May 19, 2026
39 articles published on this date
Major boost to Aatmanirbhar Bharat: DRDO completes development trials of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Launched Precision Guided Missile-V3 in Air-to-Ground & Air-to-Air modes
The Defence Research and Development Organisation completed the final deliverable configuration development trials of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Launched Pr...
Supreme Court: Courts not bound by govt’s N-liability cap
The Supreme Court ruled that courts are not bound by the liability cap set by the government under the nuclear liability framework, asserting judicial author...
Standards for fuel blends up to E30 notified
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) notified standard IS 19850:2026 on 15 May 2026, prescribing technical specifications for E22, E25, E27, and E30 petrol b...
Bhupender Yadav: ‘Separate free-ranging Asiatic Lion population under consideration, states are being consulted’
The Union Environment Ministry has stated that establishing a separate free-ranging population of Asiatic Lions is under active consideration, with consultat...
Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin likely to be in Delhi for BRICS meet
India is hosting the 18th BRICS Summit on September 12–13, 2026, in New Delhi, as BRICS Chair for 2026. Russian President Vladimir Putin is confirmed to atte...
More than 8,800 cases admitted under IBC, creditors realise over Rs 4.11 lakh cr till Dec 2025
By December 2025, more than 8,800 corporate insolvency resolution cases had been admitted under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), 2016. Creditors hav...
DRDO completes final trials of UAV-launched precision guided missile
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully completed final development trials of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Launched Precision Gu...
Boosting defence ties, US clears Apache, howitzer support services for India
The United States government, through the Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), has approved two Foreign Military Sale (FMS) packages for India totalli...
Study reveals ‘cake-like’ lunar surface structure near Chandrayaan 3 landing site
A new scientific study has revealed that the lunar surface near the Chandrayaan-3 landing site has a layered, 'cake-like' internal structure, with distinct h...
Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend BRICS summit in New Delhi in September
US extends sanctions waiver for Russian crude again: The move, its impact on India explained
The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued General License No. 134C on May 18, 2026, extending the sanctions waiver for Russ...
U.S.-China: A temporary truce
Following the May 14, 2026 Trump-Xi summit in Beijing, the United States and China announced a partial trade deal involving agricultural purchases, rare eart...
RBI set to pay government record dividend to cushion war shock
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is expected to transfer a record dividend (surplus) to the central government for the fiscal/accounting year 2025-26, anticip...
Putin to travel to India in September to attend BRICS Leaders’ Summit
Russian President Vladimir Putin is confirmed to visit India on September 12–13, 2026 for the 18th BRICS Leaders' Summit in New Delhi, as confirmed by a Krem...
G7 Finance Ministers explore responses to Iran war fallout
G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors met in Paris on 18–19 May 2026 under France's G7 presidency, with the Iran war's economic fallout as a centra...
Highlights: India, Nordic nations agree to elevate ties to Green Technology and Innovation Strategic Partnership
At the third India-Nordic Summit held in Oslo on May 19, 2026, India and the five Nordic nations — Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden — agreed to ...
India-EU FTA: Quality compliance must for Indian exporters but trade restrictiveness can be challenged
The India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) was concluded on 27 January 2026, ending nearly two decades of on-again, off-again negotiations; the provisional text...
Over 400 labourers from four Southern States rescued from bonded labour at Nizamabad brick kilns
More than 400 labourers from four southern states were rescued from bonded labour-like conditions at brick kilns in Nizamabad district, Telangana. The rescue...
National security linked to economic growth; strategic self-reliance a must: Gen. Dwivedi
At a seminar titled 'Security to Prosperity', organised by the Centre for Land Warfare Studies on May 19, 2026, the Chief of Army Staff articulated a new str...
Xi Jinping hosts Vladimir Putin in Beijing days after Trump: what to know
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing on May 19–20, 2026, for a two-day summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping — less than a week after US Pr...
