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24 Jun 2026
15 articlesIndia's Largest Private-Sector Gold Mine Opens at Jonnagiri, Andhra Pradesh
India's largest private-sector gold mine was inaugurated on 24 June 2026 at Jonnagiri, Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh — a Rs 405 crore project in the …
Empower Cities and Prioritise Public Infrastructure Over Mega-Projects
An editorial argues India's cities should prioritise everyday public infrastructure over showpiece mega-projects and make land-use governance transparent. It cites the Supreme Court linking safe …
MEA Clarifies a Passport is a Travel Document, Not Proof of Citizenship
The MEA has clarified that an Indian passport is a travel document, not conclusive proof of citizenship, reviving a legal debate over which document actually …
India Appoints New High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Spotlighting Shared Ties
India has named a new High Commissioner to Bangladesh, highlighting the deep historical and cultural ties between the neighbours. The appointment comes amid strained relations …
Centre Tightens FCRA Rules on Foreign Funding of NGOs
The Home Ministry has tightened FCRA rules through two notifications, linking every NGO registration to specific purposes and states, prescribing a schedule of 105 permissible …
Climate Change Emerges as a Public-Health Threat for Ageing India
As India's population ages and fertility falls, climate change is emerging as a serious public-health threat to the elderly. A 2026 survey found 78% of …
Europe's deadly heatwave and the 'Omega Block': why dangerous humid-heat days are rising, including in India
A severe heatwave linked to an 'Omega Block' high-pressure pattern has killed around fifty people in Western Europe, with France hitting 44.3 degrees Celsius. A …
West Asia crisis eases: US-Iran understanding, an oil-export waiver, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and what it means for India
An interim US-Iran understanding has begun to ease the West Asia conflict: the Strait of Hormuz has reopened, the US issued a 60-day waiver allowing …
India hosts BRICS Heads of Space Agencies meet in Bengaluru as 2026 chair
India, as BRICS chair for 2026, is hosting the two-day BRICS Heads of Space Agencies (HOSA) meeting in Bengaluru with all eleven member countries attending. …
New tiger-moth genus 'Antaram' discovered in Kerala's Idukki, spotlighting Western Ghats biodiversity
Scientists have discovered a new genus and species of tiger moth, named Antaram idukki, in Kerala's Idukki district in the southern Western Ghats. Describing a …
Centre renames MGNREGA as VB-G RAM-G; Karnataka opposes and plans legal challenge
The Centre has rebranded MGNREGA as the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin), or VB-G RAM-G. Karnataka, while implementing it from 1 July, …
Lucknow coaching-centre fire kills 15, exposing repeated urban fire-safety failures
A fire in an unauthorised three-storey building in Lucknow killed at least 15 people, mostly students, with a single narrow staircase and no emergency exits. …
Mekedatu reservoir row reignites the Tamil Nadu-Karnataka Cauvery dispute
The Tamil Nadu Assembly has unanimously opposed Karnataka's proposed Mekedatu reservoir on the Cauvery, reviving a decades-old inter-state water dispute. The row, sharpened by a …
India's total fertility rate falls to 1.9, slipping below the replacement level
Sample Registration System data shows India's total fertility rate has fallen to 1.9, below the replacement level of 2.1. The fall is uneven, with Delhi …
Southwest monsoon deficit widens to 43% as El Nino, MJO and neutral Indian Ocean Dipole stall rains
India's southwest monsoon rainfall deficit has widened to about 43%, with the winds stalling near Mumbai as a moderate-to-strong El Nino, an unfavourable MJO phase …