International Relations
Internal Security
4 min
Israel-Iran war: Trump says war will end 'very soon'; U.S. saving some ‘most important’ targets for later
US President Donald Trump stated the Israel-Iran war would end "very soon," describing it as "an excursion" rather than a war — playing down the scale of wha...
Economics
Polity & Governance
5 min
Secretary, DFS chairs Review meeting to monitor the progress of Public Sector Banks to expedite pending cases at NCLT
M. Nagaraju, Secretary of the Department of Financial Services (DFS), chaired a review meeting to monitor the progress of top Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code ...
Economics
International Relations
4 min
FTAs Opening New Opportunities for Pharma, Healthcare and MedTech Sectors: Union Minister of Commerce & Industry Shri Piyush Goyal
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal stated that India's Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) are opening new export opportunities for the pharmaceutical, hea...
Economics
Polity & Governance
5 min
Income tax Department carries out nation-wide verification exercise on restaurants suppressing turnover
The Income Tax Department conducted a nationwide survey of 62 restaurants across 46 cities in 22 states on 8 March 2026, uncovering preliminary suppressed sa...
Science & Technology
Social Issues
4 min
International Malaria Conference 2026 Emphasises Global Collaboration to Accelerate Malaria Elimination
The International Malaria Conference (IMC) 2026, themed "Discovery, Development, and Delivery: Driving Malaria Elimination and Beyond," concluded in New Delh...
Free Trade Agreements Create New Opportunities for MSMEs to Integrate into Global Supply Chains: Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Shri Jitin Prasada
Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jitin Prasada, addressing the FICCI FLO National MSME Awards Ceremony, highlighted that India's recent Free...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
5 min
Post-Budget Webinar 2026 on “Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas – Fulfilling Aspirations of People” lead by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Post-Budget Webinar 2026 on the theme "Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas — Fulfilling Aspirations of People" on March 9, 202...
International Relations
5 min
Prime Minister congratulates Rastriya Swatantra Party leaders on electoral success in Nepal
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held separate telephone conversations with Rabi Lamichhane, Chairman of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), and Balendra (Balen)...
Economics
Polity & Governance
5 min
Union Minister of Commerce & Industry Shri Piyush Goyal Calls for Making India’s IP Approval System Among Top Five Globally in Speed, Transparency and Efficiency
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal, addressing the National IP Awards and IP Conference in New Delhi, called for making India's Intellectua...
Economics
Polity & Governance
5 min
CGST Delhi South Commissionerate arrests director of a company for fraudulent availment of Input Tax Credit (ITC) amounting to ?60.59 crore through bogus invoices of ?397.23 crore
The Anti-Evasion Branch of the CGST (Central Goods and Services Tax) Delhi South Commissionerate arrested the director of a private limited company engaged i...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
4 min
“Sabka Sath, Sabka Vikas – Fulfilling Aspirations of People”
Prime Minister Modi chaired the Post-Budget Webinar on Health, AYUSH and Pharma Sectors on March 9, 2026, under the theme "Sabka Sath, Sabka Vikas — Fulfilli...
Polity & Governance
Economics
4 min
NITI Aayog Convenes Regional Best Practices Seminar (South) under ADP/ABP Visakhapatnam
NITI Aayog convened a Regional Best Practices Seminar (South) on 9 March 2026 at Visakhapatnam under the Aspirational Districts Programme (ADP) and Aspiratio...
Economics
Polity & Governance
5 min
India issues orders to oil refineries to increase LPG production
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas issued orders on March 5-6, 2026, directing all oil refineries — both public and private sector — to maximise LPG p...
Social Issues
Polity & Governance
4 min
Can acid-attack survivors be given government jobs? SC to states
The Supreme Court of India directed all States and Union Territories to show cause why directions should not be passed requiring them to formulate rehabilita...
Science & Technology
Social Issues
4 min
AIIMS, Isro ink space medicine pact
AIIMS New Delhi and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 9 March 2026 to collaborate on space medicine...
