International Relations
4 min
Tehran: Will allow Indian ships to pass; PM Modi says Iran a friend
Iran granted a diplomatic exemption allowing Indian-flagged merchant vessels to transit the Strait of Hormuz, following Prime Minister Modi's direct conversa...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
4 min
Trans bill drops 'self-perceived identity' clause
The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, was introduced in the Lok Sabha on March 12, 2026, by Social Justice and Empowerment Min...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
5 min
In Sabarimala U-turn, Kerala backs tradition on entry of women
In a special cabinet meeting on March 13, 2026, the Kerala government led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan reversed its earlier position on women's entry i...
Agriculture & Food Security
Polity & Governance
4 min
‘I’m repaying a debt’: Modi hands over land rights to 28,000 tea workers in historic Assam move
Prime Minister Modi distributed land ownership certificates (pattas) to 28,241 tea garden worker families in Assam during the first phase of a land rights in...
International Relations
4 min
As BRICS chair, condemn attacks on Iran: Tehran’s message to Delhi
Iran formally asked India — currently holding the rotating presidency of BRICS for 2026 — to issue a BRICS statement condemning the US-Israel military strike...
Economics
International Relations
4 min
Why foreign investors are dumping Indian stocks, pushing rupee down
Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) have continued large-scale selling of Indian equities into early 2026, following record net outflows of approximately ₹1,5...
International Relations
Economics
4 min
India to receive two LPG cargoes via Strait of Hormuz soon
Two Indian-flagged LPG tankers — Shivalik and Nanda Devi, owned by the Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) — crossed the Strait of Hormuz on March 14, 2026 a...
International Relations
Internal Security
3 min
Exercise LAMITIYE-2026: India and Seychelles carry out joint military exercise
India and Seychelles launched the 11th edition of Exercise LAMITIYE-2026 at the Seychelles Defence Academy from March 9 to March 20, 2026. For the first time...
International Relations
Economics
7 min
Parliament Watch: EU rules challenge Indian exporters; Over 1 lakh benefit from RoDTEP in FY26; India’s imports from China slow
Parliament received a compilation of updates on India's trade challenges in March 2026, covering three key areas: (1) the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mecha...
International Relations
Economics
6 min
India, UK trade pact may come into effect in one month from now: Piyush Goyal
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal announced on March 13, 2026, that the India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) — formally called the Comprehe...
International Relations
Economics
5 min
India’s imports from China slowed overtime, exports grow faster: Govt tells Parliament
The Indian government informed Parliament in March 2026 that India's imports from China have been growing at a slower rate over time, while India's exports t...
Economics
Polity & Governance
6 min
IDBI Bank strategic sale scrapped as financial bids below reserve price: Sources
The government has scrapped the strategic divestment of IDBI Bank after financial bids from shortlisted buyers came in below the government-set reserve price...
Environment & Ecology
Geography
5 min
Tree cover in Indian Himalayan region shrunk by 2.2% in two years: Govt
A government report presented in the Rajya Sabha on March 12, 2026, by Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Kirti Vardhan Singh...
Polity & Governance
4 min
Oppn submits first-ever motion in LS & RS to remove CEC
The INDIA bloc opposition submitted notices for removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha — the first time such ...
Agriculture & Food Security
Polity & Governance
6 min
Pending MGNREGS dues to states Rs 9,300 crore in FY26: Govt to Rajya Sabha
The central government informed the Rajya Sabha that total pending liabilities under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) ...
International Relations
Economics
5 min
India protects key sectors under 'powerful' US trade deal, says Piyush Goyal
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal stated that India has fully protected agriculture, dairy, sugar, and sensitive manufacturing sectors under the interim India-U...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
6 min
Maha anti-conversion bill proposes 7-year jail, Rs 1 lakh fine
The Maharashtra government tabled the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill, 2026, in the state legislative assembly, proposing stringent penalties for forced...
International Relations
Social Issues
5 min
West Asia crisis: The Indians caught in the crossfire
The ongoing Iran-Israel-US conflict in West Asia has placed approximately 90 lakh (9.1 million) Indians working in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countri...
Polity & Governance
7 min
'Partial conduct, proved misbehaviour': Oppn moves to impeach CEC Gyanesh Kumar; 193 MPs sign notice
The opposition INDIA bloc formally moved to impeach Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on March 13, 2026, citing "partial conduct and proved misbehavi...
Polity & Governance
6 min
Opposition submits notices seeking motion for CEC’s removal to both House today
On March 13, 2026, the INDIA bloc opposition formally submitted notices to both the Lok Sabha Speaker and the Rajya Sabha Chairman seeking the initiation of ...
