April 28, 2026
51 articles published on this date
As nitrogen-based fertilizer prices soar, global food inflation looms
Global nitrogen-based fertilizer prices have surged sharply — urea prices in key benchmarks rose over 26% in a single month, with some markets seeing nearly ...
Raksha Mantri holds bilateral meetings with his Kyrgyz, Kazakh & Belarusian counterparts in Bishkek to further strengthen defence cooperation
India's Defence Minister held bilateral meetings with the defence ministers of Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Belarus on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperati...
MoPSW Convenes National Workshop with Coastal States to Drive Maritime Transformation under Amrit Kaal Vision 2047
The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) convened a National Consultative Workshop in New Delhi, bringing together officials from all coastal st...
India Strengthens Energy Security: Historic First — Coal Mine Development Agreements with Underground Coal Gasification Provisions Signed
The Ministry of Coal executed Coal Mine/Block Production and Development Agreements (CMDPAs) with successful bidders for four commercial coal mines under the...
Rajnath warns Pak on terror at SCO meet
At the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers' Meeting in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, India's Defence Minister delivered a sharp warning against ...
India 5th largest military spender at over $92 bn in 2025, says Sipri
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), in its April 2026 Fact Sheet on Trends in World Military Expenditure 2025, ranked India as the ...
Battle of wills: On the U.S. war on Iran
A deepening US-Iran standoff has resulted in a de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most critical energy chokepoints, following milit...
The RTE Act and the idea of social inclusion
The Supreme Court dismissed a plea by a Lucknow-based private school that had refused to admit a child selected under the 25% quota for weaker sections under...
Union government speaking to Anthropic about concerns over Mythos: top MeitY official
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) Secretary S. Krishnan stated that the impact of artificial intelligence on cybersecurity has e...
Financial inclusion 2.0 road map set for review this week
The Finance Ministry convened a review to assess progress on existing financial inclusion schemes and set the groundwork for a "Financial Inclusion 2.0" fram...
Internal quota: Karnataka govt. notifies new ratio
The Karnataka government notified a revised internal reservation formula dividing the existing 15% Scheduled Caste quota into three sub-groups: Group A (SC L...
India extends financial support to Maldives under SAARC
India approved the first drawdown of ₹3,000 crore (₹30 billion) for the Maldives under the INR window of the SAARC Currency Swap Framework. The withdrawal is...
Visiting Canada next month to speed up FTA negotiations: Piyush Goyal
India's Commerce Minister is set to travel to Canada to accelerate negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), following the sign...
15-member delegation represents India at Convention on Nuclear Safety meeting in Vienna
A 15-member Indian delegation participated in the 10th Review Meeting of the Convention on Nuclear Safety (CNS) at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IA...
India fast-tracks Canada FTA, GCC talks paused, says Piyush Goyal
India is fast-tracking negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with Canada, following the formal launch of CEPA talks in March...
RBI launches Mission SAKSHAM (SAHKARI BANK KSHAMTA NIRMAN) for Capacity Building of the Urban Co-operative Banking (UCB) Sector
The RBI launched Mission SAKSHAM (SAHKARI BANK KSHAMTA NIRMAN) on April 28, 2026, as a mission-mode, sector-wide, all-India capacity-building training initia...
Terrorism epicentres no longer immune to 'justifiable punishment': Rajnath Singh at SCO Defence Ministers' meeting
At the SCO Defence Ministers' Meeting in Bishkek (April 28, 2026), India's Defence Minister articulated a new doctrinal posture: "terrorism epicentres are no...
India, New Zealand ink trade deal: $20 billion investment pledge, duty-free access for exports
The India–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement was formally signed on April 27, 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, marking a significant deepening of economic t...
Now Madhya Pradesh wants to bring in UCC, sets up panel to prepare draft bill in 6 months
The Madhya Pradesh government constituted a six-member expert committee headed by a retired Supreme Court judge to examine the feasibility of a Uniform Civil...
No place for double standards when it comes to terrorism: Rajnath Singh at SCO meet
At the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers' Meeting in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on April 28, 2026, India's Defence Minister firmly stated th...
Expert Explains | How Ambedkar laid the foundations of India’s modern labour legislation
A retrospective assessment published around Dr. Ambedkar's birth anniversary (14 April) detailed his foundational contributions to India's labour legislation...
How DRDO’s new infantry combat vehicles mark an upgrade over India’s ageing fleet
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) rolled out the first two prototypes of the Vikram VT-21 Advanced Armoured Platform (AAP) on April 25...
India-Bangladesh border fencing row: What Supreme Court, Calcutta High Court have said
The Calcutta High Court sharply criticised the West Bengal government for failing to hand over land — already acquired and compensated by the Centre — to the...
PM Modi visits Sikkim to mark 50 years of integration with India: The history, explained
India marked the 50th anniversary of Sikkim's formal integration into the Union as its 22nd state, which occurred on 16 May 1975. The occasion highlighted th...
Why J&K High Court quashed detention of Doda MLA Mehraj Malik under Public Safety Act
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court quashed the preventive detention of a sitting Member of the Legislative Assembly from Doda under the Jammu and Kashmir Publi...
