Nov 02 – Nov 08
Mekedatu Project: Karnataka Seeks Tamil Nadu's Cooperation on the Cauvery Reservoir
The Karnataka government asked Tamil Nadu to cooperate on the proposed Mekedatu balancing reservoir on the river Cauvery, near Kanakapura in...
Mekedatu Reservoir: Karnataka Seeks Tamil Nadu's Cooperation and Prepares Forest Clearance Papers
The Karnataka government said it will go ahead with the Mekedatu balancing reservoir, a proposed dam on the Cauvery river at Mekedatu in Kan...
Bangladesh Seeks Sheikh Hasina's Extradition: How the India-Bangladesh Treaty and India's Extradition Law Work
Bangladesh's Law Minister said on 8 November 2026 that Dhaka has asked India to extradite (formally hand over) former Prime Minister Sheikh ...
IOC to Own Crude and LPG Ships as Hormuz Disruption Pushes Up Freight Costs
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), India's largest oil refiner and a public sector company, plans to buy its own crude oil tankers and LPG (cooki...
El Niño and India's Dairy Economy: Why Milk Supply Is Becoming a Seasonal Risk
A recent analysis warned that El Niño (an unusual warming of the Pacific Ocean that often weakens India's monsoon) is turning milk supply in...
Reaching Women Farmers With Banking: Why Last-Mile Finance Matters for Financial Inclusion
A recent analysis argued that the true test of financial inclusion (bringing everyone into the formal banking and finance system) is not how...
Can Ethanol Cut India's Oil Import Dependence? Biofuels, E20 and Energy Security
A recent industry view argues that India must build a strong home-grown biofuel industry to reduce its heavy dependence on imported crude oi...
Two Tankers Hit Naval Mines in the Strait of Hormuz: Mines, Chokepoints and the Law of the Sea
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on 8 November 2026 that two oil tankers caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz after strik...
Indian Oil to Buy Its Own Crude and LPG Ships as the West Asia Crisis Exposes Shipping Risks
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), India's largest oil refiner and fuel retailer, plans to buy its own ships to carry crude oil and LPG (liquefie...
FSSAI's Nationwide Food Safety Drive: 3,280 Tonnes Seized, 52 Licences Cancelled
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), the country's food regulator, ran a nationwide enforcement drive between 1 Septemb...
Bihar's Ranivas Mound at Kesariya Declared a Site of National Importance
The Union Ministry of Culture issued a gazette notification dated 4 November 2026 declaring the Ranivas (Raniwas) Mound at Kesariya, in Biha...
How Andhra Pradesh Handled Two Back-to-Back Cyclones, Arnab and Murasu: Lessons in Disaster Management
Andhra Pradesh was hit by two cyclones within about a week. Cyclone Arnab, a very severe cyclonic storm, made landfall near Kakinada and Yan...
Rajasthan Wins a National Award Under the Renewable Energy State Assessment Framework (RE-SAF)
Rajasthan received a national award for its performance under the Renewable Energy State Assessment Framework (RE-SAF). The Vice-President p...
Ten Years After Demonetisation: Cash Is Still Strong, Fake ₹500 Notes Are Rising
November 2026 marks ten years since 8 November 2016, when the Government of India withdrew the legal tender status of the old ₹500 and ₹1,00...
Satellites Expose Landfill Methane as COP31 Opens in Türkiye: Why Garbage Dumps Matter for Climate
Ahead of COP31, the UN climate summit held in Antalya, Türkiye from 9 to 20 November 2026, satellite data showed very large methane leaks fr...
Fourth Retired Judge Quits a West Bengal SIR Tribunal: The 38 Lakh Voter Appeals and How Roll Appeals Work
Retired Calcutta High Court judge Biswajit Basu resigned from a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) appellate tribunal in West Bengal on 7 Nove...
Supreme Court Gives MP Assembly Speaker Two Months to Decide a Defection Case: How the Speaker's Role Works
The Supreme Court directed the Speaker of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly to decide, within two months, a disqualification petition ...
DPDP Act Challenged in the Supreme Court: Privacy, Press Freedom and the Right to Information
The Digital News Publishers Association (DNPA), which represents 21 news organisations, has challenged the Digital Personal Data Protection ...
Supreme Court Questions GRAP-Style Curbs on Vehicles and Construction as Delhi Air Turns Severe
On 6 November 2026, a three-judge Bench of the Supreme Court headed by the Chief Justice of India called measures like stopping vehicles and...
Karnataka High Court Quashes ED Money Laundering Case: Why the ED's Power Is "Derivative, Not Original"
The Karnataka High Court quashed (cancelled) an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) dated 30 November 2023 that the Enforcement Direc...