International Relations
5 min
Iran-Israel-US 'triangle trap': Decoding India's stance amid rising Middle East tensions
With the US-Israel war on Iran in its third week, analysts and policymakers were examining the acute dilemma facing India: its strategic interests were pulli...
International Relations
Internal Security
4 min
West Asia crisis: Around 23,000 Indian sailors in Gulf, 27 vessels near Strait of Hormuz: Ministry
The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways updated Parliament that approximately 23,000 Indian sailors were present in the Gulf region, with 27 vessels in...
Polity & Governance
4 min
Opposition moves notice for impeachment motion against CEC Gyanesh Kumar
Opposition parties submitted formal notices in both Houses of Parliament seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar — the first such no...
International Relations
4 min
Jaishankar speaks with Iran foreign minister Araghchi as he calls for co-operation from BRICS amid West Asia conflict
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar held his fourth telephonic conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in two weeks (March 13, 2026), m...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
4 min
Centre sets conditions for states to receive Jal Jeevan funds
The Centre has set new conditions for releasing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) funds to states: each scheme must be mapped through a unique Scheme ID, and future f...
International Relations
Geography
5 min
How Iran’s use of naval mines in Strait of Hormuz points to its asymmetric warfare against US-Israel
Iran has deployed naval mines in and around the Strait of Hormuz as part of its asymmetric response to US-Israeli military superiority, with US intelligence ...
International Relations
Economics
5 min
Iran war: As oil prices soar, why US is considering pausing a century-old maritime rule
With Brent crude above $100 per barrel, the US was reportedly considering invoking the Defense Production Act and pausing the Jones Act — a century-old marit...
Economics
Polity & Governance
5 min
₹1 lakh crore Economic Stabilisation Fund to create fiscal buffer against global shocks, says FM Sitharaman
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the creation of a ₹1 lakh crore Economic Stabilisation Fund (ESF) to serve as a fiscal buffer against global ec...
International Relations
5 min
Bodies of 84 Iranian sailors killed in US torpedo strike to be repatriated
The bodies of 84 Iranian sailors killed when the Iranian Navy frigate IRIS Dena was sunk on March 4, 2026, are being repatriated to Iran following confirmati...
International Relations
Economics
5 min
US opens forced-labour trade probe into India, others under Section 301
The United States Trade Representative (USTR) launched Section 301 investigations against 60 economies, including India, in March 2026, targeting each countr...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
4 min
'No-one will hire women' - India's top court rejects menstrual leave petition
The Supreme Court of India declined a PIL seeking a nationwide mandatory menstrual leave policy, disposing of the petition on March 13, 2026 CJI Surya Kant m...
International Relations
Economics
Internal Security
5 min
28 Indian vessels with LNG, LPG and crude stranded near Hormuz
The Shipping Ministry and Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) confirmed that 28 Indian-flagged vessels carrying liquefied natural gas (LNG), liquefied petr...
International Relations
Internal Security
Economics
4 min
West Asia crisis leaves 23,000 Indian seafarers stranded across Gulf; 768 on 28 Indian ships
The Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) reported that approximately 23,000 Indian seafarers are working across merchant, harbour, and offshore vessels in t...
Economics
Environment & Ecology
Polity & Governance
4 min
As urea imports are poised to hit record high, Indian parliamentary panel moots adopting green ammonia for fertilisers
India's urea imports from China hit a three-year high — 21.24 lakh tonnes in April 2025–February 2026 alone — with total urea imports poised to reach a recor...
Economics
Polity & Governance
6 min
Lok Sabha approves supplementary demands for grants for additional ₹2.01 lakh cr spending in FY26
The Lok Sabha passed the second batch of Supplementary Demands for Grants for 2025-26, authorising a net additional cash outgo of ₹2.01 lakh crore (gross: ₹2...
International Relations
Economics
Science & Technology
5 min
India, US on the heels of finalising a critical minerals agreement, ‘big announcement in few months’, says Sergio Gor
India and the United States have agreed on the "broad parameters" of a critical minerals agreement, with US Ambassador Sergio Gor confirming at the India Tod...
Agriculture & Food Security
Science & Technology
4 min
Technology adoption and improved seed varieties boost India’s wheat & rice production
Union Agriculture Minister Bhagirath Choudhary stated in Parliament that wheat and rice production has been boosted through high-yielding climate-resilient v...
Economics
Polity & Governance
5 min
Finance Minister proposes ‘economic stabilisation fund' to boost resilience against global headwinds
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the creation of an Economic Stabilisation Fund (ESF) of ₹1 lakh crore to provide fiscal headroom for India to r...
