Mar 30 – Apr 05
Dr. Jitendra Singh Launches first -ever "Administrative Capacity Building" Programme for Scientists & Academicians Under Mission Karmayogi; aimed to quip academia leaders with governance skills
Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh launched the first-ever dedicated "Administrative Capacity Building" programme for Scientists and Academic...
Strait of Hormuz ‘deadline’ looms, Jaishankar talks to Iran counterpart Araghchi
As a US-imposed deadline on Iran loomed over the Strait of Hormuz, EAM Jaishankar engaged in telephonic diplomacy with Iran's FM Araghchi, d...
Elastic rules: On the Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2026
The Government of India notified the Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2026, introducing mandatory use of recycled plastic content...
The World Trade Organization is flailing
The World Trade Organization's 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) was held from March 26–30, 2026 in Yaoundé, Cameroon — the first WTO minis...
Toothless ban: Single-use plastic rules 84% of surveyed sites in four cities
A study by Toxics Link, a New Delhi-based environmental research and advocacy organisation, surveyed 560 locations across Bhubaneswar, Delhi...
India-flagged LPG tanker Green Asha crosses Strait of Hormuz
An India-flagged LPG tanker, Green Asha, successfully crossed the Strait of Hormuz on April 5, 2026, amid the escalating US-Iran conflict an...
Transforming India’s nuclear power landscape
India's SHANTI Act (Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India) has received presidential assent after ...
Ganga water sharing, visas, energy cooperation likely on agenda for Bangladesh FM visit
Bangladesh's Foreign Minister Touhid Hossain was expected to visit India on April 7 and 8, 2026 — the first foreign ministerial visit since ...
The executive office without a limit
With Prime Minister Narendra Modi completing 8,931 days in office (as of the article's reference point), an opinion piece in a national dail...
A debate on the tenure of Election Commission-appointed police chief
A constitutional debate has emerged over whether a Director General of Police (DGP) appointed by a state government on the recommendation of...
EAM Jaishankar receives call from Iran FM Araghchi as Trump’s 48-hour threat looms
EAM S. Jaishankar received a call from Iranian FM Abbas Araghchi on April 5, 2026, with both sides discussing bilateral relations and region...
Ladakh talks with open mind and heart: Sonam Wangchuk
Environmentalist and activist Sonam Wangchuk called for dialogue with the Centre "with an open mind and heart," advocating for a "win-win ap...
West Asia crisis: Iranian foreign minister dials EAM Jaishankar
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar received a call from Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on April 5, 2026, to discuss the West A...
Petition filed in SC challenging amended 'transgender persons' law
Transgender rights activists Laxmi Narayan Tripathi and Zainab Patel have filed a Supreme Court petition challenging the constitutional vali...
NeSL enabling real-time access to digital debt & claims data in insolvency cases
National e-Governance Services Ltd (NeSL), India's first Information Utility (IU) under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code framework, is pro...
Women's rights & religion: CJI-led 9-J bench includes all faiths, and a woman
The Supreme Court has constituted a nine-judge constitutional bench, headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant, to hear a batch of cases examining ...
Chabahar work to expand even more rapidly in post-war era': Iran envoy
Iran's Ambassador to India has stated that work at Chabahar Port will expand "even more rapidly" once the current West Asia conflict ends, d...
Expert Explains | What the China-Pakistan peace plan for West Asia says about China’s stakes and global trade
On March 31, 2026, China and Pakistan jointly launched a Five-Point Initiative for Restoring Peace and Stability in the Gulf and Middle East...
8 Indian ships have exited the Persian Gulf via Strait of Hormuz, 16 remain: Story so far, explained
As of early April 2026, 8 Indian-flagged vessels have successfully exited the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz, while 16 remain in ...
Iran-Israel war: OPEC+ hikes oil production quotas, issues warning
OPEC+ agreed on Sunday (April 5, 2026) to raise oil production quotas by 206,000 barrels per day (bpd) from May — the second consecutive mon...
GST Council meeting likely in end-May or June
The 57th GST Council meeting is expected to be held only towards the end of May or in June 2026, later than usual. The delay is directly lin...
CII seeks urgent support as West Asia war-led supply chain crisis deepens
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has submitted a comprehensive 20-point policy agenda to the Union Finance Ministry, seeking urgen...
What to expect from China’s new 5-year plan—trade innovation, tensions with partners
China's National People's Congress formally adopted the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026–2030) in March 2026, setting out the country's economic an...
Trump threatens to hit Iran’s infrastructure on Tuesday if Strait of Hormuz remains blocked
US President Donald Trump threatened to strike Iran's power plants and bridges starting Tuesday (April 7, 2026) if the Strait of Hormuz — ef...
Artemis astronauts to study the Moon’s surface using mainly their eyes
Despite advances in camera and sensor technology since the Apollo era, NASA built the Artemis II science observation plan around the primary...
Artemis II | Mission moon
NASA's Artemis II mission launched on April 1, 2026 from Kennedy Space Center, sending four astronauts on the first crewed journey beyond lo...
Kuwait power, water desalination plants damaged by Iranian attack: government
Iranian drone and missile strikes have damaged at least two power generation and water desalination facilities in Kuwait, according to the K...
India may restrict sugar export as likely to allow higher ethanol blending with petrol
The government is considering restricting sugar exports for the 2025-26 season as it plans to allow higher ethanol blending with petrol, div...
SCR completes field trials for installation of Kavach 4.0
South Central Railway (SCR) successfully completed field trials for Kavach 4.0 installation across 487 route kilometres during the financial...
Artemis II astronauts preparing for historic lunar flyby
Ahead of the 6 April 2026 lunar flyby, the Artemis II crew completed preparatory activities including reviewing lunar geology training and o...
Artemis 2 astronauts make history. Catch sight of moon's entire ‘Orientale basin’ for the first time
During the Artemis II mission (launched 1 April 2026), the crew became the first humans to observe the entirety of the Orientale basin on th...
Experts slam India’s colonial mindset in tiger protection policy
Wildlife conservation experts have sharply criticised India's tiger protection policy for perpetuating a "colonial mindset" — one that treat...
UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media
The United Arab Emirates has walked away from a co-financing deal worth approximately €3.5 billion for the development of the Rafale F5 — Fr...
Iran war starts pinching U.S.; gas prices, transport costs surge
The average price of petrol (gasoline) in the US rose to $4.09 per gallon by April 3, 2026 — up more than $1 from just before the war began,...
RBI MPC: Malhotra & co expected to keep rates unchanged in first policy since US-Iran war, says SBI report
SBI Research has projected the RBI's Monetary Policy Committee will maintain the policy repo rate at 5.25 percent at its April 6–8 meeting, ...
Geopolitics overtakes economics as key driver of global trade flows: Experts
Experts and trade analysts now say geopolitical flashpoints — not economic fundamentals — have become the primary drivers of global trade fl...
Iran attacks energy infrastructure across UAE, Bahrain, and Kuwait
Iran launched drone strikes targeting energy and industrial infrastructure across three Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states — UAE, Bahrain...
Iran-Israel war LIVE: Trump believes deal with Iran possible by April 6, says 'they are negotiating now'
US President Donald Trump stated he believes a deal with Iran is possible by April 6, 2026, saying "they are negotiating now" — though Iran'...
Moody's cuts India's FY27 GDP growth estimates to 6% amid West Asia conflict
Moody's Ratings slashed India's GDP growth estimate for FY2026-27 to 6%, down from its earlier forecast of 6.8%, citing the escalating confl...
Artemis II mission: NASA crew describes far side of the moon, says ‘not the moon I’m used to seeing'
NASA's Artemis II mission launched from Kennedy Space Center on 1 April 2026, sending four astronauts on a 10-day journey around the Moon — ...
Aid groups warn war in West Asia is hindering food, medicine from reaching millions
Major international humanitarian organisations warned that the ongoing war in West Asia has severely disrupted global aid supply chains, lea...
Iran FM Araghchi warns of contamination risk after U.S.-Israeli strikes on Bushehr nuclear power plant
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned that continued US-Israeli strikes on the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) on Iran's southern ...
Economists see RBI holding rates in April policy review on inflation fears amid West Asia crisis
A broad consensus among economists projects the RBI will keep the benchmark policy repo rate unchanged at 5.25 percent at the April 6–8 MPC ...
West Asia crisis: Jaishankar speaks to Qatari PM, UAE foreign minister
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar held separate telephone conversations with Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin...
Govt steps up LPG supply, urges calm amid Hormuz concerns
The government has ramped up the sale of small 5-kg LPG cylinders — approximately 6.6 lakh bottles sold since March 23, 2026 — as part of br...
CII's 20-Point Policy Agenda calls for coordinated fiscal, financial and trade response to West Asia crisis
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) submitted a 20-point policy agenda to the Ministry of Finance calling for coordinated fiscal, fin...
'Challenging time': India sends aid to Afghanistan amid devastation from floods and earthquake
India dispatched humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) materials to Afghanistan following devastating floods and earthquakes th...
RBI expected to hold rates steady in first monetary policy since West Asia conflict: SBI Report
An SBI Research report has projected that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 5.25 percent at the Ap...
National Maritime Day: India's oil lifeline churns through conflict waters
India observed its 63rd National Maritime Day on April 5, 2026 — a date that acquired unusual salience given the ongoing closure of the Stra...
Natural farming offers hedge against fertiliser supply risks for Kharif 2026
Analysts and agricultural policy experts are arguing that natural farming provides a practical hedge against fertiliser supply disruptions t...
How did the ‘Amaravati Bill’ come into place?
Parliament passed the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2026, amending Section 5 of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 201...
Defence Ministry pushes indigenous design for development of 1,000-kg aerial bomb for IAF
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has issued an Expression of Interest (EoI) for the indigenous design and development of a 1,000-kg class aeria...
Centre’s claim of no displacement of tribals a lie: Congress on Great Nicobar project
Congress leaders, including Jairam Ramesh, challenged the Centre's claim that the Rs 81,000 crore Great Nicobar Island Development Project w...
Supreme Court notifies nine-judge Bench for Sabarimala verdict review
The Supreme Court formally notified the constitution of a nine-judge Constitution Bench to hear the Sabarimala review case, with hearings co...
Trump gives Iran 48 hours to make deal or face ‘Hell’
U.S. President Donald Trump issued a 48-hour ultimatum to Iran on April 4, 2026, demanding it either reopen the Strait of Hormuz or agree to...
What are the concerns over the FCRA Bill?
The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 was introduced in Lok Sabha on March 25, 2026, proposing sweeping changes to how ...
Why does Trump want to pull out of NATO?
The US administration indicated it is "absolutely" considering withdrawing from NATO, with the President calling the alliance a "paper tiger...
Prime Minister: Women should ensure quota bills passed unopposed
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the government will implement the women's reservation law (Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam) from th...
Delimitation to put Punjab at disadvantage, Centre should build consensus among parties: Warring
Punjab Congress president Randeep Singh Warring claimed that the proposed delimitation exercise for implementing the Women's Reservation Act...
Indian buying Iranian crude without any payment hurdle, tanker diversion to China not due to ‘payment issues’: Govt
The Iranian crude oil tanker "Ping Shun" (an Aframax vessel built in 2002, sanctioned by the US in 2025), initially heading to Vadinar port ...
Indian Railways hits new milestone: Western Dedicated Freight Corridor fully completed; train capacity set to double
The Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL) completed the entire Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC) on March...
‘Linguistic imposition’ vs ‘linguistic liberation’: Stalin and Pradhan clash over 3-language formula
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin and Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan engaged in a sharp public exchange over the three-lang...
Explained: Why basmati exporters are invoking ‘force majeure’ amid Gulf Crisis
Indian basmati rice exporters have invoked or are seeking official recognition of "force majeure" to avoid contractual penalties, as the Wes...
Explained: How the deepening Gulf-Iran divide pushed Arab states towards US and Israel
The ongoing US-Israel-Iran war (since late February 2026) has deepened the sectarian and geopolitical divide between Iran and the Arab Gulf ...
Treat Western Ghats to coast as one ecosystem, says policy document
A coalition of environmental organisations released "From Forest to Sea: Kerala People's Environmental Charter" on March 11, 2026, in Thiruv...
National digital wellbeing mission launched amid rising concerns over screen addiction and online risks
The National Digital Wellbeing Mission has been launched amid growing concerns over screen addiction and online risks, particularly among ch...
IAEA says projectile hits near Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant, killing one
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed that a projectile struck the premises of Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, hitting...
India buys oil from Iran for first time in 7 years with no payment issues
India has confirmed purchasing crude oil from Iran for the first time since 2019, stating that there are no payment issues and the transacti...
Centre moves to limit West Asia war impact on exports: Commerce Secretary
The Commerce Secretary announced that all arms of the government are working to limit the impact of the West Asia war on India's exports, wi...
India resumes energy trade with Iran after seven years
India has secured its first Iranian crude oil shipment since 2019, with a vessel carrying approximately 600,000 barrels of crude racing to r...
Govt to raise gas supply to fertiliser units, industries to 90% from April
The Government of India has decided to raise natural gas supply to fertiliser units and other industries to 90% of their average consumption...
States are not Centre’s subordinates: Justice B.V. Nagarathna
Supreme Court Justice B.V. Nagarathna stated that the Centre ought to view states as "coordinates" and not "subordinates," and that federali...
