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Windfall Tax on Petroleum Exports

The Government of India revised the windfall gains tax, structured as the Special Additional Excise Duty, on petroleum product exports effective from 16 May 2026. Under the updated...

 May 1, 2026

Agni-VI Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

The Defence Research and Development Organisation announced its complete technological readiness to initiate the full-scale development of the Agni-VI intercontinental ballistic missile, following statements by the agency on...

 May 1, 2026

NCLT Appointment

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved the appointment of Justice Anupinder Singh Grewal, former Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, as the President of the...

 May 1, 2026

High Frequency Radar Coastal Monitoring

The National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) will install an advanced High-Frequency (HF) radar system in Karaikal, Puducherry by April 2026 to upgrade coastal monitoring, ocean observation, and...

 May 1, 2026

Land Subsidence Monitoring Mexico City

The NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) mission, launched in July 2025, has detected rapid land subsidence in Mexico City, with specific areas sinking over two centimeters per month...

 May 1, 2026

Deployment of Aarogya Maitri in Jamaica

India deployed the Aarogya Maitri portable healthcare system in Jamaica on 30 April 2026 under its humanitarian assistance and disaster relief support. The system is built for rapid...

 May 1, 2026

Anthropic Eyes Funding at $900 Billion Valuation

Anthropic, an artificial intelligence company led by CEO Dario Amodei, is exploring a new funding round that could value it at more than $900 billion in April 2026....

 April 30, 2026

Indians Become Largest Migrant Group in Australia

People born in India became the largest overseas-born group in Australia as of 30 June 2025. The Indian-born population in Australia reached 971,020, which was slightly higher than...

 April 30, 2026

Nepal Signs Biodiversity Conservation Deal with WWF

Nepal’s Ministry of Forests and Environment and WWF Nepal formalised a Scope of Cooperation agreement in Kathmandu on 29 or 30 April 2026 for biodiversity conservation and sustainable...

 April 30, 2026

India Plans Expansion of Multi-Layered Missile Defence System

India is expanding its multi-layered missile defence architecture through foreign procurement, indigenous development, and local support facilities. The plan covers short-range, medium-range, and long-range systems, with deployments linked...

 April 30, 2026

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