The Quad’s 11th Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in New Delhi refreshed its agenda by launching the Indo‑Pacific Maritime Surveillance Collaboration and a Critical Minerals Initiative Framework, and by moving...
On 9 July 2026 India and Australia launched the Australia-India Partnership on Cyber, Critical Technologies and Supply Chains (PACTS), replacing the 2020 Framework Arrangement on Cyber and Cyber‑Enabled...
The Sub‑Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM), launched in 2014‑15 under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana, has received central assistance of ₹9,404.47 crore as of 9 July 2026 and supported...
Recent UN human-rights work has become a site of geopolitical contest. Claims of flawed methodology, selectivity and external pressure now accompany high-profile reports — including the Secretary‑General's listing...
The Delhi High Court on 29 May 2026 issued a landmark ruling in Laksh Vir Singh Yadav v. Union of India, defining a structured proportionality test for the...
Recent regulatory moves and commercial contracts show growing state and corporate attention to submarine cables. The FCC made new rules effective 8 July 2026, the UK is planning...
Recent state-level adoption of unconditional cash transfers to women has created a large, visible safety net. An EAC‑PM working paper has recommended continuation and periodic revision; evidence from...
The Centre has slowed plans to increase ethanol content in petrol beyond the mandatory E20. The rollout to E20 was completed nationally; higher blends remain under technical review...
Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (NMBA), launched on 15 August 2020, has expanded from 272 vulnerable districts to a nationwide campaign as of 8 July 2026. Key scope and...
Vihar and Tulsi Lakes began overflowing on 7 July 2026 after heavy monsoon rainfall, affecting Mumbai’s seven-lake reservoir network and prompting monitoring of downstream river levels. Reservoir network...
