May 03, 2026
25 articles published on this date
From worst-affected by Maoism to highest class 10 pass percentage: The Bijapur turnaround
Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh — one of the most LWE-affected districts in India's "Red Corridor" for over two decades — recorded the highest Class 10 boar...
Israel-Iran war LIVE: Bulk carrier near Strait of Hormuz reportedly being attacked, U.K. military says
A northbound bulk carrier near the Strait of Hormuz reported being attacked by multiple small craft on May 3, 2026, marking at least the two dozenth attack o...
Services sector drives exports growth, offsets 64% of trade deficit in FY26: Finmin Review
India's services exports crossed the $400 billion mark for the first time in FY26, reaching $418.3 billion — a year-on-year growth of 7.9%. The services sect...
Mexico City is sinking so quickly, it can be seen from space
The NASA-ISRO joint satellite NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) has produced detailed maps showing Mexico City and its surroundings are subsiding by...
Warming waters, falling yields: Climate change and the future of India’s shrimp industry
Emerging assessments of India's shrimp aquaculture sector indicate that climate change is shifting the primary measure of industry sustainability from output...
Donald Trump says U.S. not likely to accept new Iran peace proposal
Iran submitted a 14-point peace proposal through Pakistan, which has been serving as the principal mediator between Tehran and Washington in the ongoing conf...
Ramagundam integrated coal mine project with 315 MT reserves gets green nod
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) granted environmental clearance to the Ramagundam Integrated Coal Mine Project, operated by t...
Textile Ministry moves to shield clusters from West Asia gas supply shocks
The Ministry of Textiles has launched an assessment of all major textile and handicrafts clusters across India to evaluate their vulnerability to disruptions...
Cabinet to soon approve ₹37,500 crore incentive scheme to promote coal gasification projects
The Ministry of Coal has prepared a Cabinet note proposing a financial incentive scheme with a total outlay of ₹37,500 crore to promote surface coal and lign...
Sikh extremists using Canada to ‘fund & promote violence in India’—Canada intel report
Canada's Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) released its 2025 annual public report identifying Sikh extremist networks operating from Canadian soil as a th...
284 companies to showcase defence tech at North Tech Symposium 2026
The North Tech Symposium 2026, themed "Raksha Triveni Sangam — Where Technology, Industry and Soldiering Converge," is being held in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh...
Will the West Asia war accelerate the age of electricity? Explained in charts
The ongoing US-Iran conflict and the resulting closure of the Strait of Hormuz have triggered an oil price surge from approximately USD 69 per barrel in Febr...
Between a fatwa and war: how Iran makes sense of its nuclear capability
Iran has publicly reaffirmed its intent to protect its nuclear stockpile amid the ongoing US-Israel military campaign launched on February 28, 2026, which ki...
Nepal reiterates territorial claim to Lipulekh Pass, flags concerns over Kailash Mansarovar Yatra
Nepal's Foreign Ministry formally restated its territorial claim to Lipulekh Pass, opposing the planned India-China Kailash Mansarovar Yatra scheduled for Ju...
Canada declares Khalistan extremists as ‘national security threat’
The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) released its 2025 Public Report to Parliament, formally designating activities of Canada-based Khalistan ex...
India may take middle path, unlikely to remove import duty on cotton
India is unlikely to eliminate the 11% import duty on raw cotton entirely, but is considering a "middle path" — either a seasonal zero-duty import window in ...
TRS chief K Kavitha on Delimitation Bill: "Every state should have fixed number of representatives"
Three interconnected Bills were introduced in the Lok Sabha on April 16, 2026: the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, the Union Territories Laws (Amendment...
Iran says U.S. military operation ‘impossible’ as Trump mulls peace proposal
The IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) Intelligence Organisation issued a formal statement asserting that the United States faces only two options in i...
What is Mission Drishti? Bengaluru-passed GalaxEye launches world’s first OptoSAR satellite. Here's what makes it unique
Bengaluru-based space startup GalaxEye successfully launched Mission Drishti on May 3, 2026, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base...
OPEC members increase oil production quota by 188,000 bpd, no word on UAE's withdrawal amid war in West Asia
Seven OPEC+ member nations — Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria, and Oman — agreed to increase their collective oil production quota by ...
Bomb blast in Manipur on third anniversary of ethnic conflict; no casualty
A bomb explosion occurred near a crematorium at Malom in Imphal West district on May 3, 2026 — the third anniversary of the onset of the Meitei-Kuki-Zo ethni...
Great Nicobar project concerns must be debated in parliamentary forum; govt rattled by Rahul Gandhi's visit: Congress
Parliamentary calls have been raised for a formal legislative forum to examine the environmental, tribal rights, and strategic governance aspects of the Grea...
Punjab govt expands Kharif maize scheme to 16 districts
The Punjab government has expanded its Kharif maize cultivation scheme from 6 to 16 districts for the 2026–27 agricultural season, aiming to cover 20,000 hec...
Indore to host meeting of BRICS agriculture ministers in June
Indore, Madhya Pradesh, has been designated as the host city for the BRICS Agriculture Ministers' Meeting, scheduled for June 12–13, 2026, under India's BRIC...
Phone sirens startle millions as government rolls out real-time warning system
On May 2, 2026, the government conducted a nationwide test of the Cell Broadcast Alert System (CBAS) — a new indigenous emergency warning infrastructure that...