March 19, 2026
126 articles published on this date
Trump, Netanyahu split on gas field attack, raise questions about whether they’re in sync on war
A significant public rift emerged between US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over Israel's decision to strike Iran's Sou...
UAE says it dismantled 'terrorist network' funded by Iran and Hezbollah
The UAE's State Security Apparatus (SSA) dismantled a terrorist network funded and directed by Iran and Hezbollah, arresting all its members. The network was...
UN shipping body calls for ‘safe maritime framework’ in Gulf
The International Maritime Organization (IMO), the UN's specialised shipping agency, convened an extraordinary two-day session of its Council in London (Marc...
Global Terrorism Index 2026 : Map in report shows Jammu as part of China
The Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 2026 report, published by the Australia-based Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) on March 19, 2026, drew criticism from...
Indigenous drone production ecosystem needed for strategic autonomy: Rajnath
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, inaugurating the two-day National Defence Industries Conclave 2026 at Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi (organised by the Departmen...
U.S. States challenge Trump decision to revoke basis of U.S. climate regulations
Twenty-four US states, 10 cities, and five counties filed a legal petition on March 19, 2026 in the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, challen...
Govt classifies energy data as national security matter
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas issued a gazette notification on March 18, 2026 — the Petroleum and Natural Gas (Furnishing of Information) Order, ...
AI-powered tax governance in India and its challenges
India's tax administration has increasingly deployed Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning tools to detect anomalies, improve compliance, and red...
West Asia troubles to delay India’s FTA talks with GCC countries and Israel
India's Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have been pushed to the second half of 2026 due to ongoing geopolitic...
Govt expands scheme to enable CBG injection in gas pipelines
The Government of India has expanded a scheme to enable the injection of Compressed Biogas (CBG) into the national natural gas pipeline (NGPL) and City Gas D...
EU lawmakers vote to advance U.S. trade deal
The European Parliament's trade committee voted 29 in favour on March 19, 2026 to advance the EU-US trade deal (the "Turnberry deal"), paving the way for eli...
24 States, U.T.s set aside funds for new rural jobs scheme
Twenty-four states and Union Territories have set aside funds in their FY2026–27 state budgets for the Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Missio...
Modi, Jaishankar work the phones, call for dialogue as strikes on energy infrastructure escalate
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held calls with at least six world leaders within a 24-hour period, including French President Emmanuel Macron, Jordan's King Ab...
Nine-judge Supreme Court Bench reserves verdict on ambit of ‘industry’
A nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court of India, led by Chief Justice Surya Kant, reserved its verdict on March 19, 2026, after three days of a...
Chhattisgarh Assembly passes new anti-conversion Bill with stricter provisions
The Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly passed the Chhattisgarh Freedom of Religion Bill, 2026, replacing earlier anti-conversion legislation with significantl...
T.N. Assembly’s annual sitting days declined from 64 in the first term to 32 in the 16th: PRS study
A study by PRS Legislative Research reveals that the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly's 16th term (2021-2026) recorded the lowest sitting days for any full-te...
Israel, GCC trade pact talks lose steam, UK FTA likely to be implemented by May
The India–UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA), signed in July 2025 after three years of negotiations, is on track for implementation by early May 2026, with offici...
U.S. approves over $16 billion in arms sales to Gulf states hit by Iran war
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio invoked an emergency waiver under the Arms Export Control Act (AECA), declaring that an "emergency exists that requires the...
Unfenced border in focus amid arrest of seven foreigners who crossed to Myanmar via porous border
Seven foreigners — six Ukrainians and one US citizen — were arrested in India on the night of March 13 for illegally crossing into Myanmar from the northeast...
Oil, power, and politics of disruption
The ongoing US-Israel war against Iran (initiated February 28, 2026, under Operation Epic Fury) has effectively disrupted transit through the Strait of Hormu...
India to pitch for strengthening WTO at upcoming ministerial: Officials
Ahead of the 14th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC14) in Yaounde, Cameroon (March 26–29, 2026), Indian officials have outlined India's overarching agenda: advo...
Iran may let more Indian vessels pass Hormuz Strait: Lloyds List
Maritime data company Lloyd's List Intelligence reported that nine Indian-owned or Indian-linked ships have exited through Iran's permitted corridor in the S...
Modi discusses West Asia situation with leaders of Qatar, France, Jordan, Oman, Malaysia
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held separate telephonic conversations with five world leaders — the Amir of Qatar, French President Emmanuel Macron, King Abdul...
