Promissory Estoppel: Supreme Court Ruling, Tax Concessions & Public Interest
Why in news? On 25 May 2026 the Supreme Court of India ruled in the case of State of Himachal Pradesh & Others v. M/s Kundlas Loh Udyog that an existi...
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Why in news? On 25 May 2026 the Supreme Court of India ruled in the case of State of Himachal Pradesh & Others v. M/s Kundlas Loh Udyog that an existi...
Why in news? Built during British rule and opened in June 1934, the Mettur Dam remains a vital source of irrigation and drinking water for central Tam...
Why in news? As India pursues self‑reliance in electronics, the government’s Design Linked Incentive (DLI) scheme remains central to nurturing dom...
Why in news? 31 May 2026 marked the 301st birth anniversary of Ahilyabai Holkar, one of India’s most venerated queens. Tributes poured in from acros...
Why in news? On 1 June 2026 NASA announced that the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) had made the first direct detection of methane on an interstella...
Why in news? India’s Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh took part in the 2026 Shangri‑La Dialogue in Singapore. During the conference he held...
Why in news? From 24 to 30 May 2026 a group of 56 Indian school students and four supervisors visited Japan under the Sakura Science Exchange Prog...
Why in news? The government has restructured the PM Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) scheme, extending it to March 2030 and introduc...
Why in news? During a field visit to Chandratal Lake in Himachal Pradesh’s Spiti Valley in August 2025, birdwatchers recorded the first confirmed si...
Why in news? The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has revised rules for Not‑for‑Profit Organisations (NPOs) issuing zero coupon zero ...
Why in news? Botanists have described a new flowering plant species named Anaphalis sahyadrica from the high‑altitude grasslands of Kerala’s Weste...
Why in news? The Union government has launched Samadhan Didi, an artificial intelligence‑enabled voice assistant integrated with the Centralised Pub...
Why in news? On 30 May 2026 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated the Nausena Shaurya Vatika, ...
Why in news? In its 2025‑26 annual report the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) stated that it is exploring a “kill switch” and a comprehensive on/off...
Why in news? The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) released its Global Annual‑to‑Decadal Climate Update in May 2026. The report warns that ...
Why in news? On 29 May 2026 India unveiled the Logistics Port Performance Index (LPPI) during the 37th foundation day of the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Aut...
Why in news? On 29 May 2026 Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurated the country’s first SkyCast system at Indira Gandhi International Airport, ...
Why in news? The Department of Financial Services launched a unified portal on 29 May 2026 to help citizens trace unclaimed deposits, insurance claims...
Why in news? On 27 May 2026 the Indian Navy’s sail training ship INS Sudarshini reached Antigua in the Caribbean after completing the longest leg of...
Why in news? In May 2026 the Himachal Pradesh Forest Department obtained the first photographic evidence of a Himalayan brown bear in the Gamgul Siyab...