India recently secured USD 1.5 billion from the World Bank under the "Boosting Job Creation in the Private Sector Development Policy Financing Operation" to support structural reforms for...
On 22 June 2026, India imposed five-year anti-dumping duties on sulphenamides accelerators and PET resin, extended duties on aluminium foil, and the DGTR opened a probe into resorcinol...
On 22 June 2026 RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra urged banks to treat MSMEs as long-term business partners and inaugurated an RBI awareness programme in Kochi. The RBI is...
India and US officials are holding high‑level talks in New Delhi to finalise the framework for a first‑phase bilateral trade agreement or interim pact. Discussions aim to resolve...
Recently the ILO adopted Convention No. 193 on Decent Work in the Platform Economy, a first global treaty setting binding labour standards for platform workers. Parallel national and...
India’s internet subscriber base crossed 1.09 billion by March 31, 2026. Broadband users totalled 1,065.88 million; wireless subscribers were 1,046.26 million. 5G services reached 99.9% of districts by...
As of 23 June 2026, WMO and NASA warned that El Niño 2026 could weaken the Indian monsoon; IMD has forecast a below‑average monsoon and reported a 40–46%...
On 22 June 2026 NSA Ajit Doval met Ghadir Nezamipour, Deputy Secretary for Defence Affairs at Iran's SNSC, in New Delhi during the BRICS NSA meeting. The visit...
On Sunday evening an explosion occurred at the Barzan gas supply facility in Qatar’s Ras Laffan Industrial City. The incident killed 13 people, including 12 Indian nationals; 66...
On 23 June 2026 Iran reaffirmed administrative control over the Strait of Hormuz and announced an agreement releasing USD 12 billion in frozen assets plus a ship‑movement communication...