Mekedatu Dam: Tamil Nadu Objects to Central Officials' Site Inspection of Karnataka's Cauvery Project
On 7 November 2026, the Tamil Nadu government wrote to the Prime Minister raising concerns over a reported site inspection by Union governme...
Indian Railways to Build Four Tracks on Its Seven Busiest Corridors
Indian Railways plans to quadruple (build four parallel tracks on) its seven busiest corridors, covering about 11,000 km. The Union Cabinet ...
Arunachal Releases Four Anti-Siang Dam Protesters: Dialogue Offer on the Siang Upper Project
On 7 November 2026, the Arunachal Pradesh government released four activists from Jully jail in Itanagar. They had been held since 9 October...
Karnataka Alleges Excess Ethanol in E20 Petrol: How Fuel Standards and Fuel Testing Work
The Karnataka government said that petrol samples from some pumps in the state contained much more ethanol than the 20% allowed in E20 petro...
"ED Is Not a Super Cop": Karnataka High Court Limits the Enforcement Directorate's Power to File Private Complaints
The High Court of Karnataka (Justice M.I. Arun) held that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) cannot file a private complaint in a criminal cou...
Agnipath Scheme Changed: Two-Year Extension and a Route to Regular Service for Agniveers
On 4 November 2026, the Union Cabinet approved an extra two-year engagement period for Agniveers under the Agnipath scheme. The government c...
E20 Petrol Row: Karnataka's Tests Claim Ethanol Above the 20% Limit, Oil Companies Disagree
The Karnataka government's Legal Metrology Department collected 63 petrol samples from fuel outlets in seven districts. The outlets belonged...
Punjab Crosses 3,000 Stubble Burning Cases This Season: Tarn Taran Tops the List
Punjab recorded 3,144 incidents of stubble burning (setting fire to leftover paddy straw in fields) between 15 September and 6 November 2026...
Supreme Court Gives Telangana 550 Acres in Miyapur: How Old Jagir Grants Ended Up as Government Land
On 29 October 2026, the Supreme Court ruled that about 550 acres and 39 guntas of land in Miyapur village (Serilingampally mandal, Ranga Red...
Voter ID Instead of Aadhaar for Welfare? What the Proposal Means
On 3 November 2026, the Union Minister for Panchayati Raj announced that the voter ID card (EPIC), together with biometric authentication (c...
India's Renewable Capacity Set to Reach 530 GW by 2030: What the IEA Forecast Means
The International Energy Agency (IEA), a global body that studies energy markets, released its India Renewable Energy Market Report 2026. It...
India's Oil Palm Mission: Why Success Must Be Measured in Yield and Income, Not Just Hectares
A recent analysis argues that the National Mission on Edible Oils – Oil Palm (NMEO-OP) should be judged not only by how much new land comes ...
Siang Upper Multipurpose Project: Why the Adi Community Is Resisting the Mega Dam
The Adi tribal community of Arunachal Pradesh continues to protest against the Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP), a giant dam planned ...
Supreme Court Says Clean-Air Festivals Must Become a People's Movement, Not Just a Court Order
On 6 November 2026, a Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V. Mohana heard the suo ...
Supreme Court Settles the Bhakra-Beas Power Dispute Between Himachal, Punjab and Haryana
On 6 November 2026, a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice Surya Kant with Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana, c...
OBC Creamy Layer Ruling: Supreme Court Says Past Selections Will Not Be Reopened
On 6 November 2026, the Supreme Court clarified its March 2026 judgment on the OBC creamy layer (the better-off section of Other Backward Cl...
India and EU Conclude Talks on India Joining Horizon Europe, the EU's Research Programme
India and the European Union (EU) have finished negotiations on India's association with Horizon Europe, the EU's main programme for funding...
China, US and Russia Discuss a Three-Leader Meeting at the APEC Summit in Shenzhen
China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it is in contact with the United States and Russia about a possible meeting of the three countries'...
Iran Reviews a "Bridge Deal" to Restart Nuclear Talks: What It Means
Iran is reviewing proposals from mediators, led by Qatar, on its nuclear programme, according to regional officials. The proposals include a...
COP31 and the Overshoot Debate: Why the Carbon Budget and Historical Responsibility Still Matter
As COP31 (the 31st yearly UN climate conference) begins in Antalya, Türkiye, an expert analysis argues that the new talk of 'overshoot' must...
No Fresh Curbs on Broken Rice Exports: Why Big Government Rice Stocks Shape Export Policy
The government has decided not to bring back any restriction on the export of broken rice, because it expects steady paddy procurement and l...
Calcutta High Court Holds Back Kolkata Civic Polls Until Ward Delimitation Challenge Is Decided
On 6 November 2026, a Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court (Justices Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya and Arjun Ray Mukherjee) restrained the W...