Economics
Polity & Governance
4 min
Economic Stabilisation Fund to help government respond to global challenges: Sitharaman
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced the concept of an Economic Stabilisation Fund (ESF) of ₹1 lakh crore during the Lok Sabha debate on supplement...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
4 min
Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill 2026 introduced in assembly
The Maharashtra government introduced the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill, 2026 in the state legislative assembly on March 13, 2026, targeting forced an...
Environment & Ecology
5 min
Significant contamination detected along Ashtamudi, Vembanad lakes
Significant contamination was detected at a total of nine monitoring stations under national and state water monitoring programmes in Kollam, Kottayam, Alapp...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
4 min
Centre proposes life term for forced transgender conversion; moves to amend 2019 Act
The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026 introduced in Lok Sabha proposes life imprisonment for forcing children to undergo transg...
Economics
Environment & Ecology
Agriculture & Food Security
4 min
Indian sugar industry urges government to raise ethanol blending beyond 20%
The Indian Sugar and Bio-Energy Manufacturers Association (ISMA) urged the Prime Minister's Office to fast-track a roadmap to raise the Ethanol Blended Petro...
Polity & Governance
4 min
A first for India: MPs move notice for removal of CEC Gyanesh Kumar. What the Constitution says
For the first time in India's constitutional history, opposition MPs moved a formal notice in Parliament seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner G...
Environment & Ecology
Science & Technology
5 min
Counting the glow: India’s first firefly checklist reveals 92 species
Scientists published India's first comprehensive checklist of fireflies in the journal Zootaxa, documenting 92 species across 27 genera from records spanning...
International Relations
Economics
4 min
Jaishankar, Iran’s Araghchi hold 4th phone call since start of West Asian conflict
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held their fourth phone call since the outbreak of the Iran-US-Israel con...
International Relations
Economics
5 min
U.S. opens unfair trade practices probe of 60 countries, including India, over forced labour
The USTR launched a second wave of Section 301 investigations targeting 60 countries over forced labour trade practices — covering major US allies and partne...
International Relations
Internal Security
5 min
Iran’s new Supreme Leader ‘wounded,’ ‘likely disfigured’, claims Hegseth
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth stated on March 13, 2026, that Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is "wounded and likely disfigured" — the first...
Environment & Ecology
Social Issues
Geography
5 min
Extreme heat severely limits daily activity for more people in India than anywhere else: Study
A major international study published in 2026 found that India experiences the most severe heat-induced limitations on daily human activity of any country in...
International Relations
Economics
Geography
4 min
Strait of Hormuz closure disrupts Chittoor’s mango pulp exports
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has severely disrupted mango pulp exports from Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh, with consignments worth over ₹300 cro...
International Relations
4 min
Deadly blast rocks Iran as leaders attend rally in show of defiance
A large explosion struck Ferdowsi Square in Tehran on March 13, 2026, during the annual Al-Quds Day demonstrations, killing at least one woman from shrapnel ...
International Relations
Economics
5 min
India to hold off on US trade deal amidst new probe by Trump, sources say
India signalled it would adopt a "wait and watch" approach on finalising the interim trade agreement with the United States after the US Trade Representative...
Environment & Ecology
Geography
5 min
As told to Parliament (March 12, 2026): Over 350 sq km of tree cover lost in Indian Himalayan Region between 2021 and 2023
Parliament was informed on March 12, 2026 of multiple significant environmental and energy statistics from the India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2023 and o...
International Relations
4 min
Middle East crisis: Jaishankar holds fourth call with Iranian FM Araghchi since war began, discusses bilateral ties
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar held his fourth phone call with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi since the Iran-US-Israel war began, this time...
International Relations
Internal Security
4 min
One of 28 Indian-flagged vessels stranded in Strait of Hormuz sails away safely
As of March 13, 2026, 28 Indian-flagged vessels were stranded in the Strait of Hormuz amid the ongoing US-Israel-Iran conflict — 24 on the western side (with...
India’s forex reserves fall $11.68 billion to $716.81 billion, biggest drop in over a year
India's foreign exchange reserves fell by $11.683 billion to $716.810 billion for the week ending March 6, 2026 — the steepest single-week decline since Nove...
Fitch raises India’s GDP growth projection for FY26 to 7.5 pc
Fitch Ratings revised India's GDP growth projection for FY2025-26 (current fiscal year) upward to 7.5%, marginally higher than its December 2025 estimate of ...
International Relations
Economics
5 min
‘India is our friend’: Iran envoy hints at 'safe passage' for Indian ships via Strait of Hormuz
Iran's Ambassador to India, Mohammad Fathali, confirmed that Tehran will provide safe passage to Indian-flagged vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, stating...
International Relations
Economics
4 min
US, India moving very close to finalising critical minerals agreement: Envoy Sergio Gor
US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor announced at the India Today Conclave 2026 that the United States and India are "moving very close" to finalising a critica...