ISRO launches mission in Ladakh to test mental, physical strength of astronauts
ISRO's Human Space Flight Centre (HSFC) launched Mission MITRA (Mapping of Interoperable Traits & Reliability Assessment) in Ladakh from Apr...
Plea in Supreme Court challenges transgender law amendments as breach of right to self-determined gender identity
Activists Laxminarayan Tripathi and Zainab Javid Patel filed an Article 32 petition in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional vali...
States that stabilised population will not lose Lok Sabha seats: Modi
The Prime Minister addressed concerns over the proposed delimitation exercise for the first time, assuring that states which have stabilised...
Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026
The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026 was introduced in the Lok Sabha by Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jitin Pr...
For Trump, the cost of Iran war is rising
US military assets worth billions of dollars have been damaged or destroyed since the US-Israel-Iran war began in late February 2026, with l...
EU-India FTA may boost India's competitiveness in some sectors, says EY report on European economic outlook
An EY report on the European economic outlook has assessed the sectoral implications of the EU-India Free Trade Agreement, concluded on 27 J...
Updates on Key Sectors in View of Developments in West Asia
The Government of India held an inter-ministerial briefing on preparedness across key sectors amid the evolving West Asia conflict involving...
Indian Navy asserts Arabian Sea dominance during Operation Sindoor
The Indian Navy deployed an INS Vikrant-led carrier battle group comprising 36 warships into the northern Arabian Sea during Operation Sindo...
Rajnath Singh lays foundation stone of a Large Cavitation Tunnel at NSTL, Visakhapatnam
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh laid the foundation stone of a state-of-the-art Large Cavitation Tunnel (LCT) at the Naval Science and Techno...
EU-India FTA may boost India's competitiveness in some sectors: EY report
An EY report analysed the sectoral implications of the EU-India Free Trade Agreement concluded on 27 January 2026 The report found that the ...
From ethanol to bio-isobutanol: India’s next leap
India is exploring isobutanol as the next frontier in biofuel blending after experiments with direct ethanol-diesel blending proved unsucces...
INS Aridaman: The significance of India’s third nuclear submarine
INS Aridhaman, India's third nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, was commissioned on April 3, 2026, completing a long-pursued miles...
Government confident of cross-party support for women’s quota bills
The Union government plans to reconvene Parliament for a special session to pass amendments enabling the implementation of the Women's Reser...
India’s third home-grown N-sub commissioned; Rajnath also launches stealth frigate, large cavitation tunnel facility at Vizag
India commissioned INS Aridhaman, its third indigenous nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), at Visakhapatnam on April 3, 2026...
Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026: Rationalizing Compliance and Decriminalizing Minor Offences in the Health Sector
Parliament passed the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, amending 784 provisions across 79 Central Acts administered by 23 Mi...
Raksha Mantri lays foundation stone of Large Cavitation Tunnel at NSTL, Visakhapatnam to boost naval research & testing capabilities
Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh laid the foundation stone of a state-of-the-art Large Cavitation Tunnel (LCT) at the Naval Science & Technologic...
HAL imposes ‘contractual penalties’ on GE for Tejas engine delivery delay; PSU chief says Russia made presentation on Su-57 jet
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has imposed contractual penalties on GE Aerospace for delays in delivering F404-IN20 engines for the Tej...
Jan Vishwas Bill 2026: Govt's big law decriminalises 717 offences, replaces jail with fines
Parliament has passed the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, with both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha approving it by voice vote. ...
US announces 100% tariff on patented pharma; limited impact on India
The United States announced a 100% tariff on patented pharmaceutical products and their active ingredients, effective in phases beginning Ju...
Fresh IBC amendments: How govt looks to plug gaps in insolvency code
Parliament passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2026 on April 1, 2026 to address systemic weaknesses that had accumul...
Gaganyaan: Mission MITRA commences in Leh
Mission MITRA (Mapping of Interoperable Traits and Reliability Assessment) has commenced in Leh, Ladakh — the latest phase of astronaut prep...
Fear of the foreign: On the FCRA amendments
The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on March 25, 2026 by Union Minister of State for ...
A year after Operation Sindoor tensions, India and Azerbaijan decide to reset ties
MEA Secretary (West) Sibi George visited Baku for the 6th round of Foreign Office Consultations with Azerbaijani officials — the first such ...
Great Nicobar Project: Draft plan to ‘relocate’ affected Nicobarese families creates confusion
A draft plan for the "relocation" of Nicobarese tribal families affected by the Great Nicobar Island (GNI) Development Project has been circ...
Union Home Ministry revises classification of districts affected by left-wing extremism
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has revised the classification system for districts affected by Left Wing Extremism (LWE), replacin...
Bahrain postpones vote on UN resolution aimed at ending Iran's stranglehold on Strait of Hormuz
Bahrain, as the sponsor of a draft UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution, postponed a scheduled vote on a measure that would authorise the u...
INS Aridhaman, nuclear-powered submarine, enters India’s naval fleet
INS Aridhaman, India's third nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), was quietly commissioned into the Indian Navy at Visakhapat...
Patented drug tariffs: India more or less shielded, says GTRI
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing a 100% ad valorem tariff on imports of patented pharmaceutical products from co...
Government hopes to clear 5 crore pending cases with Jan Vishwas Bill
Following the passage of the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, the government has directed central departments and public pr...
Decriminalising healthcare: Jail terms scrapped for minor violations as Parliament clears Jan Vishwas Bill
Parliament passed the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026 — the Rajya Sabha cleared it after the Lok Sabha had passed it earlie...
Explained: Supreme Court’s high bar for overturning enforcement of foreign arbitration awards
In Nagaraj V. Mylandla v. PI Opportunities Fund-I and Others (decided March 26, 2026), a bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and Vinod Chandran o...
INS Aridhaman: Here’s what to know about India’s new nuclear-powered ballistic submarine
India has commissioned INS Aridhaman (SSBN 82), its third nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, into the Indian Navy in April 2026. A...
Karnataka tops under ‘Namo Drone Didi Yojana’
Karnataka has emerged as the top-performing state under the Namo Drone Didi Yojana, a central sector scheme that trains women from Self-Help...
Artemis II’s moon-bound astronauts capture Earth’s brilliant blue beauty as they leave it behind
Artemis II astronauts released stunning photographs of Earth taken from approximately 100,000 miles away as they continued their journey tow...
India keeps plastic waste targets intact, but eases path to compliance
India has amended its plastic waste management rules to introduce new compliance flexibility provisions while retaining the core Extended Pr...
Daily Quiz: On NASA’s Artemis II mission
NASA's Artemis II mission, launched April 1, 2026, marks humanity's first crewed journey to the lunar vicinity in over 50 years — since Apol...
Climate change strikes North India’s ‘mango hub’ as Malihabad’s orchards lie desolate and farmers suffer from declining yields, rising costs
Malihabad in Uttar Pradesh, India's premier mango-growing belt accounting for roughly 34% of national mango production across approximately ...
How Nehru’s fascination with Kibbutz sparked India-Israel outreach before formal diplomatic ties
A recent historical account details how India and Israel developed substantive people-to-people and policy exchanges before India establishe...
Watch: Artemis II crew make contact with Earth, describe breathtaking sights
The four-member crew of NASA's Artemis II mission made video contact with Earth on April 3, 2026, broadcasting extraordinary views of our pl...
Russia offers to increase supply of crude oil, LNG to India amid war in West Asia
Russia's First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov visited India and held meetings with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, National Security Adv...
All about Karnataka’s new Freedom Of Choice in Marriage Bill | Decode Karnataka
The Karnataka Legislature unanimously passed the Karnataka Freedom of Choice in Marriage and Prevention and Prohibition of Crimes in the Nam...
China says peace talks between Afghanistan and Pakistan are advancing
China confirmed that peace talks between Afghanistan's Taliban government and Pakistan are advancing, with both sides resuming negotiations ...
U.S. agencies to monitor drinking water for microplastics, pharmaceuticals
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a draft Sixth Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 6) that, for the first time, includes...
Paid leave on polling days for all workers, including daily wage & casual staff: Election Commission
The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced that all employees — including daily wage workers, casual staff, and workers employed outsi...
Trump says U.S. can take Strait of Hormuz with more time
US President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that the United States could "easily open the Hormuz Strait, take the oil, and make a fortu...
Centre asks states to crack down on hoarding, black marketing amid fuel supply concerns
The Centre directed all states and Union Territories to crack down on hoarding and black marketing of petroleum products and LPG amid supply...
NDMC to ease compliance as Jan Vishwas Bill pushes trust over punishment
Parliament has passed the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, which decriminalises 717 provisions across 80 Central laws by re...
China calls for stronger trade cooperation with India after ministerial talks during WTO conference
Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal met Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao on the sidelines of the WTO's 14th Ministerial Conference (MC...
First crewed moon mission of the 21st century, Artemis II launched successfully
NASA's Artemis II mission launched on April 1, 2026, at 6:35 PM EDT from Launch Pad 39B, Kennedy Space Center, Florida — marking the first c...
Lok Sabha clears CAPF bill, opposition flags 15-year promotion freeze
The Lok Sabha passed the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026 by voice vote, following the Rajya Sabha's earlier ...
Foreign secretary Vikram Misri represents India as 60+ nations discuss Hormuz crisis
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri participated in a UK-convened virtual summit of 60+ nations to discuss reopening the Strait of Hormuz, blocke...
Jan Vishwas Bill 'giant step' for ease of living, business: Shah
Parliament passed the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, amending 784 provisions across 79 Central Acts administered by 23 Mi...
‘Not words, but power’: India inducts nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine INS Aridhaman
India formally inducted INS Aridhaman, its third nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), into the Indian Navy, completing a crit...
Explained: Right to be considered for promotion as a fundamental right, and how it works in practice
The Supreme Court has reiterated the distinction between the right to be considered for promotion (a fundamental right under Article 16) and...
How latest amendments to Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code promise a swifter resolution process
Parliament passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2026 on April 1, with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stating the...
Failure of U.P. govt.: Oppn. after tigress found dead on railway track in Dudhwa buffer zone
A tigress estimated to be five to six years old was found dead near the Bankeyganj-Mailani railway track in the Mailani range of Dudhwa Tige...
Kuwait oil refinery units on fire after drone attack: state media
Kuwait's Mina Al-Ahmadi oil refinery — the country's largest, processing approximately 730,000 barrels per day — was struck by multiple dron...
Rajasthan HC issues contempt notices over delay in panchayat, local body elections
The Rajasthan High Court (Division Bench led by Acting Chief Justice S.P. Sharma) issued contempt notices on April 2, 2026, to the State Ele...
Parliament passes Jan Vishwas Amendment Bill
Parliament passed the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, which amends 784 provisions across 79 central laws to decriminalise ...
India to attend UK-led talks on Strait of Hormuz; prioritises maritime security: MEA
India confirmed participation in a UK-convened virtual multilateral meeting to explore measures to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which has be...
UN lauds efforts by Indian peacekeepers in opening key corridor in South Sudan
The United Nations publicly lauded Indian peacekeepers serving with UNMISS (UN Mission in South Sudan) for reopening the critical Malakal–Re...
Pakistan's response to any attack would be 'swift, calibrated and decisive': Khawaja Asif on Rajnath Singh’s remarks
Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Asif warned that any Indian attack would be met with a response that is "swift, calibrated, and decisive,...
Donald Trump threatens to strike Iran’s bridges and electric power plants
US President Donald Trump on April 2, 2026, threatened to destroy Iran's bridges and electric power plants, stating that US forces have "not...
Does Iran have a path to the bomb?
Amid the ongoing US-Israel war against Iran, the question of Iran's nuclear breakout capability has taken on renewed urgency in global strat...
Under global spotlight, Australia plays hardball on social media ban
Australia is standing firm on its world-first social media ban for children under 16, resisting pressure from major technology platforms des...
Tanker with 600,000 barrels of Iranian crude shifts course from India to China midway
A tanker named Ping Shun, carrying approximately 600,000 barrels of Iranian crude oil loaded from Iran's Kharg Island, abruptly altered its ...
OpenAI buys tech talk show TBPN in push to shape AI narrative
OpenAI has acquired TBPN (Technology Business Programming Network) — a daily live tech and business talk show hosted by former founders John...
India commissions its third nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine—INS Aridhaman
India has commissioned INS Aridhaman, its third nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), significantly strengthening the sea-base...
Petroleum Secretary met State Chief Secretaries, addressed concerns about LPG for autos, migrant workers
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas convened a review meeting with Additional Chief Secretaries and Principal Secretaries (Food and Ci...
‘Only country to have lost mariners’—India flags its concerns at UK-led West Asia talks
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri represented India at a high-level meeting hosted by UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, convening over 60 cou...
Education Ministry notifies NCERT as deemed university
The Ministry of Education formally notified the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) as an "Institute Deemed to be ...
RBI grants approval to Emirates National Bank of Dubai to acquire up to 74% stake in RBL Bank
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) granted approval on April 1, 2026 for UAE-based Emirates National Bank of Dubai (Emirates NBD) to acquire up...
Trump fires Pam Bondi as U.S. attorney general, White House official says
US President Donald Trump dismissed Pam Bondi as Attorney General on April 2, 2026 — only about two months after she took office in January ...
Government confirms extra sittings to debate amendments to Women’s Reservation Act 2023
The central government confirmed that Parliament will hold extra sittings — a three-day special session from April 16 to 18, 2026 — specific...
