Jul 06 – Jul 12
Under India's BRICS Chairship, Transport Ministers Adopt Ministerial Declaration at the 3rd BRICS Transport Ministers' Meeting in Nagpur, Maharashtra
The 3rd BRICS Transport Ministers' Meeting concluded in Nagpur, Maharashtra, under India's BRICS Chairship for 2026. Member countries unanim...
How DDCs changed local governance in Jammu and Kashmir?
A renewed debate over the structure of local self-government in Jammu and Kashmir has focused on the role, powers, and future of District De...
MEA condemns attack on tanker off Oman coast; 10 Indians rescued, 1 missing
A commercial tanker was struck off the coast of Oman during the ongoing Strait of Hormuz standoff, catching fire; of the Indian crew members...
ISRO successfully carries out tests of Gaganyaan crew module systems
ISRO successfully carried out a set of tests validating critical Gaganyaan crew module systems One test verified the separation of the "umbi...
U.S. launches more strikes on Iran as standoff over Strait of Hormuz escalates
US forces carried out a fresh round of strikes on Iranian military assets, hitting missile systems, air defence installations, and paramilit...
Hormuz crisis: Iran hit triggers fears of fuel supply disruption
An attack on a ship with Indian crew in the Strait of Hormuz has heightened concerns about disruption to India's fuel and fertilizer imports...
Why apex court's wading into Darbhanga's ponds
The Supreme Court agreed to hear a case concerning alleged encroachment of three historic water bodies in Darbhanga, Bihar — the interconnec...
Chinese geologists question safety of Brahmaputra Mega-Dam in Tibet being built over active seismic fault line
A joint study by geologists from Chengdu University of Technology, the Civil-Military Integration Centre of the China Geological Survey, and...
ISRO successfully carries out tests of Gaganyaan crew module systems
ISRO successfully carried out three qualification tests for Gaganyaan crew module systems: the Integrated Main Parachute Airdrop Test (IMAT-...
India discusses agricultural collaboration with Taliban government of Afghanistan
Afghanistan's Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock, Mawlawi Ataullah Omari, led an official delegation to New Delhi on July 7, ...
Worth more standing: India’s forests are a $2.5-trillion asset we keep forgetting to count
A peer-reviewed study, involving researchers from the Institute for Social and Economic Change, ICFRE-Institute of Forest Productivity, the ...
India’s Russian crude imports hit record in Jun even as Moscow’s oil revenues slip
India's imports of Russian crude oil rose 34% month-on-month in June 2026, reaching an estimated EUR 4.5 billion in value and accounting for...
Decoding the India-UK CETA: Check what's changing in terms of tariffs, import duty & more
The Union Finance Ministry notified Customs Tariff Rules on July 3, 2026 to determine the "origin" of goods traded under the India-UK Compre...
India-UK FTA Starts July 15! Goyal announces zero duty, big PF benefit for Indian Workers in UK
The India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) comes into force on 15 July 2026, roughly a year after it was signed on 24 Ju...
What INS Mahendragiri’s commissioning shows about India’s naval shipbuilding prowess
The Indian Navy commissioned the stealth frigate INS Mahendragiri into its Eastern Fleet at a ceremony in Visakhapatnam on July 11, 2026 INS...
Hormuz closure threatens India’s gas, crude supplies
Merchant vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz were struck in early July 2026, prompting a fresh round of United States military strikes o...
Five-year-high grain stocks offer India an El Niño buffer
Central pool wheat and rice stocks stood at 81.75 million tonnes (mt) as of May 1, 2026 — the highest May 1 level in five years — against a ...
India’s first hydrogen train: 6 things passengers should know before its launch
India's first hydrogen-powered trainset, built by the Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai, is expected to be launched around July 17, 2026...
Why the UN’s first scientific report on AI wants governments to act before it’s too late
The UN's Independent International Scientific Panel on AI released its first preliminary report, billed as the first comprehensive global sc...
U.S., U.K., and 12 other nations reaffirm 2016 ruling invalidating China’s claims in South China Sea
Fourteen countries — the United States, United Kingdom, Philippines, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Germany, Italy, Estonia, Latvia,...
Modi courts Pacific partners as China, US reshape region
A three-nation diplomatic tour covering Indonesia, Australia, and New Zealand produced a series of strategic agreements, following earlier e...
India, Canada conclude third round of talks on proposed trade pact
India and Canada concluded the third round of negotiations for a proposed Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), held in Ottaw...
'Agreed upon new deal that builds on FTA': New Zealand PM hails PM Modi's visit
India and New Zealand elevated their bilateral relationship to the level of a "Strategic Partnership" during a Prime Ministerial-level visit...