India rolls out ₹497 crore RELIEF scheme to support exporters amid West Asia conflict
The central government unveiled the RELIEF scheme — Resilience and Logistics Intervention for Export Facilitation — with a total financial outlay of ₹497 cro...
Food security and agriculture issues top India’s agenda at WTO meet
At the upcoming 14th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC14) in Yaounde, Cameroon (March 26–29, 2026), India has placed food security and agricultural safeguards a...
Ashwini Vaishnaw announces rail push along India-Pak border to strengthen defence readiness
Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced a major push to build railway infrastructure along the India-Pakistan border to enhance military mobility, logis...
Govt launches ₹497-crore RELIEF for exporters with deadline relief, insurance cover, MSME aid
The Government of India launched the Rs 497 crore Resilience and Logistics Intervention for Export Facilitation (RELIEF) scheme to provide targeted, time-lim...
Iran-Israel war: Brent tops $114 as Strait of Hormuz remains closed; Petrol, diesel prices in India hold stable
Brent crude oil prices crossed $114 per barrel on March 19, 2026, briefly touching $119 after Iranian forces struck Qatar's Ras Laffan LNG complex — building...
AI, data centres could raise India’s peak power demand by 30GW
A new analysis projects that the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence workloads and data centres could increase India's peak electricity demand by up t...
West Asia crisis: Govt launches Rs 497-cr scheme to give relief to affected exporters
The Government of India launched the Resilience and Logistics Intervention for Export Facilitation (RELIEF) scheme with a financial outlay of Rs 497 crore to...
India to extend Myanmar pulse deal for 5 years to secure ‘dal’ supplies amid global supply chain shocks
India is set to extend its bilateral pulse import deal with Myanmar for an additional five years, securing guaranteed supplies of pigeon peas (tur/arhar dal)...
Two decades on, Chhattisgarh puts number of tribals displaced by Maoist violence at 31,098
Two decades after the displacement of tribal communities from Bastar division due to Maoist violence, the Chhattisgarh government has officially quantified t...
Must work in mission mode to emerge as global hub of indigenous drone manufacturing: Rajnath
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addressed the National Defence Industries Conclave 2026, calling for India to work in mission mode to become a global hub of i...
Iran war: Why Ras Laffan and South Pars attacks compound India’s worries
Israel struck Iran's South Pars gas field — the world's largest natural gas reserve — in a major military escalation in the Iran-Israel conflict. Iran retali...
Why Punjab CM wants Rajasthan to pay Rs 1.44 lakh crore for water used since 1960
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann announced that the state government will formally claim Rs 1.44 lakh crore from Rajasthan for water supplied throug...
DME Technology: How fuel developed in India may help reduce LPG dependence
The West Asia crisis has revived attention on Dimethyl Ether (DME) — an indigenous alternative cooking fuel developed by CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (C...
Attacks on Qatar’s LNG facilities could impact India but we have diversified sources as well: Officials
Iranian forces struck Qatar's Ras Laffan Industrial City — the world's largest LNG export complex — as part of retaliatory strikes following Operation Epic F...
Jammu & Kashmir scales up e‑NAM trade with InterState shipments
Jammu and Kashmir significantly expanded its participation in the National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) platform, recording a rise in interstate shipments of a...
Ahmedabad, Surat, Hyderabad ready to roll out e-buses under PM E-DRIVE, with a budget allocation of ₹4,391 crore
The cities of Ahmedabad, Surat, and Hyderabad moved to operational readiness for electric bus deployment under the PM E-DRIVE (Electric Drive Revolution in I...
India hopes to implement FTA with UK by May 1, EU by November-end
A senior Indian government official confirmed that India aims to implement the India-UK Free Trade Agreement by May 1, 2026, and have the India-EU FTA ratifi...
West Asia troubles to delay India’s FTA talks with GCC countries and Israel
The ongoing Iran-Israel conflict has directly disrupted India's trade negotiation calendar with both the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Israel, senior go...
RELIEF scheme to help exporters mitigate losses from logistics disruptions due to West Asia crisis
The Government of India unveiled the RELIEF scheme — Resilience and Logistics Intervention for Export promotion — a ₹497 crore insurance and logistics suppor...
Storage in 40% of India’s key reservoirs below 50% of capacity
According to the Central Water Commission's (CWC) weekly bulletin, total water storage across 166 major monitored reservoirs in India stands at 104.13 billio...