Agasthyamalai Case: Supreme Court Says Temporary and Outside Silk Cotton Growers Cannot Claim Forest Rights
The Supreme Court ruled that people who live only temporarily inside the Agasthyamalai forests, or who live fully outside the forest boundar...
SIR Phase 3: Election Commission Gives Left-Out Voters "One More Opportunity" to Re-enrol and Restores Old EPIC Numbers
The Election Commission of India (ECI) will give one more opportunity to voters whose names were left out of the draft electoral rolls durin...
IEA: India to Be the World's Second-Largest Renewable Energy Growth Market by 2031
The International Energy Agency (IEA), a Paris-based body that studies world energy markets, expects the world to add more than 4,770 GW of ...
India and Canada Speed Up Talks on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA)
India and Canada are speeding up talks on the proposed India-Canada Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), a wide trade deal c...
India's First Green Methanol Bunkering Hub at VOC Port, Thoothukudi, Nears Commercial Launch
V.O. Chidambaranar Port (VOC Port) at Thoothukudi (Tuticorin), Tamil Nadu, is getting ready to start India's first dedicated green methanol ...
October 2026 Is the Hottest October on Record, 1.75°C Above Pre-Industrial Levels
The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), the European Union's climate monitoring service, reported that October 2026 was the warmest Oct...
COP30 Forest Roadmap: The Global Plan to Halt Deforestation by 2030 and the Money Gap
Brazil, which held the presidency of COP30 (the 2025 UN climate conference held in Belém), released a global roadmap to halt and reverse def...
ECMS: Government Approves 12 More Electronics Component Projects Worth ₹7,503 Crore
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) approved 12 more applications under the Electronics Component Manufacturing S...
Green Hydrogen in India: Big Targets, High Costs and the Road to 2030
A recent analysis reviewed how far India has come under the National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM), which aims to produce at least 5 million...
OBC Creamy Layer Ruling: Supreme Court Protects Past Jobs and Promotions, Leaves Pending Cases Open
The Supreme Court clarified that its March 2026 judgment on how to decide OBC creamy layer status will not disturb appointments and promotio...
COP31's "35-by-35" Electrification Pledge: What It Means for India and the Global South
The Turkish Presidency of COP31, the UN climate conference to be held in Antalya, Türkiye from 9 to 20 November 2026, has proposed a volunta...
Supreme Court Settles Himachal's Decades-Old Power Dues Dispute With Punjab and Haryana
The Supreme Court ended a long dispute between Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana over Himachal's unpaid share of electricity from the Bha...
New Immigration Exemption Order: Relief for Minorities, Tibetans, Sri Lankan Tamils and Other Foreigners
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued the Immigration and Foreigners (Exemption) (Amendment) Order, 2026 and published it in the Officia...
Supreme Court Says Its March 2026 OBC Creamy Layer Ruling Will Not Apply Retrospectively: What It Means
On 6 November 2026, the Supreme Court said that its judgment of 11 March 2026 on how to decide OBC creamy layer status will not apply retros...
NPCI Sets Up a Technology Subsidiary for AI, Blockchain and Global Capability Centres
The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), the body that runs UPI and RuPay, has set up a new wholly owned subsidiary called NPCI Te...
Siang Dam Protest: Anti-Dam Leader Rejects Arunachal Government's Offer of Talks
Katon Moyong, a well-known activist opposing the proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP) in Arunachal Pradesh, rejected the State g...
Mahabharata, Arthashastra and Rajatarangini Manuscripts Enter UNESCO's Asia-Pacific Memory of the World Register
Manuscripts of three old Indian texts were added (inscribed) to UNESCO's Memory of the World Regional Register for Asia and the Pacific. The...
VISTAR Scheme: How India Plans to Rebuild Its Official Statistics System
The Union Cabinet approved VISTAR (Viksit Bharat Initiative for Statistical Transformation, Analytics & Research) on 4 November 2026. It is ...
Kashmir Police Say Only One Local Militant Is Active, but the Terror Threat Remains
The Inspector General of Police (IGP) of the Kashmir zone said that only one local terrorist is now active in the Kashmir Valley. He added t...
PM Internship Scheme: Third Pilot Draws 40,000 Interns After Revamp, Full Rollout Considered for Next Year
About 40,000 candidates have joined internships in the third pilot round of the PM Internship Scheme (PMIS) so far. This is about 2.5 times ...
Supreme Court: Speedy Trial Is a Fundamental Right, and the Constitution Stands Above Special Laws
The Supreme Court repeated that the right to a speedy trial (having your criminal case decided without unreasonable delay) is a Fundamental ...
Supreme Court: The 24-Hour Clock Under Article 22(2) Starts at Detention, Not at Formal Arrest
On 5 November 2026, a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court (Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and Atul S. Chandurkar) held that the 24-hour limit for pr...
DRDO Flight-Tests the Pralay Missile: India's Quasi-Ballistic Strike Weapon Nears Induction
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight-tested Pralay, a quasi-ballistic surface-to-surface missile, on...
Agnipath Scheme Extended, Not Rolled Back: All Eligible Agniveers to Be Absorbed After Six Years
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) clarified that the Agnipath scheme has not been rolled back (withdrawn). It has been extended with an extra pe...
Mines Ministry Launches Ninth Round of Critical Mineral Block Auctions: 20 Blocks on Offer
On November 5, 2026, the Ministry of Mines launched the ninth tranche (round) of auctions for critical and strategic mineral blocks. It offe...
Centre Tells Supreme Court It May Form a Panel to Review the UGC's 2026 Equity Regulations
On November 5, 2026, the Union government told the Supreme Court that it is thinking of setting up a special committee to re-examine the UGC...
INS Sahyadri Reaches Japan for Exercise Malabar 2026: India Joins the US, Japan and Australia at Sea
The Indian Navy's warship INS Sahyadri reached Yokosuka Naval Base in Japan on November 4, 2026, to take part in the multilateral (many-coun...
Visa Now Needed for Undocumented Minority Migrants Who Entered by 2024: Changes to the Immigration Exemption Order Explained
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) amended the Immigration and Foreigners (Exemption) Order, 2025 through the Immigration and Foreigners (Ex...
NVS-03 Navigation Satellite Is Healthy: What It Means for NavIC, India's Own GPS
ISRO's new navigation satellite NVS-03 is 'fully healthy', the ISRO Chairman said on 5 November 2026. It was launched on the night of 30 Oct...
TRAI Recommends a New Satellite Network Authorisation: Infrastructure Providers Can Serve Telecom Firms, Not Users
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has recommended a new framework for satellite communication. It creates a fresh category ca...
Cabinet Approves Rs 14,500 Crore VGF Scheme for 92 GWh of Grid-Scale Energy Storage
On 4 November 2026, the Union Cabinet approved a Viability Gap Funding (VGF) scheme of Rs 14,500 crore for grid-scale energy storage (storin...
Centre Releases ₹1.09 Lakh Crore Extra Tax Devolution Instalment to States: How Tax Sharing Works
On 31 October 2026, the Union Ministry of Finance released ₹1,09,019 crore to state governments as an additional instalment of tax devolutio...
DRDO Flight-Tests Pralay Quasi-Ballistic Missile in User Evaluation Trials
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) carried out a successful flight test of Pralay, an indigenously developed (made in ...
Rajatarangini, Mahabharata and Arthashastra Enter UNESCO's Memory of the World Asia-Pacific Register
Three Indian texts have been added to UNESCO's Memory of the World Regional Register for Asia and the Pacific: Kalhana's Rajatarangini, the ...
Iran Exempts Indian Ships from Strait of Hormuz Restrictions: What It Means for India's Energy and Diplomacy
A senior member of the Iranian parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee said that ships from four countries, India, China...
COP31 in Türkiye: How 34 Years of Climate Talks Led Here and What Is on the Table
The 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) to the UN climate treaty will be held in Antalya, Türkiye, from 9 to 20 November 2026. Under a sp...
WHO Report: Six Climate and Health Actions Could Save 1.56 Million Lives a Year
The World Health Organization (WHO) released a report titled Global benefits and costs of prioritized actions on climate change and health. ...
UNEP Adaptation Gap Report 2026: Developing Countries Need $305 Billion a Year but Get About $28 Billion
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) released its Adaptation Gap Report 2026. It says developing countries need about $305 billio...
Supreme Court: The 24-Hour Clock to Produce an Arrested Person Before a Magistrate Starts at Detention, Not at "Formal Arrest"
The Supreme Court, in Sujit Das v. Union of India, held that the 24-hour limit for producing an arrested person before a Magistrate under Ar...
Centre Seeks Uniform Mineral Taxation Across States, Pushes Domestic Processing and Recycling of Critical Minerals
The Union Mines Secretary said the Centre's changes to the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (MMDR Act) aim to creat...
Supreme Court: The 24-Hour Clock for Producing an Accused Starts from Detention, Not Formal Arrest
The Supreme Court ruled that the 24-hour limit for producing an accused person before a judicial magistrate starts from the moment of detent...
Private Players in Nuclear Power: AERB Says Safety Rules Will Not Be Diluted
The Chairperson of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB), India's nuclear safety regulator, said that the entry of private companies int...
