April 17, 2026
119 articles published on this date
Invoke preventive detention against sand mafia, says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court, taking suo motu cognizance of illegal sand mining in the National Chambal Sanctuary region, directed state governments (primarily Madhya P...
India, China hold 1st bilateral SCO talks after Ladakh thaw
India and China conducted their first bilateral consultations specifically on SCO matters in New Delhi, a significant first after the Ladakh border thaw. The...
Government: Sheikh Hasina extradition plea under review
The Indian government confirmed it is examining Bangladesh's formal extradition request for former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who has been residing in Ind...
India joins Hormuz meet, welcomes Lebanon ceasefire
India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri participated in a UK-convened virtual meeting exploring ways to reopen the Strait of Hormuz amid the ongoing US naval ...
Women's quota, delimitation: Opposition kills bill in Lok Sabha, it's NDA govt's first legislative defeat
The Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 was put to a vote in Lok Sabha on April 17, 2026, after a 21-hour debate spanning two days. The bill received 2...
Deservedly dead: On the defeat of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026
Editorial and analytical commentary on the defeat of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 in Lok Sabha (298 votes for, 230 against — short of the re...
India-flagged vessels start sailing out of Hormuz
India-flagged vessels began sailing out of the Strait of Hormuz following Iran's declaration that the waterway is now open for international shipping. Most o...
Pope condemns use of AI to fuel 'polarisation, conflict, fear and violence'
Pope Leo XIV, speaking at the Catholic University of Central Africa in Yaoundé, Cameroon on April 17, 2026, condemned the use of artificial intelligence to f...
H5N1 virus detected in Hesaraghatta poultry centre near Bengaluru; no need for panic, says Dinesh Gundu Rao
H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) was confirmed at the state-run poultry centre in Hesaraghatta, on the outskirts of Bengaluru, Karnataka, follow...
ET Graphics: India to become world's third-largest economy by 2031
According to the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) April 2026 World Economic Outlook, India is projected to become the world's third-largest economy by 203...
BJP decides to hit streets against oppn parties
Following the defeat of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 in Lok Sabha (298 votes for, 230 against — short of the 352 required), BJP announced na...
EWS can't seek age relaxation, enhanced attempts like SC,ST, OBC: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court dismissed a petition seeking age relaxation and enhanced attempt limits for Economically Weaker Section (EWS) candidates in UPSC Civil S...
India attends France- and UK-led summit on Strait of Hormuz
India attended a summit co-hosted by France and the United Kingdom to deliberate on securing the Strait of Hormuz and ensuring unimpeded international shippi...
US Section 301 probe: India textile body TEXPROCIL pushes back on USTR excess capacity allegations
TEXPROCIL (The Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council) formally responded to USTR (United States Trade Representative) investigations launched under Sectio...
TDP, YSRCP, JDU back Constitution (Amendment) Bill; Akali Dal opposes
BJP's key NDA allies — Telugu Desam Party (TDP) from Andhra Pradesh and Janata Dal (United) from Bihar — announced support for the Constitution (131st Amendm...
Kanimozhi, Shashi Tharoor & Kalyan Banerjee reject women’s quota bill as a cover for delimitation push
Opposition leaders including DMK's Kanimozhi, Congress's Shashi Tharoor, and Trinamool's Kalyan Banerjee rejected the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 20...
Singapore emerges as top FDI source in Apr-Dec FY26, high inflows from tax havens
Singapore emerged as the largest source of FDI equity inflows into India during April–December FY26, contributing USD 17.65 billion — significantly ahead of ...
Strait of Hormuz crisis spotlights ship 'flagging' rules as India-flagged vessels face higher compliance burden
The ongoing Strait of Hormuz crisis has brought the issue of ship "flagging" rules into sharp focus, with India-flagged vessels facing higher compliance requ...
'Anti-national act': Rahul Gandhi alleges quota bill a covert bid to redraw India's electoral map
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi opposed the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 in Lok Sabha, framing his objection around the absence of OBC sub-categori...
