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The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Amendment) Bill, 2026 passed by ParliamentEconomics India successfully concludes the 16th BRICS Trade Ministers' Meeting in Jaipur under its BRICS Chairship 2026.International Relations Defence ministry has initiated efforts to co-join sixth-gen fighter aircraft programme: Par panelInternal Security Exclusive: What Rafale plan looks like—TATA, L&T, Mahindra and HALInternal Security Saudi, Turkey & Pakistan sign defence pact, committing to ‘treat attack on one as attack on all’International Relations India counters China, formally names 27 places in Arunachal PradeshInternational Relations Supreme Court to examine impact of data protection law on RTI, investigative journalismPolity & Governance Parliament Watch: MSME Bill clears Lok Sabha, eyes faster payment recoveryEconomics India counters China's 'map war', assigns official names to 27 Arunachal sitesInternational Relations India amends FDI rules to boost e-commerce for small businesses, artisans, farmers, and fishermen: Union Minister Piyush GoyalEconomics India weighs friendlier investment treaty rules as Cabinet nod nears: DEA SecretaryEconomics India updates disaster list to include heatwaves and lightning after Finance Commission pushPolity & Governance Astrobase unveils 800kN rocket engine, eyes reusabilityScience & Technology Pakistan, Saudi and Turkiye sign joint defence agreementInternational Relations Lok Sabha approves MSME Bill to speed up payments, improve ease of businessPolity & Governance Assam records world’s first-ever release of captive-bred slender-billed vulturesEnvironment & Ecology US, India expanding cooperation in defence, civil nuclear sector: Senior US officialInternational Relations SC directs Rajasthan to set up coordination group, river commission to restore polluted riversEnvironment & Ecology MNRE weighs support scheme for polysilicon to back 10 GW capacity in solar manufacturingEconomics India’s first privately-built 800 kN FFSC engine unveiledScience & Technology 'Internal matter for us': MEA dismisses US lawmaker's criticism of FCRA BillPolity & Governance India, China agree to use diplomatic, military channels to avoid LAC misunderstandings: MEAInternational Relations Monsoon Session: Congress issues whip to MPs ahead of FCRA Bill discussion in ParliamentPolity & Governance Supreme Court seeks Centre's response on pleas challenging data protection lawPolity & Governance The problem with India’s free trade agreement strategyEconomics India, China discuss LAC situation and border management during diplomatic talks: MEAInternational Relations Lok Sabha passes MSME Development Amendment Bill without debatePolity & Governance Tamil Nadu Assembly adopts unanimous resolution on fair share of Central tax devolutionEconomics Stable India-China ties will help build ‘multi-polar Asia’ and ‘multi-polar world’: JaishankarInternational Relations Tamil Nadu govt. defends State’s power to provide quota to Muslim converts from backward classes, SC to decidePolity & Governance First mRNA flu shot approved by FDA bodes well for improving drugs of the futureScience & Technology EXIM Bank to be implementing agency for interest subvention support for exporters: DGFTEconomics What a water-wise city would look like – and how India can get thereEnvironment & Ecology India reviewing bilateral investment treaty overhaul to boost foreign investment: OfficialEconomics Congress issues whip to MPs ahead of key Parliament businessPolity & Governance US envoy Sergio Gor meets key industry leaders to advance US-India collaborationsInternational Relations Why the Centre is passing on issues raised by Ken-Betwa protesters to State governments | ExplainedEnvironment & Ecology IRDAI should fast-track risk-based capital framework; GST on insurance needs rationalisation: Parliamentary panelEconomics RBI gives Urban Cooperative Banks new lease of life | ExplainedEconomics

Centre notifies Act, paves way for political reservation for tribals in Goa AssemblyPolity & Governance Space Wrap: Historic Vikram-1 launch puts Indian spaceflight back on trackScience & Technology Can't exclude SC/ST creamy layer from quotas: Government to Supreme CourtPolity & Governance UPI charges: Lok Sabha passes bill for government to make changesEconomics Cabinet clears ₹8,970-crore Guwahati–Tezpur access-controlled corridorGeography Iran Seeks to Bar US Ships as Hormuz Deal With Oman AdvancesInternational Relations Centre opposes pleas for income-based creamy layer in SC/ST quotasPolity & Governance India can raise per capita income six-fold by '47: NITI Vice ChairmanEconomics Parl panel for early conclusion of India-US trade pact, tariff exemptions on key goodsEconomics Govt tightens rules on AI-generated content, cuts removal deadline to 3 hours from 36 & mandates labelsScience & Technology Union Cabinet approves ₹23,371 crore GOBARdhan scheme to fuel CBG sector growthEconomics Fiscal federalism, efficiency versus equity concernsPolity & Governance DMK lays down conditions as government steps up efforts to pass delimitation BillPolity & Governance India may rationalise most customs tariffs by budget 2027-28, Nirmala Sitharaman saysEconomics Lok Sabha passes Bill enabling Centre to allow UPI charges, MDR on digital paymentsEconomics Govt backs 20 indigenous AI models, clears 58 centres of excellenceScience & Technology India-Israel investment agreement in force: Modi, Netanyahu discuss enhanced bilateral tiesInternational Relations Residential