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Nine policemen sentenced to death in India over Covid custody killingsPolity & Governance Bangladesh foreign minister Rahman to meet Jaishankar, Doval in Delhi. Focus on ties beyond ‘regime’International Relations Kalpakkam fast breeder reactor attains criticality; defining step: PM ModiScience & Technology Dhaka reaches out to Delhi, Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman arrives today for talksInternational Relations Living with oil risk in 2026: Why India and the Global South need fossil-fuel intensity metricEconomics Centre proposes rules to manage environmentally hazardous tar balls, space tech to be used for surveillance and detection of oil-spillsEnvironment & Ecology Jammu & Kashmir has lost 315 lakes since 1967Environment & Ecology Proud moment: Modi on Kalpakkam fast breeder reactor attaining criticalityScience & Technology ‘Government’s semiconductor mission will promote research’: MeitY Additional SecretaryScience & Technology India brings back 1,777 nationals from Iran via Armenia, Azerbaijan amid conflict: MEAInternational Relations Polluter pays principle: Centre proposes first-ever tar balls management rules to tackle marine pollutionEnvironment & Ecology Chairman, Speaker reject Opposition motions to impeach CEC Gyanesh KumarPolity & Governance Monetary Policy: Why RBI will keep rates steady & revise inflation and growth forecastsEconomics Explained: Debate over CSAT as a ‘barrier to diversity’ in UPSC Civil Services ExamPolity & Governance Rejecting military intervention, how UK, Europe are leading diplomatic effort to reopen Strait of HormuzInternational Relations Why Bahrain’s UNSC move against Iran is unprecedented and significant amidst ongoing warInternational Relations Experts Explain | Jan Vishwas Bill 2026: Scale, scope and impact of India’s major decriminalisation exercisePolity & Governance Iran, U.S. receive plan to end hostilities, immediate ceasefire via PakistanInternational Relations Why did Iran war not affect China’s energy security so far?International Relations 16 Indian vessels still stranded near Strait of Hormuz, 8 including 2 more LPG ships exited safelyInternational Relations RBI rate-setting panel starts deliberations amid West Asia crisis; decision on WednesdayEconomics Artemis mission approaches lunar loop for first flyby since 1972Science & Technology Climate change reshaping disease patterns, straining health systems, finds reportEnvironment & Ecology Iran rejects latest ceasefire proposal as Trump deadline approachesInternational Relations North Korea working on carbon-fibre ICBM for multi-warhead delivery, Seoul saysInternational Relations Strait of Hormuz will never return to previous status: Iran’s IRGCInternational Relations Iran Rejects Ceasefire Before Trump Ultimatum Expires on HormuzInternational Relations AI at war l What to know about Project MavenScience & Technology World’s largest fertiliser importer India issues tender as war hits domestic productionEconomics Brent above $110 on Trump's fresh threats to Iran, OPEC+ output-hike decision caps surgeEconomics Government e-Marketplace facilitates orders worth ₹5.03 lakh crore in 2025-26Polity & Governance Trump says ‘good chance’ of deal with Iran before his deadline, else he will ‘blow everything up’International Relations Artemis II Lunar Flyby LIVE Updates: Orion astronauts get message from Apollo 8 astronaut, flyby to begin soonScience & Technology Mint Explainer | Why Opec+'s output increase in May won't cool global oil pricesEconomics History made: Menaka Guruswamy becomes India’s first openly queer MPPolity & Governance Advancing India’s Fisheries SectorEconomics ‘A proud moment’: PM Modi hails India’s ‘defining step’ in civil nuclear journey as Kalpakkam fast breeder reactor attains criticalityScience & Technology China moves to expand role in Iran war diplomacy; U.S. seems scepticalInternational Relations Watch: Israel confirms U.S.