India-China SCO talks focus on trade security, connectivity under first bilateral consultations
India and China held their first-ever bilateral consultations specifically on Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) matters in New Delhi on April 16–17, 20...
‘Black day’, says Uttarakhand speaker on Constitution amendment bill’s LS defeat
Uttarakhand Assembly Speaker Ritu Khanduri Bhushan called the defeat of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 a "black day" for women, connecting it ...
Govt revisits plan to raise wage cap for PF coverage
The central government is actively considering raising the wage ceiling for mandatory Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) coverage from the current ₹15,000 per m...
Ukraine’s top security official holds talks with Jaishankar, Doval on peace prospects
Ukraine's National Security and Defence Council (NSDC) Secretary Rustem Umerov visited New Delhi and held separate high-level meetings with External Affairs ...
Supreme Court says constitutional authority must rise above personal beliefs
A nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, hearing the Sabarimala review case along with a batch of connected matters on religious freedom, observ...
Harivansh gets 3rd term as Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman, 1st nominated MP to occupy post
Harivansh Narayan Singh was re-elected as the Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha for a third consecutive term on April 17, 2026, in an unopposed election. The op...
‘Govt taking away their power’ vs ‘Why Rajiv Gandhi opposed’: Rahul–Rijiju clash over OBCs during women’s quota–delimitation debate
During a special Parliamentary session on April 17, 2026, heated exchanges occurred between Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Union Minister Kiren Rijiju duri...
'Opposing increase in SC, ST seats': Amit Shah on INDIA bloc objecting to delimitation bill - top quotes
Union Home Minister Amit Shah strongly defended the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 in Lok Sabha, accusing the INDIA bloc opposition of opposing th...
Fall of constitutional amendment bill a defeat for delimitation, not women’s reservation: Opposition
Opposition parties after the defeat of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 in Lok Sabha were careful to clarify their position: they opposed the 13...
40 Years of Sensex: What It Means to India and Its People
The BSE Sensex — India's benchmark stock market index — completed 40 years of existence in January 2026, having been launched on January 2, 1986, with a base...
After delay, DGFT authorises 17 banks to import bullion for 3 years
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) issued a fresh notification authorising nominated banks to import gold and silver under a renewed framework v...
Government braces for defeat in women’s quota vote, looks to pin blame on Opposition: ‘They have to answer to people’
Before the vote on April 17, 2026, strategic analysis pointed to an almost certain defeat for the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, which linked the...
Rahul Gandhi on quota Bills: ‘Govt redrawing electoral map while hiding behind women’
During the Lok Sabha debate on the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 and the Delimitation Bill, 2026, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi argued that the bi...
Opposition fumes as Centre notifies 2023 Women’s Reservation Act mid-debate
The Central Government notified the Constitution (106th Amendment) Act, 2023 — the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam — into force with effect from April 16, 2026,...
Women’s reservation Bill defeated in Lok Sabha, fails to get 2/3rd majority
The Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 came to a vote in Lok Sabha on April 17, 2026 after 21 hours of debate. Final vote count: 298 in favour, 230 ag...
Tripura ADC elections: High hopes for tribal solidarity in Northeast as Tipra Motha sweeps 24 of 28 seats
Results for the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) elections were declared on April 17, 2026 — Tipra Motha Party won 24 of the 28 cont...
‘Hail the Constitution’: Opposition rejoices as Bill to tweak women’s quota law is defeated in LS
The Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 was defeated in Lok Sabha on April 17, 2026, with 298 votes in favour and 230 against, out of 528 total votes c...
How Indian economy slid to 6th-largest in the world, with Japan, UK overtaking
According to the IMF's April 2026 World Economic Outlook, India's nominal GDP in 2025 is estimated at $3.92 trillion, placing it sixth globally — below Japan...
What does the Supreme Court’s latest order mean for Bengal’s deleted voters
Ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections (April 23 and April 29, 2026), the Supreme Court intervened in a controversy over large-scale deletions from vote...
Women’s representation in Parliament and state assemblies, explained in 4 charts
As debate on the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 unfolded in Lok Sabha, data on women's political representation provided stark context for why the...
India gets invite to join UK-France initiative to secure Strait of Hormuz transit
India received an invitation to join the UK-France led Strait of Hormuz Maritime Freedom of Navigation Initiative ahead of the Paris summit on April 17, 2026...
Maize prices crash below MSP in Telangana; farmers want State Govt to procure produce
Maize prices in Telangana have crashed to ₹1,600–1,700 per quintal, well below the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of ₹2,400 per quintal for the 2025-26 season. ...
Parliament special sitting highlights: Constitution Amendment Bill, part of delimitation package, defeated
A special session of Parliament on April 16-17, 2026 witnessed the defeat of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 — a centrepiece of the government'...
Securities and Exchange Board of India (Intermediaries) (Amendment) Regulations, 2026
SEBI has notified the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Intermediaries) (Amendment) Regulations, 2026 by publishing them in the Official Gazette on Apr...
India’s share of global GDP projected to hit 7% by 2050: McKinsey
A McKinsey & Company report released April 17, 2026, projects India's share of global GDP will nearly double from 3.7% in 2025 to 7.0% by 2050, making it the...
Industries urge GST Council to allow inverted duty refunds on input services
Industry bodies and tax experts have urged the GST Council to extend refund eligibility for accumulated Input Tax Credit (ITC) to input services, not just in...
Storage in India’s major reservoirs down to 42.5% of capacity
India's 166 major reservoirs monitored by the Central Water Commission (CWC) held only 42.5% of their total live storage capacity as of mid-April 2026, down ...
White House to give U.S. agencies Anthropic Mythos access: Report
The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) moved to provide major US federal agencies — including the Treasury, intelligence community, and CISA (...
OpenAI launches AI model GPT-Rosalind for life sciences research
OpenAI launched GPT-Rosalind, a specialised artificial intelligence model designed to support research in biochemistry, drug discovery, genomics, and transla...
Gerrymandering: Meaning, history, and usage in politics
With the debate over India's proposed Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 and associated delimitation legislation intensifying, the concept of "gerryma...
India’s wheat procurement plummets 40% due to delayed start in Madhya Pradesh
India's official wheat procurement for the Rabi Marketing Year (RMY) 2026-27 stood at only 51.34 lakh tonnes as of April 16, 2026 — approximately 40% lower t...
OpenAI to spend more than $20 billion on Cerebras chips, receive equity stake: Report
OpenAI has agreed to spend more than $20 billion over three years on servers powered by Cerebras Systems chips, with total potential spending reaching $30 bi...
Tipra Motha scores massive win in TTAADC polls; BJP suffers defeat
Tipra Motha Party (TMP), founded by royal scion Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarman, won 24 out of 28 seats in the 2026 Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous Distric...
Venezuela, IMF, World Bank restore relations, paving way for investment
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group announced the resumption of formal relations with Venezuela, recognising the administration of...
Macron, Starmer hold international summit on reopening Strait of Hormuz
French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer convened an international summit in Paris on April 17, 2026, bringing together dozen...
Chirag Paswan flags spice export quality issues, says rejections are “disheartening and embarrassing”
Union Minister Chirag Paswan (Minister of Food Processing Industries) flagged persistent quality issues in India's spice exports, calling overseas rejections...
Tea bodies urge PM Modi to allow producers freedom to choose mode of sale
Four leading tea producer associations from Assam and West Bengal — Assam Bought Leaf Tea Manufacturers Association, North Eastern Tea Association, Bharatiya...
Falling prices leave Kashmir apple growers, traders distressed
Wholesale prices of Kashmir apples in markets outside Jammu and Kashmir fell by 30–40%, driven by rising temperatures causing early and rapid ripening, a con...
UK PM tells social media bosses to step up child online safety
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer summoned senior executives from Meta, X (formerly Twitter), TikTok, Snap, and YouTube to Downing Street on April 16, 2026, to ...