1973 OPEC oil embargo to US-Israel & Iran war: 6 geopolitical conflicts that shaped India’s energy strategy
The ongoing US-Israel war against Iran and the resulting Strait of Hormuz crisis have prompted a retrospective examination of how geopolitic...
Iran-Israel war LIVE: Iran warns against provocative action ahead of UN vote on Hormuz force
Iran issued warnings against "provocative action" as the UN Security Council prepared to vote on a Bahraini proposal that would authorise me...
Trump unveils 100% tariff on some patented drugs on ’Liberation Day’ anniversary
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on April 2, 2026 — the first anniversary of "Liberation Day" — imposing tariffs of up to...
Iran warns UN Security Council against ‘provocative action’ on Hormuz
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned the UN Security Council against any "provocative action" regarding the Strait of Hormuz, ahea...
Artemis II astronauts rocket toward moon after spending day around Earth
NASA launched Artemis II on April 1, 2026 — the first crewed mission beyond low Earth orbit since Apollo 17 in 1972, marking over 50 years s...
Explained: RBI’s ban on speculative games in rupee through NDD, amid pressures on rupee
The Reserve Bank of India issued a circular on April 1, 2026, prohibiting Authorised Dealers (ADs — primarily banks) from offering Non-Deliv...
UK and allies discuss sanctions to stop Iran blocking Strait of Hormuz
The UK convened a virtual meeting of foreign ministers from over 40 countries — including France, Germany, Italy, Canada, Japan, and the UAE...
Six ISRO launches remain unfulfilled as March ‘deadline’ passes
At least six planned ISRO launches remain unexecuted as the self-imposed March 2026 deadline passed, reflecting a broader pattern of mission...
Nuclear fusion cost models too optimistic to be viable, experts warn
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India is looking at preferential market access for its products in the US: Goyal
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India flags ‘unimpeded transit’, 60-nation meet calls for reopening Hormuz
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SEBI proposes to enable share buybacks through stock exchanges
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Jal Shakti Minister’s remarks on Kaleshwaram trigger row in Rajya Sabha
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Telangana delists RTA m-Wallet app; move to integrate with Vahan and Sarathi
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T.N. legislature fully empowered to take away power to appoint Vice-Chancellors from Governor: State tells Madras High Court
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West Asia crisis: Rajnath Singh chairs high-level meet to minimise impact on India
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UN to vote on using 'all defensive means' to secure navigation in Strait of Hormuz
Bahrain, backed by the Gulf Cooperation Council and over 22 signatory nations, circulated a draft resolution at the UN Security Council that...
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Govt imposes import curbs on all articles of gold, silver, platinum
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) revised the import policy for all articles of gold, silver, and platinum jewellery (under Cu...
US Allies Work On Plan B For Hormuz Strait If Trump Walks Away
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India is looking at preferential access to US market, says Piyush Goyal
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal stated that India is seeking preferential access to the US market as a core objective of ongoing...
India Inc seeks export ban on key inputs, QCO relief
Indian industry associations have approached the government seeking export bans on key raw material inputs to prevent domestic shortages cre...
Key petrochemical products get 3 month import duty relief
The Finance Ministry reduced customs duty to nil on 40 key petrochemical products, effective April 2, 2026, with the exemption valid until J...
A shield for India Inc: How govt is blunting the Iran war shock
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Passage of Jan Vishwas Bill India’s giant step in accelerating ease of living: Amit Shah
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Income tax dept opposes benefits to Jane Street Singapore
India's income tax department issued a draft assessment order challenging treaty benefits claimed by Jane Street's Singapore arm for financi...
Defence exports skyrocket to record Rs 38,424cr in 2025-26, 62.7 per cent rise over previous fiscal
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Astronaut Shukla lauds Artemis II launch, recalls meeting crew
Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla expressed enthusiasm over the April 1, 2026 launch of NASA's Artemis II mission from Kenned...
Navy escorting tankers from Strait of Hormuz, no dearth of fuel or gas in country, says defence minister
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh assured the nation that there is no shortage of fuel or gas in India, citing active Indian Navy escort operat...
India talks trade expansion with China, a first after 2019 RCEP talks exit
India and China have resumed formal discussions on trade expansion — the first such engagement since India walked out of RCEP negotiations i...
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3,609 trees transplanted for Central Vista projects,1,545 perished: Govt
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Meat and eggs may be banned in Haridwar civic area. But concerns and a constitutionality test remain
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‘Stop your games’: Rajya Sabha erupts as Kiren Rijiju hints at special session; Opposition alleges poll code violation
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju dropped strong hints in the Rajya Sabha that the government intends to introduce "a very signifi...
Vande Bharat Sleeper train: Indo-Russian JV ‘Kinet Railway Solutions’ completes first car body, prototype soon
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Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project: How tunnel construction is progressing on MAHSR corridor
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‘We seek accountability’: India condemns attacks on UNIFIL peacekeepers in Lebanon
India strongly condemned attacks on United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, calling for accountab...
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Any misadventure could invite unprecedented and decisive action from India, Rajnath warns Pakistan
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh issued a stern warning to Pakistan at the Sainik Samman Sammelan in poll-bound Kerala, stating that any misad...
India’s defence exports increased by 62.66% in 2025-26 to reach all-time high of Rs 38,424 crore: Ministry
India's defence exports reached an all-time high of Rs 38,424 crore in FY 2025-26, a 62.66% jump over the previous year's Rs 23,622 crore, a...
US calls India’s online censorship mechanism ‘politically motivated’, cites ‘increasing’ takedown requests: Here’s what to know
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Govt. exempts Customs Duty for 40 petrochemical products
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Comply with guidelines to curb dark patterns, IRDAI asks insurers
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) issued a directive on April 2, 2026, instructing all insurance companies...
Pioneering initiative: Construction of SHG buildings picks up pace in Telangana
Tamil Nadu has pioneered an initiative where women Self-Help Group (SHG) members are directly involved in the construction of houses under t...
Telangana Waqf Board aims to list 6,700 properties on UMEED portal
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India’s exports to Australia double under ECTA in four years
India's exports to Australia more than doubled in the four years since the India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA) c...
Iconic 19th Century painting sets Indian art record with $17.9m sale
Raja Ravi Varma's oil painting "Yashoda and Krishna" (c. 1890s) was sold for $17.9 million (approximately ₹167.2 crore, including buyer's pr...
Hormuz crisis chokes shipping, sends freight rates soaring fivefold
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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 impli...
India agrees to longer WTO e-commerce moratorium, opposes plurilateral push without safeguards
At the WTO's 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) held in Yaounde, Cameroon (March 2026), India agreed to an extended moratorium on customs du...
‘India is 100% import‑dependent for Helium, making many industries acutely vulnerable to global disruptions’
Ashok Chandak, President of the India Electronics and Semiconductor Association (IESA), has warned that India is 100% import-dependent for h...
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 Ho...
Nandyal MP seeks UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage tag for Ahobilam Paruveta Utsavam
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India seeks preferential market access over competitors as part of US trade deal
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal stated that India is pushing for "preferential market access" in its ongoing trade engagement wi...
Iran fires missiles at Israel after Trump threatens weeks of strikes
Iran launched missile attacks against Israel in response to US President Donald Trump's threats of "weeks of strikes" against Iran's nuclear...
Over 6 lakh passengers return to India amid West Asia conflict, says govt
The Indian government announced that over 6 lakh (approximately 6,24,000) passengers have returned to India from West Asia since February 28...
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The Artemis II crew successfully completed the perigee raise burn on April 2, 2026 — a 43-second engine firing of Orion's service module mai...
Lack of inter-state coordination has led to rampant illegal sand mining in Chambal—SC-appointed panel
The Central Empowered Committee (CEC), a Supreme Court-appointed oversight body, submitted findings to the Supreme Court that the root cause...
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 approximatel...
Tea Board plans shifting auctions to cloud-based platform, industry voices concern
India's Tea Board is planning to migrate tea auctions to a cloud-based digital platform to improve efficiency and transparency in commodity ...
India sharpens foreign media outreach in post Op Sindoor world, new strategy in play
India is developing a new foreign media outreach strategy in the aftermath of Operation Sindoor (May 2025), the three-day Indian military op...
Coal production from captive, commercial mines up 10.2% in FY 2025-26
India's captive and commercial coal mines produced 210.46 million tonnes (MT) in FY 2025-26, crossing the 200 MT milestone for the first tim...
Amid West Asia tensions, India leads 16-nation maritime initiative with IOS SAGAR
INS Sunayna set sail from Mumbai on April 2, 2026 as the Indian Ocean Ship (IOS) SAGAR, carrying naval personnel from India and sixteen frie...
India pushes China for balanced trade as Piyush Goyal, Wang Wentao interact in 1st such meet in 7 yrs
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal met Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao on the sidelines of the WTO's 14th Ministerial Confere...
Iran vows ‘crushing’ attacks on U.S. and Israel after Trump’s threats
Iran pledged "crushing" retaliatory attacks against the United States and Israel in response to Trump's threats of sustained military strike...
India to replace 10% conventional fertilisers with Nano products in 3-4 yrs, says IFFCO MD Patel
IFFCO Managing Director K J Patel announced plans to replace at least 10% of conventional fertilisers with nano fertiliser products in India...
SIR in West Bengal: Election Commission hands over the Malda violence case to NIA after SC directives
Seven judicial officers conducting Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls were held hostage for over nine hours by a mob in Mal...
Governor is bound by council of ministers’ advice on release of convicts from prison: Madras high court
The Supreme Court has reiterated the settled constitutional position that the Governor is bound by the advice of the Council of Ministers wh...
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 ...
FinMin says indirect tax collection exceeds FY26 RE, cautious about FY27
The Finance Ministry confirmed that indirect tax collections have exceeded the FY26 Revised Estimate (RE) of ₹15.52 lakh crore — with the ov...
Budget Session adjourned, Parliament to reconvene on 16 April to raise Lok Sabha seats to 816: Report
The Budget Session of Parliament was adjourned on April 2, 2026, but the government has announced it will reconvene on April 16 for a brief ...
LIC, New India Assurance, GIC continue to remain Domestic Systemically Important Insurers: IRDAI
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has continued to designate Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), Th...
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 shu...
West Asia crisis: Govt to assess impact of recent tax concessions on its indirect tax revenues
The Union government has initiated an assessment of the fiscal impact of recent tax concessions — including customs duty exemptions on petro...
CAPF Bill passed by Lok Sabha as Opposition walks out over absence of Home Minister
The Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026, was passed by the Lok Sabha with the opposition staging a walkout, prot...
As Telangana bans Paraquat, demands emerge for nationwide ban
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Govt plans rare earth magnet push; pre-bid meeting set for 7 April
The government has opened global bids to set up rare earth permanent magnet manufacturing units under a Rs 7,280 crore incentive scheme sanc...
‘Requests being examined’: Maldives, Sri Lanka among several nations seeking India’s energy supplies, says MEA
The United States announced sweeping "reciprocal tariffs" on April 2, 2026 — dubbed "Liberation Day" by President Trump — targeting trading ...
Artemis II update: Where are its astronauts? When will NASA's mission reach moon? All FAQs answered
NASA's Artemis II mission launched from Kennedy Space Center on April 1, 2026 at 6:35 PM EDT — the first crewed mission to travel beyond low...
Sandmining mafia are the modern dacoits of Chambal: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India, hearing a suo motu case on illegal sand mining in the National Chambal Sanctuary, described the sand mining mafi...
Several measures announced to cushion exporters from Gulf conflict impact: DGFT
The government announced full customs duty exemption on 40 specified critical petrochemical feedstocks and polymers, effective April 2 to Ju...
One battle after another: How India fared in the year of Trump tariffs
On April 2, 2026 — dubbed "Liberation Day" by US President Donald Trump — the United States announced a sweeping set of "reciprocal tariffs"...
India ready to slash import duties, curb exports to secure domestic supply: Trade official
India's trade ministry signalled readiness to cut import duties and, where necessary, curb exports to ensure adequate domestic supply of ess...
Road ministry to compensate for price hike and volatility in commodity prices to contractors
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways announced a temporary compensation mechanism for highway developers to offset commodity price vo...
India's March palm oil imports fall to 3-month low as prices surge
India's palm oil imports fell to approximately 689,000 metric tonnes in March 2026, the lowest level since December 2025 and down nearly 19%...
India stood alone to oppose IFD pact at WTO meet, won't join crowd just to look better: Goyal
At the 14th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC14) held in Yaoundé, Cameroon (March 30 – April 2, 2026), India was the sole dissenting voice agai...
India, UK FTA may come into force in next 30 to 45 days, says Piyush Goyal
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal announced that the India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), signed on July 24, 2025, is li...
UPI growth stays relentless with 22.64 billion March transactions, says Department of Financial Services
Unified Payments Interface (UPI) recorded 22.64 billion transactions in March 2026 — its highest-ever monthly volume since launch in April 2...
Centre pushes states on fertiliser black-marketing, MSP procurement; 9.25 crore farmer IDs created
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan chaired a virtual meeting with state agriculture ministers ahead of the Kharif season, dire...
'For a very important bill': Parliament to reconvene on April 16; what’s on cards
Parliament's Budget Session, originally scheduled to conclude on April 2, has been adjourned with an announcement that both Houses will reco...
West Asia crisis: Govt exempts import duty on key petrochemical products till June
The Ministry of Finance, effective April 2, 2026, granted a full customs duty exemption (Basic Customs Duty reduced to zero) on 40 critical ...
