Economy
9'Russia and India's 96% bilateral trade now through Rupee-Rouble payment infra'
Russia and India have established a functioning payments infrastructure using roubles and rupees. This system now accounts for ninety-six percent of their bilateral trade transactions. Bilateral trade between the two nations reached seventy billion dollars in 2024. The payment mechanism is considered one of Russia's most reliable with other countries. Most transactions are processed within ten minutes, with many completed in under a minute.
India in talks with multiple countries to develop critical minerals for domestic needs: Piyush Goyal
Critical minerals race: India looks to UK, EU for supply chains
Japanese credit rating agency JCR upgrades India to A-, Finance Ministry welcomes move
GST, auto sales, UPI data point to resilient growth in August
Polity & Governance
4Eknath Shinde faction argues in Supreme Court ‘legislative majority’ still a factor to decide ‘real’ Shiv Sena
It says the Supreme Court had not ruled out the veracity of the test in a 2023 Constitution Bench judgment in the Subhash Desai case
Karnataka High Court to examine Governor’s appeal on power to suspend KPSC chairperson without Cabinet advice
Maternity leave cannot lead to loss of role or career prospects: Delhi HC
National Medical Commission proposes single licence for doctors to practise across India
History & Culture
1International Relations
5EAM Jaishankar to visit Ukraine, Poland from September 3
Jaishankar's trip to Ukraine assumes significance as it comes amid escalation of hostilities between Kyiv and Moscow
India and Canada reaffirm strategic ties, target bilateral trade of CAD 70 billion by 2030
FM Sitharaman meets Russian counterpart Siluanov; SCO Development Bank on table
Putin seeks to end Ukraine conflict; open for talks
U.S. strikes Iran and Tehran fires back as hostilities flare again
Environment & Ecology
2A.P. CM Naidu stresses river interlinking to transform Uttarandhra into Uttamandhra
The Godavari water will reach Visakhapatnam by next year and Srikakulam in future, realising the goal of its interlinking with Vamsadhara River, says the Chief Minister
NH-66 stretch in Keralam being developed as the first e-truck corridor in country
Social Issues
2Panel seeks review of FDI in private hospitals, warns of aggressive corporatisation, rising healthcare costs
Foreign capital should be encouraged in the manufacture of medical devices, consumables and specialised medicines for rare diseases, while its application in the direct operation and acquisition of hospitals needs greater scrutiny, the report by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare says