Tar balls: The Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change has released draft rules aimed at managing ‘tar balls’ to protect the coastline and marine environment from oil spills. Tar balls are small, dark, sticky blobs of weathered oil that form in marine environments due to oil spills or natural seeps. Tar balls are formed […]
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Annual Survey of Incorporated Services Sector Enterprises
Annual Survey of Incorporated Services Sector Enterprises: The National Statistics Office (NSO) has launched the first-ever Annual Survey of Incorporated Services Sector Enterprises (ASISSE). It is launched by the National Statistics Office, under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) It is aimed at developing a comprehensive database of the incorporated services sector of […]
Fusion Energy Viability
Fusion Energy Viability: A recent study published in Nature Energy warns that current cost projections for nuclear fusion are overly optimistic, raising concerns about inefficient allocation of clean energy investments. Experts caution that such unrealistic projections may divert funds from more viable climate solutions and suggest exploring alternative reactor designs, fuels and smaller configurations to […]
India’s Major Ports Surge with Record Cargo
India’s Major Ports Surge with Record Cargo: India’s major ports under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways handled 915 million tonnes of cargo in FY 2025–26, with 7.06% growth, reflecting efficiency gains under the Maritime Amrit Kaal Vision 2047. Further, integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) can significantly enhance operational efficiency, logistics optimization, and decision-making, marking […]
Syngas in Steel Production
Syngas in Steel Production: Syngas (synthesis gas) has been deployed in steel industry furnaces to address shortages of natural gas, LPG and propane. This marks a first-of-its-kind application in galvanising and colour-coating furnaces, ensuring continuity of operations during fuel disruptions. Syngas is a relatively clean fuel produced via coal gasification, which converts coal, biomass, or […]
Plastic Waste Management Rules 2026
Plastic Waste Management Rules 2026: India has amended its Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 (Amended in 2026) easing compliance norms for companies while retaining recycling targets under the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) framework. Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 (Amended 2026): Companies that fail to meet their recycling targets for the financial year 2025–26 are no […]
RBI’s Benchmark Issuance Strategy for State Development Loans
RBI’s Benchmark Issuance Strategy for State Development Loans: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has launched a pilot Benchmark Issuance Strategy (BIS) for State Development Loans (SDLs) starting with the financial year 2026-27 to bring greater discipline, transparency, and liquidity to state borrowings. The RBI Act, 1934 empowers the Reserve Bank to act as a […]
Arab League Appoints New Secretary-General
Arab League Appoints New Secretary-General: The Council of the League of Arab States(Arab League) has approved Egypt’s nomination of Nabil Fahmy as the next Secretary-General for a five-year term beginning 1st July 2026, succeeding Ahmed Aboul Gheit. The League of Arab States, founded in 1945 in Cairo, is a regional organisation comprising 22 Arab countries […]
Transforming India’s Nuclear Power Landscape
Transforming India’s Nuclear Power Landscape: The Government of India introduced and rapidly passed the SHANTI (Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India) Bill in December 2025. This transformative legislation repeals the Atomic Energy Act of 1962, allowing private companies to build, own, and operate nuclear plants to achieve a target of 100 […]
India Needs GST 2.0
India Needs GST 2.0: The Justice Kurian Joseph Committee on Union-State Relations released a landmark report advocating for GST 2.0.The report warns that the current GST framework has eroded the fiscal autonomy of States and needs a second generation of reforms to restore the federal balance and fix the broken digital tax backbone.The Goods and […]