Government signals 'very important' bill soon as Rajya Sabha adjournment hints at fresh push on women’s quota
The government indicated that a "very important" bill would be introduced in Parliament soon, signalling active legislative business ahead. ...
Self-enumeration by President Murmu, VP & PM Modi kicks off Census 2027
India's Census 2027 officially began on April 1, 2026 with the launch of the self-enumeration phase — the first time in Indian census histor...
FCRA bill not taken up amid oppn protests
The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 was listed for passage in the Lok Sabha on April 1–2, 2026, but was not taken up ...
Use of recycled plastic in packaging made mandatory, new rules to boost circularity
India has made the use of recycled plastic in packaging mandatory, with specific targets for different categories of plastic packaging takin...
Rupee jumps to 93.53 vs dollar after RBI steps to curb speculative trades
The Indian rupee appreciated sharply — gaining up to 1.8% to trade at 93.14 per US dollar on April 2, 2026 — its biggest single-day gain sin...
‘We were minutes away from striking Pakistan from sea’: Navy Chief on Operation Sindoor
Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi disclosed on April 1, 2026, at a naval investiture ceremony that Indian naval forces were pos...
India defence exports hit Rs 38,424 Crore in FY26, Rajnath lauds 62% surge
India's defence exports in FY 2025-26 reached a record Rs 38,424 crore (approximately USD 4.6 billion), a 62.7% surge over the previous fisc...
War in West Asia: Why it has drawn comparisons with the 1973 oil price crisis
The ongoing West Asia conflict, which has led to a partial closure of the Strait of Hormuz and sent Brent crude prices above $100/barrel, ha...
Trump speech: Five takeaways, and what India must prepare for
Analysts have identified five key takeaways from the ongoing US-Israeli military campaign against Iran that have direct and significant impl...
Artemis II: Humans back to moon after more than 50 years
NASA's Artemis II mission lifted off from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on April 1, 2026, carrying four astronauts on the first crewed jour...
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NASA's Artemis II, launched April 1, 2026, represents both a symbolic milestone — the most diverse lunar crew in history — and a practical t...
India’s manufacturing PMI dips to 45-month low of 53.9 in March
India's Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) fell to 53.9 in March 2026 — the lowest in 45 months (since June 2022) — from 56.9 in...
Pakistan's push in Iran war diplomacy - is India sidelined?
Pakistan has emerged as the primary diplomatic intermediary between the United States and Iran in the ongoing US-Israeli military campaign a...
India, Russia step up high-level engagement as Deputy PM Manturov visits amid West Asia tensions
Russia's First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov undertook a two-day visit to New Delhi (around April 2-3, 2026), his second high-profile...
NASA astronauts reach orbit on historic mission — When will Artemis 2 reach the moon?
NASA's Artemis II mission launched on April 1, 2026 at 6:35 pm EDT from Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center, Florida — the first crewed m...
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NASA's Artemis II mission launched on April 1, 2026, from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, aboard the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket — the f...
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US President Donald Trump delivered a primetime national address on the ongoing US-Israeli military campaign against Iran, signalling that o...
Lok Sabha passes Bill recognising Amaravati as sole capital of Andhra Pradesh
Parliament passed the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2026, formally recognising Amaravati as the sole and permanent capital...
India’s defence exports rocket to Rs 38,424 cr in FY26, up by 63%. US remains top destination
India's defence exports for FY2025-26 reached Rs 38,424 crore — a 62.66% increase over FY25's Rs 23,622 crore — setting a new all-time recor...
India’s manufacturing registers weakest growth in nearly four years: PMI survey shows
India's manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) fell to 53.9 in March 2026, down from 56.9 in February — the weakest reading since Ju...
Rajya Sabha clears Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code Amendments
The Rajya Sabha passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2025, completing the bill's parliamentary journey after the Lok ...
CBDT refines GAAR exemption clause for pre-2017 investments
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) amended the General Anti-Avoidance Rules (GAAR) on March 31, 2026, clarifying that GAAR will not ap...
Venezuelan oil exports hit 6-year high as India fills China gap
Venezuelan crude oil exports touched 890,000 barrels per day in March 2026, the highest level since December 2019, as Indian refiners emerge...
RBI trading ban rocks $149 billion-a-day offshore rupee market
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) rolled out some of its toughest currency market measures in over a decade, targeting speculative trading in ...
iPhones travel beyond Earth's orbit as Artemis II crew departs from Florida
For the first time in spaceflight history, NASA has authorised astronauts to carry personal iPhones beyond Earth's orbit, with the Artemis I...
Church’s opposition to FCRA Bill triggers political storm in Kerala
The proposed Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 triggered a significant political storm in Kerala, with the state's majo...
CBIC waives full customs duty on critical petrochemical products
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) waived full customs duty on a comprehensive list of critical petrochemical products, ...
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The Central Government has issued the Natural Gas and Petroleum Products Distribution Order, 2026, mandating a time-bound transition for hou...
GE Aerospace delivers sixth F404-IN20 engine for Tejas LCA-Mk1A
GE Aerospace delivered the sixth F404-IN20 engine to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the Tejas LCA-Mk1A programme, but missed its re...
Govt removes import duty on 41 items effective today - Check full list of items here
The Ministry of Finance, through CBIC, announced full customs duty exemption on 41 critical petrochemical products effective April 2, 2026, ...
Amendment to FCRA a direct attack on minority institutions: T.N. CM Stalin
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin condemned the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, calling it "a direct attack on C...
India's defence exports hit record ₹38,424 crore in FY 25-26
India's defence exports touched an all-time high of ₹38,424 crore in FY 2025-26, a 62.6% jump over the previous year's ₹23,622 crore. The De...
‘Deeply personal’: On Artemis II launch, Shubhanshu Shukla says ‘weight of history is tangible’ at Kennedy Space Center
Indian Air Force Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla was present at Kennedy Space Center to witness the Artemis II launch on April 1, 2026 — an ...
India's economy puts up brave front as GST, auto sales and UPI payments surge despite Gulf war
India's GST collections crossed the Rs 2 lakh crore mark in March 2026 for the first time — touching Rs 2,00,064 crore gross (8.8% year-on-y...
Over 20 Indian workers died abroad daily in last 5 years, most in Gulf nations: Govt data
Government data tabled in Parliament reveals that 37,740 Indian workers died while working abroad between 2021 and 2025 — an average of over...
Ravi Varma’s ‘Yashoda & Krishna’ fetches record-shattering Rs 167 crore
Raja Ravi Varma's oil painting "Yashoda and Krishna" sold for Rs 167.2 crore (approximately $18 million) at Saffronart's Spring Auction on A...
SP raises Mahabodhi temple management issue in Rajya Sabha, demands Buddhist control
Samajwadi Party's Rajya Sabha member Ramji Lal Suman raised the Mahabodhi Temple management issue during Zero Hour in the upper house on Apr...
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 unde...
Govt exempts critical petrochemical products from customs duty amid West Asia crisis
The government granted full customs duty exemption on critical petrochemical products to ensure supply stability and provide cost relief to ...
'Complete breakdown of law & order in Bengal': SC after judicial officers were held hostage for hours over SIR deletion
The Supreme Court took serious cognisance of the 9-hour gherao of seven judicial officers conducting Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of ele...
Centre waives duties on key petrochemical products amid supply disruptions due to Iran war
The Ministry of Finance, through the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), granted full customs duty exemption on a wide range...
TN CM Stalin opposes amendment to FCRA, alleges proposed move attack on minority institutions
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin issued a strong condemnation of the proposed Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, ca...
Voter name deletion: Judicial officers rescued after protesters gheraoed them for hours in Bengal
Seven judicial officers conducting the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls were gheraoed by protesters for approximately 9 h...
SIR protest: SC slams West Bengal govt over gherao of judicial officials, terms incident calculated
Seven judicial officers — including three women — who were deployed in Malda's Kaliachak 2 Block Development Office to adjudicate electoral ...
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The Supreme Court, while hearing the West Bengal Special Intensive Revision (SIR) case, noted that judicial officers deployed as Election Re...
'Minutes away from striking Pakistan from sea': Navy chief Dinesh K Tripathi reveals key Operation Sindoor moment
Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi has publicly disclosed that the Indian Navy was minutes away from launching a sea-borne ...
Defence budget under capital head fully utilised in FY2025-26
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Jan Vishwas (Amendment) Bill gets Lok Sabha nod: ‘It was Colonial thought to punish everything’
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Bacteria produce a torque that can drive microscopic machines
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India restricts imports of gold, silver and platinum jewellery to curb FTA misuse
The government, through the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), reclassified imports of gold, silver, and platinum jewellery from '...
PM chairs CCS meet on Middle East conflict, orders urgent steps to secure supplies and curb price risks
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) focused on the Middle East conflict, ordering urge...
RBI tightens forex rules, bans non-deliverable Re contracts
The Reserve Bank of India barred authorised dealer banks from offering rupee Non-Deliverable Forward (NDF) contracts to resident and non-res...
Rajya Sabha passes CAPF Bill amid Opposition walkout; MoS says will strengthen federal structure
The Rajya Sabha passed the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026, through a voice vote after the entire Opposition...
Lok Sabha takes up CAPF Bill today, MHA seeks exemption from House rule
The Lok Sabha took up the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026 on April 1, 2026; the Ministry of Home Affairs (MH...
LPG/LNG to fertilisers: CCS briefed, PM Modi says take all steps
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a second meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) on April 1, 2026, to review the impact of t...
PM Modi completes self-enumeration as digital census begins
India's Census 2027 — the country's first fully digital census — formally commenced on April 1, 2026, with President Droupadi Murmu and Prim...
Corridor of opportunity: On the end of Left Wing Extremism
India has reached a landmark inflection point in its decades-long battle against Left Wing Extremism (LWE), with the government declaring th...
Orderly exit: On India and energy transition issues
An editorial argues that while India must accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels — particularly oil — it must simultaneously ensur...
NHAI exceeds FY26 highway construction target by 15%
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) constructed 5,313 km of national highways in FY2025–26, exceeding its annual target of 4,640...
Indian Railways sees rise in revenue, freight, and passenger numbers in FY26
Indian Railways posted record performance across all three key metrics in FY 2025-26: freight loading reached 1,670 MT, passenger revenue ro...
Modi plans FTA push with Europe this summer, fast-tracking implementation on cards
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is planning a significant diplomatic push to Europe in May-June 2026 to accelerate implementation of the landma...
Amit Shah asks Manipur CM to accelerate peace process, approves formation of all-woman police battalion
Union Home Minister Amit Shah met Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh and directed him to accelerate the peace process and strengt...
Modi chairs Cabinet panel meet on West Asia crisis
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) to review India's preparedness in the f...
55,000 households use Census self-enumeration portal on day one
India launched Census 2027 on April 1, 2026, beginning with Phase 1: the House Listing and Housing Census — the first fully digital census i...
NSCN-K aims at religious conversion, demographic consolidation, Arunachal government tells UAPA tribunal
The Arunachal Pradesh government submitted before an Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) tribunal that the National Socialist Counci...
Government skips FCRA amendment Bill; Rijiju accuses Opposition of spreading ‘wrong things’ before Kerala polls
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju announced that the government would not proceed with the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amend...
NASA's Moon flyby mission primed for launch
NASA's Artemis II mission launched on April 1, 2026, after years of delays, cost overruns, and technical setbacks — the most significant hum...
Navy was minutes away from striking Pakistan from sea during Operation Sindoor: Admiral Tripathi
Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi disclosed that Indian naval forces were just minutes away from launching strikes on Pakistan...
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 ...
RBI may keep repo rate unchanged as inflation risks persist
Economists broadly expect the Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to keep the repo rate unchanged at its April 6-8, 2026...
SKILL INDIA DIGITAL HUB (SIDH) 2.0
Parliament was informed that the Skill India Digital Hub (SIDH) has been integrated with the e-Shram portal, enabling e-Shram's registered u...
SAFETY AND WELFARE OF SANITATION WORKERS
Parliament was informed that under the National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem (NAMASTE) scheme, the identification and profilin...
Impactful AI solutions being promoted and developed under IndiaAI Mission to address major societal challenges, including in healthcare
The government highlighted that impactful AI solutions are being promoted and developed under the IndiaAI Mission to address major societal ...
Railways Sets a New Record of Cargo Transport in 2025–26
Indian Railways achieved a record freight loading of 1,670 Million Tonnes (MT) in FY 2025-26, registering a growth of 3.25% over the previou...
Digital trade an important component of India’s economy
The government has reaffirmed that digital trade is an important and growing component of India's economy, with the IT sector recording reve...
Parliament session likely to be extended, to reconvene after a gap in April itself
Parliament's Budget Session is expected to be extended and reconvene in the third week of April 2026, with the government planning to introd...
NASHA MUKT BHARAT ABHIYAN
Parliament was informed that Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (NMBA), launched on 15 August 2020 in 272 most-vulnerable districts, has been extend...
Watch: Trump says Iranian leader has ‘asked for ceasefire’
US President Donald Trump stated that Iran's new President Masoud Pezeshkian had requested a ceasefire from the United States, which Trump s...
Scrutiny of pre-bankruptcy deals of businesses expanded: Nirmala Sitharaman
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2025 was passed by both Houses of Parliament — the Lok Sabha passed it on March 30, 202...
Prime Minister Modi reviews measures taken to diversify sources of LPG, LNG supply
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) meeting to review measures being taken to diversify India's sourc...
