May 31, 2026
17 articles published on this date
Experts Explain | Can Election Commission decide who is an Indian citizen? What Supreme Court said in SIR verdict
The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional and statutory validity of the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls conducted...
You saw Churu dust storm videos. Aravallis protect Gangetic plains from that, but shield is weakening
Severe dust storms originating from Churu district in Rajasthan — a desert-fringe zone near the Thar — have highlighted the deteriorating effectiveness of th...
India-Oman to implement CEPA on Monday
The India-Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), signed on December 18, 2025, came into force on June 1, 2026 — marking a significant deep...
National Family Health Survey-6 findings | Complete coverage from The Hindu
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare released the National Family Health Survey–6 (NFHS-6) covering data collected in 2023–24, surveying approximately 6...
New IIP series with FY23 base year to be out on Monday; credit-debit cards in, sewing machines out
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released a revised Index of Industrial Production (IIP) series with a new base year of 2022-2...
Interim trade deal: US may offer to lock-in India’s tariffs to insulate from Section 301 penalties
A visiting US trade team in New Delhi proposed locking in India's tariff levels as part of an interim trade agreement, insulating Indian exports from potenti...
‘This is crucial juncture for space missions’, says Shubhanshu Shukla, as he prepares for second space voyage
Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, who served as mission pilot aboard Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) to the International Space Station in 2025, is preparing for his secon...
Amid super El Nino threat, which PMFBY crop insurance model suits farmers?
A super El Niño threat in 2026 has intensified the debate over which crop insurance model — the standard PMFBY structure or the Maharashtra-pioneered "Beed f...
India, US chief negotiators to hold four-day trade talks from June 1
India and the United States began four days of chief-negotiator-level trade talks in New Delhi on June 1, 2026, aiming to finalise the interim trade agreemen...
Why is India pushing for coal gasification? | Explained
The Union Cabinet approved a ₹37,500 crore scheme to promote new surface coal and lignite gasification projects aimed at producing syngas and downstream indu...
Govt to help 150,000 farmers access machinery, curb stubble burning
The government has announced a plan to extend agricultural machinery access to 1.5 lakh (150,000) small and marginal farmers through an outlay of ₹8,550 cror...
The apex court rings its own chain
An analysis of the Supreme Court's increasing reliance on suo motu cognisance has raised concerns about a once "rare but highly visible" jurisdiction becomin...
Railways’ electrification push reduces diesel consumption by 63%
Indian Railways has electrified 99.6% of its broad-gauge network, covering 69,873 route kilometres out of approximately 70,001 km, completing what was envisi...
India-US trade negotiators to begin four-day talks on June 1
India and the United States commenced four days of high-level trade negotiations in New Delhi on June 1, 2026, aimed at finalising the details of an interim ...
RBI sees services exports, remittances cushioning current account in FY27
The Reserve Bank of India's Annual Report for 2025-26 projects that India's current account balance in FY27 will be supported by robust growth in software an...
India, Oman trade pact to come into force from June 1; Check what's inside
The India-Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) came into force on June 1, 2026, granting Indian goods 100% duty-free access to Oman acros...
‘India has signed deal with Vietnam for supply of BrahMos’: Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh
India has signed a defence agreement with Vietnam for the supply of BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles, as confirmed by the Defence Secretary at the Shangri-...