LPG supply a ‘matter of concern’, says India as Israel & Iran strike West Asia gas fields
India's Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal formally described the LPG supply situation as a "matter of concern" — a deliberate shift f...
SC status sought for Dalit Christians in A.P.
Dalit Christian organisations and leaders in Andhra Pradesh have renewed the demand for Scheduled Caste (SC) status for Dalit converts to Christianity, with ...
Dindu, the slender loris, is Dindigul district’s election mascot
The Dindigul district administration in Tamil Nadu has unveiled "Dindu" — an animated slender loris character — as the official mascot for the upcoming local...
Government announces ₹497 crore RELIEF scheme for exporters impacted by West Asian crisis
The government launched the ₹497 crore RELIEF (Resilience and Logistics Intervention for Export Facilitation) scheme under the Export Promotion Mission to su...
India’s power capacity to double to 1,121 GW by 2035-36 as solar leads energy transition: CEA’s 20th Electric Power Survey Midterm Review
The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) released the Midterm Review of the 20th Electric Power Survey on March 19, 2026, projecting India's installed power g...
NASA space launch: Artemis 2 rocket roll-out tonight! 5 big updates on moon mission
NASA began rolling out the Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft to Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on the night ...
World trade in goods may slow to 1.4-1.9% due to West Asia crisis: WTO report
The World Trade Organization released a report projecting global merchandise trade growth will slow sharply to 1.9% in 2026 — down from 4.6% in 2025 — primar...
Rajnath Singh calls for mission-mode push to make India global drone manufacturing hub by 2030
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh called for a mission-mode push to make India a global hub of indigenous drone manufacturing by 2030, emphasising self-reliance...
India holds ground on key WTO issues ahead of MC14, but stance is flexible: Sources
India is holding firm on its core positions ahead of the 14th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC14), scheduled for March 26–29, 2026, in Yaounde, Cameroon India ...
Watch: Saudi Arabia hosts urgent talks as Iran war escalates across Gulf
Saudi Arabia convened an emergency meeting of foreign ministers from Arab and Islamic nations in Riyadh on March 19, 2026, as the US-Israel war on Iran enter...
Scheduled Tribes finance body got just 2% of Rs 750 crore it sought from Centre, defunct in 6 states
A parliamentary panel has found that the National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation (NSTFDC) received just ₹15 crore of the ₹750 crore it ...
India exploring power grid links with Sri Lanka to boost cross-border energy trade: Power Minister Khattar
Power Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, during discussions with Sri Lankan counterparts on March 19, 2026, announced that India is actively exploring power grid ...
Pakistan joins Riyadh bloc’s condemnation of Iranian strikes. What it means for pieces on the board
Pakistan formally joined a Saudi Arabia-led coalition condemning Iranian retaliatory strikes on Gulf targets, positioning itself alongside the "Riyadh bloc" ...
Taiwan rejects China's energy security 'reunification' offer amid West Asian war
China made a formal offer to Taiwan linking energy security guarantees to political reunification — proposing stable LNG supply under "peaceful reunification...
India faces 'triple threat' amid West Asia crisis, high energy costs, falling remittances, reverse migration: Report
A report by ASK Wealth Advisors has warned that India faces a "triple threat" from the ongoing West Asia conflict: soaring energy costs, declining remittance...
RBI assessing how Russian entities can use rupee funds in Indian markets
The Reserve Bank of India is in active assessment mode regarding how Russian entities — businesses, state companies, and banks — can productively deploy the ...
Hapag Lloyd incurring $50 million in extra costs per week, 25,000 shipments impacted due to West Asia war, says CEO
Hapag-Lloyd, the world's fifth-largest container shipping company, disclosed it is incurring approximately $50 million in extra costs per week due to West As...
Congress opposes VBSA Bill to replace UGC, AICTE, NCTE
Congress has formally opposed the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan (VBSA) Bill, 2025, which proposes to replace the University Grants Commission (UGC), All I...
‘Possibly orchestrated’: Kyiv expresses ‘serious concern’ over terror charges against 6 Ukrainians
Six Ukrainian nationals were arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 13, 2026, along with one American citizen, on charges of conspiracy...
India calls for an end to attacks on civilian & energy infra as Israel, Iran hit Gulf energy sites
India issued a formal diplomatic statement calling attacks on civilian and energy infrastructure across West Asia "deeply disturbing" and "unacceptable," urg...
Climate action could help prevent over 13.5 million deaths due to air pollution by 2050: Study
A new study published in *The Lancet Global Health* found that climate action limiting global warming to 2°C could prevent over 13.5 million premature deaths...
