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31 May 2026
9 articlesOperation Sindoor: Indian Navy says forward posture hit Pakistan maritime trade
Indian Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi said Operation Sindoor's forward deployment in the Northern Arabian Sea pushed up shipping risks and insurance premiums for …
Strait of Hormuz closure: how Iran turned the worlds key oil chokepoint into a weapon
After the February 28, 2026 attack on Iran by the United States and Israel, Tehran shut down the Strait of Hormuz and drove daily ship …
Airtel's 5G Priority Postpaid plan and the net neutrality debate around network slicing
Bharti Airtel has launched a Priority Postpaid service that uses 5G network slicing to give its postpaid customers more stable connectivity during congestion. The move …
Centre scraps cotton import duty till October 30 to help textile industry
The Centre has scrapped customs duty on cotton imports from June 1, 2026 to October 31, 2026 to help the domestic textile sector compete globally. …
Satellite images show China expanding launch pad network near its desert nuclear silos
Satellite images analysed in May 2026 show China building a sprawling network of more than 80 launch pads, bunkers and communication nodes in Xinjiang's deserts, …
Centre allows companies to route up to 10% of CSR funds through Social Stock Exchange
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has allowed companies to invest up to 10 per cent of their Corporate Social Responsibility funds in zero coupon zero …
Tungabhadra Dam restored: All 33 crest gates replaced after 2024 failure
The Tungabhadra Dam in Karnataka has been fully restored after Crest Gate No. 19 failed in August 2024. All 33 spillway gates were replaced between …
India slips in MSCI Emerging Markets Index as AI boom lifts Taiwan and South Korea
India's weight in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index has slipped to 11.94 per cent, down from nearly 21 per cent in September 2024, as Taiwan, …
China rejects Trump's 'G-2' framing, says world should not be run by two powers
China's former ambassador to the US, Cui Tiankai, has publicly rejected the 'G-2' framing of global affairs that US President Donald Trump used after his …
30 May 2026
11 articlesHow the Aravalli Range Shields the Gangetic Plains from Dust Storms, and Why That Shield Is Weakening
A large dust storm hit Churu and other Rajasthan districts on 30 May 2026. The Aravalli range normally slows dust-laden winds from the Thar and …
Indian space startups had a record May 2026: GalaxEye, Pixxel, Skyroot lead a busy month
Indian private space firms had a standout May 2026. GalaxEye launched Mission Drishti, Pixxel won a US NRO contract, Skyroot became India’s first space-tech unicorn …
Tamil Nadu proposes policy framework for Sivakasi Rs 6,000-crore fireworks industry
Tamil Nadu Minister for Industries S. Keerthana has proposed a dedicated policy framework for the Sivakasi fireworks industry, which is worth about Rs 6,000 crore …
Understanding nuclear reactions and India’s early steps onto the nuclear stage
Nuclear reactions alter the protons and neutrons inside an atomic nucleus and release large amounts of energy through fission or fusion. India built its nuclear …
Concrete fever: Why India needs heat management beyond air-conditioning
Sri Ganganagar in Rajasthan touched 48 degrees Celsius in the last week of May 2026 as India's pre-monsoon heat sharpened. The crisis is being made …
CCMB Hyderabad scientists trace red hair in Indian girl to ultra-rare MC1R gene variant
CSIR-CCMB Hyderabad scientists have identified an ultra-rare MC1R gene variant (c.872C>A) behind a five-year-old Indian girl’s red hair. A scan of over 11,000 individuals from …
Centre asks oil firms to build 30-day LPG strategic reserves amid West Asia tensions
The Centre has asked Indian Oil, BPCL and HPCL to build LPG strategic reserves equal to at least 30 days of demand, Joint Secretary Sujata …
India Shifts Q4 GDP Release to 5 June to Capture Better Corporate and Government Data
The Ministry of Statistics has shifted the release of Q4 and provisional annual GDP data from 31 May to 7 June each year, with this …
Supreme Court overturns SEBI fraud finding against Reliance in 2007 RPL futures case
On 29 May 2026, the Supreme Court set aside SEBI’s fraud finding against Reliance Industries and struck down the order to disgorge Rs 447 crore …
Ajit Doval meets Russian maritime board chief Patrushev; Arctic corridor on agenda
India's NSA Ajit Doval met Nikolai Patrushev, chairman of Russia's Maritime Board, in Moscow on 29 May 2026 to advance work on the Arctic trade …
RBI Flags West Asia War as Top Risk to Growth, Projects Indias FY27 GDP at 6.9%
In its annual report for FY26 released on 30 May 2026, the Reserve Bank of India described the West Asia war as the biggest threat …