China lands a reusable rocket for the first time: Why this matters for the space race
China's Long March 10B rocket completed its maiden flight from the Hainan Commercial Space Launch Site at Wenchang on 10 July 2026 About six...
Geneva meeting to shape the future of global wildlife trade
The 34th meeting of the Animals Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is ...
West Asia war LIVE: U.S. launches strikes on Iran after attack on civilian vessel in Strait of Hormuz
United States forces carried out a fresh, third round of strikes on Iranian targets after Iranian forces attacked a Cyprus-flagged container...
Stakeholders: PM, CMs removal clause 'unconstitutional'
A Joint Committee of Parliament examining the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill, 2025 flagged constitutional concerns over the Bill's clau...
Trade Minister to lead business delegation in October: ‘Canada CEPA intends to provide preferential market access in India’
A further India-led business delegation to Canada was announced for October, continuing the outreach begun with an earlier large-scale trade...
Election Commission changes Form 6 for new voters, inserts section asking them about parents in SIR
The Election Commission of India updated the online version of Form 6 — the form used to register new voters — to add a declaration about wh...
India, New Zealand upgrade their 'made for each other' ties
India and New Zealand elevated bilateral relations during a Prime Ministerial visit to New Zealand — the first visit by an Indian Prime Mini...
Legal questions behind the row over Satluj movie | Explained
A recent case in which a streaming platform withdrew a film from its Indian catalogue after government-linked review has revived questions a...
NATO | Towards a more European alliance
European member states of NATO are preparing to take on a larger share of the alliance's conventional defence burden amid signals of reduced...
West Bengal forms committee to review draft UCC Bill
The West Bengal government issued a notification constituting a committee to review a draft Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill prepared for the s...
One-fourth of India’s monsoon rain evaporates mid-air, says new study
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, a research institute under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, have fo...
NIA chargesheets eight, including Pakistan-based ‘terrorist’, in Ambala car blast case
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) filed a chargesheet against eight accused in connection with an IED car bomb blast in the parking ar...
Government intervenes as shipping shocks expose container vulnerability
The first outcome of the ₹10,000 crore Container Manufacturing Promotion Scheme (announced in Union Budget 2026-27) materialised on 3 July, ...
India, New Zealand elevate ties to strategic partnership; launch 2030 roadmap
India and New Zealand elevated bilateral relations to a Strategic Partnership during talks in Auckland, endorsing a Roadmap to 2030 to struc...
Chhattisgarh agrees to Odisha’s proposal for CWC-mediated talks on Mahanadi dispute: official
During a hearing before the Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal (MWDT), Chhattisgarh agreed to Odisha's proposal for negotiations mediated by t...
Parliament panel proposes suspension, not removal, of jailed ministers
A Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining a Constitutional Amendment Bill on removal of constitutional functionaries in custody has re...
PM to flag off India’s first hydrogen train: How they work, and why they haven’t picked pace globally
India's first hydrogen fuel-cell powered passenger train is set to be flagged off on the Jind–Sonipat route in Haryana, developed by the Int...
India can add $700 bn to $1.4 trn to GDP with higher female workforce participation, says CSEP study
A study by the Centre for Social and Economic Progress (CSEP) estimates that raising female workforce participation in India could add betwe...
India, New Zealand eye strategic partnership; aim to double trade to ₹35,000 cr by 2030
India and New Zealand elevated their bilateral relationship to the level of a "Strategic Partnership" during a Prime Ministerial-level visit...
Six former CJIs said simultaneous elections won't undermine federalism, Constitution: JPC chief
The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill, 2024 was told that six former Chief Justices of I...
'Mighty majestic matchless': The stealth frigates redefining India's maritime power
The Indian Navy commissioned INS Mahendragiri, the sixth Project 17A (Nilgiri-class) stealth-guided-missile frigate, built by Mazagon Dock S...
INS Mahendragiri joins Indian Navy: Rajnath Singh commissions indigenous stealth frigate
The Union Defence Ministry commissioned INS Mahendragiri, the sixth Project 17A (Nilgiri-class) stealth frigate, into the Indian Navy at the...
How tribal land disputes persist in Jharkhand despite legal safeguards
Tribal land disputes continue to be reported across Jharkhand despite the state having some of India's oldest and strongest statutory protec...
India seeks review of proposed tariff, cites flaws in USTR's report on forced labour probe
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) had initiated Section 301 investigations, covering around 60 economies, into fai...
Ayodhya verdict | Temple at disputed site, alternative land for mosque, rules Supreme Court
The Supreme Court delivered its verdict in the long-pending Ayodhya title dispute, ruling that the disputed 2.77-acre site be handed over fo...