India needs $2.2 trillion investment in power sector over next 20 years: Power Secy
Union Power Secretary Pankaj Agarwal stated that India will require approximately $2.2 trillion in power sector investment over the next two decades to meet ...
Anti-establishment X accounts ‘withheld’ in India as takedowns spread
Multiple X (formerly Twitter) accounts with anti-establishment content — including parody handles, accounts criticising government policy, and posts satirisi...
Depleting oxygen levels due to rising CO2 in mangrove waters threatening fish nurseries
A study published in *Geophysical Research Letters* (American Geophysical Union) has found that rising atmospheric CO2 is simultaneously lowering dissolved o...
Lack of ‘sustainable water sources’ will thwart Jal Jeevan Mission: panel
A parliamentary standing committee has flagged a critical structural flaw in Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM): taps have been installed across millions of rural home...
India in talks with Russia, Belarus, Morocco to boost fertiliser imports, sources say
India is in active negotiations with Russia, Belarus, and Morocco to boost imports of key fertilizers — primarily urea (nitrogenous) and DAP (diammonium phos...
India-UK FTA likely to be implemented by early May; EU by year-end: Officials
India's Free Trade Agreement with the United Kingdom is expected to be implemented by early May 2026, following completion of parliamentary procedures in the...
Bill to curb forced religious conversions tabled in Chhattisgarh Assembly
The Chhattisgarh state government, led by Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, introduced the Chhattisgarh Freedom of Religion Bill, 2026 (also referred to as Chha...
‘Russia driving wedge’: Kyiv denies anti-India plot, seeks fair probe into detention of 6 Ukrainians
Ukraine's government officially rejected allegations that the Ukrainian state was involved in any conspiracy against India's internal security, following the...
India to buy LPG from Russia? MEA says will ensure 'people's fuel needs are met'
India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) confirmed that India is exploring the option of procuring Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) from Russia, stating it wo...
Three weeks, three challenges: Inside India’s battles as Middle East explodes
Three weeks into Operation Epic Fury — the US-Israel joint military operation against Iran's nuclear and military infrastructure launched in late February 20...
Iran War: India faces 'triple threat' amid West Asia crisis
A report by ASK Wealth Advisors has highlighted India's "triple threat" vulnerability from the ongoing West Asia crisis: rising energy import costs, declinin...
RBI working to provide avenues to Russian trade counterparts for INR use
At the Russia-India Business Forum in Mumbai on March 19, 2026, N. Senthil Kumar, Chief General Manager of the RBI's Foreign Exchange Department, stated that...
‘Sense of worry among exporters’: Govt approves Rs 497 cr ‘RELIEF’ scheme amid West Asia disruptions
Exporters across sectors described a "sense of worry" as the West Asia shipping crisis — centred on the near-blockade of the Strait of Hormuz since February ...
NITI Aayog lays out a roadmap to make India global manufacturing hub for high quality sports goods
NITI Aayog released a comprehensive report — "Realising the Export Potential of India's Sports Equipment Manufacturing Sector" — proposing a seven-pronged st...
Farmers seek agri, dairy carve-out in India-US trade deal over duty-free import fears
Farmers' organisations have rallied against key components of the proposed India-US trade agreement, demanding a formal legal carve-out that excludes agricul...
Phones of 7 foreigners, ‘involved’ in conspiracy against India, sent for data analysis; Delhi court remands them to NIA custody
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested seven foreign nationals — six Ukrainians and one American — on charges of alleged conspiracy against India's...
Global trade growth to slow to 1.4-1.9%, Middle East conflict a risk: WTO
The World Trade Organization (WTO) released an updated Global Trade Outlook and Statistics report on March 19, 2026, forecasting global merchandise trade gro...
5 key issues at upcoming WTO meet, India to play constructive role: Official
The WTO's 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) is scheduled to be held in Yaoundé, Cameroon from March 26–29, 2026, bringing together trade ministers from all ...
India recommends anti-dumping duty on Chinese chemical used in dye industry
India's Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has recommended imposition of anti-dumping duty on a Chinese chemical used in the pharmaceutical industr...
Govt launches Rs 497-cr ‘RELIEF’ scheme to help exporters hit by West Asia crisis; sets up IMG
The Government of India launched the RELIEF (Resilience and Logistic Intervention for Export promotion) scheme with a total financial outlay of ₹497 crore to...
