May 29, 2026
24 articles published on this date
West Asia crisis could pose headwinds to growth, inflation in the short run: RBI Annual Report
The RBI's Annual Report for 2025-26 identified the West Asia crisis as posing "headwinds to growth and inflation in the short run" for the Indian economy. Th...
Expert Explains | Why Quad has never picked up momentum, and takeaways from New Delhi meet
The Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting was held in New Delhi on May 26, 2026, bringing together the foreign ministers of India, the United States, Japan, and Au...
Explained | El Niño, La Niña and changing weather patterns
The planet recently exited the first "triple-dip" La Niña of the 21st century — a rare event in which La Niña conditions persisted for three consecutive year...
Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing to visit India, meet PM Modi on 1 June
Myanmar's President Min Aung Hlaing visited India from May 30 to June 3, 2026, marking his first foreign trip since assuming the presidency in April 2026 — t...
IMD lowers monsoon forecast, raises spectre of drought
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) revised its Southwest Monsoon (SWM) forecast for 2026 downward to 90% of the Long Period Average (LPA), the thresho...
Trump U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Deal: What we know about the 60-day truce
The United States and Iran reached a tentative memorandum of understanding (MoU) to extend an existing ceasefire by 60 days, though the agreement required fi...
Ebola outbreak: India has sent first tranche of medical supplies to Africa CDC, says MEA
On 17 May 2026, the WHO Director-General formally declared the Ebola disease outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain in the Democratic Republic of the...
Over 90% of Indian babies born in hospitals, 87% of one-year-olds fully vaccinated: NFHS-6
The sixth round of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6), conducted across India in 2023–24, was released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare i...
Trump to hold high-level White House talks to make 'final determination' on deal with Iran
The United States and Iran reached a tentative memorandum of understanding (MoU) to extend an existing ceasefire by 60 days, though the agreement required fi...
Right to trauma care of citizens integral part of right to life: Supreme Court
A Supreme Court bench of Justices J.K. Maheshwari and A.S. Chandurkar held that the right to trauma care is an integral part of the right to life guaranteed ...
RBI says West Asia war clouds growth outlook, but India remains relatively resilient
The RBI's Annual Report for 2025-26 cautioned that a prolonged escalation of the West Asia war could hurt India's growth momentum and rekindle inflationary p...
Indian economy to remain resilient in FY27 despite West Asia conflict impact: RBI in Annual Report
The Reserve Bank of India released its Annual Report for 2025-26, projecting India's real GDP growth at 6.9 per cent for 2026-27, even as the West Asia confl...
Canada-India Joint Statement 2026 Trade and Investment Forum
India and Canada launched the Canada-India Trade and Investment Forum at a ministerial-level meeting, issuing a joint statement reaffirming commitment to dee...
Supreme Court says NEET paper leak traumatised entire families; points to ‘ad-hocism’ in NTA
The Supreme Court, hearing a matter related to the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak, observed that the episode had "traumatised entire families" and pointed to system...
Government launches common landing portal for unclaimed financial assets
The central government launched a common landing portal that aggregates access to multiple existing portals for tracing and claiming unclaimed financial asse...
RBI to explore CBDC pilot in cross-border transactions
The Reserve Bank of India announced plans to expand the digital rupee (e₹) retail pilot to additional direct benefit transfer (DBT) schemes and a wider domes...
Govt to roll out social security schemes for gig workers; e-Shram integration deadline set for June 22
The Ministry of Labour and Employment has directed platform aggregator companies to integrate their worker databases with the e-Shram portal by June 22, 2026...
One day of extreme heat causes 3,400 excess deaths across India, study estimates
A peer-reviewed study published in *Frontiers in Environmental Health* estimates that a single day of extreme heat causes approximately 3,400 excess deaths a...
Retail central bank digital currency in circulation falls by 24% in FY26
The value of retail Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) in circulation fell by 24.08% during FY 2025-26, dropping from ₹1,016.46 crore to ₹771.66 crore by e...
'Expect trade deal to be signed in next few weeks and months,' US Envoy to India Sergio Gor
The US Ambassador to India stated that a broad US-India bilateral trade deal is expected to be signed within the coming weeks and months, signalling the fina...
India-Oman CEPA to strengthen energy security, trade resilience and export growth: Report
India and Oman's Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) entered into force on June 1, 2026, marking Oman's first bilateral trade agreement in ne...
El Nino developing: Rainfall in India may see 11-year low in 2026
El Niño conditions are developing in the equatorial Pacific ahead of India's Southwest Monsoon season (June–September 2026), with IMD assigning a 92% probabi...
Govt amends CSR norms; provides more leeway for companies
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs amended CSR rules under the Companies Act, 2013, permitting companies to invest up to 10% of their mandatory CSR funds in Z...
Gujarat’s Banni grasslands: A heap of broken images, where the sun beats
A proposal to establish a large solar energy installation within the Banni grassland ecosystem of Kachchh district, Gujarat, has sparked conservation concern...