Monsoon deficit narrows sharply, but weak Kharif sowing remains a key risk: Report
India's cumulative southwest monsoon rainfall deficit narrowed sharply to 15% below normal, down from 38% a week earlier, following a week o...
Standard KAVACH commissioned on Solapur–Wadi section of Central Railway
Central Railway's Solapur Division commissioned the "Standard" KAVACH Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system on the 149.476-km Solapur-Wadi...
UN Special Rapporteurs raise concerns over SIR and use of AI-driven models for exclusion of minorities
UN Special Rapporteurs raised concerns regarding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls carried out by the Election Commiss...
14 invasive plants behind grassland loss in one of India’s first tiger reserves
Forest Department data from Assam's Bodoland Territorial Council show that grassland cover inside Manas Tiger Reserve has declined by 43.59%...
India lays groundwork for a big business boost along the coasts
The government is setting up dedicated Marine Export Zones (MEZs) to build an integrated seafood ecosystem that combines farming, processing...
West Bengal govt forms 9-member panel to examine draft UCC bill; legislation may be tabled in August
The West Bengal government constituted a nine-member expert committee to examine a draft Uniform Civil Code (UCC) bill prepared for the stat...
'Not just a fighting force, but guardian of India's economy': Rajnath Singh hails Navy
At an official Navy commissioning event, the Ministry of Defence described the Indian Navy as not merely a fighting force but a "guardian of...
Amid Western Ghats landslides, revisiting need for developing early warning systems
A fresh spell of landslides across the Western Ghats during the monsoon season renewed scrutiny of India's landslide early warning infrastru...
India, NZ plan strategic partnership including Maritime Security
India and New Zealand adopted a "Roadmap to 2030" setting out commitments on investment, technology, maritime security, education, tourism, ...
Gadkari to chair BRICS transport ministers' meet in Nagpur
A two-day BRICS Transport Ministers' Meeting was held in Nagpur under India's BRICS Chairship for 2026. The meeting was organised under the ...
India, New Zealand elevate ties to strategic partnership; target ₹35,000 crore trade by 2030
India and New Zealand elevated their bilateral relationship to the level of a "Strategic Partnership" during an official visit, the first vi...
INS Mahendragiri set to be commissioned at Visakhapatnam’s Eastern Naval Command
INS Mahendragiri, the seventh and final ship of the Project 17A (Nilgiri-class) stealth guided-missile frigate programme, was commissioned i...
Protests over Ken-Betwa river link project resume in Madhya Pradesh
A protest by displaced residents, most of them women, has resumed on the banks of the Barana river near Kupi village in Madhya Pradesh, ente...
PM Modi in New Zealand LIVE: India, New Zealand elevate ties to strategic partnership
India and New Zealand agreed to elevate their bilateral relationship to the level of a "Strategic Partnership," announced in Auckland The vi...
Roadmap to 2030: India, New Zealand seal 18 pacts across defence, trade and security
India and New Zealand elevated bilateral ties to a "Strategic Partnership" and adopted the "India-New Zealand Strategic Partnership: Roadmap...
India, New Zealand adopt Strategic Partnership Roadmap to 2030 with trade target of NZ$7 billion
India and New Zealand elevated their bilateral relationship to a "Strategic Partnership" during an official visit by the Indian Prime Minist...
Why does India need an Index of Services Production? | Explained
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) finalised the framework for India's first Index of Services Production (ISP)...
Price of peace in the time of war
The United States and Iran signed the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), an interim peace framework intended to end hostilities th...
'One nation, one election' mechanism may be ready for rollout by 2029: Joint panel chief
The Joint Parliamentary Committee examining the simultaneous elections bills indicated that the mechanism for "One Nation, One Election" cou...
Parliament panel seeks changes to Bill on removal of PM, CMs and Ministers after 30 days in jail
The Joint Parliamentary Committee examining the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill, 2025 finalised its draft report, retaining the underlyi...
‘Mahendragiri’ to join Navy fleet; warship combat ready to safeguard our maritime interests: Rajnath
INS Mahendragiri, the sixth and final ship of Project 17A, was commissioned into the Indian Navy on July 11, 2026, at Visakhapatnam The cere...
Rajnath Singh to commission stealth frigate Mahendragiri in Vizag on July 11
INS Mahendragiri, the sixth and final ship of Project 17A, was commissioned into the Indian Navy on July 11, 2026, at Visakhapatnam The cere...
GST law panel clears proposal to shield buyers' input tax credit from supplier defaults
A GST law committee cleared a proposal to protect buyers' input tax credit (ITC) even when the supplier fails to deposit collected tax with ...
