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El Niño 2026 Impact on India’s Rainfed Agriculture

India faces a high-probability El Niño event with forecasts showing likely persistence into early 2027. IMD projects a below‑normal monsoon (~92% of LPA) and current monsoon deficits are...

 June 27, 2026

MSME Reforms and Schemes Driving Inclusive Growth

On MSME Day 2026–Udyami Bharat new digital platforms and measures were launched to deepen formalisation, credit access and grievance redressal across the country. Current data place MSMEs at...

 June 27, 2026

Small Modular Reactors and India’s Energy Transition

Currently India has no operational small modular reactors (SMRs). The Government has allocated ₹20,000 crore under the Nuclear Energy Mission, set a target of five indigenously designed SMRs...

 June 27, 2026

End of Red Corridor Naxalism Defeat Strategy

Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced recently that Naxalism has ended across India except for four districts in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region. The government states India became effectively 'Naxal-free'...

 June 26, 2026

Mahadev Koli Tribe Traditional Ecological Knowledge Climate Resilience

As of 24 June 2026 the Mahadev Koli tribe in Maharashtra’s Western Ghats uses Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) to track climate change, noting altered phenology of medicinal trees...

 June 26, 2026

Berijam Lake Tiger Census and Reserve Proposal

On 24 June 2026 the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court posted a PIL seeking a scientific census around Berijam Lake, Kodaikanal, and its notification as a...

 June 26, 2026

Discovery of Kadedekedewa Walking Shark Papua New Guinea

Scientists described a new walking shark species, Hemiscyllium dudgeonae (local name "kadedekedewa"), from Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea; description published 15 June 2026. Taxonomy & Identification Scientific name:...

 June 26, 2026

Bhawaiya Folk Tradition Preservation and Cultural Heritage

On 25 June 2026 the Vice‑President released "Sanskritir Ratna Bhandar: Bhaowaiyar Itibritto" at Uprashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi. The book is authored by Dr Jayanta Kumar Roy and Sangita...

 June 26, 2026

Air Suvidha 2.0 Portal for Ebola Surveillance

India launched the Air Suvidha 2.0 portal on 25 June 2026 as an upgraded contactless passenger health self-declaration system after WHO declared the Ebola/Bundibugyo outbreak a PHEIC on...

 June 26, 2026

Telecommunications Act 2023 Authorisation Online Portal

On 25 June 2026 the Department of Telecommunications opened an online portal for telecommunication service authorisations and licence migration under the Telecommunications Act, 2023; telecommunication rules under sections...

 June 26, 2026

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