CERT-In Asks Organisations to Test AI Agents for Misuse of Tools and Permissions
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued Artificial Intelligence Security Auditing Guidelines, which give organisati...
Agnipath Scheme Overhaul: Two Extra Years and a Path to Regular Service for Agniveers
The Union Cabinet approved a major change to the Agnipath recruitment scheme on November 4, 2026. Under the original scheme, Agniveers serve...
Supreme Court Allows Only Certified Green Crackers in Delhi-NCR for Two Days; NGT Seeks Compensation Details for Odisha Explosion
The Supreme Court allowed the bursting of certified green crackers in the National Capital Region (NCR) only on November 7 and 8, 2026, and ...
AERB Says Private Nuclear Players Will Get an Enabling Environment but No Dilution of Safety Rules
The Chairperson of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB), A.K. Balasubrahmanian, said that the entry of private companies into India's n...
India and UK Review Trade Pact on the Sidelines of the Commonwealth Summit in Antigua and Barbuda
India's External Affairs Minister met the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Andy Burnham, in Antigua and Barbuda, on the sidelines of th...
Draft National Policy on Sustainable Aviation Fuels: Mandatory Blending in Jet Fuel from 2027
The Ministry of Civil Aviation has circulated a draft National Policy on Sustainable Aviation Fuels. It proposes making it compulsory to ble...
NVS-03 Navigation Satellite Reaches Geosynchronous Orbit: What It Means for NavIC
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said its navigation satellite NVS-03 has reached its planned geosynchronous orbit, and the sat...
Weak Monsoon Puts India's 20% Ethanol Blending Target at Risk: The Food vs Fuel Question
A weak 2026 monsoon (rainfall about 13% below normal, linked to a strong El Niño) has hurt crops like maize and sugarcane, which are the mai...
How the Supreme Court Built Due Process in Death Penalty Cases: From Bachan Singh to Manoj
Over more than four decades, the Supreme Court has built a set of rules on how a court must decide whether to give the death penalty. This i...
Special Intensive Revision of Voter Lists: Why It Is Being Done and Why It Is Debated
The Election Commission of India (ECI) is carrying out a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls (voter lists). In an SIR, the v...
Back-to-Back GSLV Successes: EOS-05 and NVS-03 Restore Confidence in ISRO's Cryogenic Rocket
ISRO's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) has flown two successful missions in a row in 2026, after a difficult period for India...
Cabinet Approves ₹2,814 Crore Capex Scheme for Lithium and Nickel Processing in India
The Union Cabinet approved a Capex Support Scheme to Promote Critical Mineral Processing with a total outlay of ₹2,814 crore. 'Capex' (capit...
Supreme Court Says Two-Child Rules for Local Body Elections Have Lost Relevance as Fertility Falls; Javed Ruling Sent to a Larger Bench
On 4 November 2026, the Supreme Court, in Mangala Bhimrao Ingle v. Additional Commissioner, Amravati Division, said that laws which disquali...
Cabinet Approves VISTAR: A ₹4,371 Crore Plan to Modernise India's Official Statistics
The Union Cabinet approved a new central sector scheme called VISTAR (Viksit Bharat Initiative for Statistical Transformation, Analytics and...
COP30 Fossil Fuel Roadmap Asks Countries for National Transition Plans; India Declines COP31 Electrification Pledge
Brazil's COP30 Presidency released its Roadmap for Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels (TAFF) in Energy Systems. It asks every country to m...
UNEP Adaptation Gap Report 2026: Developing Countries Get Only a Fraction of the Money They Need to Adapt
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) released its Adaptation Gap Report 2026, titled 'Ready? Not', on 4 November 2026, just befor...
Cabinet Approves ₹14,500 Crore VGF Scheme for 92 GWh of Grid-Scale Energy Storage
The Union Cabinet approved a Viability Gap Funding (VGF) scheme of ₹14,500 crore to build 92 GWh (gigawatt-hours) of grid-scale energy stora...
Keralam's Draft Report on the Labour Codes: Higher Minimum Wages, Wider Bonus Eligibility
A committee set up by the Keralam (Kerala) government submitted a draft report on how the State should implement the four Labour Codes. The ...
India-Bangladesh Joint Rivers Commission: The Forum for the Ganga Water Treaty as It Nears Expiry
The Ganga Water Treaty between India and Bangladesh will expire on December 12, 2026, 30 years after it was signed. Asked about the treaty, ...
Cabinet Clears ₹14,500 Crore VGF Scheme for 92 GWh of Grid-Scale Energy Storage
The Union Cabinet approved a Viability Gap Funding (VGF) scheme of ₹14,500 crore for grid-scale energy storage. VGF is a one-time government...