Centre to fence India-Myanmar border at Rs 31,000 crore
The Centre is proceeding with a project to fence the India-Myanmar border at an estimated cost of Rs 31,000 crore The Cabinet Committee on S...
India’s first hydrogen train to launch soon: Check route, stops, timetable, speed and features
Indian Railways approved daily service of India's first hydrogen fuel-cell powered train on the Jind–Sonipat route in Haryana The train, man...
Great Indian Bustard numbers stable, survives in only 16% of Thar habitat, says report
A recent assessment has found that the Great Indian Bustard (GIB) population in the Thar landscape has remained numerically stable, but the ...
World Bank approves $890 million for India’s rooftop solar programme
The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors approved an $890 million financing package to support India's national rooftop solar programme...
India lays out tariffs and quotas for U.K. vehicles under trade deal
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) notified the procedure for allocating Tariff-Rate Quotas (TRQ) for import of petrol and dies...
'One Nation, One Election' may become reality by 2029: Parliamentary panel
The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the simultaneous elections bills is working to have an implementation mechanism ready for ...
'This visit is historic': PM Modi begins first Indian PM visit to New Zealand in four decades; trade, defence on agenda
India and New Zealand held their first prime-ministerial-level visit in four decades, with India's Prime Minister arriving in Auckland for a...
One Nation, One Election may be ready for 2029 Lok Sabha polls: House panel chief
The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill, 2024 and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) B...
West Asia war LIVE: Iran buries Khamenei after new fighting with U.S. erupts
Iran's former Supreme Leader, killed in a strike earlier in 2026 that triggered the wider regional war, was buried in the shrine of Imam Rez...
India notifies process to claim UK FTA tariff quota benefits on vehicle imports
The government notified the process for importers to claim concessional tariff benefits on passenger vehicle imports from the United Kingdom...
India, Australia seal uranium deal, to enhance defence and maritime cooperation
India and Australia operationalised their bilateral civil nuclear cooperation agreement, clearing the way for Australian uranium exports to ...
'Hydrogen future of transportation industry': Nitin Gadkari says trials under way on 10 routes
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways announced pilot hydrogen fuel trials underway on 10 transport routes across India, described at ...
PM Modi meets Australia's Opposition leader, discusses bilateral ties
India and Australia held the third India-Australia Annual Summit, with India's Prime Minister and Australia's Prime Minister reviewing progr...
Shipping lines halt fresh cargo bookings through Strait of Hormuz amid renewed attacks
Major shipping lines suspended fresh cargo bookings through the Persian Gulf after renewed military strikes shattered a ceasefire that had b...
Uranium, energy pacts with Australia to charge up India
India and Australia held their Annual Summit in Melbourne, where the two governments finalised the administrative arrangement operationalisi...
India, Australia ink defence pacts, fast-track trade deal
India and Australia held their Annual Summit in Melbourne, where the two governments finalised the administrative arrangement operationalisi...
Modi, Albanese call on all parties to ‘exercise restraint’ and de-escalate tensions in the Gulf
A joint statement issued during bilateral talks called on all parties involved in the ongoing Gulf tensions to exercise restraint and pursue...
BJP hails BrahMos deal during PM Modi's tour; Congress talks LAC
India and Indonesia concluded a defence agreement for the supply of BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles, reported to be valued at approximate...
Will set up temporary space tracking terminal on Cocos Keeling to support India’s Gaganyaan: Aus PM
The Australian government announced that a temporary space tracking terminal will be commissioned on the Cocos (Keeling) Islands to support ...
MHA unveils four-layer 'smart border' grid, cites J&K, Northeast gains
The Ministry of Home Affairs outlined a four-layer, technology-driven border security architecture intended to create an integrated, proacti...
Desert rain frog, over half of molluscs pushed towards extinction: IUCN Red List
The updated IUCN Red List of Threatened Species now assesses 175,909 species in total, of which 49,505 are classified as threatened with ext...
India, Australia agree on framework to streamline defence trade and services
India and Australia agreed on a framework aimed at streamlining defence trade and services between the two countries, concluded during an of...
Eye on Indo-Pacific: India and Australia deepen ties across nuclear, maritime and mineral sectors
India and Australia finalised the administrative arrangement operationalising their 2014 Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement, clearing the w...
New Zealand PM hails trade pact with India: '57% tariff-free from day one'
New Zealand's government announced that 57% of its exports to India will become tariff-free from the day the bilateral Free Trade Agreement ...
India raises questions at WTO over interim arrangement to implement e-commerce pact
India raised concerns at the World Trade Organization (WTO) over a "Declaration of Interim Arrangements" adopted by a coalition of 66 WTO me...