rooftop solar installations cross 16,300 daily under PM Surya Ghar scheme: Pralhad JoshiEconomics Decoding CAFE-III norms for cars: How technical loopholes weaken the norms and slow down zero-emission transitionEnvironment & Ecology Lok Sabha passes Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill without discussionEconomics Gulf shipping traffic down after Houthis say they attacked Saudi tankerInternational Relations Watch: Iran , Oman reach understanding on shipping route through Strait of HormuzInternational Relations West Bengal Govt failed to protect tribal interests in mining land acquisition, says CAG reportSocial Issues Farmer groups warn MPs that Seeds Bill and trade deals could weaken control over traditional seedsEconomics India's big billion-dollar trade deals are done. Now comes the real testEconomics Lok Sabha passes Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill to boost foreign investment, electronics manufacturingEconomics West Asia LIVE: Oil prices slip as Iran-Oman talks fuel hopes for U.S.-Iran peace dealInternational Relations Election Commission's transparency unparalleled: Gyanesh KumarPolity & Governance India, Russia target $100 billion bilateral trade by 2030, continuing energy cooperation: Ambassador Vinay KumarInternational Relations The road ahead for the Asiatic lionEnvironment & Ecology India’s new 15-year tax break could unlock global rough diamond tradeEconomics RBI holds repo rate at 5.25%, raises FY27 growth forecast, cuts inflation outlookEconomics India, Africa powerful force for global progress: JaishankarInternational Relations India-Sri Lanka focus on infrastructure projects; updating FTA to boost Comprehensive PartnershipInternational Relations

Having majority no reason for lawmakers to defy party: Supreme CourtPolity & Governance Rajya Sabha passes by voice vote bill to raise Supreme Court judge strengthPolity & Governance Navigation sat NVS-03 ready for launch, 3 more satellites to follow: Space min Jitendra Singh in LSScience & Technology Parliament clears Bill to increase number of judges in Supreme CourtPolity & Governance Jharkhand SIR: Over 43 lakh voters deleted in draft electoral rollsPolity & Governance New framework to standardise interest rate rules on the anvil, says RBIEconomics With all eyes on delimitation & FCRA, Parliament monsoon session sinks deeper into deadlockPolity & Governance NITI Aayog calls for national caregiving framework, social security for caregiversSocial Issues Maharashtra’s semi-arid districts face highest risk from rapidly intensifying flash droughts, study saysEnvironment & Ecology Rajya Sabha passes bill to increase number of SC judges, returns it to Lok SabhaPolity & Governance Special Parliament session from Aug 16-18 on Women's Reservation, Delimitation Bills: Kiren RijijuPolity & Governance DGFT notifies export-only inventory rules for foreign-funded e-commerce firmsEconomics RBI to resume licensing of Urban Cooperative BanksEconomics CBDC and ULI make further inroads; state govts show increasing interest: RBI Dy Governor Rohit JainEconomics Relief for defence startups as MoD agrees to fully reimburse 18% GST on R&D grantsInternal Security India approved diversion of 215,943 hectares of forestland in 12 yearsEnvironment & Ecology India-UK trade pact to boost agri, auto exports with lower tariffs, better market access: ExpertsEconomics 'What is the right time': NC asks Centre to restore statehood to J-KPolity & Governance Uzbekistan invites Indian firms for mining, minerals push ahead of PM Modi's visitInternational Relations How will the Supreme Court order impact mining around Ramsar wetland sites? | ExplainedEnvironment & Ecology From Belem to Antalya: Why implementation now defines UN climate negotiationsEnvironment & Ecology New Agasthyamalai eviction orders continue to silence Forest Rights ActEnvironment & Ecology Govt, opposition discuss Delimitation Bill in 50-minute Parliament meeting: SourcesPolity & Governance RBI holds policy rates while raising growth forecast; cuts inflation projectionsEconomics Commerce ministry notifies norms for inventory-based e-commerce exportsEconomics East Africa’s iconic snow peaks will soon disappear for good — what will be lost when they meltEnvironment & Ecology Iran, Oman working on plan to reopen Strait of HormuzInternational Relations West Asia war LIVE: Iran-Oman diplomatic engagement on Hormuz enters new phase, reports Iranian mediaInternational Relations RBI marginally ups FY27 real GDP growth projection to 6.7%; slightly cuts CPI inflation projection to 5%Economics MPC leaves repo rate unchanged at 5.25%; neutral stance continuesEconomics ‘Ghost particles’ signature can track where spent nuclear fuel goesScience & Technology What are the key issues of the BRICS Summit to be held in New Delhi in September? | ExplainedInternational Relations RBI Inflation FY2026-27: Malhotra & Co trim FY27 inflation forecast to 5% as easing crude prices offer reliefEconomics Lok Sabha to take up Bankers' Books Evidence Bill, Taxation Amendment Bill todayPolity & Governance RBI proposes resuming UCB licensing, overhaul of rural bank rules at MPCEconomics RBI MPC meeting August 2026 highlights: Repo rate decision, inflation outlook & GDP forecast; key takeaways from Governor Sanjay Malhotra's speechEconomics RBI MPC Meeting at a Glance: Your one-stop guide for all key decisionsEconomics Statement on Developmental and Regulatory PoliciesEconomics Monetary Policy Statement, 2026-27 Resolution of the Monetary Policy Committee August 3 to 5, 2026Economics