India has strong food production and buffer stocks but must build a climate-resilient, sustainable food-security system to protect agriculture, supply chains and PDS from rising temperatures, erratic monsoons and groundwater depletion.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has introduced the IT Resilience Index (ITRI), a pioneering quantitative technology health scorecard for Market Infrastructure Institutions (MIIs).
The Indian Navy monitored the transit of merchant vessels through the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait in August 2026 amid security risks to commercial shipping in the Red Sea corridor. The operation involved escort and surveillance duties for Indian-flagged and foreign-flagged vessels in the Gulf of Aden and adjacent waters.
Education reform expert called for Public Examination Reform 2.0 (PER 2.0), shifting India from reactive post-breach measures to systemic exam security amid recurring irregularities in major national and State examinations.
The e-Shram Portal completed five years of operation on August 26, 2026, marking a major milestone in building India’s social security architecture for the informal economy.
Recent conflicts in Ukraine and Iran show that air power alone cannot secure decisive victory without integrated joint warfighting, intensifying India’s debate over theatre commands and centralized IAF operational control, particularly against China along the LAC.
The Indian Navy is scheduled to commission ‘Nipun’, the second indigenously designed and constructed Diving Support Vessel (DSV) of the Nistar-class.
Economist analysis of the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS 2025) reveals that youth joblessness creates a measurable economic burden on Indian households, challenging the traditional view of unemployment as merely an individual career struggle.
Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan launched India’s first non-GMO, high-expansion popcorn maize hybrid seed at Musunuru in Eluru district, Andhra Pradesh.
India has strongly condemned a deadly ambush on peacekeepers deployed with the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) near Pajut in Jonglei State, which resulted in the death of an Ethiopian Blue Helmet and injuries to several personnel.
The Hawk Fire, a fast-spreading, human-caused wildfire burning across Peavine Peak northwest of Reno, prompted Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo to declare a State of Emergency in Washoe County.