International Relations
Economics
5 min
Our national interest, including energy security & trade flows, will always be paramount: EAM Jaishankar tells Parliament
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar made a suo moto statement in both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on March 9, 2026, on India's response to the West Asi...
Internal Security
Economics
5 min
Despite ‘Make-in-India’ focus, India remains 2nd largest arms buyer in world: SIPRI report
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) released its annual arms transfer data for 2021-2025, ranking India as the world's second-larges...
Polity & Governance
Environment & Ecology
5 min
Government moots central body to curb green nod delay
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has published a draft notification proposing amendments to the Environment Impact Asses...
Economics
Polity & Governance
4 min
A gradual fiscal correction
The Union Budget 2026-27 outlines a "gradual fiscal correction" strategy — reducing the fiscal deficit to 4.3% of GDP while simultaneously increasing capital...
International Relations
Economics
4 min
US weighs easing Russian oil sanctions to cool global price surge, sources say
The US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued a 30-day waiver on March 6, 2026, allowing Indian refiners to purchase Russian crude oil str...
International Relations
Economics
5 min
Perspectives on the West Asian conflict
Analysts and former officials assessed that the West Asia conflict will have a significantly larger impact on India than the government initially anticipated...
International Relations
5 min
BRICS at a crossroads
The US-Israel war on Iran, which began February 28, 2026, has exposed deep fault lines within BRICS, as the bloc failed to issue a unified response to an att...
Science & Technology
International Relations
5 min
Why algorithmic sovereignty should be India’s top priority
A commentary argues that "algorithmic sovereignty" — the ability of a nation to independently develop, deploy, and govern its AI systems — should be India's ...
International Relations
Internal Security
5 min
Investigation further suggests it was U.S. that struck Iranian school, killing 165
Mounting forensic and video evidence points to the United States as responsible for the February 28, 2026, strike that destroyed the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls'...
Social Issues
Polity & Governance
4 min
Mobilisation for a column on denotified tribes in Census forms picks up pace
Associations of denotified, nomadic, and semi-nomadic tribes (DNT/NT/SNT) from north India have formed a central action committee to press their demand for a...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
6 min
If BNS distinguishes between throwing and administering acid, RPwD Act must too: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court, while hearing a suo motu matter on the welfare of acid attack survivors, observed that the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act,...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
4 min
JPC on higher education Bill to interact with UGC, AICTE, NCTE officials this week
The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025 met this week to consult officials from UGC, AICTE, and NCT...
Economics
Polity & Governance
5 min
Kiwi General Insurance, Allianz Jio Reinsurance get IRDAI nod
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) granted fresh licences to two new entities: Kiwi General Insurance Limited (a 100% Indian...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
5 min
Government sends feelers to Opposition on women’s quota law implementation
The Central Government is in early consultations with the Opposition to explore a possible amendment to the 106th Constitutional Amendment Act (the Nari Shak...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
6 min
Rajasthan Assembly passes Bill to scrap two-child norm for panchayat elections
The Rajasthan Legislative Assembly passed the Rajasthan Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2026, removing the long-standing provision that barred individuals w...
Economics
Polity & Governance
4 min
Parliament Watch: Crude price rise, PM-SYM enrolment, GST ads and DRI seizures in focus
In Parliament, Finance Minister stated that rising crude oil prices are unlikely to significantly impact India's inflation at present, citing India's diversi...
Govt exceeds disinvestment target, boosts revenue with strong dividend collections
The government's combined disinvestment and asset monetisation receipts surpassed ₹34,400 crore in FY 2025-26, exceeding the revised estimate set in the Unio...
Polity & Governance
6 min
Opposition likely to move notice for CEC removal
The joint Opposition — led by the INDIA bloc — is preparing to move a notice in the Rajya Sabha seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyan...
Economics
Polity & Governance
4 min
FinMin advises banks to speed up IBC resolutions
The Finance Ministry has advised public sector banks to adopt a more strategic and coordinated approach to speed up insolvency resolution under the Insolvenc...