Centre Disburses Over Rs. 1536 Crores as XV FC Grants Across 8 States to Boost Rural Local Governance
The Union Government has disbursed over Rs 1,536 crore as Fifteenth Finance Commission (XV-FC) grants to Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) ...
Artemis II moon mission: Abort systems, 6-day survival suit — NASA leaves no stone unturned to keep astronauts safe
NASA launched the Artemis II mission on April 1, 2026, from Kennedy Space Center — the first crewed mission beyond low Earth orbit since Apo...
GAAR shadow over payments abroad worries India Inc
Indian corporates are seeking clarity on the applicability of General Anti-Avoidance Rules (GAAR) to routine payments made to foreign entiti...
Government's Semicon India Programme to develop a complete ecosystem ranging from design to manufacturing
The government highlighted that the Semicon India Programme is being developed to create a complete semiconductor ecosystem — covering chip ...
National Cooperative Organics Limited (NCOL)
The Union Cabinet approved the establishment of National Cooperative Organics Limited (NCOL) under the Multi-State Co-operative Societies Ac...
Election Commission's new symbol rule to aid parties in poll-bound states
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has amended the rules governing the allotment of common election symbols to registered but unrecognis...
SHRESHTA SCHEME
Parliament received data on the SHRESHTA (Scheme for Residential Education for Students in High Schools in Targeted Areas) scheme, detailing...
SOCIAL SECURITY FOR SENIOR CITIZENS
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment reported to Parliament that its umbrella scheme — Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana (AVYAY) — has ben...
As NDA and Oppn spar, debate on FCRA amendment bill in Lok Sabha deferred
A scheduled Lok Sabha debate on the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 was deferred, with Parliamentary Affairs Minister...
Rajya Sabha passes CAPF bill with voice vote; Oppn MPs stage walkout
Rajya Sabha passed the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026 through a voice vote amid a strong Opposition walkout...
Despite rate reset, GST collection rises on strong consumption
India's Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections for March 2026 crossed ₹2 lakh crore, recording an 8.8% year-on-year growth — the third tim...
India permits exports of essential commodities to Maldives for 2026-27
India has renewed its annual commitment to export essential commodities to the Maldives for the fiscal year 2026-27, continuing a practice t...
USTR lists India's UPI and data rules as trade barriers
The United States Trade Representative (USTR) released its annual National Trade Estimate (NTE) Report on Foreign Trade Barriers, identifyin...
SEZ units can sell locally at lower duty for one year
The government announced a one-time relief allowing Special Economic Zone (SEZ) manufacturing units to sell goods in the domestic market at ...
Meghalaya: BJP MLA writes to PM over FCRA amendment, seeks consultative review
Meghalaya BJP MLA A.L. Hek wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging a consultative review of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amend...
Domestic value addition in electronics manufacturing has improved significantly over the years; currently at 18%-20%
According to official data, India's domestic value addition (DVA) in electronics manufacturing has improved significantly over the years and...
Designed in backdrop of US tariffs, SEZ sops come into effect amid West Asia conflict
New incentives for India's Special Economic Zones (SEZs) have come into effect, introduced against the backdrop of two simultaneous external...
Christians, Kerala parties opposed, Govt drops new FCRA Bill debate
The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 — which had been listed for discussion and passage in Lok Sabha — was withdrawn f...
How an Indian LPG tanker escaped Hormuz via an unusual route
The Indian-flagged LPG tanker Pine Gas loaded cargo at the UAE's Ruwais port on February 27, 2026, expecting to transit the Strait of Hormuz...
Lok Sabha clears Bill to make Amaravati sole capital of Andhra Pradesh, YSR Congress stages walkout
The Lok Sabha passed the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2026 by a voice vote on April 1, 2026, formally recognising Amarava...
Was March the worst month ever for the Indian economy?
March 2026 is likely to be recorded as one of the worst months in recent Indian economic history, driven by the ripple effects of the US-Isr...
Ashoka helped spread Buddhism far and wide. How his grandson did the same for Jainism
On Mahavir Jayanti (March 31, 2026), Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Samrat Samprati Museum in Koba, Gandhinagar — dedicated to...
Odisha at 90: How a movement to unify Odia speakers created India’s first linguistic province
Odisha (formerly Orissa) celebrated its 90th formation day — Utkal Divas — on April 1, 2026, marking the creation of a separate Orissa Provi...
Pakistan, Afghan Taliban resume talks in China as Beijing seeks ceasefire
Representatives from Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban government convened in Urumqi, the capital of China's Xinjiang province, for the first-...
USTR flags barriers as US trade deficit with India widens 27% in 2025
The United States Trade Representative (USTR) released the 2026 National Trade Estimate (NTE) Report on Foreign Trade Barriers, flagging Ind...
Putin likely to participate in September BRICS summit in Delhi: Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister
Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister confirmed that President Vladimir Putin is likely to attend the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, scheduled f...
GE delivers sixth F404 engine for Tejas Mk1A to HAL, cites war in Gulf for delay
General Electric (GE) Aerospace delivered only six F404-IN20 engines to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in the fiscal year that ended on...
Artemis 2 launch: L Minus, Ingress, core stage & more – Space lingo cheatsheet to understand NASA moon mission better
NASA's Artemis 2 mission launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on April 1, 2026, at 6:24 PM EDT (3:54 AM IST on April 2), sending fou...
Donald Trump attends Supreme Court arguments on limiting birthright citizenship; first such appearance by incumbent President
US President Donald Trump made a historic visit to the Supreme Court on April 1, 2026 — the first sitting president to attend oral arguments...
The rare whale species in the way of Trump’s oil drilling plan
A cabinet-level committee of senior Trump administration officials, informally called the "God Squad," voted to exempt all oil and gas drill...
‘I'm really proud’: Ed Dwight — first Black astronaut candidate reflects on historic Moon mission
Victor Glover, a 49-year-old U.S. Navy test pilot and veteran astronaut, is set to become the first Black person — and first person of colou...
India exempts pre-2017 investments from GAAR, easing pressure on PE firms
India's Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) issued a gazette notification on March 31, 2026, clarifying that General Anti-Avoidance Rules (...
North Korea-linked hack hits largely invisible software that powers online services
Hackers linked to North Korea breached Axios, a widely used open-source JavaScript library that facilitates communication between apps and w...
How Russian oil makes its way to India—two key routes, a backup & a sanctions hack
Russian crude oil travels approximately 7,000 nautical miles from Baltic Sea ports to Gujarat shores via two primary maritime routes, thread...
Trump is at a strategic dead end on Iran; the war will reshape Gulf’s security architecture: Johns Hopkins professor Vali Nasr
A Johns Hopkins University professor and prominent Iran scholar, Vali Nasr, argued in a recent interview that Trump has reached a strategic ...
NASA Artemis II Launch LIVE: NASA begins fuelling the rocket
NASA's Artemis II mission launched on April 1–2, 2026 from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, carrying four astronauts on a 10-day journey aroun...
Government allows SEZ export units to sell in domestic market at concessional rates
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) announced a one-time relief measure allowing manufacturing units in Special Economic ...
Government skips FCRA amendment Bill; Rijiju accuses Opposition of spreading ‘wrong things’ before Kerala polls
The government deferred Lok Sabha consideration of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, on April 1, 2026, a day of tu...
Australia’s Albanese says war's economic shock will be felt for months; urges using public transport
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese delivered a rare national address — broadcast simultaneously across major television and radio ne...
From 543 to 816 seats? Congress alleges Modi govt’s Lok Sabha expansion plan could 'disadvantage' southern states
Congress and other opposition parties have raised concerns that the government's proposed expansion of Lok Sabha seats from 543 to 816 (a 50...
U.S. is considering exiting ‘paper tiger NATO’, says Trump
Donald Trump publicly declared the US was considering withdrawing from NATO, calling the alliance a "paper tiger," and claimed that Russian ...
Parliament passes IBC Amendment Bill, CoC now can call land authorities
Parliament passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill 2025 — Lok Sabha on March 30, 2026; Rajya Sabha with a voice vote on A...
Budget session to be extended? Parliament may reconvene in 3rd week of April to raise Lok Sabha seats to 816: Report
The government is reportedly planning to extend the Budget Session of Parliament — scheduled to adjourn on April 2, 2026 — by 2 to 3 days in...
Lok Sabha passes bill to name Amaravati AP capital as YSRCP walks out
The Lok Sabha on April 1, 2026 passed a bill to amend the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, officially designating Amaravati as the s...
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...
GST collections rise 9 pc to over Rs 2 lakh cr in March, third highest in FY26
Gross GST collections in March 2026 grew approximately 9% year-on-year to over ₹2 lakh crore — the third highest monthly collection in the F...
New I-T Act marks new chapter in India's tax administration, step towards Viksit Bharat: CBDT
The Income Tax Act, 2025 came into force on April 1, 2026, replacing the six-decade-old Income Tax Act, 1961 — India's most significant dire...
Bill to recognise Amaravati as sole capital of Andhra introduced in Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha passed the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2026, by voice vote on April 1, 2026, giving statutory recognition ...
Amit Shah self-enumerates for Census 2027, urges people to cooperate in ‘national duty’
Union Home Minister Amit Shah completed the self-enumeration exercise for Census 2027 on April 1, 2026, becoming among the first senior gove...
FCRA amendment sparks row; Oppn flags minority rights concerns, BJP cites national security
The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, introduced in the Lok Sabha on March 25, 2026, sparked a sharp political confron...
Rajya Sabha passes CAPF bill, Opposition walks out
The Rajya Sabha passed the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026, by a voice vote on April 1, 2026, amid a walkout...
Census 2027 begins: President Murmu, PM Modi among leaders completing self-enumeration
India's Census 2027 officially launched on April 1, 2026, with the first-ever self-enumeration phase allowing citizens to submit their own d...
Lok Sabha passes Jan Vishwas amendment bill
The Lok Sabha on April 1, 2026 passed the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026 by voice vote, a sequel to the Jan Vishwas Act, 2...
Parliament passes amendments to IBC to quicken resolution process, reduce backlog
Parliament on April 1, 2026 completed passage of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2026, with the Rajya Sabha passing it ...
Amaravati bill to restore investor confidence, unlock Rs 56,000-crore for development: Pemmasani
The Lok Sabha passed the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2026, by voice vote, conferring statutory recognition on Amaravati ...
Dedicated rare earth corridors will reduce import dependence: Govt
Union Minister Jitendra Singh informed Lok Sabha on April 1, 2026 that dedicated rare earth (RE) corridors are being established in four sta...
Implementation of Section 51A of UAPA, 1967: Updates to UNSC’s 1267/ 1989 ISIL (Da'esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List: Listing of 01 Entry
The Reserve Bank of India issued its first circular of the financial year 2026-27 (RBI/2026-27/01, dated April 1, 2026) updating all regulat...
IT rules may cover social media news
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) issued draft amendments on March 30, 2026 to the Information Technology (Inte...
Census 2027 begins today: First digital headcount, 33 questions in Phase 1; 10 things to know
Phase 1 of Census 2027 — the House Listing and Housing Census (HLO) — commenced on April 1, 2026, making it India's first fully digital cens...
Overcrowding, open bathing spaces for women among major issues in Odisha prisons: CAG report
A Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report tabled in the Odisha Assembly found serious deficiencies in the state's prison system coverin...
Madhya Pradesh: Ujjwala gave them smoke-free kitchens, but now, dung-cake stoves are back
A ground-level report from Madhya Pradesh reveals that women who received free LPG connections under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY...
In year NDA passed law to replace MGNREGA, 8% dip in families that availed the rural job scheme
The year in which the NDA government passed legislation to replace MGNREGA saw an 8% decline in the number of families that availed employme...
India recorded 65 internet shutdowns in 2025, highest among democracies: Access Now report
Access Now, a global digital rights advocacy group, released its annual report titled "Rising Repression Meets Global Resistance: Internet S...
A task still lies ahead in former Red Corridor
India has officially declared victory over Left Wing Extremism (LWE), with Naxal-affected districts reduced from 126 in 2014 to just 11 in 2...
Transgender Persons Amendment Act 2026: Looking back at a decade of legal battles over gender identity
The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026 has replaced the self-identification framework established by the Supreme...
24 districts in Rajasthan to get electricity for irrigation during daytime
Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma announced that Dausa and Karauli districts will now receive daytime electricity for irrigation in...
GST collection exceeds ₹2 lakh crore in March
Gross GST collection in March 2026 crossed ₹2 lakh crore — up from ₹1.83 lakh crore in March 2025, a year-on-year growth of approximately 9%...
Billion-plus people, three million officials, 33 questions - India begins huge census
India has launched the world's most ambitious enumeration exercise — Census 2027 — with approximately 3 million (30 lakh) officials beginnin...
Kuwait says Iran drone attack sets airport fuel tanks ablaze, no casualties
Iranian drones struck fuel storage tanks belonging to Kuwait Aviation Fuelling Company (KAFCO) at Kuwait International Airport on April 1, 2...
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...
GST collections grow 8.8% to over ₹2 lakh crore in March
India's gross GST collections for March 2026 reached ₹2,00,064 crore — an 8.8% year-on-year increase over March 2025's ₹1,83,845 crore. The ...
Parliament Budget Session LIVE: Kharge, Nadda face off over BJP MP's remark; Lok Sabha discusses A.P. Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill
The Lok Sabha began discussions on the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2026 on April 1, 2026, seeking to formally declare Am...