Gagnayaan: Isro clears another parachute milestone; IMAT-5 Done, but details on 4th test elusive
ISRO successfully completed the fifth Integrated Main Parachute Airdrop Test (IMAT-05) for the Gaganyaan programme, at the Aerial Delivery R...
'Exclusively peaceful purposes': Albanese confirms Australian uranium supply deal with India
The Australian government confirmed an administrative arrangement enabling uranium exports to India, describing the exports as being "for ex...
PM Modi in Melbourne finalises deal to import Uranium from Australia
An administrative arrangement to enable long-term Australian uranium exports to India was finalised during official talks in Melbourne The a...
Maharashtra sets up seven-member panel to prepare Uniform Civil Code draft
The Maharashtra state government constituted a seven-member committee to prepare a draft framework for implementing a Uniform Civil Code (UC...
India secures Australian uranium supply deal to expand nuclear power generation
India and Australia finalised an arrangement enabling long-term uranium exports from Australia to India, announced during an official visit ...
India, Australia unveil new defence declaration to deepen Indo-Pacific cooperation
India and Australia issued the Australia-India Joint Declaration on Defence and Security Cooperation (2026) on 9 July, reaffirming their Com...
India-New Zealand FTA to make 57% of NZ exports tariff-free from day 1, Kiwi PM says
57% of New Zealand's exports to India will become tariff-free immediately once the India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) takes effect...
India, Australia unlock uranium trade, step up energy and supply chain cooperation
India and Australia finalised the administrative arrangement enabling Australian uranium exports to India for exclusively peaceful purposes,...
Why is BrahMos emerging as India’s most sought-after defence export? | Explained
India and Indonesia concluded a contract for the supply of BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles, announced during an official visit to Jakarta...
PM Modi in Australia LIVE: PM invites Australian businesses to invest in India, seeks early conclusion of CECA
At the Australia-India CEOs Forum and an Economic Roadmap Business event in Melbourne, Australian businesses were invited to invest in India...
PM Modi invites Australian businesses to invest in India, seeks early conclusion of CECA
Australian businesses were invited to invest in India, with policy reforms and sustained economic growth cited as the basis for opportunity ...
Govt seeks proposals for coal gasification projects under Rs 37,500-cr incentive scheme
The Ministry of Coal has invited project proposals under the Scheme for Promotion of Surface Coal/Lignite Gasification Projects, which carri...
NATO allies reaffirm ‘ironclad commitment’ to collective defence; Trump tempers fury as summit ends
NATO heads of state and government met in Ankara for the alliance's annual summit and issued a declaration reaffirming "ironclad commitment"...
IMF sees India among fastest-growing major economies despite trimming FY27 GDP growth projection to 6.4%
The International Monetary Fund (IMF), in its July 2026 World Economic Outlook Update, revised India's FY27 (2026-27) GDP growth projection ...
Tamil Nadu moves SC against Madras HC verdict striking down quota benefits for converts to Islam
The Tamil Nadu government has filed an appeal before the Supreme Court against a Madras High Court verdict that struck down a 2024 Governmen...
Panel recommends raising Ayushman Bharat cover to Rs 10 Lakh
A Parliamentary Standing Committee has recommended doubling the annual health insurance cover under Ayushman Bharat–Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogy...
Tamil Nadu moves SC against Madras HC order on backward status of converts to Islam
The Tamil Nadu government has filed a Special Leave Petition before the Supreme Court challenging a Madras High Court ruling that struck dow...
RBI backs crypto ban, tax department warns of evasion risks, documents show
Internal government documents show the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) continues to favour a cryptocurrency policy "leaning towards prohibition"...
Significance of Guwahati Declaration adopted by BRICS nations | Explained
BRICS member nations adopted the Guwahati Declaration at the conclusion of the BRICS Heads of Anti-Drug Agencies Meeting held in Guwahati, A...
Asim Munir threatens India over Indus Waters Treaty, says will take ‘all measures’ to get Pakistan share
Pakistan's military leadership stated, during the 276th Corps Commanders' Conference in Rawalpindi, that Pakistan would take "all measures n...
U.S. strikes Iran after Hormuz attacks, Tehran threatens response
The United States military carried out strikes on Iranian targets after Iranian forces attacked commercial vessels transiting the Strait of ...
BrahMos, Astra missiles, critical minerals & Sabang Port: India & Indonesia seal key strategic pacts
During talks between the Prime Minister and the President of Indonesia in Jakarta on July 7-8, 2026, the two sides agreed to revive a stalle...