Sri Lanka's Energy Minister resigns on coal import issue days after surviving no trust motion
Sri Lanka's Minister of Power Kumara Jayakody and the Ministry's Secretary resigned on April 17, 2026 — just days after surviving a no-confidence motion in P...
Iran declares Strait of Hormuz open after Lebanon truce; Trump says blockade to continue
Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz "completely open" for commercial shipping on April 17, 2026, for the duration of the ongoing U.S.-Iran truce. The ceasefir...
India not to host COP 33 in 2028, Government confirms
India has formally withdrawn its offer to host the 33rd Conference of the Parties (COP 33) to the UNFCCC in 2028, as confirmed by the Union Ministry of Envir...
India, Austria launch Fast-Track Investment Mechanism; flag India-EU FTA as key trade driver
India and Austria jointly announced the establishment of a Fast-Track Investment Mechanism (FTIM) during the official visit of Austrian Chancellor Christian ...
Indian refiners pay for Iran oil in yuan via ICICI Bank, sources say
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) and Reliance Industries — both of whom purchased Iranian crude under a temporary US general licence — are settling trade payment...
‘Cruelly hot’: Japan devises new term for heatwave days
Japan's Meteorological Agency (JMA) announced the creation of a new temperature classification term — "kokusho-bi" (酷暑日), meaning "cruelly hot day" — for day...
Bihar CM Samrat Choudhary launches self-enumeration phase of Census 2027
Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary launched the self-enumeration phase of Census 2027 in Bihar, urging citizens to participate in this first-ever digitall...
West Asia conflict hits India’s seafood exports to Gulf nations
Ongoing conflict in West Asia has caused significant disruption to India's seafood exports to Gulf nations, with industry sources estimating exports to the r...
U.S. cloud dominance a risk to European security: Report
A report published by the Brussels-based Future of Technology Institute (FOTI) on April 17, 2026 found that national security systems in 23 of 28 European co...
House extends surveillance powers until April 30 after late-night revolt sinks GOP plan
The US House of Representatives, in a late-night vote, passed a short-term extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), exte...
Inside Andhra’s millet push that is turning women into entrepreneurs
Across Andhra Pradesh, a state government initiative is building a network of women-led millet enterprises that connect farms, processing units, and local ma...
Govt forms high-level inter-ministerial body to steer AI governance strategy
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has constituted the AI Governance and Economic Group (AIGEG), a high-level inter-ministerial b...
China suspends import licences of 3 Indian rice export firms
China's General Administration of Customs (GACC) suspended import licences of three Indian rice export firms, citing alleged presence of genetically modified...
A Modi govt constitutional amendment Bill falls for the 1st time in 12 yrs. How it happened
The Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, which sought to expand the Lok Sabha to 850 seats and enable delimitation based on the 2011 Census, was defeat...
EU spells out how Google must share data with rivals
The European Commission issued preliminary findings on April 16, 2026, specifying the precise data-sharing obligations Google must fulfil under the EU's Digi...
Israel says military operation against Hezbollah ‘still not complete’
A 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon/Hezbollah came into effect on April 16–17, 2026, brokered by the United States. Israel's Defence Minister state...
Pakistan starts preparing for next round of U.S.-Iran talks: officials
Pakistan has begun preparations to host the second round of direct U.S.-Iran negotiations, aimed at ending the ongoing West Asian conflict and resolving the ...
Constitution Amendment Bill, part of delimitation package, defeated
The Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, the enabling constitutional amendment for India's delimitation and women's reservation package, was defeated i...
Starlink outage hit drone tests, exposing Pentagon’s growing reliance on SpaceX
During a global Starlink outage in 2025, more than two dozen US Navy unmanned surface vessels (USVs) lost contact and drifted for nearly an hour, with operat...
Banking FDI for nuclear power projects in the pipeline, says official
Seema Jain, Member (Finance) at the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), stated that banking finance and FDI for nuclear power projects are in active planning,...