Agnipath Scheme Changed: Two-Year "Second Tour of Duty" for Agniveers
On 4 November 2026, the Union Cabinet approved a two-year 'Second Tour of Duty' for Agniveers recruited under the Agnipath scheme. The Defen...
Cabinet Clears ₹14,500 Crore Viability Gap Funding for 92 GWh of Grid Energy Storage
The Union Cabinet approved a Viability Gap Funding (VGF) scheme of ₹14,500 crore to build 92 GWh (gigawatt-hours) of grid-scale energy stora...
Supreme Court Says States' Additional Sales Tax Question Is Now Academic: S. Kodar Ruling Still Holds
On 4 November 2026, a seven-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, unanimously held tha...
Supreme Court Orders a Special Cell to Enforce the 2016 Child Labour Law
The Supreme Court directed the Centre, through the Ministry of Women and Child Development, to set up a special cell to watch over how the C...
Cabinet Backs Lithium and Nickel Processing Plants and Grid-Scale Energy Storage: What the Two Schemes Mean
The Union Cabinet met on 4 November 2026 to take up two schemes: capital support for critical mineral processing and Viability Gap Funding (...
India's Foreign Secretary Visits Kathmandu to Prepare for Nepal PM's First Visit to New Delhi
India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri reached Kathmandu on a two-day official visit (4 to 6 November 2026) and met Nepal's Foreign Minister...
Supreme Court Questions the Two-Child Norm for Panchayat Polls as India's Fertility Falls
On 4 November 2026, a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court (Justices P.S. Narasimha and Alok Aradhe) said that state laws which punish peopl...
Lifelong Legal Immunity for Election Commissioners: Supreme Court Seeks Centre's and ECI's Reply
The Supreme Court has asked the Union government and the Election Commission of India (ECI) to reply to a new petition against Section 16 of...
Delhi SIR: Supreme Court to Hear Dispute Over Form 6 for Voters Deleted From the Draft Roll
In the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Delhi's voter list, 47,56,722 electors (32.78% of Delhi's electorate) were left out of the draft ...
Supreme Court Orders Uniform Bonded Labour Rehabilitation; NGT Acts on Riverbed Encroachment and Illegal Mining in Arunachal Pradesh
Supreme Court on bonded labour (order of 2 November 2026): A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Aparesh Kumar Singh told the Union government...
Food Before Fuel: El Niño Hits Crops and India's Ethanol Blending May Fall to About 15%
India's share of ethanol mixed into petrol may fall to about 15% in the 2026-27 Ethanol Supply Year (November 2026 to October 2027), down fr...
IndiaAI Mission Releases Three Homegrown AI Models: EKA-1, Dhīr 2B and Dhīr 5B
The IndiaAI Mission, under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), released three indigenous foundation models (larg...
DEPA for AI Training: Government Handbook on Sharing Hospital, Bank and Government Data to Train AI Models
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) released a handbook called Data Empowerment and Protection Architecture (DEPA...
NavIC vs GPS: Why India Is Strengthening Its Own Navigation System After NVS-03
At the end of October 2026, ISRO's GSLV-F18 rocket placed the NVS-03 navigation satellite into its planned orbit from Sriharikota. NVS-03 is...
Climate India 2026 Report: Extreme Weather on Almost Every Day for Five Years
A new report, Climate India 2026: An Assessment of Extreme Weather Events, by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) and Down To Earth...
Gig Workers' Social Security: Government Weighs a 2% Transaction Levy on Aggregators
The Union government is considering a 2% levy on each transaction handled by aggregators (app-based companies such as food delivery, ride-ha...
GRAP Stage 2 Invoked in Delhi as Air Quality Turns "Very Poor": What Is Allowed and What Is Not
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) invoked Stage 2 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in Delhi after the city's Air Qua...
Duplicate Voter IDs Found in Bengaluru's Mahadevapura After SIR: How EPIC and Voter Roll Rules Work
After the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Karnataka, a check of the final roll of the Mahadevapura Assembly constitue...
NEET-PG to Move from Percentile Cut-offs to a Rank-based Merit System: What Changes and Why
A 12-member expert committee set up by the Union government told the Supreme Court that NEET-PG (the entrance exam for MD/MS seats) should s...
NITI Aayog Launches India Science and Technology Scoreboard to Map State Research Ecosystems
NITI Aayog launched the India Science and Technology (S&T) Scoreboard on 3 November 2026. It is an interactive online data platform built by...
Tamil Nadu's Demand for a Separate State Flag: What the Constitution and the Flag Code Say
On November 1, 2026, observed by the Tamil Nadu government as Tamil Nadu Day, a State minister called for a separate flag for Tamil Nadu. Th...
