quad gets a boost with key energy, critical minerals and maritime initiatives; condemns attacks on commercial shipsInternational Relations Rajya Sabha defections, constitutional questionsPolity & Governance Supreme Court to pronounce verdict on Bihar SIR tomorrowPolity & Governance China, Pakistan agree to 'unswervingly safeguard' bilateral tiesInternational Relations Government operationalises amended insolvency law, sets 14-day admission deadline for NCLTEconomics Southwest Monsoon: IMD predicts rainfall in Kerala, Lakshadweep; thundersquall in KarnatakaInternational Relations Quad Foreign Ministers Meeting Live Updates: India, US sign critical minerals deal on sidelines of Quad meetPolity & Governance Railway Board gives nod to India’s first hydrogen train, set for launch soonScience & Technology Amid China concerns, India and US sign pact to secure supply of critical mineralsInternational Relations Energy to rare earth, Fiji port to sea patrols: Quad moves to blunt China rise in Indo-PacificInternational Relations Quad foreign ministers meet in Delhi today: What is the Quad and what are its objectives?International Relations India and US broaden cooperation on critical minerals supply chain. Will it catalyse investments?International Relations Rubio says Iran deal still possible within days despite U.S. strikesInternational Relations Quad announces initiative on Indo-Pacific energy security amid West Asia disruptionsInternational Relations Quad counters China with $20 billion minerals framework, slams Iran’s Hormuz tollInternational Relations Quad slams Iran’s Hormuz tolls; unveils critical minerals framework at Delhi MeetInternational Relations IBC 2.0 takes effect as MCA notifies major insolvency reformsEconomics Canada PM Carney’s visit to India reset ties after 2023 killing of Sikh activist, Piyush Goyal saysPolity & Governance India, US sign critical minerals framework to deepen cooperation; protect against `coercive practices’International Relations India-U.S. and Quad frameworks on critical minerals take shape amid Chinese curbsInternational Relations Quad to mobilise $20 bn to strengthen critical minerals supply chainInternational Relations Watch: India, U.S. strike Critical Minerals deal amid China concerns | Above the Fold | 26.05.2026International Relations Centre forms high-level panel on demographic change led by Justice NaolekarPolity & Governance We oppose creation of exclusive ‘small cliques’: China on Quad statementInternational Relations North Korea fires unidentified projectile, South Korea military saysEconomics China, Pakistan rake up Kashmir in joint statement after Sharif visit; term it ‘left over from history’International Relations Quad FMs announce maritime, energy initiatives amidst Hormuz chokehold, tense South China SeaInternational Relations Supreme Court to examine if law is diluting India’s wetland countEnvironment & Ecology Quad expands critical minerals, maritime cooperation amid China’s growing Indo-Pacific posturingInternational Relations Government Notifies National Sports Governance Board Rules and National Sports Tribunal Rules, 2026Polity & Governance India expands mineral security push with new critical minerals, rare earth framework with the USInternational Relations Prime Minister of Canada Mr. Mark Carney Calls India-Canada CEPA a “Game Changer” as Shri Piyush Goyal Holds High-Level Talks in OttawaInternational Relations Why is the Indian rupee falling?Economics China, Pakistan reach 'new broad consensus' on boosting tiesInternational Relations Watch: Highlights of Quad Foreign Ministers’ meetingInternational Relations India, US seal critical minerals and rare earths pact amid global supply chain raceInternational Relations Quad vows to invest $20 billion towards critical minerals supply chainsInternational Relations ‘Uninterrupted flow of global commerce’: Quad launches Indo-Pacific energy security framework amid Hormuz crisisInternational Relations Watch: Is biogas the next big fuel?Economics 'Infiltration a major challenge': Amit Shah says panel on 'unnatural demographic change' set upInternal Security

India to revamp IIP with new base year, wider coverage from June 1Economics Reserve Bank of India cut its risk buffer citing macro factors, dividend to Centre rose by Rs 92,000 croreEconomics Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong to visit India for Quad FM’s meetingInternational Relations From polygamy and live-in relationships to inheritance: What Assam’s sweeping UCC Bill seeks to regulatePolity & Governance Particulate matter pollution rose over 20% across Indo-Gangetic Plain in a decade, Himalayas affectedEnvironment & Ecology As Quad Foreign Ministers meet, India-U.S. tensions, U.S.-China re-engagement and Iran war pose challengesInternational Relations Centre releases insights from first national report on Nagoya ProtocolEnvironment & Ecology US hopes to clinch trade deal soon but India wants tariff clarityInternational Relations New Delhi to host Quad meet on Tuesday amid West Asia turmoilInternational Relations China sends India a message ahead of Tibetan leader-in-exile’s Dharamshala swearing-inInternational Relations Govt expands Ebola vigil, all incoming passengers to be screenedSocial Issues Assam tables UCC Bill: What the proposed law says about live-in relationships, polygamyPolity & Governance Iran says charging fees for 'navigational services' in HormuzInternational Relations Annual Quad summits unlikely going forward, India to pass on baton to Australia amid scheduling issuesInternational Relations No provision of UCC will be imposed on tribals, says Amit Shah asks communities not to fall for ‘conspiracies’Polity & Governance Nirmala Sitharaman urges focus on Fuel, Fertiliser, Forex; hits out at critics for peddling pessimismEconomics Parliamentary panel to discuss impact of West Asia crisis on India's maritime tradePolity & Governance Xi Jinping hails China’s ‘unbreakable’ friendship with Pakistan as he meets PM ShehbazInternational Relations FM Nirmala Sitharaman reveals petrol & diesel excise duty cut will hit govt revenues by ₹1 lakh croreEconomics West Asia crisis likely to push fertilizer subsidy beyond ₹3 lakh crore in FY27Economics Fertiliser subsidy expected to exceed ₹3 lakh crore in FY27 if geopolitical tensions continueEconomics Supreme Court considers bigger public participation in defining AravalliEnvironment & Ecology Fuel prices up ₹7.5 in 10 days after fourth hike by ₹2.8 per litreEconomics India's wheat procurement surges past 34 million tonnes, bolsters food buffersEconomics Assam: Resolution moved for early implementation of 33% reservation for women in state assembliesPolity & Governance RBI ready to do 'whatever is required' to curb rupee volatility: Sanjay MalhotraEconomics India to strengthen EV shield against oil imports with fresh subsidies: ReportEconomics 'Girls shouldn't give up education and do domestic work': SC stresses access to toilets, sanitary napkinsSocial Issues RBI to examine role of quantum technology in strengthening financial sectorScience & Technology WAsia crisis: FM urges focus on Fuel, Fertiliser, Forex; hits out at critics for peddling pessimismEconomics The three Fs that Sitharaman flagged as India braces for a widening global oil shock, forex strainEconomics India proposes broad revamp of industrial output index ahead of new seriesEconomics Evening news wrap: Sitharaman flags concerns over '3Fs' amid Gulf conflict; Bengal govt opens first 'holding centre' & moreEconomics Australian FM Penny Wong to visit India for Quad FMMInternational Relations Quantum Secure and Adaptive Financial Ecosystem (Q-SAFE) – Setting up of an Expert CommitteeScience & Technology India’s economy likely ended FY26 on firm footing despite worsening Iran war impactEconomics