Gender and identity: New questions arise
The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026 received Presidential assent after being passed by Parliament on March 25...
Historic Artemis 2 mission set for launch, but NASA astronauts will not land on the Moon — Here's why
NASA's Artemis 2 mission launched on April 1, 2026, from Kennedy Space Center at 6:24 p.m. EDT — the first crewed mission to travel beyond l...
India’s goal not to take ‘balanced position’ in West Asia war, has to protect own interests—C Raja Mohan
Foreign policy analyst C Raja Mohan argued that India's goal in the West Asia conflict should not be to maintain a "balanced position" for i...
India accelerates e-bus drive amid fuel risks, new 3k unit tender by June
The Indian government is accelerating the rollout of electric buses under the PM-eBus Sewa scheme, with a new tender for approximately 3,000...
In 5-point proposal to end West Asia war, Pakistan & China urge ‘cessation of hostilities, peace talks’
Pakistan and China jointly issued a Five-Point Initiative for Restoring Peace and Stability in the Gulf and Middle East Region on March 31, ...
Government proposing to up Lok Sabha size by 50%; move will disadvantage southern states: Congress
The Central government is reportedly proposing to increase the size of the Lok Sabha by approximately 50% — from 543 to around 816 seats — b...
FCRA Bill sparks row: Congress calls it ‘unconstitutional’, Govt defends, says it curbs foreign fund misuse
The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 sparked a sharp constitutional debate in Parliament, with the Congress party call...
Systematically crushing Iran, forging alliances with important countries in West Asia: Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that the joint Israel-US campaign is "systematically crushing" Iran's military capabiliti...
U.S. report flags high import duties, non-tariff barriers in India
The United States Trade Representative (USTR) released its 2026 National Trade Estimate (NTE) Report on Foreign Trade Barriers, flagging Ind...
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 tele...
Artemis II, the international space race, and what is at stake for the U.S.
NASA's Artemis II mission launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on April 1, 2026 — the first crewed mission beyond low Earth orbit si...
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 — ...
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...
Telangana Gig Workers Union welcome bill ensuring social security and dignity
The Telangana Assembly passed the Gig and Platform Workers (Registration, Social Security and Welfare) Bill, 2026 on March 30, 2026, making ...
Lok Sabha adjourned till 12 noon as opposition protests against FCRA Amendment Bill
Proceedings in the Lok Sabha were adjourned till 12 noon on April 1, 2026, as Opposition members — primarily from Kerala, led by MPs raising...
FCRA amendment sparks row; Oppn flags minority rights concerns, BJP cites national security
The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 was introduced in Lok Sabha on March 25, 2026 by the Ministry of Home Affairs, pr...
Droupadi Murmu assents to Transgender Rights Amendment; opposition flags exclusion, self-id concerns
President Droupadi Murmu gave assent to the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026 on March 30, 2026, converting it...
Opposition stages protest in Parliament over FCRA Amendment Bill
The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 was introduced in Lok Sabha on March 25, 2026, triggering immediate Opposition pr...
West Asia conflict could shave off 1 percentage point from India's FY27 GDP growth projections: EY
EY India's Economy Watch report released in March 2026 estimates that if the West Asia conflict persists throughout FY2026–27, India's real ...
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to visit Delhi mid May for BRICS meet
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is confirmed to visit New Delhi on May 14-15, 2026, to participate in the BRICS Foreign Ministers' Me...
RoDTEP Scheme extended for six months
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has extended the Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) scheme until Se...
India faces fertilizer risk the most if Iran war prolongs, say analysts
Analysts at BMI (a Fitch Solutions unit) warn that India faces the greatest fertilizer supply risk among major agricultural nations if the I...
Qdenga: a vaccine for dengue but not a silver bullet
Qdenga (TAK-003), developed by Japanese pharmaceutical company Takeda, is positioned as India's first dengue vaccine, with its anticipated l...
Earth’s orbits are filling up because governance hasn’t kept pace
Earth's orbital shells — particularly low Earth orbit (LEO, 200–2,000 km altitude) — are filling with active satellites, defunct spacecraft,...
As TG bill becomes law, community uncertain about status of 32000 TG certificates issued on basis of 'self-perceived identity'
The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026 was introduced in Lok Sabha on March 13, 2026 and has received President...
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 la...
RBI should access US Fed facility to stabilise rupee: ex-DG Patra
Former RBI Deputy Governor Michael Debabrata Patra proposed that the RBI should formally access the US Federal Reserve's swap facility as a ...
Unexpected surge: On India’s industrial growth
India's Index of Industrial Production (IIP) grew 5.2% year-on-year in February 2026, up from 4.8% in January 2026 and rebounding after the ...
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 ...
42,000 sq. km Bastar region largely free from LWE influence; IEDs remain a challenge
About 42,000 sq. km of the Bastar region in Chhattisgarh has been declared largely free from Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) influence, with only ...
India can cater to 30 crore PNG connections with its domestic LNG production itself: PNGRB Secretary
The Secretary of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) stated that India's domestic LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) production ...
Russia offers fertiliser supplies to Global South amid Strait of Hormuz crisis
With the 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis severely disrupting global fertiliser shipments, Russia has positioned itself as an alternative suppli...
Congress to protest against FCRA amendment Bill
The BJP-led government tabled the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 in Lok Sabha, seeking to further tighten rules gove...
U.S. strikes Isfahan as Iran targets fully loaded oil tanker off Dubai
The United States military struck the central Iranian city of Isfahan on March 31, 2026, targeting a mountainous region on the city's southe...
NIA, ED bust Maoist extortion, money laundering rackets
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) have jointly dismantled Maoist-run extortion and money launderi...
New Income Tax Act 2025: Breaking down benefits for individuals
The Income Tax Act, 2025 — which replaces the 64-year-old Income Tax Act, 1961 — takes effect from April 1, 2026, introducing sweeping chang...
India diesel exports to SE Asia hit 7-year high in March due to Iran war, data shows
India exported approximately 7.45 million barrels of diesel to Southeast Asia in March 2026, the highest volume in seven and a half years, d...
Min Aung Hlaing, Myanmar junta chief, elected as Vice-Presidentscvnks
Myanmar's lower house (Pyithu Hluttaw) elected junta chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing as Vice-President with 247 of 260 votes on March 3...
Odisha’s Late Marriage Incentives fails to reach beneficiaries in PVTGs, says CAG
A Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report has found that Odisha's late marriage incentive scheme for Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Gro...
More than 200,000 fled Lebanon for Syria in March: UNHCR
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported that more than 200,000 people — the vast majority of them Syrian national...
In a fillip for e-commerce export, India eases norms for couriers
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) operationalised a set of comprehensive reforms for e-commerce exports and courier tra...
India warns against forced rules, flags WTO legitimacy risks at ministerial meet
At the World Trade Organisation's 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) held in Yaoundé, Cameroon, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal ...
Missiles overhead, mines below: How an Indian LPG tanker survived the Hormuz blockade
The Indian-flagged LPG tanker Pine Gas, carrying 45,000 metric tons of LPG, was stranded for nearly three weeks after Iran began selectively...
Personal data isn’t collected: Home Ministry on security agencies using open-source intelligence from public sources
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs told the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology (chaired by Lok Sa...
New income-tax act takes effect today
From April 1, 2026, the Income Tax Act, 2025 replaces the 1961 Act, bringing the most comprehensive overhaul of India's direct tax law in si...
RBI's net short position rises to $77 billion in Feb as it defends rupee
The Reserve Bank of India's net short dollar position in its forward book rose to $77.5 billion in February 2026, a record high, up from $68...
Centre plans sweeping reforms as West Asia war jolts supply chains
The Union government is preparing a comprehensive reform plan in response to supply chain disruptions caused by the West Asia war, with ener...
On global tensions and India’s economy
The ongoing U.S.-Israel-Iran conflict has transmitted an acute external shock to India's economy through three primary channels: elevated cr...
Vegetable prices crash up to 80% since January, deepening farm distress
Since January 2026, vegetable prices in India have crashed sharply: potatoes down ~40%, onions ~50%, and tomatoes by up to 80% from recent h...
World Bank-funded health scheme in Kerala might need more scrutiny
Kerala's government received World Bank approval for the Kerala Health System Improvement Programme (KHSIP), a ₹3,464-crore ($280 million) p...
Japan to create special cell to push FDI into India
Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs is establishing a new dedicated center to assist Japanese companies in navigating India's regulatory env...
Courier export cap removed to boost ecomm shipments, cut logistics delays
From April 1, 2026, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has abolished the ₹10 lakh (₹1 million) per-consignment value cap...
Tribunal confirms five-year ban on NSCN (K) imposed by Centre
The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal, headed by Justice Nelson Sailo of the Gauhati High Court, confirmed the five-year ban imposed...
Hormuz blocked, but India may get first delivery of Iranian crude oil after 7 years
An Iranian crude oil tanker is set to deliver its cargo to India for the first time in approximately seven years, even as the Strait of Horm...
Money starts flowing again: 5 states get Rs 1,561 crore as Centre reboots Jal Jeevan Mission
The Centre released ₹1,561.53 crore to five states under the Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 (JJM 2.0) for 2025–26, resuming funding that had been pa...
AP Reorganisation Bill 2026, recognizing Amaravati as the sole capital of Andhra Pradesh to be introduced in Lok Sabha tomorrow
The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2026 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on April 1, 2026, seeking to formally declare Amara...
Telangana Assembly passes Gig Workers Bill: What is the Bill about, and how other states with such laws have fared
The Telangana Assembly passed the Telangana Platform-based Gig Workers (Registration, Social Security and Welfare) Bill, 2026 on March 30, 2...
Explained: What FCRA Amendment Bill 2026 proposes, why it has sparked a row in Kerala
The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on March 26, 2026, proposing significant changes ...
Explained: What is the US’s 2,000 pound ‘bunker buster’ bomb, used to attack Iran’s Isfahan
The United States used the GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) — a 30,000-pound bunker-busting bomb — in combat for the first time on J...
How Karnataka’s new law against honour killing affirms absolute right of adults to choose their partners
Karnataka has passed the 'Karnataka Freedom of Choice in Marriage and Prevention and Prohibition of Crimes in the Name of Honour and Traditi...
What is quantum entanglement?
The Hindu published an explainer on quantum entanglement, riding the wave of public interest after the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics and India...
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 return...
India signs record 219 Advance Pricing Agreements in FY26
India's Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) signed a record 219 Advance Pricing Agreements (APAs) during FY2025-26, the highest annual tota...
Census 2027 to be entirely in digital mode starting today
India's Census 2027 — the country's 16th decennial census — has formally commenced with the House Listing and Housing Census (HLO) Phase I b...
Census exercise begins in Karnataka today with opening of self-enumeration window
Karnataka is among eight states and Union Territories where the census exercise was launched on March 31, 2026, with the opening of a 15-day...
Next days in Iran war will be ‘decisive’, claims Pentagon chief Hegseth
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared that the coming days would be "decisive" in the ongoing war against Iran, signalling an imminent ...
India may pivot to the US as conflict clouds availability of LPG from West Asia
India is actively diversifying LPG imports away from West Asia towards the United States, with US-origin supplies expected to remain competi...
Popular duty remission scheme for exporters extended till September 30
The government extended the Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) scheme to September 30, 2026, providing relief to In...
India could face pressure as US pushes plurilateral e-commerce moratorium
The WTO's e-commerce customs duties moratorium — which has prevented WTO members from imposing customs duties on electronic transmissions si...
Mint Explainer: What income tax changes will kick in from 1 April?
April 1, 2026 marks the commencement of the Income Tax Act, 2025, which replaces the Income Tax Act, 1961 — the most significant structural ...
Developing countries, LDCs can no longer be rule-takers at WTO: Commerce Secretary
India's Commerce Secretary, speaking in the context of the WTO's 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) held in Yaoundé, Cameroon, asserted that...
GST liability on intermediary services shifts to recipient from supplier
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has effected two major reforms effective April 1, 2026: a structural change in GST li...
New Income Tax Act explained: What changes for salaried taxpayers from April 2026
The Income-tax Act, 2025 comes into effect from April 1, 2026, replacing the Income-tax Act, 1961 — a law that had been in operation for ove...
India data centres consume Himachal-sized chunk of power, set to match Jharkhand. But no supply roadmap
A Parliamentary Standing Committee report has recorded government testimony that India's data centre power demand could hit 4-5 GW within fi...
ACME signs ₹20,000 crore green ammonia deal with SECI for 10 years
ACME Cleantech Solutions has signed a ₹20,000 crore Green Ammonia Purchase Agreement (GAPA) with the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI...
West Asia conflict could shave off 1% point from India's FY27 GDP growth projections: EY
EY's Economy Watch report has warned that if the West Asia conflict persists through FY27, India's real GDP growth could erode by approximat...
‘Regional imbalance’ bothers Congress as government plans delimitation to roll out women’s reservation
The central government is reportedly planning to proceed with delimitation using the 2011 Census data to fast-track implementation of the Wo...
Defence Ministry signs ₹1,950 crore deal with BEL for mountain radars
The Ministry of Defence signed a ₹1,950 crore contract with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) on March 31, 2026, for the procurement of two m...
China, Pakistan propose peace plan for West Asia, call for ‘immediate’ end to hostilities
China and Pakistan have jointly unveiled a five-point peace roadmap for West Asia (the Middle East), focused on ending hostilities related t...