India's Stand for COP31: Against the EU's Carbon Border Tax, No Fossil Fuel Phase-Out, Focus on Climate Finance
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change set out India's position for COP31, the annual UN climate conference, to be hel...
IMD Study: Southern India Has Become Wetter and North-West India Drier Over Seven Decades
A study by scientists of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) and the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, found that...
ICJ to Deliver Final Verdict in The Gambia v. Myanmar Rohingya Genocide Case on November 19
The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the main court of the United Nations, announced on November 3, 2026 that it will deliver its final...
Ganga Water Treaty Nears Expiry: India Points to the Joint Rivers Commission
The Ganga Water Treaty between India and Bangladesh will complete its 30-year term on 12 December 2026. It was signed on 12 December 1996. O...
RBI Eases Paperwork for Services Exports and Imports Under New FEMA Regulations
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) eased the foreign exchange reporting rules for exports and imports of services (work like software, consulti...
PM Surya Ghar Rooftop Solar Scheme Speeds Up: One Lakh Homes Every Six Days, One Crore Target by March 2027
The PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana (the Centre's rooftop solar scheme for homes) is now adding about 1 lakh rooftop solar systems every si...
Madras High Court Orders Closure of 87 Illegal Resorts in Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve: Tiger Reserves, NBWL Approval and Wildlife Law
The Madras High Court ordered the immediate closure of 87 illegal resorts operating inside and around the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve (STR)...
GM Products and Dairy Stay Out of India's Trade Deals: What the Rules Say and Why
The Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry restated that India has never allowed the import of genetically modified (GM) products under its...
Navy Chief on a Self-Reliant Navy That Can Fight and Sustain Itself: Blue-Water Power, Aatmanirbharta and Strategic Autonomy
The Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Krishna Swaminathan, said India must build a Navy that can fight and sustain (keep itself supplied and...
VB-G RAM G Grievance Rules, 2026: Rural Job Complaints Must Be Settled in 15 Days
The Department of Rural Development notified grievance rules for the VB-G RAM G rural job scheme on 2 November 2026. They came into force th...
RBI Reopens Urban Cooperative Bank Licensing After 22 Years: Can New Audit Rules Make the Sector Safer?
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to start giving new licences to Urban Cooperative Banks (UCBs) again. New UCB licences had been ...
Project 18A: Why the Navy Is Planning Bigger, Cruiser-Sized Stealth Destroyers
The Indian Navy is preparing a major upgrade of its surface fleet (the warships that fight on top of the water) under Project 18A, a program...
GST from Imports Jumps 42% in October 2026: Why Import Tax Is Growing Faster Than Domestic GST
India's gross GST (Goods and Services Tax) collection for October 2026 was about ₹2.31 lakh crore (₹2,31,290 crore). This is 22.9% more than...
Legislative Councils in the States: What They Do, How They Are Formed and the Reform Debate
The role of State Legislative Councils (Vidhan Parishads, the upper house of a state legislature) is back in public discussion, with questio...
Supreme Court: A State Election Commission Cannot Monopolise Voter Awareness Campaigns
The Supreme Court set aside (cancelled) an order of the Rajasthan State Election Commission (SEC) that had refused permission to a civil soc...
Indian Navy Frees Hijacked Fishing Vessel Azini Off Somalia: Anti-Piracy Law and Operations Explained
The Indian Navy freed the fishing vessel Azini, which armed pirates had hijacked off the north-eastern coast of Somalia in October 2026. All...
Supreme Court Orders Time-Bound Aid and Rehabilitation for Rescued Bonded Labourers
The Supreme Court has ordered that bonded labourers who are rescued must get financial aid and rehabilitation within a fixed time, and not a...
Clean Energy Helped India Absorb the West Asia Shock: Bharat Renewable Energy Summit Opens in New Delhi
The first Bharat Renewable Energy Summit & Expo (BRESE) 2026 opened on 2 November 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. It runs for four days,...
VB-G RAM G Grievance Redressal Rules, 2026: A 15-Day Deadline for Rural Job Complaints
The Ministry of Rural Development notified the Grievance Redressal Rules, 2026 under the Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mis...
Centre Consults Seed and Fertiliser Firms on Easing Rules: Why India Is Rewriting Its Seed and Fertiliser Laws
The Union government is holding talks with seed and fertiliser companies to understand the rules and approvals that slow down their business...
Centre Plans to Rework MSP Rules for Minor Forest Produce: Regular Price Hikes for Forest Gatherers
The Centre is planning to restructure the Minimum Support Price (MSP) system for minor forest produce (MFP), such as tendu leaves, mahua, ta...
