Daily digests (5-8 items/day).
NITI Aayog has released "India's Services Sector: Insights on Regulatory Regime in Professional Services", the third report in its Services Thematic Series, launched on 10 August 2026. It benchmarks India's rules for professions against select foreign jurisdictions. Professional services make up nearly a quarter of India's services exports.
14 Aug 2026
Wholesale Price Index inflation for July 2026 was 9.78 per cent, slightly below 9.87 per cent in June, the Commerce Ministry said on 14 August 2026. Fuel and power inflation cooled to 20.05 per cent from 27.41 per cent, but primary articles rose to 8.52 per cent and manufactured products to 8.29 per cent.
14 Aug 2026
Replying in Rajya Sabha on 13 August 2026, the government said ISRO is acting on the debris risk from large Low Earth Orbit satellite-internet constellations. Its Debris Free Space Mission, end-of-life disposal rules and Active Debris Removal aim to limit new debris. ISRO has been a member of the Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee since 1996.
13 Aug 2026
The Monsoon Session 2026 of Parliament began on 20 July and was adjourned sine die on 13 August 2026. It had 19 sittings over 25 days. Both Houses passed 12 Bills, including amendments on public examinations, national honour, birth and death registration, MSMEs, tribunals and minerals, and the Bill renaming Kerala as Keralam.
13 Aug 2026
The National Biodiversity Authority released ₹15.52 crore in Access and Benefit Sharing proceeds from Pioneer Overseas Corporation, which developed ten mustard hybrids from India's biological resources. As no single source community could be traced, the money goes to 26 State Biodiversity Boards and 3 UT Councils in proportion to mustard area.
13 Aug 2026
NITI Aayog released "Key Sectors to Position India as a Global Manufacturing Hub" on 13 August 2026. The first edition studies four sectors: chemicals, textiles, telecom and networking equipment, and solar photovoltaic manufacturing. It uses a four-phase method from shortlisting to recommendations. Reports on eight more sectors will follow.
13 Aug 2026
On 13 August 2026 the Ministry of Tribal Affairs told Lok Sabha that reservation of Sikkim Assembly seats for the Limboo and Tamang Scheduled Tribes is sub judice before the Supreme Court in SLP (Civil) No. 26490/2023. So, under Lok Sabha rules, no details could be given. The case raises Articles 332 and 371F.
13 Aug 2026
India chairs the Indian Ocean Rim Association for 2025-2027 under the theme "Innovation, Openness, Resilience and Adaptability in the Indian Ocean Region", MEA told Rajya Sabha on 13 August 2026. India hosted the Indian Ocean Dialogue in May 2026, a senior officials' meeting in June and will host the Council of Ministers later this year.
13 Aug 2026
As on 7 August 2026, 5,63,809 of 5,86,944 villages reported liquid waste management arrangements under Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) Phase II, the Jal Shakti Ministry told Lok Sabha. States reported 42,98,194 community greywater assets. Phase II, from 1 April 2020, aims to turn villages from ODF to ODF Plus.
13 Aug 2026
The Sixteenth Finance Commission has recommended grants of ₹4,35,236 crore for rural local bodies in all 28 States for 2026-31, the Panchayati Raj Ministry told Rajya Sabha on 12 August 2026. Basic and performance grants are in the ratio 80:20. Half the basic grant is tied to sanitation and water; the rest is untied.
12 Aug 2026