Iran declares Strait of Hormuz open after Lebanon-Israel ceasefire. Then Trump puts in a caveat
Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz "completely open" for commercial shipping on April 17, 2026, linking the announcement to the commencement of a 10-day Leba...
Oil plunges, stocks jumps as Iran declares Hormuz open
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi announced on April 17, 2026 that the Strait of Hormuz is "completely open" for all commercial vessels for the remainde...
First loaded Iranian oil tankers exit Gulf since U.S. blockade: Kpler
Three Iranian crude oil tankers — the Deep Sea, Sonia I, and Diona — became the first loaded Iranian vessels to pass through the Strait of Hormuz since the U...
US ends oil waivers but Russian crude flows to India ‘likely to remain steady’ amid Hormuz disruption
The United States has ended waivers that had allowed India to continue purchasing Russian crude oil without attracting secondary sanctions. The specific waiv...
FSSAI asks States to crack down on fruit ripening agents
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) issued a directive to Commissioners of Food Safety in all States and Union Territories, as well as F...
Coal Ministry launches 15th round of commercial auctions
The Ministry of Coal launched the 15th round of commercial coal mine auctions on April 17, 2026, in Mumbai, with Coal Secretary Vikram Dev Dutt as the chief ...
Nearly 900 Rohingya refugees dead, missing in shipwrecks in 2025: UN
The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) reported on April 17, 2026 that nearly 900 Rohingya refugees were dead or missing in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Ben...
EU in talks with Anthropic over risks of AI model Mythos
The European Union entered into talks with Anthropic over the risks posed by its Mythos AI model — an advanced AI system capable of identifying and exploitin...
Principle of one person, one vote, one value violated, says Shah in Lok Sabha
The Home Minister told Lok Sabha on April 17, 2026, that the principle of "one person, one vote, one value" — the bedrock of democratic representation — is c...
India's economy slipping to 6th rank, IMF data shows, prospects bright
India has slipped to the 6th position in IMF's global nominal GDP rankings for 2025, behind the United States, China, Germany, Japan, and the United Kingdom....
Pakistan-based LeT's co-founder injured in attack in Lahore
Amir Hamza, a co-founder and senior leader of the Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), was shot by unidentified motorcycle-borne gunmen in the ...
China calls passage of Japanese warship through Taiwan Strait a 'provocation'
Japan's destroyer JS Ikazuchi transited the Taiwan Strait, and China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy and Air Force tracked and monitored the vessel thr...
Modi Govt's amendment move defeated in Lok Sabha: What next for women’s reservation in Parliament? – Explained
The Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 — the centrepiece of a three-bill package to enable women's reservation and delimitation — was defeated in the ...
India's forex reserves up $3.83 billion to reclaim $700 bln mark
India's foreign exchange reserves rose by $3.83 billion to $700.946 billion in the week ending April 10, 2026, reclaiming the $700 billion milestone. The pri...
Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan to visit Sri Lanka on April 19 and 20
Vice President of India C.P. Radhakrishnan is scheduled to visit Sri Lanka on April 19–20, 2026, in what the Ministry of External Affairs described as "the f...
India seen as stable global capital hub with $4.4 trillion market cap: SEBI chief
SEBI Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey, speaking at a CII–US-India Business Council event on the sidelines of the IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings, highlighted India...
Women's reservation bill fails floor test in Lok Sabha as NDA falls short of two-thirds majority
The Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 — the constitutional backbone of the government's women's reservation and delimitation package — failed the flo...
Improving cleft care in the age of AI
An estimated 30,000 children are born annually in India with cleft lip and/or cleft palate — one of the most common congenital craniofacial conditions worldw...
Tipra Motha sweeps Tripura tribal council elections, wins 20 of 28 seats
Tipra Motha Party (TMP), led by Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarman, won 24 out of 28 seats in the 2026 Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAAD...
Tipra Motha Party romps back to power for second consecutive term in Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council
The Tipra Motha Party (TMP) won a decisive second consecutive term in the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) elections, capturing 24 o...