Explained: The UAE’s exit from OPEC, and its possible impact on global oil prices
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced its exit from OPEC (Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries) effective May 1, 2026 — one of the most consequen...
Minister sets 100-day target for six lakh PM Surya Ghar connections for SC, ST households
A Union Minister set a 100-day target to provide six lakh PM Surya Ghar solar rooftop connections specifically to households belonging to Scheduled Caste and...
The evolving China-Pakistan space cooperation
Pakistan's space agency SUPARCO launched its third indigenous earth-observation satellite, EO-3, from China's Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre on April 25, 20...
As UAE exits OPEC, World Bank warns West Asia war may trigger biggest energy price surge in 4 years
The World Bank has warned that the ongoing West Asia conflict could trigger the largest global energy price surge since Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, wi...
India’s engineering exports to New Zealand set to double after FTA
India's engineering exports to New Zealand reached USD 140.5 million in 2025–26, a growth of approximately 8 per cent from USD 129.8 million in the previous ...
Bangladesh starts fuelling its first nuclear power station
Bangladesh has begun loading nuclear fuel at the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP), its first-ever nuclear installation, marking the country's formal entry ...
Police arrest ‘ISI-backed Khalistanis who triggered low intensity bomb on railway track’
Punjab Police dismantled a Pakistan-linked pro-Khalistani terror module responsible for a low-intensity IED blast on the main railway line near Shambhu stati...
Operation Sindoor demonstrated India’s resolve against terrorism, says Rajnath Singh at SCO meet
India's Defence Minister addressed the SCO Defence Ministers' meeting held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on 28 April 2026. The Defence Minister presented Operation ...
Fourth S-400 sets sail for India, to arrive by mid-May; likely to be deployed along Pakistan border
The fourth S-400 Triumf air defence regiment has departed Russia and is expected to arrive in India by mid-May 2026. The fifth and final regiment under the e...
U.S. no longer in position to ‘dictate’ policy to other nations, says Iran
Following a ceasefire that halted the US-Israel military conflict with Iran (which began with strikes in February 2026), diplomatic talks aimed at a permanen...
Supreme Court asks amicus curiae to meet States, UTs on Central funds for CCTVs in police stations
The Supreme Court, in an ongoing suo motu case on custodial torture and deaths, directed the amicus curiae to convene a meeting with representatives of the C...
Nano urea and public health: why India must proceed with caution
Concerns have been raised in the scientific and policy community that India is scaling nano urea production and use at a pace that outstrips the available ev...
MSME and agriculture focus key to Digital Public Infrastructure 2.0 rollout: NITI Aayog
NITI Aayog has released a detailed action plan for Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) 2.0, recommending decentralised, state-led execution across key sector...
U.S. says examining latest Iran proposal on Hormuz
Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz to international shipping in late February 2026 following the onset of a US-Israeli air campaign against Iran; the Iranian R...
UAE leaves OPEC and OPEC+ in huge blow to global oil producers' group
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced its withdrawal from both OPEC and the broader OPEC+ coalition, effective May 1, 2026, ending nearly six decades of U...
India to challenge US Section 301 probes in public hearings over two weeks
The United States Trade Representative (USTR) initiated two parallel Section 301 investigations in March 2026: one targeting structural excess manufacturing ...
India allows 25 lakh tonnes additional wheat exports, total reaches 50 lakh tonnes
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) notified a second tranche of 25 lakh tonnes of wheat export authorisations, bringing the total government-app...
India–New Zealand FTA to double India’s engineering exports to $280–300 mn in five years
Following the signing of the India–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on April 27, 2026, engineering exports from India to New Zealand are projected to d...
Goods moved from SEZs to domestic markets treated as imports; duty drawback applicable on re-exports
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) issued a clarification on April 28, 2026, confirming that goods supplied from Special Economic Zone (S...
Heatwave grips India: WMO flags El Niño by mid-2026; IMD warns of below-normal monsoon
The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has forecast El Niño conditions likely to emerge between May and July 2026, with climate models showing high conf...
India–New Zealand $20 billion FTA: List of sectors set to gain ground as the deal kicks in
The India–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement, signed on April 27, 2026, is expected to be operationalised within 2026, immediately reshaping bilateral trade fl...
18 advanced weapons recovered from operatives: Security agencies foil Delhi terror conspiracy
Security agencies foiled a major terror conspiracy targeting Delhi, recovering 18 advanced firearms from nine operatives linked to a cross-border syndicate w...
China supplies over 30% of India's industrial goods; overdependence on single nation critical: GTRI
A report by the Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) highlighted that China supplies over 30.8% of India's industrial goods imports, despite accounting fo...
India’s trade map enters a world that’s threatened by missiles & bombs
India's recently concluded free trade agreements with the United Kingdom and Oman are in the final stages before operationalisation — the Oman CEPA is target...
Centre keen firms in critical sectors use ‘Made in India’ cloud systems
The central government has indicated a preference for firms operating in critical sectors — including banking, energy, and public utilities — to migrate thei...
U.S., Iran clash over Tehran's nuclear programme as review of atomic treaty begins at UN
The 11th Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) opened at UN Headquarters in New York on 27 April 2026, scheduled ...