FTAs, strong domestic demand boost MSME prospects: Jitin Prasada
Union Minister Jitin Prasada highlighted a convergence of India's expanding free trade agreement (FTA) network and a buoyant domestic market as twin engines ...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
4 min
Census commissioner reviews preparations for Census 2027 in J-K
Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India, Mritunjay Kumar Narayan, conducted a review visit to the Directorate of Census Operations for Jammu and K...
International Relations
Internal Security
5 min
India evacuates 67,000 nationals amid West Asia crisis; Jaishankar calls Gulf tensions 'a matter of particular concern'
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar informed the Rajya Sabha that India has successfully repatriated approximately 67,000 nationals from West Asia since t...
Polity & Governance
Economics
4 min
Autonomous bodies should leverage risk-controls maturity scorecard to access financial prudence: CAG
Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) K. Sanjay Murthy urged autonomous institutions receiving government funding to adopt and use the Risk-Control Maturity ...
International Relations
Internal Security
5 min
Watch: How Iran is fighting back against U.S. and Israel
One week after the US and Israel launched joint airstrikes on Iran on February 28, 2026, Iran intensified its multi-layered military response across West Asi...
International Relations
Economics
5 min
Oil crosses $100: Amid escalating Iran war, supply security bigger priority for India than price
Brent crude oil crossed $100 per barrel for the first time since 2022, driven by the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran following the onset of...
International Relations
5 min
What new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei’s selection says about Iran’s plans for the war
Iran's Assembly of Experts selected Mojtaba Khamenei — son of assassinated Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei — as the new Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic on...
India’s inflation near ‘lower bound,’ to counter global oil price surge: Finance Minister
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated on 9 March 2026 that given India's inflation is near the lower bound of the RBI's tolerance band, the impact of th...
RBI conducts G-Secs purchase of ₹50,000 crore to inject liquidity, another tranche on Friday
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) conducted an Open Market Operation (OMO) purchase of Government Securities (G-Secs) worth ₹50,000 crore on 9 March 2026 to in...
Economics
International Relations
4 min
Oil prices surging past $115 amid Iran-Israel war revives memories of historical global oil crises
Oil prices surged past $115 per barrel by March 9, 2026, as the escalating US-Israel-Iran war disrupted global energy supply chains. Cornell University histo...
International Relations
6 min
India offered sanctuary to Iranian ship three days before US sank it
Three Iranian warships — IRIS Dena, IRIS Bushehr, and IRIS Lavan — participated in a joint military exercise hosted by India at Visakhapatnam between 15 and ...
Economics
International Relations
4 min
Oil prices hit highest since 2022 at more than $119 a barrel on Iran war
Brent crude oil prices surged above $119 per barrel on March 9, 2026, the highest level since mid-2022, as the US-Israel war on Iran threatened both producti...
Polity & Governance
6 min
Simultaneous polls can curb defections, says Ghulam Nabi Azad at JPC meet
Democratic Azad Party (DAP) chief and former Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad appeared before the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the Constitut...
International Relations
Internal Security
5 min
India and Indonesia finalise BrahMos deal, contract to be signed early next fiscal
India and Indonesia have finalised negotiations for the export of BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles, with the formal contract expected to be signed in the f...
International Relations
Economics
4 min
Energy security, trade flows, safety of nationals paramount factors in West Asia strategy: Jaishankar
External Affairs Minister Jaishankar articulated India's three-pronged West Asia policy framework in Parliament: (1) maintaining energy security, (2) preserv...
Economics
International Relations
5 min
Iran conflict forces Asian central banks into sharp policy rethink
The escalating US-Israel-Iran conflict and the resulting surge in global oil prices above $100 per barrel are compelling central banks across Asia to fundame...
International Relations
5 min
Watch: From cleric’s son to Iran’s supreme leader: The story of Mojtaba Khamenei
Iran's Assembly of Experts announced on March 8, 2026, the selection of Mojtaba Khamenei — son of assassinated Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei — as Iran's new Su...