India ranks 116th in World Happiness Report 2026
The World Happiness Report 2026 has ranked India at 116th out of 147 countries, with a life evaluation score of 4.536 on a scale of 0–10. This marks a notabl...
Govt launches ₹497-crore RELIEF scheme as West Asia crisis disrupts exports
The government constituted an inter-ministerial group to coordinate India's response to the export disruptions caused by the 2026 West Asia maritime crisis, ...
Congress says higher education Bill violative of federal structure, raises 7 'serious concerns'
Congress has formally raised seven "serious concerns" about the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan (VBSA) Bill, 2025, labelling it violative of India's federal...
'Very unusual, need remedy': SC on Mamata 'obstructing' ED charge
On March 18, 2026, the Supreme Court of India expressed strong concern over West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's personal intervention in Enforcement...
Choice of food to phone ownership: 33 questions Odisha residents will be asked from April 16
The Odisha state government conducted a comprehensive doorstep survey of residents covering 33 questions on a wide range of socio-economic indicators — from ...
Proposed changes to Transgender Persons Act turn back the clock on rights and dignity
The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on March 13, 2026, proposing significant changes to the 2...
Why Supreme Court struck down the 3-month cap on maternity leave for adoptive mothers
On March 17, 2026, the Supreme Court struck down Section 5(4) of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 (as amended in 2017), which restricted 12 weeks of maternity...
Dire Straits: Some vessels trickle through Hormuz, their unusual paths indicate a nod from Iran
Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has been squeezed to a trickle since the US-Israel military campaign against Iran began on February 28, 2026, w...
CSIR-NGRI, SRI partner to advance geothermal energy exploration
The CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute (CSIR-NGRI), Hyderabad, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Shri Ram Institute for Indus...
How can temples be classified as 'industry', asks Tamil Nadu board in SC
The Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Board raised a pointed objection before the Supreme Court: How can temples — religious insti...
Earlier too, foreign mercenaries went to Myanmar via Mizoram
India's National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested seven foreign nationals on March 13, 2026 — including American citizen Matthew VanDyke and six Ukrainian...
World Happiness Report 2026: Finland happiest country for ninth time, India ranks 116th
The World Happiness Report 2026 ranked Finland as the world's happiest country for the ninth consecutive year, with a Cantril ladder score of 7.8 out of 10. ...
Panini’s Ashtadhyayi: Solution to a 2,500-year-old problem now out as a book
A book titled *Panini's Perfect Rule: A Modern Solution to an Ancient Problem in Sanskrit Grammar* by Rishi Rajpopat has been published, documenting a soluti...
India’s corn exports may gain due to Iran war, other factors
Experts project India could export approximately 6.5 million tonnes of maize (corn) in the current marketing year (ending September 2026), with the Iran war ...
India, Pakistan ties ‘remain a risk’ for nuclear conflict: U.S. Intelligence
The U.S. Intelligence Community's Annual Threat Assessment, presented to the U.S. Senate, warned that the risk of nuclear conflict between India and Pakistan...
Russia-Ukraine peace talks paused amid Iran war: report
The Russia-Ukraine peace talks — a trilateral process involving the US, Russia, and Ukraine — have been put on pause, according to Russia's Izvestia newspape...
India's young are more educated than ever. So why are so many jobless?
A major research report — the Azim Premji University's State of Working India 2026 — finds that while India's youth workforce is becoming significantly more ...
Urgent need to reduce mineral demand and prioritise sustainable alternatives for a rapid, just energy transition: Greenpeace
The International Energy Agency (IEA) released a report stressing the urgent need to reduce the demand for critical minerals and prioritise sustainable, dive...
What does passed in ‘Guillotine’ mean in parliament?
The Lok Sabha applied the "guillotine" during the 2025 Budget Session to pass all remaining Demands for Grants in a single vote, fast-tracking the Union Budg...
Markets tumble 2% as Israel attacks world’s largest gas field in Iran
Israel conducted an air raid on March 18, 2026 targeting treatment facilities at Asaluyeh, the onshore processing hub for the South Pars gas field — the worl...
Transgender persons bill 'draconian', expect no better from government: Derek O'Brien
The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026 has been introduced in Parliament, proposing significant changes to the 2019 Act that act...
Iran-Israel war LIVE: Tehran intensifies attacks on Gulf energy facilities after Israel hits Iranian gas field
The US-Israel conflict with Iran, which began on February 28, 2026 (Operation Epic Fury), entered a dangerous new phase on March 18–19 as Israel struck Iran'...