India supports two-state solution for solving Israel-Palestine conflict, says PM Modi
During a bilateral visit to Jakarta, India's stated position reaffirmed support for a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict. T...
Missile diplomacy: Indonesia signs pact to buy India’s BrahMos and Astra missiles
India and Indonesia signed an in-principle agreement for the export of the indigenously developed Astra Mk-1 Beyond-Visual-Range Air-to-Air ...
India, Indonesia sign BrahMos missile, critical minerals deals during PM Modi’s visit
India and Indonesia signed a set of defence agreements during bilateral talks in Jakarta on July 7-8, 2026, including contracts for the Brah...
India to supply 2 BrahMos missile batteries worth $200 million to Indonesia
India agreed to supply two BrahMos supersonic cruise missile batteries to Indonesia in a deal estimated at around $200 million, signed durin...
India, Indonesia expand defence ties; New Delhi to supply BrahMos missiles
India and Indonesia expanded their defence partnership, with New Delhi agreeing to supply BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles to Jakarta. The...
BrahMos to IIM Bengaluru campus: Full list of 20 key outcomes during PM Modi's Indonesia visit
India and Indonesia concluded 20 agreements during a bilateral visit to Jakarta, spanning defence, education, and economic cooperation. Defe...
Caste census: methodology, challenges, and the road ahead | Explained
Caste data collection has been included in the upcoming decennial Census, scheduled for population enumeration in February 2027 (with hill a...
India news LIVE updates, 7 July 2026: India, Indonesia sign BrahMos, Astra missile deals during PM Modi’s Indonesia visit
India and Indonesia formally signed agreements for the export of BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles and Astra Beyond-Visual-Range Air-to-Air...
India to support development of Indonesia specific EVM, export Astra and more Brahmos missiles
During a bilateral visit to Jakarta, India and Indonesia concluded a series of landmark defence and strategic agreements, marking a signific...
PM in Indonesia LIVE: Modi conferred with Indonesia's highest honour ’Bintang Adipurna of the Republic of Indonesia’ medal
The Prime Minister began a three-nation diplomatic tour with a visit to Indonesia, marked by a high-protocol ceremonial welcome that include...
The Delimitation Debate: The Union and its Units
The upcoming delimitation exercise — the first since the freeze imposed after the 1971 Census — has reignited a fundamental debate about Ind...
How E20 affects your car and what’s next on E85 rollout
India achieved 20% ethanol blending in petrol (E20) by March 2025 — five years ahead of the original 2030 target under the National Policy o...
Congress opposes Hindu members on Madhya Pradesh Waqf Board, plans Supreme Court challenge
Madhya Pradesh reconstituted its State Waqf Board, appointing two Hindu members to the ten-member committee — becoming the first state to im...
Watch: Why PM Modi’s Indonesia visit matters for India | Explained
A bilateral visit to Jakarta — India's first such engagement with Indonesia since 2018 — underscored the strategic importance of the relatio...
Facing backlash, Government likely to delay higher 25% ethanol blend in petrol
The timeline for introducing a higher 25% ethanol blend (E25) in petrol is under review, with a phased, calibrated approach to the transitio...
Beyond the rain hit, El Nino set to sap India's wind power output
Emerging El Niño conditions are projected to weaken wind speeds across India during the peak wind-generation season (roughly June-September,...
Why FDA approval for vepdegestrant is a major shift in cancer therapy
Vepdegestrant (brand name: Veppanu), developed by Arvinas and Pfizer, received FDA approval on 1 May 2026 — making it the first PROTAC (Prot...
PM Narendra Modi’s three-nation tour: Defence, critical minerals on table at India-Indonesia meeting today
India began a three-nation diplomatic tour covering Indonesia, followed by Australia and New Zealand, with the first leg in Jakarta. Defence...
Madhya Pradesh govt. reconstitutes Waqf Board under new law, inclusion of Hindu members draws criticism
Madhya Pradesh reconstituted its State Waqf Board under the provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, becoming the first state to do so....
NIA charges LeT chief Hafiz Saeed with plotting Pahalgam terror strike
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) filed a supplementary chargesheet before the NIA Special Court in Jammu in the Pahalgam terror attac...
Defence, critical minerals on agenda as Modi arrives in Indonesia
India's highest executive undertook a three-nation tour beginning in Jakarta, Indonesia, meeting President Prabowo Subianto for bilateral ta...
'Resigned judge' can't be impeached, say constitutional experts
Parliament tabled an inquiry committee report on the proposed removal of a sitting High Court judge who had faced allegations of unaccounted...
E20 fuel may damage rubber parts in E10 cars, said unpublished report
An unpublished study by the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) found that E20 petrol causes deterioration in rubber fuel-system...