Sanand stands as a ‘bridge’ to Silicon Valley: PM on Gujarat town’s rise in semiconductor ecosystem
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the semiconductor assembly and test facility of Kaynes Semicon at Sanand GIDC, Gujarat, describing ...
Indian refiners face prospect of margin squeeze as govt reinstates export duties
The government cut excise duty on petrol and diesel by ₹10 per litre while simultaneously reimposing export duties on diesel (₹21.50/litre) ...
EU carbon market could drive next phase of climate action by scaling up CO₂ removals, study finds
A study published in the journal Joule on March 31, 2026 finds that the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) — the world's first and largest...
Around the Moon in 10 days: Countdown begins for NASA's Artemis II launch — liftoff time, crew, mission details and more
NASA's Artemis II mission is scheduled for launch on April 1, 2026, from Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Flori...
New I-T law, higher securities transaction tax on F&O trade to kick in from April 1
From April 1, 2026, India's six-decade-old Income Tax Act, 1961 is replaced by the Income-tax Act, 2025, representing the most comprehensive...
US tariffs drag India apparel export growth to modest 1.5%: ICRA
India's apparel exports recorded only modest growth of ~1.5% in the recent period, constrained significantly by high US tariffs imposed unde...
10 foreign ships with energy cargo for India stranded in Persian Gulf
At least 10 foreign-flagged ships carrying energy supplies destined for India remain stranded in the Persian Gulf as Iran's de facto blockad...
India’s 1st Iranian oil cargo since 2019 headed to Gujarat coast
India's first Iranian crude oil cargo since May 2019 is heading to a Gujarat port, based on ship-tracking data, with Reliance Industries rep...
End of Red Terror? How close India is to its Naxal-free target as Amit Shah’s March 31 deadline ends
As India reaches the March 31, 2026 deadline set by the Union Home Minister for achieving a Naxal-free India, the government has declared th...
‘India reliable supplier globally’: PM Modi inaugurates Rs 3,300 crore semiconductor plant in Gujarat
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the ₹3,300 crore semiconductor assembly and testing facility of Kaynes Semicon at Sanand GIDC, Ahme...
Govt notifies Finance Act 2026 that changes tax provisions from April 1
The government has officially notified the Finance Act 2026, giving legal force to the tax proposals announced in the Union Budget 2026-27, ...
Congress waiting like 'political vulture' to exploit West Asia war: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Kaynes Semicon semiconductor facility at Sanand GIDC, Ahmedabad (Gujarat) on March 31, 2026 — I...
Iran war shock: Middle East conflict could cut 1 ppt from India’s FY27 GDP outlook
A persistent Middle East conflict — triggered by the US-Israel war on Iran that began February 28, 2026 — could reduce India's real GDP grow...
Identity on trial: Why India's new transgender law is facing backlash
Parliament passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026, amending the 2019 parent law by narrowing the legal de...
Trade Relief Measures for Exporters
The Reserve Bank of India issued "The Reserve Bank of India (Trade Relief Measures) Directions, 2026" (Press Release 2025-2026/2362, March 3...
Reserve Bank of India (Trade Relief Measures) Directions, 2026
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on March 31, 2026, issued the RBI (Trade Relief Measures) Directions, 2026 (Reference: RBI/2025-26/263, DOR....
Himachal Pradesh launches ‘PEHEL’ or Pastoralists Empowerment in Himalayan Ecosystems for Livelihood
Himachal Pradesh has launched the PEHEL (Pastoralists Empowerment in Himalayan Ecosystems for Livelihood) scheme in its 2026-27 budget, with...
10 India-bound ships carrying energy cargo stuck in Persian Gulf
At least 10 India-bound ships carrying energy cargo — crude oil, LPG, and LNG — are stranded in the Persian Gulf, unable to transit the Stra...
A deadline, encounters, surrenders: The 2 years that dismantled Chhattisgarh’s Maoist bastions
A two-year counter-insurgency campaign in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region, running from early 2024 through March 2026, has fundamentally altere...
As the US talks of seizing Kharg, 3 problems and an ominous precedent
US President Trump publicly mused about seizing Kharg Island, Iran's main oil export terminal in the Persian Gulf, as a way to pressure Tehr...
One in five sanctioned civilian posts in central govt remains vacant
According to official data, over 8.45 lakh sanctioned civilian posts in the central government remain unfilled — representing approximately ...
Iran-Israel war LIVE updates: Iran executes two more convicted of links to banned opposition; power outage in parts of Tehran
The US-Israel conflict with Iran (Operation Epic Fury, launched February 28, 2026) has entered its second month with the Strait of Hormuz re...
Amid rising geopolitical tensions and trade restrictions, AI emerges as key driver of global trade growth: McKinsey
A McKinsey Global Institute report titled "Geopolitics and the Geometry of Global Trade: 2026 Update" found that AI hardware shipments — chi...
How Pakistan won over Trump to become an unlikely mediator in the Iran war
Pakistan has emerged as a key diplomatic intermediary between the United States and Iran in the 2026 West Asia conflict, with Pakistani lead...
Kuwait says oil tanker hit in Iranian attack at Dubai port; crew safe
On March 31, 2026, an Iranian drone struck the Kuwait-flagged Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) Al Salmi while it was anchored approximately 3...
End of armed Maoism in Chhattisgarh; Bastar development now priority: Deputy CM Sharma
Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma declared the state completely free from armed Naxalism, with the remaining handful of cadres...
Donald Trump willing to end war without reopening Strait of Hormuz, says Wall Street Journal
According to a Wall Street Journal report, US President Donald Trump told senior aides he is willing to wind down military operations agains...
India proposes making government advisories legally binding on tech giants
The government has proposed amendments to the Information Technology Rules linking compliance with IT Ministry advisories to retention of "s...
Centre approves pulses, oilseed procurement in UP, Haryana and Karnataka
The Union Agriculture Minister approved the Price Support Scheme (PSS) proposal for safflower procurement for the Rabi 2025-26 season in sel...
Piyush Goyal discusses early implementation of India-EU FTA with European Parliament delegation
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal met a European Parliament delegation led by Angelika Niebler to discuss pathways for the early implementation...
Gulf allies privately tell Trump to keep fighting until Iran is decisively defeated
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) privately communicated to White House officials that further degradation of Iran's military cap...
Why India’s pollution crisis persists despite funds and policies
Despite years of dedicated funding and policy initiatives, India's air pollution remains among the world's worst, with Delhi and NCR cities ...
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 s...
"Unfortunate for India," Ex R&AW Chief hints at probable inflation if West Asia situation escalates
Former R&AW Chief Vikram Sood warned that escalating conflict in West Asia poses a direct inflation threat to India, projecting the crisis w...
Maharashtra depts ignored over 10,000 audit queries, says CAG; flags Rs 891 cr possible lapses
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India, in its report tabled during the Maharashtra state assembly's budget session, flagged sys...
India diesel exports jump 20% in March amid Iran war
India's diesel exports rose approximately 20% in March 2026, driven by exceptionally high gross refining margins (GRMs) for middle distillat...
‘Dweep Shakti': Three services conduct amphibious assaults, maritime dominance ops
Exercise Dweep Shakti 2026, a large-scale joint military exercise, was conducted from March 29, 2026 at Sri Vijaya Puram (formerly Port Blai...
Reserve Bank of India (Commercial Banks – Credit Facilities) Amendment Directions, 2026 (Revised)
The Reserve Bank of India issued revised Commercial Banks Credit Facilities Directions, 2026 (Notification RBI/2025-26/254, dated March 30, ...
Design in India or lose subsidy, IT & electronic minister Ashwini Vaishnaw tells electronics companies
Union Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw warned electronics companies that they must build in-house design capabilities in India o...
Big boost for maritime strength: Navy gets delivery of 2 warships, 1 survey vessel in one day
On March 30, 2026, Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata, simultaneously handed over three indigenously built vessels to t...
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 s...
Jaishankar meets Russian minister, discusses West Asia war
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and separately with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andre...
U.S.-Israel-Iran war puts India’s EV gap in focus
The escalating conflict involving the United States, Israel, and Iran in West Asia has renewed focus on India's structural vulnerability ari...
Newfound brain network ‘SCAN’ implicated in Parkinson’s disease
An international study, published in the journal *Nature* in February 2026, identified the brain's Somato-Cognitive Action Network (SCAN) as...
Census 2027 starts April 1, digital mode means data will be available same year
House-listing and Housing Census operations for Census 2027 begin on April 1, 2026, marking the formal start of India's most-delayed census ...
IBC amendments to speed up resolutions, boost stakeholder value, says Finance Minister
The Lok Sabha passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill 2025 on March 30, 2026, introducing a package of 12 amendments aime...
Independent news creators on Centre’s radar as it seeks tighter control over content posted online
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has proposed amendments to Rule 8 of the IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digi...
Shielding ‘choice’ from ‘honour’
The Karnataka Legislative Assembly passed the Karnataka Freedom of Choice in Marriage and Prevention and Prohibition of Crimes in the Name o...
Bastar close to being considered Naxal-free, possibility of revival extremely remote: IGP
Bastar Inspector General of Police (IGP) P. Sundarraj stated on March 30, 2026 — on the eve of the Centre's March 31 deadline to eliminate M...
A flame the state cannot guarantee
India's LPG supply system came under severe stress following the eruption of the US-Iran military conflict on February 28, 2026, which effec...
India's April-February fiscal deficit at 80% of 2025/26 target
India's fiscal deficit for April–February 2025-26 stood at Rs 12.52 lakh crore, or 80.4% of the full-year budget estimate of Rs 15.58 lakh c...
India’s e-bus market jumps 44%; Switch, PMI lead
India's electric bus market saw robust growth in 2025, with newer pure-play EV manufacturers Switch Mobility and PMI Electro Mobility displa...
Barring one, entire top leadership of Maoists wiped out, Amit Shah tells Lok Sabha
Union Home Minister Amit Shah declared in the Lok Sabha on March 30, 2026 — a day before the government's self-imposed deadline of March 31,...
Ensuring federalism within delimitation
With Census 2027 formally starting on April 1, 2026, the delimitation debate has moved from abstract constitutional discussion to immediate ...
GRSE delivers three frontline warships to Navy
Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd (GRSE), Kolkata, delivered three frontline naval platforms to the Indian Navy in a single day — ...
No change in interest rates on small savings schemes
The Ministry of Finance announced that interest rates on small savings schemes will remain unchanged for the April-June 2026 quarter (Q1 FY ...
IRDAI approves India AS framework for insurers from April 1
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) approved the India AS (Indian Accounting Standards) framework for implem...
Iranian Parliament mulls possible exit from nuclear treaty
Members of Iran's parliament have begun discussing priority legislation that would withdraw Iran from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of...
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 t...
On track to achieve ₹30,000 crore in road monetisation: NHAI
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has mobilised ₹28,307 crore in FY26 through a combination of Infrastructure Investment Trust...
SECI inks 7.24 lakh tonnes/ year green ammonia supply agreements with fertiliser films
The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has signed green ammonia supply agreements with fertiliser companies for 7.24 lakh tonnes per y...
Fiscal deficit until February eases to 80.4% of FY26 target
India's fiscal deficit for April 2025 to February 2026 stood at ₹12.53 lakh crore, equal to 80.4% of the full-year FY26 target of ₹15.58 lak...
Putting trans people under OBC quota gives no real benefit, says Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court, in Ganga Kumari v. State of Rajasthan (2026), held that Rajasthan's notification placing transgender persons withi...
Centre eyes new regulation to cover social media users
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) published proposed amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Gui...
Transgender Amendment Bill gets President Murmu’s assent
President Droupadi Murmu granted assent to the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, making it law. A day before ...
India taps new sources to plug fertilizer gap ahead of kharif season
India currently holds approximately 180 lakh tonnes (18 million tonnes) of fertilizer stock, against a requirement of around 390 lakh tonnes...
On the implications of euthanasia in India
The Supreme Court of India, in Harish Rana v. Union of India (2026), authorised the withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment for Harish Rana,...
RBI should use forex reserves to prop up rupee: SBI report
The State Bank of India's economic research department released a report recommending that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) actively deploy i...
Economy on firm footing, rupee doing fine compared to Asian peers: FM Nirmala Sitharaman
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told the Lok Sabha on March 30, 2026 that India's economic fundamentals are strong and the rupee is "abs...
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 ...
NDA cites fall in Naxalism; Opposition flags deeper issues
Parliament witnessed a wide-ranging debate on Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) on March 30, 2026, a day before the government's self-imposed deadli...
IBC helped banks recover 52% bad loans: Nirmala Sitharaman
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told Lok Sabha that the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) contributed ₹54,528 crore out of total bank...
India must pursue value-driven critical minerals diplomacy in Africa
A major policy analysis piece argues India must shift from a transactional "resource extraction" model to a "value-driven" critical minerals...
RBI defers implementation of the Amendment Directions on Capital Market Exposures to July 1, 2026
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced a deferral of the implementation of its Amendment Directions on Capital Market Exposures to July 1...
10 foreign-flagged tankers with oil, gas bound for India remain stranded in Persian Gulf
At least 10 foreign-flagged tankers loaded with crude oil and LPG destined for India remain stranded in the Persian Gulf as of March 30, 202...
