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27 Apr 2026

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Science & Tech

India Notifies Use of Ethanol in Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production

India has notified the use of ethanol to make Sustainable Aviation Fuel, using the alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) process. The move expands the ethanol-blending strategy from road …

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26 Apr 2026

3 articles

Polity & Governance

Census 2027: India's first fully digital census; self-enumeration portal opens

Census 2027 is India's first fully digital census. Phase I, the Houselisting and Housing Census, begins from April 2026 across many states, and for the …

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Science & Tech

World Intellectual Property Day 2026: theme is "IP and Sports: Ready, Set, Innovate!"

Observed on 26 April every year, World Intellectual Property Day in 2026 carries the theme "IP and Sports: Ready, Set, Innovate!". The day spotlights how …

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Science & Tech

Kalpakkam Fast Breeder Reactor attains first criticality, India enters Stage II of nuclear programme

The 500 MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor at Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu attained first criticality on 6 April 2026, completed two decades after construction began. The …

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23 Apr 2026

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Economy

CERC Draft Pushes "One Nation, One Grid, One Price" Through Market Coupling

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission has released draft regulations to implement market coupling across India's power exchanges, with Grid India proposed as the Market Coupling …

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22 Apr 2026

3 articles

Polity & Governance

Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 in Lok Sabha: what changes for J&K, Delhi and Puducherry

The Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 extends fresh delimitation and one-third women's reservation to assemblies in Delhi, Puducherry and Jammu and Kashmir, and lifts …

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Economy

Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool: Rs 12,980 crore sovereign-backed shield for shipping

The Union Cabinet approved the Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool with a Rs 12,980 crore sovereign guarantee to keep Indian-linked ships insured against war risk and …

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Environment

World Earth Day 2026: 'Our Power, Our Planet' and India's clean-energy push

World Earth Day 2026 was observed under the theme 'Our Power, Our Planet', with India highlighting progress on its Panchamrit climate commitments and the Mission …

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20 Apr 2026

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Economy

'Memflation' explained: why AI demand is pushing memory-chip prices sharply higher

Industry trackers have begun using the term 'memflation' for the steep rise in memory-chip prices set off by AI data-centre demand exceeding supply. Forecasts now …

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19 Apr 2026

2 articles

International Relations

India-Russia RELOS Logistics Pact: What Comes Into Force in April 2026

Details of the India-Russia RELOS military logistics pact were made public around 19 April 2026. Signed in 2025 and in force from January 2026, it …

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Economy

Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool: Sovereign-Backed Cover for Indian Shipping

The Union Cabinet has approved the Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool with a Rs 12,980 crore sovereign guarantee to provide continuous Hull, Cargo, P&I and War-risk …

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18 Apr 2026

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Social Issues

Kerala's demographic transition: low fertility, ageing population and a rising maternal mortality ratio

Kerala's pioneering demographic transition is producing a counter-intuitive result: with fertility well below replacement, even a small absolute number of maternal deaths is pushing the …

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