Delhi Police may seek larger Bench reference on UAPA bail curbs amid ‘conflicting’ coordinate Bench rulings
A Supreme Court bench, in its May 18, 2026 ruling, reaffirmed that "bail is the rule and jail is the exception" even under the Unlawful Activities (Preventio...
Pondage, power and Pakistan—India versus ‘Indus’ court at The Hague
On May 15, 2026, the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) issued a supplemental award on "maximum pondage" — the amount of water that can be held in reservoi...
Waiver or no waiver, Russian crude remains centrepiece of India’s oil imports strategy
Despite US pressure and punitive tariffs, Russian crude oil continues to be a core pillar of India's oil import strategy, though its share has moderated from...
Donald Trump says held off on new Iran attack, upbeat for agreement
A planned US military strike against Iran was called off after Gulf states — Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE — requested a short window of two to three days...
India-EU FTA built on 20 key pillars, to boost trade, investment: Commerce Ministry official
Darpan Jain, Additional Secretary in the Department of Commerce and Industry, outlined the 20 key pillars (chapters) of the India-EU Free Trade Agreement at ...
India-Bangladesh spar over illegal immigration. New Delhi mum on Dhaka request for consular meeting
India's Ministry of External Affairs confirmed that 2,862 cases of nationality verification are pending with Bangladesh, some unresolved for over five years,...
Supreme Court asks MeitY to examine PIL seeking recovery or destruction of stolen personal data of citizens on foreign servers
The Supreme Court, in a bench comprising the Chief Justice and two other justices, heard a PIL filed by a cybersecurity professional seeking court interventi...
India's CAD projected to rise to 2.2% of GDP amid oil pressures: Crisil
Crisil, a leading credit rating and research agency, has projected India's current account deficit (CAD) to widen to 2.2% of GDP in FY27 — up sharply from an...
WHO evaluates vaccines, treatments for Ebola outbreak
On May 17, 2026, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda a Public Health Emergen...
U.S. to host G20 foreign ministers' meet in Atlanta on October 30-31
The United States Department of State announced on May 19, 2026, that Secretary of State Marco Rubio will host the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Atlanta,...
Maharashtra signs 25,400 MW nuclear MoUs, triple India’s existing atomic capacity
Maharashtra signed Memorandums of Understanding with four major private conglomerates — Reliance Industries, Adani Power, NTPC Ltd, and Lalitpur Power Genera...
Congress says Great Nicobar project endangers UNESCO-designated biosphere reserve
Parliamentary debate has intensified over the Great Nicobar Island Development Project, with opposition voices arguing that the project poses an existential ...
India notifies standards for petrol with up to 30% ethanol amid energy crisis
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has notified fuel specifications for petrol blended with up to 30% ethanol, establishing standard IS 19850:2026, which c...
Iran war to slow down India’s FY27 economic growth: rating agencies
Multiple rating agencies have revised India's FY27 GDP growth forecasts downward, citing the ongoing Iran war and its impact on global crude oil prices. Bren...
'Our discussion today will further strengthen defence cooperation': Rajnath Singh during bilateral talks in Vietnam
India's Defence Minister met his Vietnamese counterpart, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang, in Hanoi on May 19, 2...
India-EU trade pact to help boost domestic auto manufacturing: Senior official
India and the European Union concluded negotiations for a landmark Free Trade Agreement on January 27, 2026, after nearly two decades of diplomatic effort. A...
Russia’s Vladimir Putin to visit India for Brics summit in September
Russian President Vladimir Putin has confirmed participation in the BRICS Summit to be held in New Delhi on September 12–13, 2026, with the Kremlin formally ...
RBI proposes banks to disclose detailed information on capital, risks under Basel Pillar 3
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has proposed new rules requiring banks to publish detailed quarterly disclosures on capital adequacy, leverage, liquidity, an...
CAA applicants must declare passport status, surrender foreign passports: Home Ministry
The Ministry of Home Affairs notified the Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2026 on April 30, 2026, further amending the Citizenship Rules, 2009 to tighten proc...