-Israeli strikes kill Iran Guards intelligence chiefInternational Relations RBI MPC 2026: Rate-setting panel starts deliberations amid West Asia crisis; decision on WednesdayEconomics India has enough fiscal space to push capex, support sectors impacted by West Asia crisis: FMEconomics GeM Achieves ?18.4 Lakh Crore GMV, Emerges as Key Digital Public Procurement PlatformEconomics India seeks 2.5 million metric tons of urea amid Middle East supply disruptionsEconomics Sebi, RBI explore steps to shield companies from market volatilityEconomics Menaka Guruswamy makes history as India’s first openly queer MPPolity & Governance "Positive talks on UCC and 'One Nation, One Election' underway": ModiPolity & Governance India's FY27 GDP growth forecast downgraded to 6.8-6.9% amid energy supply disruptions: ReportEconomics West Asia conflict threatens global energy arteries; prudent economic handling over a decade allows India to keep space for capex: FMEconomics Punjab Police foil terror plot, arrest three linked to ISI-backed moduleInternal Security RBI MPC Meeting: India seen holding rates as 'Goldilocks' phase gives way to stressEconomics Lok Sabha Speaker, Rajya Sabha chairman reject impeachment motion against poll body chief Gyanesh KumarPolity & Governance Iran war and the looming prospect of stagflationEconomics Iran-Israel war LIVE: Trump threatens to strike Iran's infrastructure if Strait of Hormuz isn't reopenedInternational Relations RBI likely to hold rates as war-driven risks cloud inflation and growth outlookEconomics RBI may keep rates unchanged, focus on rupee stability and bond yieldsEconomics

Dr. Jitendra Singh Launches first -ever "Administrative Capacity Building" Programme for Scientists & Academicians Under Mission Karmayogi; aimed to quip academia leaders with governance skillsPolity & Governance Strait of Hormuz ‘deadline’ looms, Jaishankar talks to Iran counterpart AraghchiInternational Relations Elastic rules: On the Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2026Environment & Ecology The World Trade Organization is flailingInternational Relations Toothless ban: Single-use plastic rules 84% of surveyed sites in four citiesEnvironment & Ecology India-flagged LPG tanker Green Asha crosses Strait of HormuzInternational Relations Transforming India’s nuclear power landscapeScience & Technology Ganga water sharing, visas, energy cooperation likely on agenda for Bangladesh FM visitInternational Relations The executive office without a limitPolity & Governance A debate on the tenure of Election Commission-appointed police chiefPolity & Governance EAM Jaishankar receives call from Iran FM Araghchi as Trump’s 48-hour threat loomsInternational Relations Ladakh talks with open mind and heart: Sonam WangchukPolity & Governance West Asia crisis: Iranian foreign minister dials EAM JaishankarInternational Relations Petition filed in SC challenging amended 'transgender persons' lawPolity & Governance NeSL enabling real-time access to digital debt & claims data in insolvency casesEconomics Women's rights & religion: CJI-led 9-J bench includes all faiths, and a womanPolity & Governance Chabahar work to expand even more rapidly in post-war era': Iran envoyInternational Relations Expert Explains | What the China-Pakistan peace plan for West Asia says about China’s stakes and global tradeInternational Relations 8 Indian ships have exited the Persian Gulf via Strait of Hormuz, 16 remain: Story so far, explainedInternational Relations Iran-Israel war: OPEC+ hikes oil production quotas, issues warningEconomics GST Council meeting likely in end-May or JunePolity & Governance CII seeks urgent support as West Asia war-led supply chain crisis deepensEconomics What to expect from China’s new 5-year plan—trade innovation, tensions with partnersEconomics Trump threatens to hit Iran’s infrastructure on Tuesday if Strait of Hormuz remains blockedInternational Relations Artemis astronauts to study the Moon’s surface using mainly their eyesScience & Technology Artemis II | Mission moonScience & Technology Kuwait power, water desalination plants damaged by Iranian attack: governmentInternational Relations India may restrict sugar export as likely to allow higher ethanol blending with petrolEconomics SCR completes field trials for installation of Kavach 4.0Science & Technology Artemis II astronauts preparing for historic lunar flybyScience & Technology Artemis 2 astronauts make history. Catch sight of moon's entire ‘Orientale basin’ for the first timeScience & Technology Experts slam India’s colonial mindset in tiger protection policyEnvironment & Ecology UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French mediaInternational Relations Iran war starts pinching U.S.; gas prices, transport costs surgeInternational Relations RBI MPC: Malhotra & co expected to keep rates unchanged in first policy since US-Iran war, says SBI reportEconomics Geopolitics overtakes economics as key driver of global trade flows: ExpertsInternational Relations Iran attacks energy infrastructure across UAE, Bahrain, and KuwaitInternational Relations Iran-Israel war LIVE: Trump believes deal with Iran possible by April 6, says 'they are negotiating now'International Relations Moody's cuts India's FY27 GDP growth estimates to 6% amid West Asia conflictEconomics Artemis II mission: NASA crew describes far side of the moon, says ‘not the moon I’m used to seeing'Science & Technology Aid groups warn war in West Asia is hindering food, medicine from reaching millionsInternational Relations Iran FM Araghchi warns of contamination risk after U.S.