May 22, 2026
24 articles published on this date
RBI Board okays record surplus transfer of Rs 2.86 lakh crore to government for FY26
The Reserve Bank of India's Central Board approved a record surplus transfer of Rs 2,86,588 crore (approximately Rs 2.87 lakh crore) to the Central Governmen...
Gross FDI into India hit new record of $95 billion in FY26, but net inflows only $7.7 billion
India's gross Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows reached a record $95 billion in FY2025–26, surpassing the previous high and reflecting strong investor ...
Ladakh talks breakthrough: Centre, Leh-Kargil groups agree ‘in principle’ on ‘restoring democracy’, Constitutional safeguards
The Union Government and two major civil society groups from Ladakh — the Leh Apex Body (LAB) and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) — have reached an "in-...
Quad Foreign Ministers to meet in Delhi on May 26; Marco Rubio to visit India
India is hosting the Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting in New Delhi on May 26, 2026, at the invitation of External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar. Foreign mini...
No new dams in upper Ganga: The Centre’s long-winding road to ‘consensus’ on the issue
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) filed a counter-affidavit in the Supreme Court on May 19, 2026, formally stating that n...
Heat stress disrupts ventilation system in corals, proves fatal at 37°C: Study
A new study published in the journal *Science Advances* has revealed a previously unknown physiological mechanism by which heat stress kills corals: the coll...
RBI board approves dividend payment of ₹2,86,588 crore to government
The RBI Central Board formally approved a surplus transfer of ₹2,86,588.46 crore to the Central Government for FY 2025-26 — the precise figure that constitut...
Trump-backed push for deep-sea mining 'unlawful': ISA chief
The Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority (ISA), Leticia Carvalho, has publicly declared that the push to mine the deep seabed in internati...
Govt to notify amendments to IT Rules by May-end. Controversial oversight clause likely to stay intact
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) is expected to notify amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Di...
India-Cyprus elevate ties to strategic partnership, announce defence roadmap & connectivity dialogue
India and Cyprus have elevated their bilateral ties to a Strategic Partnership during the state visit of Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides to New Delhi...
U.S. pins hopes on mediator Pakistan in push to end Iran war
A ceasefire between the United States and Iran came into effect on April 8, 2026, halting a military conflict launched weeks earlier. Pakistan played a centr...
'If both parents are IAS officers, why reservation?' Supreme Court questions quota for creamy layer
A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court (Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan) made sharp observations questioning why children of economically and profe...
RBI not in favour of rate hikes to defend rupee, prioritises inflation
The Reserve Bank of India has signalled it will not deploy interest rate hikes as a tool to defend the Indian rupee, which has been under pressure from a glo...
As temperatures rise, tropical forests absorb less carbon
A large-scale scientific study involving over 225 researchers across three continents has found that rising temperatures are measurably reducing tropical for...
Supreme Court refers UAPA bail curbs to larger Bench for ‘authoritative’ ruling
A two-judge Supreme Court bench referred the question of bail restrictions under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) to a larger bench, citing a ...
RBI declares record Rs 2.87 lakh crore dividend to cushion war shock
The Reserve Bank of India approved a record surplus transfer of ₹2,86,588.46 crore to the Central Government for the financial year 2025-26, the largest such...
Can parametric insurance really put a price on extreme heat — and protect India’s informal workers from its growing economic toll?
Parametric insurance pilots targeting informal women workers in Delhi and Faridabad automatically pay out cash when recorded temperatures cross pre-set thres...
CSIR‑IICT technology powers India’s compressed biogas scale-up
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research – Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT), Hyderabad, has developed the Anaerobic Gas Lift Reac...
India successfully test-launches Agni-1 ballistic missile
India successfully conducted a test launch of the Agni-1 short-range ballistic missile from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur, on the Odisha coast...
Arvind Panagariya’s advice to RBI: ‘100 is just a number; let rupee depreciate or reserves will bleed out’
Arvind Panagariya, Chairman of the 16th Finance Commission, publicly advised the Reserve Bank of India to allow the Indian rupee to depreciate rather than ag...
India great partner, ready to expand energy exports: Marco Rubio
The US Secretary of State has stated that Washington is prepared to sell India "as much energy as it is willing to buy," signalling a major push to deepen en...
The game of numbers: When governor holds the key to people's verdict
The 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections produced a fractured mandate, with the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) securing 108 seats — ten short of the 118 needed...
India blocks China’s first request to setup WTO dispute panel in IT, solar measures
India has blocked China's initial request to establish a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute panel concerning India's tariff and incentive measures in the...
623rd Meeting of Central Board of the Reserve Bank of India
The 623rd meeting of the Central Board of Directors of the Reserve Bank of India was held in Mumbai under the Chairmanship of Governor Sanjay Malhotra. The B...