Science & Technology
Social Issues
5 min
74,000 deaths: why the HPV vaccine is necessary in India
India accounts for approximately 132,000 new cervical cancer cases and 74,000 deaths annually — nearly one-third of global cervical cancer mortality — making...
International Relations
Internal Security
5 min
India remains 2nd largest arms buyer, Russia’s share in imports drops, France & Israel gain—SIPRI
SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute) released its annual arms transfer data on March 9, 2026, covering the 2021–2025 period India ranked ...
International Relations
4 min
A hush-hush visit last week lays groundwork for thaw in Delhi-Dhaka ties
A previously undisclosed high-level diplomatic visit between Indian and Bangladeshi officials took place in the week preceding March 9, 2026, laying the grou...
International Relations
Economics
5 min
Russian crude never left India’s import mix. It made up 1/3rd of oil imports from 2024 to 2026
Russian crude oil accounted for approximately one-third of India's total crude oil imports in February 2026, demonstrating the durability of the India-Russia...
International Relations
Economics
5 min
Iran war’s effects already a reality in Europe: EU chief
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warned that the spillover effects of the Iran-US conflict were "already a reality" for Europe, describing ...
Economics
International Relations
4 min
Free trade pacts opened two-thirds of global trade to India, created new markets for healthcare: Goyal
India now enjoys preferential trade access covering approximately two-thirds of global trade, following a dramatic expansion of its Free Trade Agreement (FTA...
Social Issues
Economics
5 min
The end of the ‘youthful’ state? India faces three-speed ageing
India's demographic transition is no longer a single national story. Analysis now reveals three distinct demographic "speeds" across Indian states — youthful...
Oil at $100: Iran war puts India’s fuel prices and inflation outlook at risk
Global crude oil prices surpassed $100 per barrel and briefly touched $119.50 for Brent crude as the US-Israel war on Iran escalated through early March 2026...
International Relations
Economics
Geography
4 min
Oil and Iran-U.S. war: Key takeaways in graphics
A data-driven analysis of the economic fallout from the Iran-US war highlighted the interconnected impacts on oil prices, supply chains, equity markets, and ...
Environment & Ecology
Polity & Governance
5 min
Does the new EIA amendment proposal fix institutional delays or bypass environmental scrutiny?
On March 5, 2026, the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) published a draft notification proposing amendments to the Environmen...
Economics
Polity & Governance
4 min
India’s new GDP series to dig deeper into district economies
India's National Statistical Office (NSO) released a revised GDP series with a new base year of 2022-23 (replacing the previous 2011-12 base year) on Februar...
Economics
International Relations
4 min
FTAs to provide huge export opportunities for pharma, healthcare sectors: Piyush Goyal
India's recently concluded Free Trade Agreements — most significantly with the European Union — are expected to substantially expand export opportunities for...
Economics
International Relations
5 min
India may face $7–8 billion higher monthly import bill as crude surges
With Brent crude surging past $100 per barrel and reaching intraday highs above $119 in March 2026, India faces an estimated additional $7–8 billion in month...
Economics
International Relations
5 min
Oil, rupee, markets: All alarms are blaring for India's economy
Brent crude oil surged past $100 per barrel in March 2026, reaching intraday highs above $116, driven by escalating US-Israel-Iran conflict and fears of disr...
Economics
International Relations
4 min
$100 oil shock set to strain Asia’s cash-strapped governments
Oil prices crossing $100 per barrel in March 2026, driven by the US-Israel-Iran conflict and Strait of Hormuz disruptions, are placing severe strain on gover...
$50 oil surge could wipe out 2% of India's GDP, warns Axis Bank's Neelkanth Mishra
Axis Bank Chief Economist Neelkanth Mishra warned that a sustained $50 per barrel rise in global oil prices could reduce India's GDP growth by approximately ...
Polity & Governance
5 min
Battle of the rolls: How Mamata vs EC over SIR has set stage for 2026 Bengal assembly elections
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee launched a sit-in protest against the Election Commission of India (ECI) over its Special Intensive Revision (SIR)...
