April 24, 2026
25 articles published on this date
A sweeping new H-1B Bill has raised alarm. What does it mean for Indian students and working professionals?
A sweeping new piece of legislation — the "End H-1B Visa Abuse Act of 2026" — was introduced in the US legislature on April 22, 2026, with seven Republican c...
Mythos shock: Why regulators in India, other nations are spooked by Anthropic’s new tool
Anthropic, an AI safety company, announced the limited release of its most capable AI model to date — Claude Mythos Preview — on April 7, 2026, under a contr...
Explained: The Odisha-Chhattisgarh Mahanadi river dispute, amid new tribunal warning
The Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal issued a final warning to the two riparian states in its March 28, 2026 order, expressing dissatisfaction with the slow ...
Will AAP Rajya Sabha MPs face disqualification after joining BJP? Explained
A petition was filed before the Rajya Sabha Chairman seeking disqualification of members under the Tenth Schedule after they voluntarily gave up their member...
World Bank’s IFC targets $10 billion in annual investments in India by 2030
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private-sector arm of the World Bank Group, has announced a target to scale its annual investments in India ...
India, U.S. conclude ‘constructive’ in-person talks on trade deal, but no word on deadline
Senior Indian trade officials visited Washington, D.C. from April 20–23 for the first in-person round of trade negotiations since October 2024, holding detai...
India hikes wheat procurement target as farm-gate prices rule lower
The Central government has raised India's wheat procurement target for the 2026-27 Rabi Marketing Season (RMS) from 303 lakh tonnes to 345 lakh tonnes — an i...
EU formally approves Ukraine loan and 20th sanctions package against Russia
The Council of the European Union formally approved a €90 billion (approximately USD 105 billion) loan to Ukraine on April 23, 2026, to cover Ukraine's most ...
Rajnath Singh to attend Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Defence Ministers’ meet in Bishkek
India was represented at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers' meeting held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on April 28, 2026. The Defence M...
El Nino may return by mid-2026 amid warming seas, says WMO
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has signalled a clear shift in equatorial Pacific conditions: sea-surface temperatures (SSTs) are rising rapidly,...
Rising temperatures put India’s rice farming at risk, says FAO-WMO report
A joint report by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) — titled "Extreme Heat and Agriculture" — has f...
RBI highlights mixed economic trends in India as West Asia crisis impacts demand, supply
The Reserve Bank of India's April 2026 Bulletin identified a pattern of mixed economic trends in India, with demand conditions remaining broadly resilient ev...
Oil prices up 1% amid continued stalemate on US-Iran talks, closure of Strait of Hormuz
Brent crude oil prices rose above $106 per barrel as the stalemate in US-Iran negotiations continued, with the Strait of Hormuz remaining a flashpoint of geo...
Agro-forestry will be renamed as ‘tree-based farming’, says Shivraj
The Agriculture Ministry announced that the practice of agro-forestry would be officially renamed "tree-based farming" — a rebranding aimed at making the con...
West Asia conflict could cause 120 bcm of LNG supply loss from 2026-2030, says International Energy Agency
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has projected that the West Asia conflict could result in cumulative LNG (liquefied natural gas) supply losses of over ...
Industry flags concerns on draft Pesticides Management Bill
Industry stakeholders have raised targeted concerns about the Draft Pesticides Management Bill, 2025, which was released by the Central Government for public...
India-New Zealand FTA to be signed on Monday, says PM Christopher Luxon
India and New Zealand are set to sign a landmark Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on April 27, 2026, as confirmed by New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon —...
India approves Rs 30 billion for Maldives under SAARC currency swap
India approved the first withdrawal of Rs 30 billion (approximately USD 360 million) for the Maldives under the INR Swap Window of the SAARC Currency Swap Fr...
RBI cancels banking licence of Paytm Payments Bank
The Reserve Bank of India cancelled the banking licence of Paytm Payments Bank Limited (PPBL), effective close of business on April 24, 2026, citing that the...
Forecast for strong El Nino fans worries about global crops as Iran war bites
Forecasts from multiple international climate agencies point to a strong El Nino event developing in the second half of 2026, with Japan's meteorological age...
India's wheat output likely at 110-120 mn ton in 2025-26 amid weather damage, says Food Secy
India's wheat production for the 2025-26 crop year is projected to come in between 110 and 120 million tonnes, a revision downward from the agriculture minis...
Raghav Chadha joins BJP: Can he be disqualified from Rajya Sabha? What the anti-defection law says
Seven Rajya Sabha members announced their exit from their parent party and merger with another party, invoking the merger exception under Paragraph 4 of the ...
India, US agree to remain engaged on trade pact: Govt
Trade negotiations between Indian and US officials concluded on April 23, 2026, with a three-day in-person meeting in Washington, D.C. — the first such meeti...
Karnataka approves revised internal reservation for SCs within 15 pc quota
A special meeting of the Karnataka Cabinet cleared a revised internal reservation formula for Scheduled Castes within the overall 15% SC quota, paving the wa...
India growth expected at 6.5% as country 'most directly impacted' by West Asia crisis: Gita Gopinath
India's GDP growth for the current fiscal year is projected at approximately 6.5%, placing it among the fastest-growing major economies globally, but analyst...