Economy
9Govt asks RBI to target retail inflation at 4% till Mar 2031
According to the notification, the inflation target is 4% with an upper tolerance level of 6% and a lower tolerance level of 2%
Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill: What it changes, what are the objections
RBI scraps treasury bill sale to support banking liquidity
Petroleum Ministry issues directions to strengthen natural gas infra, address present complexities and delays
Lok Sabha passes Finance Bill 2026 with 33 government amendments
Polity & Governance
10FM Sitharaman defends Centre’s right to levy cess, says Constitution allows it
Speaking in the Lok Sabha, Ms. Sitharaman also said that the Centre was sending more to the States than it collected from cesses and surcharges. The Opposition had argued that these levies were not part of the divisible pool.
FCRA Amendment Bill introduced in Lok Sabha, Opposition calls it ‘draconian’, ‘dangerous’
Only 52 per cent MGNREGS works completed in five years: CAG flags gaps in Maharashtra
11 years later, ‘terrorism’ dropped from GujCTOC bill passed by majority in Gujarat Assembly
‘Drugs stolen, eaten by rats’: CAG slams Gujarat on storage, disposal of narcotics
International Relations
5Amid war in West Asia, why Europe-bound LNG cargoes are now headed to Asia and India
India buys first Iran LPG cargo in years after U.S. eases sanctions, sources say
India, US review priority areas for co-development and co-production of defence equipment
Need to formalise a comprehensive integrated roadmap based on lessons learnt in West Asia conflict: Rajnath
EU antitrust chief meets Google, Meta, OpenAI, Amazon CEOs amidst AI scrutiny
Social Issues
4Ramping up the fight against cervical cancer
The success of HPV vaccination programme ultimately will depend not only on the science behind the vaccine but also on how transparently the programme is implemented
Meet flags gaps in mental health, uneven care; calls for citizen-led reforms
MU approves guidelines for the fourth year of four-year undergraduate programmes under NEP
Antibiotic resistance fuels 87% of India's typhoid economic burden: Study
History & Culture
3Allahabad HC issues notice to Union government, state and ASI on dilapidated condition of various heritage sites in U.P.
The court was hearing a public interest litigation filed by lawyer Akash Vashishtha on the condition of heritage structures at various places, including Jhansi, Vrindavan, Agra, Lucknow and Hastinapur
Panel to study need for fort conservation authority
Inside Odisha’s big culinary push: State to fund premium Odia restaurants across major Indian cities
Environment & Ecology
1Internal Security
1Science & Technology
2Assam floats tender for satellites to monitor floods, borders
Chief Minister Sarma announced the project in the 2025-26 State Budget; The procurement is for at least five satellites in low-earth orbit