31,789 illegal immigrants deported from Assam in 40 years: CM
The state government informed the Assam Legislative Assembly that 31,789 illegal immigrants have been deported from Assam over the past 40 y...
Jaishankar to launch campaign for India’s non-permanent 2028-29 UNSC seat as UN politics heats up
India is formally launching its campaign for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the 2028–29 term. The As...
Cosmoserve’s active debris removal tech to take flight with Skyroot’s Vikram
Cosmoserve Space, an Indian startup developing Active Debris Removal (ADR) technology, announced Mission Embrace — the world's first planned...
Chief Minister Joseph Vijay writes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi opposing proposed amendment to Food Security Act
Tamil Nadu's Chief Minister wrote to the Prime Minister urging the withdrawal of a proposed amendment to the National Food Security Act (NFS...
Form used in rehearsal for second phase of Census has an ‘open column’ to record caste
The second phase of the Census 2027 rehearsal exercise used a form with an "open column" approach to record caste — meaning enumerators writ...
El Niño to dent India’s wind, hydropower output: study
A study by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) warns that the transition from La Niña to El Niño between July 2026 and Ju...
NIA names LeT founder Hafiz Saeed as accused in Pahalgam terror attack
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) filed a supplementary chargesheet in connection with the Pahalgam terror attack of April 22, 2025, w...
CAA rollout to be fast-tracked, says Amit Shah in Kolkata
The implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019 continues to be pursued as an ongoing policy priority, with authorities reit...
El Nino's heat test: India may face world's biggest energy system impact
An analysis by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) projects that India is likely to face the most severe stress on its po...
Auto companies may soon get to trade BEE credits for easier fuel-efficiency compliance
A credit-trading system has been introduced for automakers to comply with Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency (CAFE) standards Under the frame...
Kharif sowing picks up, but still 21% below last year
Total kharif sowing stood at 350.85 lakh hectares as of early July 2026, a 21% decline from 442.8 lakh hectares in the corresponding period ...
India, EU working to finish legal scrubbing of FTA text in 15-20 days: Piyush Goyal
India and the European Union are in the final phase of legal scrubbing of their Free Trade Agreement (FTA) text, expected to conclude within...
India, EU aim to complete FTA legal scrubbing in 15-20 days, says Piyush Goyal
The legal scrubbing phase of the India-EU Free Trade Agreement is expected to be completed within 10–15 days, as per a statement by the Unio...
New rural employment scheme prioritises water security works
A gram panchayat-level planning framework was released for rural works under the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission, ...
2 Assam Rifles soldiers killed in militant ambush in Manipur's Ukhrul, several injured
Two Assam Rifles personnel — a warrant officer and a driver — were killed on the spot, and several others were injured, when suspected milit...
2 Assam Rifles personnel killed in Manipur militant ambush
Two Assam Rifles personnel were killed and several others injured when suspected militants ambushed a convoy of the paramilitary force in Ma...
Meeting of BRICS anti-drug agencies meeting begins in Guwahati
India hosted the BRICS Heads of Anti-Drug Agencies Meeting in Guwahati, Assam, on 6-7 July 2026, bringing together senior drug-control offic...
Stealth frigate 'Mahendragiri' to be commissioned into Navy on July 11
INS Mahendragiri, the sixth ship of the Project 17A (Nilgiri-class) stealth frigate programme, is scheduled to be commissioned into the Indi...
Payloads to be launched by Vikram-1
Skyroot Aerospace announced that its Vikram-1 rocket — India's first privately developed orbital-class launch vehicle — will carry six paylo...
PM Modi arrives in Indonesia to further strengthen India's Act East Policy
India's Prime Minister arrived in Jakarta on 6 July 2026, marking his first bilateral visit to Indonesia since the two countries elevated bi...
Navy to commission Mahendragiri at Visakhapatnam on July 11
INS Mahendragiri (F38), the sixth of seven Project 17A indigenous stealth frigates, is scheduled for commissioning at Naval Dockyard, Visakh...
ASEAN seeks deeper tariff cuts as India pushes FTA review to narrow trade deficit
Negotiations are underway for a formal review of the ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIGA), with the Commerce Department in consulta...
PM Modi begins Indonesia visit aimed at strengthening India’s Act East Policy
A high-level bilateral visit to Indonesia took place as the first leg of a three-nation tour (also covering Australia and New Zealand), aime...
Women-targeted unconditional cash transfer schemes beat expectations: EAC-PM paper
A working paper released under the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) evaluated two state-level unconditional cash tra...