International Relations
Polity & Governance
4 min
'It was right thing to do': Jaishankar briefs Parliament on India permitting docking of Iranian ships
External Affairs Minister Jaishankar briefed Parliament that India granted docking permission to the Iranian naval vessel IRIS Lavan at the Kochi port on hum...
International Relations
Internal Security
5 min
Financial Action Task Force (FATF) High risk and other monitored jurisdictions – February 09-13, 2026
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) concluded its fifth Plenary meeting under the Mexican Presidency (Elisa de Anda Madrazo) on February 13, 2026, and upd...
Economics
International Relations
6 min
Why fertilisers could be the war’s soft underbelly victim for India
India imports a significant share of its fertilizer raw materials and finished fertilizers from West Asia, making the Iran war a direct threat to its agricul...
Economics
International Relations
Geography
5 min
How Iran war could create ‘fertilizer shock’ – often ignored global risk to food prices, farming
Beyond the widely discussed oil price surge, analysts warn that the US-Israel-Iran conflict and the resulting Strait of Hormuz disruptions pose an equally da...
Social Issues
Polity & Governance
5 min
Maharashtra Health Department rolls out HPV vaccine for girls on Women’s Day
The Maharashtra government launched a statewide HPV (Human Papillomavirus) vaccination campaign on March 8, 2026 — International Women's Day — targeting appr...
Environment & Ecology
Geography
5 min
Fire in the Himalayas quadrupled: Why forest fires are climbing higher than ever
Forest fires in the Himalayan region have quadrupled in recent years, with ignitions occurring at significantly higher altitudes than historical records — a ...
Economics
International Relations
4 min
Oil soars above $100 as Iran war forces more production cuts
Brent crude climbed above $100 a barrel for the first time since 2022, crossing a psychologically and economically significant price threshold as the Iran-US...
Economics
International Relations
4 min
Stock markets slump as oil prices surge over Strait of Hormuz fears
Indian and global equity markets fell sharply as Brent crude surged to multi-year highs on concerns that the Iran-US conflict had effectively closed the Stra...
An economic ‘sagar manthan’ beckons: As IT growth dwindles, manufacturing exports to take driver’s seat
Recent analysis argues that India's IT services sector, the primary engine of export-led growth over the past three decades, is showing signs of saturation i...
International Relations
Economics
5 min
U.S. urged India to buy Russian oil already at sea to ease supply fears: Energy Secretary Chris Wright
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright urged India to purchase Russian crude oil cargoes already loaded onto tankers and at sea, redirecting those shipments to Ind...
Economics
International Relations
4 min
Crude oil prices surpass $114 a barrel as Iran war impedes production, shipping
Crude oil prices surpassed $114 a barrel — the highest level since 2022 — as the Iran-US conflict entered a new, more intense phase, simultaneously disruptin...
Economics
Environment & Ecology
5 min
India’s renewable transition caught between stranded power and institutional Inertia
India's shift toward renewable energy is being complicated by the accumulated financial burden of stranded conventional power assets — primarily coal and gas...
Economics
International Relations
4 min
Oil surges past $100 as West Asia war escalates, raising supply fears
Brent crude oil prices surged past $100 a barrel for the first time since 2022, triggered by the escalating US-Israel military campaign against Iran that beg...
International Relations
Internal Security
5 min
Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of using white phosphorus in new Lebanon attacks
Human Rights Watch (HRW) published a report on March 9, 2026, accusing Israel of unlawfully using artillery-fired white phosphorus munitions over residential...
International Relations
Social Issues
4 min
India backs dialogue, prioritises safety of Indians amid West Asia conflict: Jaishankar
India formally backed dialogue and diplomacy as the path to resolving the West Asia conflict, with the government calling for de-escalation, restraint, and p...
International Relations
Economics
4 min
‘Contact with Iran leadership difficult’: Jaishankar spells out India’s position on Middle East war
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar told Parliament that leadership-level contact with Iran is "obviously difficult at this time" given the ongoing confl...