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Why in news? Recent analyses have noted a substantial gap between the ambitious targets of India’s Advanced Chemistry Cell Production Linked Incenti...
Why in news? On 19 January 2026 the Indian government announced a national policy to recover critical minerals from tailings and mine dumps. The polic...
Why in news? The Engineering Export Promotion Council of India (EEPC India) urged the government to cut the income tax rate for non‑corporate manufa...
Why in news? Outward remittances by Indian residents under the Reserve Bank’s Liberalised Remittance Scheme fell to about US ${\approx}$ 1.94 billi...
Why in news? The Union Cabinet has approved an equity infusion of ₹5,000 crore into the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI). The capi...
Why in news? During a press event on 20 January 2026, Union Minister of State for Science & Technology Dr Jitendra Singh called on state agencies to a...
Why in news? The Ministry of Textiles has amended the rules governing the Central Silk Board (CSB), raising the limit up to which the board can approv...
Why in news? India’s delegation to the 2026 World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos drew attention because government ministers emphasise...
Why in news? India hosted the launch of the Responsible Nations Index (RNI) at Dr Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi. The index, developed by ...
Why in news? The Election Commission of India (ECI) is organising the first India International Conference on Democracy and Election Management (IICDE...
Why in news? On 19 January 2026 around 20,000 residents of Maharashtra’s Palghar district marched nearly five kilometres to the district Collector�...
Why in news? In mid‑January 2026, NITI Aayog released the fourth edition of its Export Preparedness Index (EPI). The report benchmarks how Indian st...
Why in news? The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) released guidelines for the NPS Vatsalya scheme in 2025, and by early 2026 ...
Why in news? The United Nations Secretary‑General has appointed Indian diplomat D.B. Venkatesh Varma as chair of the UN Advisory Board on Disarmamen...
Why in news? The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released a discussion paper proposing to reopen the licensing window for Urban Cooperative Banks (UCB...
Why in news? The National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories Ltd. (NFCSF) recently appealed to the central government for support following a s...
Why in news? The National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA) has issued a show‑cause notice to the Narmada Valley Development Authority over persistent lea...
Why in news? The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has integrated the Indian Customs Electronic Gateway with the Land Port Management...
Why in news? The central government has proposed merging the Krishonnati Yojana, the National Mission on Natural Farming and the National Bee and Hone...
Why in news? The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) released its World Economic Situation and Prospects 2026 report. T...