Forex kitty jumps USD 3.8 bn to reclaim USD 700-bn mark
India's foreign exchange reserves surged by $3.825 billion to reach $700.946 billion during the week ended April 10, 2026, crossing the psychologically signi...
India's first maritime-focused lender eyes $1 bln FY27 fundraise
Sagarmala Finance Corporation Limited (SMFCL), India's first maritime-focused Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC), plans to raise approximately ₹10,000 cror...
India turns the tables on China: The great supply chain flip begins
India has recorded USD 2.5 billion in electronics component exports to China in FY26, marking a historic reversal — for decades India was purely an importer ...
'We will not allow north-south divide': Amit Shah counters opposition on delimitation
Parliament resumed debate on the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, the Delimitation Bill, 2026, and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 202...
Rajya Sabha elects Harivansh Deputy Chairman for third consecutive term
Harivansh Narayan Singh was elected Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha on April 17, 2026, for an unprecedented third consecutive term, running unopposed. The...
No state will lose out in delimitation, says Amit Shah; offers 50% seat hike amendment if Opposition backs bill
During the Lok Sabha debate on the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, Union Home Minister Amit Shah made a floor offer to increase Lok Sabha seats by...
India’s current account deficit may rise to 2% of GDP in FY27 if oil stays at $82–87: CRISIL
A CRISIL report warns that India's current account deficit (CAD) could widen to 2% of GDP in FY27 if crude oil prices average USD 82–87 per barrel, compared ...
Delimitation Bill 2026 shelved after women’s reservation amendment fails in Lok Sabha
Following the defeat of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 in the Lok Sabha, the government shelved the linked Delimitation Bill, 2026 and the Uni...
Govt plans to rationalise filing framework under companies law
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has released a draft proposal to rationalise the filing framework under the Companies Act, 2013, aiming to significan...
West Asia crisis: Govt expands export insurance scheme
The central government expanded coverage of the RELIEF scheme (Resilience & Logistics Intervention for Export Facilitation) to include Jordan and Egypt, two ...
Amit Shah says Opposition against women’s reservation, not its implementation; claims delimitation critics oppose SC/ST seat hike
Parliament continued debate on April 17, 2026, on the package of three bills — the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, the Delimitation Bill, 2026, and the ...
India explores FTA full use with Norway, sets up fast-track investment system with Austria
India and Norway are actively exploring mechanisms to fully utilise the India-EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA), which entered into force ...
After rejig, seats for South will increase from 129 to 195: Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah stated that after delimitation and expansion of the Lok Sabha, seats for southern states will increase from 129 to 195 — a net ...
1.5 lakh collision alerts for Indian satellites in 2025
India's Indian Space Situational Awareness Report (ISSAR) 2025 revealed that ISRO's Earth-orbiting satellites received over 1.5 lakh (150,000) close-approach...
Explained: Below normal monsoon, but no cause for alarm
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued its first long-range forecast on April 13, 2026, predicting that India's southwest monsoon (June–September 2...
Delimitation: In data and numbers
A data analysis examining how a 2011 Census-based delimitation would impact India's parliamentary representation shows significant variation in projected gai...
From protests to paychecks: How state unrest triggered a wage rethink
Labour protests in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, triggered a national conversation about India's fragmented minimum wage regime, with thousands of workers citing sta...
India to continue buying Russian crude, LPG despite end of US sanctions waiver
The US did not renew the 30-day sanctions waiver it had granted India in early March 2026 to purchase Russian crude oil and LPG; the waiver expired around Ap...
“No state will lose Lok Sabha share”: Narendra Modi defends delimitation, women’s reservation push
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed Parliament during the Budget Session 2026, assuring all states — particularly southern states — that no state would lo...
Faster insolvency process proposed with creditor-led resolution framework
A new mechanism called the Creditor-Initiated Insolvency Resolution Process (CIIRP) has been proposed as an amendment to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (...
Mining push meets tribal resistance
Intense conflict has erupted in the Sijimali hills, straddling Rayagada and Kalahandi districts in southern Odisha, over proposed bauxite mining by Vedanta L...