Earth's Frozen Regions Are Warming Faster Than the Rest of the Planet: What the New Cryosphere Reports Say
Two reports on the world's frozen regions were released on 2 November 2026, about a week before the COP31 climate summit in Antalya, Turkey....
Ebola Outbreak Adds Urgency to Finishing the WHO Pandemic Agreement: Why the PABS Annex Matters
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, urged countries to 'finish the job' of completin...
India and EU Prepare to Implement Their Free Trade Agreement: Customs and Procedure Talks in Brussels
India's Commerce Secretary held meetings in Brussels on 1 November 2026 with senior officials of the European Commission, the European Union...
India in the Global Hunger Index 2026: Rank 100 of 122, Child Wasting the Weakest Point
India ranks 100th out of 122 countries in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2026, with a score of 24.1. This puts India in the 'serious' categor...
VB-G RAM G Grievance Redressal Rules, 2026: Rural Job Complaints to Be Settled in 15 Days
The Ministry of Rural Development notified the VB-G RAM G Grievance Redressal Rules, 2026 under the Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and A...
Draft Laboratory Animal Rules, 2026: Why They Face Objections and How Animal Experiments Are Regulated in India
The Union government has published the draft Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Control and Supervision of Experiment, Breeding and Trading o...
Delay in the Memorandum of Procedure for Judges' Appointments: A PIL, a Recusal and What the MoP Is
On 2 November 2026, Supreme Court judge Justice P.S. Narasimha recused himself (stepped away) from hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL...
Defence Ministry Signs ₹53,866 Crore Contracts for Eight Next Generation Corvettes
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) signed contracts worth ₹53,866 crore to buy eight Next Generation Corvettes (NGCs) for the Indian Navy. A corv...
VB-G RAM G Grievance Redressal Rules, 2026: Rural Job Complaints to Be Settled Within 15 Days
The Ministry of Rural Development notified the VB-G RAM G Grievance Redressal Rules, 2026 under the VB-G RAM G Act, 2025, the law that guara...
₹53,866-Crore Contracts for Eight Next Generation Corvettes: Navy-Designed Warships Built by Defence PSUs
The Ministry of Defence signed contracts worth ₹53,866.50 crore with two state-owned shipyards to build eight Next Generation Corvettes (NGC...
Keralam Assembly Hosts National Conference of Public Accounts Committee Chairpersons
The Keralam (Kerala) Legislative Assembly is hosting a two-day conference of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairpersons from 25 States on ...
Defence Ministry Signs ₹53,866 Crore Contracts for Eight Next Generation Corvettes for the Navy
The Ministry of Defence signed contracts worth ₹53,866.50 crore on 2 November 2026 for eight Next Generation Corvettes (NGCs) for the Indian...
Siang Upper Multipurpose Project: Protests, Arrests and the Question of Community Consent
A political party's state unit in Arunachal Pradesh demanded that the proposed 11,200 MW Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP) on the Sian...
Who Decides Medicine Prices in India? The Gap Between Drug Approval (CDSCO) and Drug Pricing (NPPA)
A recent analysis points out a gap in how India manages medicines. One body decides whether a medicine is safe and effective, and a differen...
GSLV-F18 Launches NVS-03: Why It Matters for NavIC and India's Space Ambitions
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched the navigation satellite NVS-03 on the rocket GSLV-F18 from the Satish Dhawan Space C...
India and the EU Prepare to Put Their Free Trade Agreement into Action: Customs, Market Access and Next Steps
India's Commerce Secretary, Rajesh Agrawal, held meetings with senior officials of the European Commission (the EU's executive body) in Brus...
India and EU Prepare to Implement Their Free Trade Agreement: Customs, Trade Facilitation and the Diamond Trade
India's Commerce Secretary visited Brussels (the headquarters of the European Union) to prepare for putting the India-EU Free Trade Agreemen...
China's Export Curbs on Tunnel Boring Machines: Why They Matter for India's Infrastructure and Border Roads
China has tightened export controls on tunnel boring machines (TBMs), the giant machines that dig tunnels, and on other specialised construc...
India on Track for Its 4.3% Fiscal Deficit Target in 2026-27 Despite Energy Price Risks
The Centre looks likely to meet its fiscal deficit target of 4.3% of GDP for 2026-27 (FY27). The fiscal deficit is the gap between what the ...
Commonwealth Summit in Antigua: Why Slavery Reparations Are the Big Debate
The 28th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) is being held in St John's, Antigua and Barbuda, with leaders meeting on 3–4 Novem...
Will India Meet Its 4.3% Fiscal Deficit Target for 2026-27? Corporate Tax Strength vs Spending Pressure
A research report by Goldman Sachs says the Centre is likely to meet its fiscal deficit target of 4.3% of GDP for 2026-27 (FY27), mainly by ...