Economics
Polity & Governance
4 min
Lok Sabha approves additional spending of Rs 2.01 lakh crore for FY 2025-26
Lok Sabha approved the Second Batch of Supplementary Demands for Grants for FY2025-26, permitting the government to spend an additional net amount of ₹2.01 l...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
4 min
Bill seeking precise definition of transgender, excluding sexual orientation from ambit tabled in LS
The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on March 12, 2026 by Union Minister for Social Justice an...
India stands tall in shaky world economy as Fitch lifts FY26 growth view to 7.5%
Fitch Ratings on March 13, 2026, raised India's GDP growth projection for FY2025-26 (ending March 2026) to 7.5%, up from its December 2025 estimate of 7.4% C...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
4 min
When med care fails: What SC’s passive euthanasia ruling means
The Supreme Court's March 11, 2026 ruling in the Harish Rana case has been widely analysed for its practical implications on end-of-life medical care in Indi...
ExplainSpeaking: Understanding the ‘discrepancies’ in India’s new GDP data
On February 27, 2026, MoSPI (Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation) released India's new GDP series with a revised base year of 2022-23, replac...
Economics
International Relations
4 min
Expert Explains | Iran war: ‘Oil reserves are sufficient… LNG reserves are the greater concern’
Expert analysis indicates that India's crude oil supply is relatively more resilient to the Strait of Hormuz closure than commonly assumed — approximately 60...
Economics
International Relations
4 min
Explained: Changes in India’s FDI policy for Land Bordering Countries, including China, and who stands to gain
The Union Cabinet on March 10, 2026, approved amendments to the Consolidated FDI Policy relating to investments from countries sharing a land border with Ind...
Environment & Ecology
Polity & Governance
5 min
Supreme Court takes suo motu cognisance of illegal sand mining in National Chambal Sanctuary
The Supreme Court, on a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta, initiated suo motu proceedings over reports of illegal sand extraction in the Nation...
Science & Technology
5 min
NASA clears its Artemis 2 moon rocket for April launch with four astronauts
NASA completed a Flight Readiness Review (FRR) in early March 2026 and cleared the Artemis II mission for launch no earlier than April 1, 2026, after resolvi...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
4 min
Paid menstrual pain leave may cost women their careers, Supreme Court apprehends
On March 13, 2026, the Supreme Court disposed of a PIL seeking nationwide paid menstrual leave for women employees and students, declining to issue such a di...
Economics
International Relations
4 min
U.S. grants India-like waiver to other countries to buy Russian oil
The US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued a 30-day general licence allowing countries to purchase Russian crude oil and petroleum prod...
International Relations
Art & Culture
4 min
China passes new ethnic minority law, prioritise use of Mandarin language
China's National People's Congress (NPC) passed a new law titled "Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress" on March 12, 2026, at its closing session, with 2,756 ...
Polity & Governance
4 min
Motion against CEC in Parliament: Will Gyanesh Kumar be removed? What's the process?
Multiple Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs submitted a formal notice for the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on March 13, 2026 — a first in ...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
4 min
The Supreme Court judgement on creamy layer exclusion for OBC quota | Explained
The Supreme Court's March 11, 2026 judgment (Union of India v. Rohith Nathan) resolved decades of confusion about how to apply the income/wealth test for OBC...
Economics
International Relations
4 min
Energy power play: India’s oil and gas strategy amid U.S.-Iran tensions
India's crude basket surged to $120 per barrel following the US-Israel strikes on Iran beginning February 28, 2026, and the effective closure of the Strait o...
International Relations
Economics
5 min
US begins 'unfair trade' practices probe against India & 59 other countries over forced labor
The US Trade Representative (USTR) office initiated investigations against 60 countries, including India, under Section 301(b) of the Trade Act of 1974, to d...
International Relations
Geography
4 min
Iran’s new leader warns Strait of Hormuz could be used as strategic leverage
Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, in his first public statement after being appointed on March 8–9, 2026, declared that "the lever of blocking the ...
Environment & Ecology
Polity & Governance
5 min
SC takes suo motu cognisance of illegal sand mining in National Chambal Sanctuary
A Supreme Court bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta took suo motu cognisance of reports of rampant illegal sand mining in the National Chambal Sa...
International Relations
Internal Security
4 min
India, US exploring opportunities in advanced engines, unmanned systems and expanded MRO, says Sergio Gor
US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor announced that India and the United States are actively exploring cooperation in advanced jet engines, unmanned aerial syst...
Economics
International Relations
4 min
India’s West Asia trade artery under strain with up to $4 billion in monthly exports at risk
The ongoing West Asia conflict — centred on US-Israel strikes on Iran beginning February 28, 2026 — has disrupted key maritime routes used for India's export...