-Israeli strikes on Bushehr nuclear power plantInternational Relations Economists see RBI holding rates in April policy review on inflation fears amid West Asia crisisEconomics West Asia crisis: Jaishankar speaks to Qatari PM, UAE foreign ministerInternational Relations Govt steps up LPG supply, urges calm amid Hormuz concernsEconomics CII's 20-Point Policy Agenda calls for coordinated fiscal, financial and trade response to West Asia crisisEconomics 'Challenging time': India sends aid to Afghanistan amid devastation from floods and earthquakeInternational Relations RBI expected to hold rates steady in first monetary policy since West Asia conflict: SBI ReportEconomics National Maritime Day: India's oil lifeline churns through conflict watersEconomics

Natural farming offers hedge against fertiliser supply risks for Kharif 2026Economics How did the ‘Amaravati Bill’ come into place?Polity & Governance Defence Ministry pushes indigenous design for development of 1,000-kg aerial bomb for IAFInternal Security Centre’s claim of no displacement of tribals a lie: Congress on Great Nicobar projectEnvironment & Ecology Supreme Court notifies nine-judge Bench for Sabarimala verdict reviewPolity & Governance Trump gives Iran 48 hours to make deal or face ‘Hell’International Relations What are the concerns over the FCRA Bill?Polity & Governance Why does Trump want to pull out of NATO?International Relations Prime Minister: Women should ensure quota bills passed unopposedPolity & Governance Delimitation to put Punjab at disadvantage, Centre should build consensus among parties: WarringPolity & Governance Indian buying Iranian crude without any payment hurdle, tanker diversion to China not due to ‘payment issues’: GovtInternational Relations Indian Railways hits new milestone: Western Dedicated Freight Corridor fully completed; train capacity set to doubleEconomics ‘Linguistic imposition’ vs ‘linguistic liberation’: Stalin and Pradhan clash over 3-language formulaPolity & Governance Explained: Why basmati exporters are invoking ‘force majeure’ amid Gulf CrisisEconomics Explained: How the deepening Gulf-Iran divide pushed Arab states towards US and IsraelInternational Relations Treat Western Ghats to coast as one ecosystem, says policy documentEnvironment & Ecology National digital wellbeing mission launched amid rising concerns over screen addiction and online risksScience & Technology IAEA says projectile hits near Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant, killing oneInternational Relations India buys oil from Iran for first time in 7 years with no payment issuesEconomics Centre moves to limit West Asia war impact on exports: Commerce SecretaryEconomics India resumes energy trade with Iran after seven yearsEconomics Govt to raise gas supply to fertiliser units, industries to 90% from AprilEconomics States are not Centre’s subordinates: Justice B.V. NagarathnaPolity & Governance ISRO launches mission in Ladakh to test mental, physical strength of astronautsScience & Technology Plea in Supreme Court challenges transgender law amendments as breach of right to self-determined gender identityPolity & Governance States that stabilised population will not lose Lok Sabha seats: ModiPolity & Governance Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026Polity & Governance For Trump, the cost of Iran war is risingInternational Relations EU-India FTA may boost India's competitiveness in some sectors, says EY report on European economic outlookEconomics Updates on Key Sectors in View of Developments in West AsiaInternational Relations Indian Navy asserts Arabian Sea dominance during Operation SindoorInternal Security Rajnath Singh lays foundation stone of a Large Cavitation Tunnel at NSTL, VisakhapatnamInternal Security EU-India FTA may boost India's competitiveness in some sectors: EY reportEconomics From ethanol to bio-isobutanol: India’s next leapEconomics INS Aridaman: The significance of India’s third nuclear submarineInternal Security Government confident of cross-party support for women’s quota billsPolity & Governance India’s third home-grown N-sub commissioned; Rajnath also launches stealth frigate, large cavitation tunnel facility at VizagInternal Security