Geography
Physical geography, resources, disasters and urbanisation
Iran War: Fertiliser, agri-input stress emerges; Kharif outlook hinges on policy, farmer choices
The West Asia conflict and Strait of Hormuz blockade are creating significant stress in India's fertiliser supply chains, with serious implications for khari...
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri represents India at UK-convened meet to discuss Strait of Hormuz
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri attended a UK-convened virtual summit of 35 countries on April 2, 2026, to discuss reopening the Strait of Hormuz, which has b...
Govt exceeds FY26 indirect tax collection estimates of ₹15.52 lakh cr
The Central Government has exceeded its FY26 Revised Estimate (RE) for indirect tax collections of ₹15.52 lakh crore, achieving approximately 101.2% of the r...
India’s Russian crude purchases hit 9-month high in March amid West Asia war, but discounts vanish
India's crude oil imports from Russia climbed to a 9-month high of approximately 1.96 million barrels per day (mbpd) in March 2026, sharply up from 1.04 mbpd...
India attends UK talks on Strait of Hormuz opening; MEA in 'touch with Iran' for safe passage
India participated in a UK-convened virtual summit of 35 countries focused on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, which has been effectively shut since late Febr...
Why is India pushing piped gas now? | Explained
The Central Government has issued the Natural Gas and Petroleum Products Distribution Order, 2026, mandating a time-bound transition for households in areas ...
Indian cities’ heat action plans must focus on high night-time temperatures, study says
A new study published ahead of the 2026 summer season finds that India's existing city-level Heat Action Plans (HAPs) are significantly under-prepared for th...
Strait of Hormuz crisis: 23 ships attacked, 1,900 stranded, traffic falls from 130 to 6: Navy Chief
At the Naval Investiture Ceremony 2026, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi delivered a pointed assessment of the deteriorating maritime security...
Kerala likely to see 20% drop in remittances as West Asia war drags on
The West Asia war is expected to cause at least a 20% decline in remittances to Kerala in 2026, with the possibility of steeper falls if the conflict escalat...
Iran-Israel war LIVE: Houthis claim responsibility for third missile attack against Israel; joint ops. with Iran, Hezbollah
Yemen's Houthis claimed a third joint missile attack on Israel, conducted with Iran and Hezbollah — marking their formal entry into the Iran-Israel war. Iran...
Iran’s Parliament commission approves Hormuz toll plan: state TV
Iran's Parliamentary Security Commission approved a plan to impose tolls on vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, according to state television reports, m...
Fertiliser shock looms as Strait of Hormuz shipping disruption ripples through supply chains, warns UNCTAD
UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development) has issued an urgent warning that near-paralysis of Strait of Hormuz shipping — transits down ove...
Why a second global shipping chokepoint could soon live up to its name as the ‘Gate of Tears’
With the Strait of Hormuz nearly paralysed — shipping transits down over 95% since Iran's IRGC began enforcing closure warnings following US-Israel strikes o...
Study warns of glacial outburst risk to buildings, bridges from 5 Kashmir lakes: Omar
A study by the Department of Geoinformatics, University of Kashmir, published in the *Journal of Glaciology*, has identified five glacial lakes in Jammu & Ka...
Counting people is not counting disaster risk
An opinion piece in *The Hindu* raises structural concerns about the 16th Finance Commission's disaster funding formula, arguing that using population as the...
La Niña has ended, El Nino likely to emerge around August, says Australian Met body
Australia's Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has officially declared that the 2025–26 La Niña episode has ended, with the tropical Pacific returning to ENSO-neutr...
How sea mines threaten global trade, and how navies detect them
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) deployed at least a dozen sophisticated naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz as part of its strategy to deter ...
Energy imports from Africa are steadily on the rise as India diversifies to plug Hormuz gap
India has been steadily increasing crude oil and LNG imports from African producers — particularly Nigeria, Angola, and other West African suppliers — as a d...
Amidst West Asia crisis, India purchased natural gas at $19/unit from spot markets for fertiliser units
India purchased natural gas (LNG) at $19 per MMBtu from international spot markets to keep fertilizer manufacturing plants operational, as the West Asia conf...
Pulses import duties likely to stay unchanged
The government decided to maintain current import duty rates on pulses and extend the duty-free import period for tur (pigeon pea) and urad (black gram) to p...