Punjab and Haryana warming at half a degree per decade during the wheat season, with minimum temperatures rising nearly three times faster in Gujarat 1 June 2026, New Delhi: India produces over 107 million tonnes of wheat annually, making it the second-largest wheat producer in the world and accounting for roughly 14% of global output.
In May 2026, the Supreme Court of India took suo motu cognizance of bail orders passed by the Orissa High Court and trial court.
The Supreme Court’s direction to the Information and Broadcasting Ministry to frame a mechanism for screening user-generated content before it is uploaded has reopened a debate India has never quite resolved: how to curb digital poison without handing the State a permanent switch over speech.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the retrospective levy of 28 per cent GST on online gaming bets, holding that the tax was constitutionally valid and did not violate the constitutional framework governing Goods and Services Tax.
The Court further said, “The consequence of such a determination is correspondingly limited.
Chef Harpal Singh Sokhi engaged in an exclusive conversation with The Statesman
Dasgupta and Co., a cornerstone in the city’s literary and academic sphere since 1886, has opened the doors of a free public library on its historic premises.
The world is witnessing unprecedented transitions, especially in the six key areas of geopolitics, geography, geoeconomy, technology, environment (transition from carbon to green energy), and the shift of economic power from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to the emerging economies of the Global South.
Reading Silver Years doesn’t feel like just reading a book of poems; it feels like being welcomed into a room full of women who’ve lived, struggled, laughed, and loved deeply.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address at the Semicon India 2025 conference marked a watershed moment in India’s ambition to become a global semiconductor hub.
