Cabinet nod to Rs 1,718 cr MSP funding to Cotton Corp
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved Rs 1,718.56 crore in MSP funding to the Cotton Corporatio...
Social Issues
Economics
5 min
67% of India's unemployed youth are graduates: Report
The State of Working India 2026 report, released by Azim Premji University, reveals that 67% of unemployed Indians aged 20–29 are graduates — up sharply from...
Economics
Polity & Governance
6 min
‘LPG (liberalisation, privatisation, globalisation) has hit industry’: SC
A nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice Surya Kant, is examining whether to revisit the 1978 Bangalore Water Supply & Sewe...
International Relations
Economics
Internal Security
5 min
3 lakh tonnes of LPG in 6 Indian ships stranded in Strait of Hormuz
Six Indian-flagged ships carrying approximately 3 lakh metric tonnes (MT) of LPG — equivalent to roughly 3 days of India's national cooking gas consumption —...
Economics
International Relations
6 min
Govt curbs import of diamond-studded gold, silver jewellery
The Indian government moved diamond-studded gold and silver jewellery to the "restricted" import category, requiring importers to obtain a prior licence from...
International Relations
Geography
Economics
4 min
About 90 ships have crossed Strait of Hormuz so far as Iran exports millions of barrels of oil despite war
Despite the Strait of Hormuz effectively being shut to most commercial shipping following the US-Israel attack on Iran, approximately 90 ships have crossed t...
Science & Technology
Economics
Social Issues
6 min
India's cheap weight-loss drugs could reshape global obesity fight
The patent on semaglutide — the active ingredient in blockbuster obesity and diabetes drugs Ozempic and Wegovy — expired in India on March 20, 2026, triggeri...
Geography
International Relations
Economics
4 min
From the Strait of Hormuz to Malacca, global trade relies almost entirely on these five narrow waterways
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz following the US-Israel conflict with Iran has exposed the structural fragility of global trade, which depends overwhelmi...
Economics
Science & Technology
5 min
US securities regulator issues long-awaited crypto guidance
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), under Chair Paul Atkins, issued its first comprehensive guidance clarifying how federal securities laws appl...
Economics
Polity & Governance
5 min
FM Sitharaman says ₹57,381 crore allocated for Economic Stabilisation Fund
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that ₹57,381.84 crore has been allocated toward the Economic Stabilisation Fund (ESF), the first tranche of a p...
Social Issues
Economics
Environment & Ecology
5 min
LPG crunch pushes PM POSHAN kitchens back to firewood, burdening women workers
Government schools running the PM POSHAN (mid-day meal) scheme across multiple states are reverting to firewood and alternative solid fuels for cooking, as a...
Economics
International Relations
5 min
India joins push to cut remittance costs ahead of WTO ministerial meet
India is pushing for a multilateral framework to reduce cross-border remittance transaction costs at the 14th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC14) in Yaoundé, C...
Environment & Ecology
Economics
International Relations
5 min
Climate finance has failed Africa twice over — how to fix it
Africa faces a climate adaptation financing gap of catastrophic proportions: it receives less than $14 billion annually in adaptation funds against a need ex...