Saudi Arabia cuts oil prices for Asia customers by $11 a barrel in biggest reduction in 26 years
Saudi Aramco cut the official selling price (OSP) of its flagship Arab Light crude for Asian customers by $11 per barrel for August 2026 del...
Hamas dissolves its government in Gaza to transfer power to UN-backed committee
The body that has governed the Gaza Strip since Hamas took administrative control in 2007 was formally dissolved, with only technical and pr...
Climate change driving more local extinctions in temperate species than tropical ones, study finds
A landmark global study published in Nature Climate Change (June 2026) found that climate change is driving local extinctions at a higher ra...
Watch: PM Modi escorted by fighter jets in Indonesia, welcomed by president Subianto at airport
A high-level state visit to Indonesia — the first leg of a three-nation tour — saw India and Indonesia agree to elevate their Comprehensive ...
Can India's new rural jobs scheme deliver? VB-G-RAM-G may mount fiscal pressure on states
The VB-G RAM G scheme (Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission Gramin), which replaced MGNREGS on July 1, 2026, is now dra...
Navy to commission indigenous stealth frigate Mahendragiri this week
The Indian Navy commissioned INS Mahendragiri, an advanced stealth guided-missile frigate, at Visakhapatnam under the Eastern Naval Command ...
China test-launches ballistic missile from a submarine in the South Pacific
A People's Liberation Army Navy submarine launched a long-range ballistic missile carrying a dummy warhead into the South Pacific on 6 July,...
What the lifting of gas curbs means? | Explained
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas withdrew most provisions of the emergency Natural Gas (Supply Regulation) Order, 2026 The order ha...
Why isn’t one antivenom enough for India? | Explained
India has relied for decades on a single polyvalent antivenom formulated against the venoms of four snake species — Indian cobra, common kra...
More biodiversity funding is reaching Indigenous communities. But who decides how it is spent?
At recent Global Environment Facility (GEF) council meetings in Samarkand, nearly 39% of new GEF biodiversity funds were allocated to projec...
PM Modi begins three-nation tour to Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand: What's on agenda
The Prime Minister embarked on a six-day state visit (July 6–11, 2026) to Indonesia, Australia, and New Zealand, the first Indian prime mini...
VB-G RAM G: A potential rural income hike comes with a burden
The Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025, known as VB-G RAM G, replaced MGNREGS effective July 1, 20...
Pahalgam terror attack: NIA names LeT chief Hafiz Saeed as accused in supplementary chargesheet
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) filed a supplementary chargesheet naming Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Saeed as an accused in ...
Behind Agniveer retention move: More experienced manpower, training on new platforms
The armed forces are seeking a significant increase in the proportion of Agniveers retained beyond the current ceiling of 25%, as the first ...
Expert Explains | AI is reshaping warfare: How India can keep pace
Artificial intelligence is increasingly reshaping the character of modern warfare, from battlefield awareness platforms to autonomous combat...
Why ethanol is crucial for India’s mobility transition, an expert explains
An industry explainer examined ethanol's role in decarbonising India's road transport sector, framing it as one of the fastest and most cost...
Bangladesh courts China even as ties with India improve
Relations between Dhaka and New Delhi, which had turned strained following a change of government in Bangladesh, are reported to be on the m...
Modi sets off on Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand tour to bolster Act East Policy
India's Prime Minister undertook a three-nation visit to Indonesia, Australia, and New Zealand from July 6-11, 2026 The Indonesia leg (July ...
Eastern India lead in GI registrations, MP records highest registration in 2025-26
Madhya Pradesh recorded the highest number of new Geographical Indication (GI) registrations among all states in financial year 2025-26 East...
How will tests ‘SOLVE’ Gaganyaan astronauts safe landing | Explained
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully conducted the first ground test of the solid motor for the Sub-Orbital Launch Veh...
How are terrorists designated under the UAPA? | Explained
The legal framework for designating individuals as terrorists under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA) has come under ren...
Visit to Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand will further strengthen India's Act East Policy: PM
The Prime Minister undertook a three-nation visit covering Indonesia, Australia, and New Zealand The visit was described as an effort to fur...
In a first, Hindu members included in Madhya Pradesh Wakf board after law amendment
The Madhya Pradesh government reconstituted its 10-member State Waqf Board following the enactment of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. A new ...
Jaishankar meets Qatar PM, lauds mediation efforts as US, Iran return to negotiating table
The External Affairs Minister concluded a bilateral visit to Qatar, holding talks with the Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Aff...
Agnipath scheme: Armed Forces seek larger retention of Agniveers after end of 4-year tenure
The Department of Military Affairs (DMA) is reviewing a proposal to significantly increase the proportion of Agniveers retained into permane...