INS Sunayna completed a port call at Chattogram, Bangladesh under the IOS SAGAR initiative, holding a PASSEX with BNS Protoy and carrying personnel from 16 partner nations before sailing on to Colombo.
Read full article →The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has banned exports of raw, white and refined sugar until 30 September 2026 to keep domestic supply adequate and prices stable, with limited exemptions.
Read full article →India's first compliant stablecoin-based cross-border payments platform launched on 14 May 2026, letting businesses receive USDC/USDT abroad and bring only Rupees in through AD Category I banks.
Read full article →India's WPI inflation rose to a provisional 8.3% in April 2026, driven mainly by costlier mineral oils, crude petroleum, metals and manufactured products. The WPI is released by the Office of the Economic Adviser.
Read full article →The Assam cabinet has cleared the draft Uniform Civil Code Bill, to be tabled in the assembly on 26 May 2026. It covers marriage, divorce, live-in relationships and marriage registration, with tribal communities exempted.
Read full article →IIT Bombay commissioned India's first Integrated CCUS Field Laboratory on 11 May 2026, an indigenous pilot that captures up to 3 tonnes of CO2 per day and stores it underground in the Deccan Traps.
Read full article →At a national workshop on 11 May 2026, NeGD felicitated Karnataka, Gujarat, Kerala, Nagaland and Rajasthan for integrating DigiLocker with their citizen services under the Digital India programme.
Read full article →The International Day of Families, observed on 15 May, marked its 2026 edition with the theme 'Families, Inequalities and Child Wellbeing'. The UN proclaimed the day in 1993, first observed in 1994.
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