House panel says Trump tariff likely to have ‘significant impact’, calls for India-US trade ties review
A Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce has warned that the enhanced U.S. tariff regime is likely to have a "significant impact" on India's trade and ...
U.S. weighs military reinforcements as Iran war enters possible new phase
The U.S.-Israel military campaign against Iran, codenamed Operation Epic Fury, launched on February 28, 2026, has crossed its third week with over 7,800 stri...
‘Not our war’: Europe says no to Trump
Major European NATO allies — including the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, and Greece — publicly rejected President Trump's call to join military ope...
RBI approves transition plan after HDFC Bank chairman’s resignation
Following the abrupt resignation of Part-Time Chairman Atanu Chakraborty from HDFC Bank — citing ethics concerns — the RBI issued a formal statement reassuri...
Oil surges 4% as Iran-Qatar energy hubs hit, fears of wider supply shock rise
Crude oil prices surged over 4% following attacks on Iran's South Pars gas field and Qatar's Ras Laffan LNG hub, raising fears of a wider energy supply shock...
RNFI introduces cardless cash withdrawals via UPI QR with Jio Payments Bank
RNFI Services Limited (operating through its fintech platform Relipay) announced a nationwide rollout of UPI QR-based cardless cash withdrawal services in pa...
U.S. eases Venezuela oil sanctions as Trump seeks to boost world oil supply during Iran war
The U.S. Treasury issued a broad authorization allowing Venezuela's state oil company, Petróleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA), to sell Venezuelan crude directly...
Israel will not attack Iranian gas field any more: U.S. President Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump publicly stated that Israel acted alone in striking Iran's South Pars gas field, distancing the U.S. from the attack. Trump warne...
Maharashtra’s sugarcane leopards: Vantara ‘fix’ sparks conservation debate amid human-wildlife conflict
Maharashtra's Forest Department signed an agreement with Vantara — a wildlife rescue and rehabilitation facility run by the Reliance Foundation in Jamnagar, ...
Israel’s tolerance for persistent threats on its borders has eroded: US intel on Iran war
An analysis published in The Hindu argues that Israel's tolerance for persistent security threats on its borders has fundamentally changed following the Octo...
Tehran intensifies attacks on Gulf energy facilities after Israel hits Iranian gas field
Following Israeli strikes on Iran's South Pars gas field in the Persian Gulf, Iran launched retaliatory attacks on energy infrastructure across the UAE, Qata...
World Happiness Report 2026: The social media and happiness connect
The World Happiness Report 2026 ranked India 116th out of approximately 143 countries, an improvement of two places from 118th in 2025 and up from 126th in 2...
1,000 Indians still in Iran; 23,000 students in Gulf could not appear in CBSE exams: External Affairs Ministry
As of mid-March 2026, approximately 1,000 Indian nationals remain in Iran amid the ongoing 2026 Iran-Israel war, with evacuation efforts continuing under Ope...
Attacks on hospitals are surging in war zones. What do the laws of war say about protecting them?
Attacks on medical facilities in active conflict zones are surging, with MSF (Médecins Sans Frontières) recording 1,348 attacks on health facilities globally...
Explainer | Why India is pushing to cut remittance costs at WTO
India is leading a proposal at the World Trade Organization (WTO) to reduce the cost of cross-border remittances, which currently average 6.18% globally — mo...
As West Asia war threatens gas supply, remembering a gas grid India never built
The ongoing West Asia war has created a severe disruption to global LNG (liquefied natural gas) supply chains, with analysts warning of a potential "doomsday...
Free trade between India and Russia is being worked upon, official says
At the "From the Volga to the Ganges" Russian-Indian Forum organised by the National Stock Exchange (NSE), senior Russian official Sergey Glazyev — State Sec...
Tamil Nadu surpasses Gujarat, Maharashtra to become India's top textile exporter
Tamil Nadu has become India's top textile-exporting state for FY 2024-25, recording shipments worth $7.997 billion — surpassing Gujarat ($5.646 billion) and ...
Statement on HDFC Bank Limited
Atanu Chakraborty resigned as Part-Time Non-Executive Chairman and Independent Director of HDFC Bank with immediate effect, citing that "certain happenings a...
Settlement Order in the matter of settlement applications filed under the Settlement Scheme for Association with certain Algo platforms, 2025
SEBI issued a settlement order resolving applications filed by noticees (parties who had received regulatory notices) in connection with securities market vi...