Census 2027: Caste enumeration to be conducted in Phase 2 as self-enumeration begins on April 1
The first phase of Census 2027 — House Listing and Housing Operations — formally begins on April 1, 2026, making it the first phase of India...
Lok Sabha passes Bill to amend Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code: Sitharaman says law helped improve banking sector’s health
The Lok Sabha passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2025, introducing a new pre-packaged insolvency mechanism alongsid...
Home ministry’s AI vision: Predictive policing, dark web monitoring, and end of mule accounts
A Parliamentary Standing Committee report titled "Impact of emergence of Artificial Intelligence and related issues" was tabled in Lok Sabha...
Bill seeking divisional status for Jammu’s Pir Panjal and Chenab Valley: Politics behind it, and financial implications
PDP MLA Waheed Para has introduced the Jammu and Kashmir Territorial Administrative Reorganisation Bill, 2026, a Private Member's Bill in th...
China This Week | Putin may visit China after Trump, new Indian Ambassador appointed, and China’s ocean mapping
Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to visit China in May 2026, shortly after a confirmed visit by US President Donald Trump (sched...
IBC amendments boost transparency, strengthen insolvency framework: Sitharaman
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2025 — tabled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during the Budget Session 2026 — w...
WTO e-commerce tax moratorium lapses as India, others oppose extension
The WTO's moratorium on customs duties on electronic transmissions has formally lapsed following the failure of MC14 to agree on its extensi...
Return of the native: Inside the Nilgiris’ grassland and shola forest revival
Ongoing restoration efforts in the Nilgiris are rebuilding the unique shola forest–grassland mosaic ecosystem, which has been degraded by ov...
Australia-EU FTA deal has Indian experts seeking GI tag for basmati rice
The recently concluded Free Trade Agreement between Australia and the European Union includes a comprehensive Geographical Indication (GI) p...
Govt clears 29 investment proposals worth ₹7,104 cr under Electronics Component Mfg Scheme
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has approved 29 applications under the fourth tranche of the Electronics Comp...
Leaders killed, U.S. strikes and Iranian response: a month of Iran-U.S. war
The US-Israel military campaign against Iran crossed the one-month mark at the end of March 2026, beginning with strikes on February 28, 202...
Trump weighing risky ground op for Iran’s uranium, says WSJ report. How it could impact the war
US President Trump is considering a high-risk military ground operation to physically extract approximately 450 kg of highly enriched uraniu...
IndiGo launches Shanghai-Kolkata direct flight
IndiGo commenced daily non-stop flights between Kolkata's Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport and Shanghai's Pudong Internation...
Spain denies U.S. permission to use its airspace for ‘illegal’ war on Iran
Spain has closed its entire national airspace to US military aircraft involved in operations against Iran, announced by Defence Minister Mar...
IIP growth quickens marginally to 5.2% in February 2026 on stronger manufacturing, capital goods performance
India's Index of Industrial Production (IIP) grew by 5.2% in February 2026 compared to February 2025, a marginal improvement over the 4.8% r...
Government clears 29 investment proposals worth ₹7,104 cr under Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) cleared 29 fresh investment proposals worth ₹7,104 crore under the Electronic...
India’s Apr-Feb fiscal deficit hits 80% of FY26 target
India's central government fiscal deficit for the April–February period of FY2025–26 stood at ₹12.53 lakh crore — equivalent to 80.4% of the...
India authorises some state firms to procure critical equipment from China
The Indian government has authorised select state-owned enterprises, including Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) and Steel Authority o...
India developing lethal autonomous weapon systems, database of citizens’ crime risk—House Panel report
The Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology tabled its 27th Report in Lok Sabha, titled "Impact of Emergence of Arti...
Trump threatens to strike Iran’s civilian infrastructure if no deal is reached
US President Donald Trump threatened to destroy Iran's civilian energy infrastructure — including electric power plants, oil wells, Kharg Is...
West Asia conflict: Centre allows kerosene supply to ‘kerosene-free’ states, LPG supply ramped up
The Central government issued an emergency notification restoring Public Distribution System (PDS) kerosene allocation to 21 states and Unio...
No jail for defecating in public in Delhi or smoking on Metro: Jan Vishwas Bill softens law on nuisance
The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 27 March 2026 by Minister of State for Commerce and ...
WTO faces new reality of global trade
The World Trade Organization's 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) was held in Yaoundé, Cameroon, in late March 2026 — the first MC on Africa...
Delimitation row: Revanth Reddy wants current gap in seats be maintained, as 50% increase in Lok Sabha seats will leave South at a disadvantage
Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has formally demanded that the proportional gap in Lok Sabha seats between northern and southern s...
Comply or lose safe harbour: MeitY’s draft amendment to IT Rules lets govt give platforms binding orders
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has circulated a draft amendment to the Information Technology (Intermediary ...
IBC Amendments target delays, governance; experts see gains but urge balance on litigation risks
The Lok Sabha passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2025 on March 30, 2026, introducing 12 significant amendments aime...
LS passes insolvency law amendments; FM says bill will help maximise value for stakeholders
The Lok Sabha passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2025, with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stating the amendme...
Sitharaman defends IBC citing higher recoveries and post-resolution performance of firms
During the Lok Sabha debate on the Insolvency and Bankruptcy (Amendment) Bill 2026, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman defended the IBC fra...
Lok Sabha passes insolvency law amendments; Sitharaman says Bill will help maximise value for stakeholders
The Lok Sabha passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2025 on March 30, 2026 with a voice vote during the Budget Session...
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 27, 2026)
A joint committee inspection ordered by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) found rampant debris dumping by construction contractors during th...
Every $10 rise in crude may add 60 bps to India's inflation: CareEdge Global
A study by CareEdge Global IFSC Limited found that every USD 10 rise in average crude oil prices during FY27 could increase India's headline...
War fades the Goldilocks moment. RBI's next move will matter
India's brief "Goldilocks" macroeconomic period — characterised by high growth (GDP at 8% in H1 FY26) and simultaneously low inflation (CPI ...
Non-violation complaints under WTO's TRIPS agreement: An explainer
The moratorium on non-violation complaints (NVCs) under the WTO's TRIPS Agreement has lapsed for the first time since it was established in ...
ICRA expects India's GDP growth to moderate to 6.5% in FY27 amid West Asia conflict
ICRA, a domestic credit rating agency, projected India's GDP growth to moderate to 6.5% in FY2026-27 (FY27), down from approximately 6.8–7% ...
NDA, opposition spar in Lok Sabha over efforts to free country of Naxalism
The Lok Sabha held a Rule 193 short-duration discussion on "efforts to free the country from left-wing extremism" on March 30, 2026 — one da...
Opposition members in Rajya Sabha hit out at Centre over CAPF Bill
Opposition members in Rajya Sabha strongly opposed the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026 during the Budget Ses...
WTO fails to reach consensus on key e-commerce moratorium, reforms
The WTO Ministerial Conference in Yaoundé (MC14) concluded without agreement on either the e-commerce moratorium extension or meaningful ins...
West Asia conflict sparks 60 pc gas price hike for fertiliser plants
The ongoing West Asia conflict — which intensified around February 28, 2026 and has effectively disrupted Strait of Hormuz shipping lanes — ...
India’s April–February fiscal deficit at Rs 12.53 lakh crore, narrows on-year to 80.4% of FY26 aim
India's central government fiscal deficit for April–February FY2025-26 stood at ₹12.53 lakh crore (approximately ₹12.5 trillion), equivalent...
Away from Middle East war zone, many battles unfold on the table
The WTO Ministerial Conference in Yaoundé ended in deadlock, with the e-commerce moratorium lapsing, WTO institutional reforms stalled, and ...
Bio-bitumen technology can help tackle air pollution and reduce imports: Jitendra Singh
CSIR-Central Road Research Institute (CSIR-CRRI) and CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum (CSIR-IIP) jointly developed a technology called "Bi...
WTO meet concludes; no consensus on extension of e-commerce duty moratorium
The WTO's 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) concluded in Yaoundé, Cameroon, without reaching consensus on extending the moratorium on custo...
India's invisible receipts grow 56% to $464.189 billion in April-Dec period
India's inward receipts from international trade in services, investment income, and remittances grew 56% year-on-year to $464.189 billion d...
Meity moots IT rules tweaks to mandate platforms’ compliance with advisories, SOPs
MeitY has proposed tweaks to the IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, that would formally mandate digital...
FCRA amendment bill draws opposition flak in Kerala ahead of polls
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging withdrawal of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation...
Israel, Iran war: ‘Situation very vulnerable,' Urea output impacted, India govt official says
The escalating conflict in West Asia has created a "very vulnerable" situation for India's domestic urea production, according to a senior g...
‘Stable’ live-in couples to be considered married in Census 2027
Census 2027 FAQs and enumeration guidelines indicate that live-in couples residing together in the same household will be counted as "marrie...
RBI’s new forex cap to stem rupee slide: Why are banks worried?
The Reserve Bank of India issued a directive on March 27, 2026, requiring all authorised dealer banks to cap their Net Open Position in Rupe...
2027 Census activities at an advanced stage: RGI
The Registrar General of India (RGI) confirmed that preparations for Census 2027 are at an advanced stage, with caste enumeration to be cond...
What is the World Trade Organization e-commerce moratorium?
The WTO's e-commerce duty moratorium — a standing agreement since 1998 that prohibits customs duties on electronic transmissions — came unde...
Parliament Budget Session LIVE: Underutilised fast-track process given new creditor-initiated insolvency framework, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman
The Lok Sabha took up the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2025 for consideration and passing on March 30, 2026, with Financ...
Donald Trump says U.S. negotiating with Iran directly and indirectly
US President Donald Trump confirmed that the United States is negotiating with Iran both "directly and indirectly," and expressed optimism: ...
Trump suggests U.S. could take Iran's Kharg Island
US President Donald Trump publicly suggested the United States could seize Iran's Kharg Island — the offshore terminal that handles the vast...
China resumes direct flights to North Korea after six years
Air China resumed direct flights between Beijing Capital International Airport and Pyongyang Sunan International Airport on 30 March 2026 — ...
Centre allocates PDS kerosene to States, UTs in 60-day emergency measure to ease LPG pressure
The Central Government has made an ad hoc allocation of PDS Superior Kerosene Oil (SKO) to States and Union Territories for 60 days to ensur...
Government releases 33 FAQs for first phase of Census
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has released 33 officially notified questions for the first phase of Census 2027 — the House Listing and ...
Has BJP chief Nitin Nabin's resignation as Bihar MLA been put on hold? What we know
Following the Bihar Rajya Sabha biennial election results on March 16, 2026, questions arose about whether BJP Bihar President Nitin Nabin's...
‘Global order maker’ & a ‘disruptor’: China-Russia combo ‘powerful threat to West’—Australian think tank
The Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) released a report characterising the China-Russia combination as a "powerful threat to the ...
Mosquitoes carrying malaria are evolving more quickly than insecticides can kill them – researchers pinpoint how
A landmark study published in the journal Science (March 26, 2026) has sequenced over 1,000 complete genomes of Anopheles darlingi — the pri...
Export rule-breaking: A good many offences could soon see punishments reduced
The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on March 27, 2026, by the Minister of State for Commerc...
What is the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill? | Explained
The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly passed the Freedom of Religion Bill 2026 (also called Dharma Swatantrya Adhiniyam), making Maharashtra ...
Nitin Nabin resigns as Bihar MLA, set for bigger role in Rajya Sabha
BJP Bihar President Nitin Nabin, elected to the Rajya Sabha from Bihar in the biennial elections on March 16, 2026, resigned as MLA from the...
Govt releases 33 FAQs for first phase of Census
The Government of India has released 33 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for the first phase of Census 2027 — the House Listing and Housing...
What changes will RBI’s new rules bring to digital payments from April 1?
The Reserve Bank of India's new framework on Authentication Mechanisms for Digital Payment Transactions, 2025 comes into force on April 1, 2...
View: Why India’s South thinks it has to populate or perish
Several southern Indian states — led by Andhra Pradesh — are now actively encouraging women to have more children, with politicians warning ...
WTO talks conclude; no consensus on extension of e-commerce duty moratorium
The 14th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC14) concluded in Yaounde, Cameroon after four days of talks, without reaching consensus on extending ...
Revisiting Dasgaon, where a 23-year-old drank water from a well and broke a social order
A recent revisiting of the village of Dasgaon in Maharashtra has brought attention to a largely forgotten precursor to the famous Mahad Saty...
Centre allows temporary kerosene distribution in kerosene-free states, UTs amid LPG supply concerns
The Central Government has authorised an ad hoc allocation of Public Distribution System (PDS) Superior Kerosene Oil (SKO) to 21 States and ...
Australia seeks 'another crack' at trade deal with India in coming weeks
Australia is seeking to resume trade negotiations with India in the coming weeks, aiming to advance a bilateral Comprehensive Economic Coope...
Administrative hub of Iron Age kingdom? ASI dig at Bihar’s Balirajgarh seeks answers on ancient Mithila history
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has approved fresh scientific excavation at Balirajgarh Fort in Madhubani district, Bihar, aiming t...
Will the Iran war lead to food inflation?
The US-Israel military strikes on Iran (February 28, 2026) and the subsequent disruption of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz triggered ...
Global oil prices up 3% as Iran war escalates, Yemen's Houthis launch attacks on Israel
Global crude oil prices rose over 3% after Yemen's Houthi forces launched missile and drone strikes against Israel on March 28–29, 2026, mar...