A cyberattack on connected refrigeration systems across French supermarket chains caused fires and large-scale food losses. It was traced to a vulnerability in a single supplier's refrigeration-management software and it raises questions about the security of operational technology in supply chains.
The IPCC's 65th plenary session in Addis Ababa is seen as the last chance to agree AR7 publication dates that fall before the November 2028 Global Stocktake. Member states remain divided over whether to finish the reports by 2028 or extend into 2029. The IPCC faces an unprecedented deadlock at its Addis Ababa plenary as developing nations demand more time to finalize the AR7 reports, clashing with efforts to publish them…
Pre-feasibility surveys for the Siang Upper Multipurpose Project have triggered sustained Adi protests. Detentions under APUAPA, clashes in late September and early October and a call by Union Minister Kiren Rijiju for dialogue with Adi elders followed. Massive protests by the indigenous Adi community in Arunachal Pradesh, leading to detentions under the APUAPA, have stalled early surveys for the proposed 11,200 MW Siang…
Following the process reforms approved at the 57th GST Council meeting, GST officers were directed to widen the tax base through data analytics, invoice matching and nudges rather than enforcement-heavy action. B2C e-invoicing is set to begin on 1 April 2027. The 57th GST Council meeting initiated a major shift from coercive tax enforcement to using data analytics and tools like the Invoice Management System to widen the tax…
MoSPI's September 2026 CPI data show inflation at a near two-year high of 5.54%, with price pressure spreading beyond food. The data came days after the RBI's Monetary Policy Committee raised the repo rate to 5.5%. India's retail inflation surged to 5.54% in September 2026, driven by a sharp rise in food prices and a general broadening of price pressures across most consumer categories. This is highly relevant for UPSC…