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New Delhi (ABC Live): Competition approvals in India are often delivered in dry, technical language. This one does too. On April 7, 2026, PIB said CCI approved the acquisition by Indriya Ltd. of equity shares amounting to 14.286% of Aditya Birla Housing Finance Ltd. through a preferential issue on a private placement basis, calculated on a fully diluted, post-issue basis. PIB also described the acquirer as an investment holding company with no current operations in India. In contrast, it describ ...Read More >
New Delhi (ABC Live): India's nuclear energy programme has entered a new phase. On 6 April 2026 at 8:25 PM, the 500 MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu, attained first criticality. The Department of Atomic Energy said the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board cleared the plant systems after a safety review. IGCAR designed the reactor, while BHAVINI built and commissioned it. (PIB) This is not a routine plant update. Instead, it marks one of the most important recent even ...Read More >
New Delhi (ABC Live): Iran is using the Strait of Hormuz as a weapon of war because it is the narrow point where geography, oil, shipping, diplomacy, and inflation meet. As ABC Live noted in its earlier explainer on whether the Iran war could trigger a wider global conflict, this war is no longer just about missiles and military strikes. It is also about economic pressure, energy routes, and the costs that can be imposed on the wider world. The Strait of Hormuz remains one of the world's most i ...Read More >
New Delhi (ABC Live): The Parliament has passed the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, and the government has presented it as a major reform for trust-based governance, easier compliance, and lower litigation. At one level, that message is persuasive. India has long suffered from over-criminalisation in regulatory law. As a result, businesses and individuals often face criminal consequences even for technical defaults. Therefore, a move toward proportionate enforcement can seem bo ...Read More >
New Delhi (ABC Live): India's latest defence export milestone has been verified. India's Defence Exports in FY 2025-26 rose to ₹38,424 crore, up from ₹23,622 crore in FY 2024-25. That is an increase of ₹14,802 crore, or 62.66%, in one year. The figures for India defence exports 2025-26 mark an all-time high for the country. Officially, this is the highest annual defence export figure India has recorded. The key official source is the PIB release of 2 April 2026. For the previous-year base, see t ...Read More >
New Delhi (ABC Live): India's latest biodiversity milestone deserves close attention. According to a Press Information Bureau release dated 31 March 2026, India has issued 3,561 Internationally Recognized Certificates of Compliance (IRCCs) under the Nagoya Protocol, out of a global total of 6,311. As a result, India's share stands at 56.43%, which makes the claim that it accounts for "over 56 per cent" of all such certificates mathematically correct. In addition, the same release says that only ...Read More >
New Delhi (ABC Live): For years, crop residue in India has sat at the intersection of environment, agriculture, and public policy. Every winter, stubble burning returns as a severe air-pollution problem. Meanwhile, India continues to import a significant share of the bitumen needed for roads. In principle, therefore, bio-bitumen offers an elegant policy bridge: convert agricultural waste into a road-building input, reduce burning, and cut import dependence at the same time. That is precisely why ...Read More >
New Delhi (ABC Live): Donald Trump's tariff-first trade posture is back at the centre of global commerce. However, India's late-2025 export numbers show a different story: New Delhi is not merely "absorbing" tariff pressure. Instead, it is hedging by upgrading its export mix, expanding non-US markets, and using services strength as a shock absorber. Most importantly, India has also benefited from trade re-routing. Even China -- often viewed only through the deficit lens -- appears in official d ...Read More >
New Delhi (ABC Live): In 2025, Southeast Asia sits at the crossroads of global commerce and great-power competition. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) -- ten member states plus Timor-Leste awaiting full admission -- anchors a market of ≈ 680 million people and a US$3.7 trillion GDP. For over a decade, ASEAN's success has depended on balancing its two dominant partners: Yet the bloc's 2025 chair, Malaysia, has deliberately adopted the theme "Inclusivity and Sustainability", si ...Read More >
New Delhi (ABC Live): India's Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, form the backbone of online content regulation. These Rules were notified on 25 February 2021 and later amended in October 2022 and April 2023 to enhance user safety and platform accountability. However, after several years of enforcement, it became clear that greater procedural transparency was needed in how unlawful online content was being removed. Therefore, on 23 Octo ...Read More >
New Delhi (ABC Live): On World Menopause Day 2025, women across the world are rethinking how to manage this life stage. Menopause is not an illness but a natural change. Ayurveda, India's ancient science of health, helps women move through it with balance and calm. Modern medicine explains menopause as a fall in hormones. Ayurveda calls it Rajonivritti Kala -- a natural pause that can be eased through diet, herbs, yoga, and mindful living. In Ayurveda, menopause happens when Shukra Dhatu (repr ...Read More >
New Delhi (ABC Live): India and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are entering a decisive phase of their strategic partnership -- shifting from an energy-centric relationship to a diversified, technology- and investment-led trade ecosystem. The recent bilateral meeting between Ms Nivedita Shukla Verma, Secretary, Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals, and H.E. Eng. Khalil bin Ibrahim bin Salamah, Vice Minister of Industry and Minerals, signalled a renewed drive to expand cooperation across the ind ...Read More >
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