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Why in news? The Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) completed 11 years on 28 August 2025. Nearly every household and over 90 percent of adults in ...
Why in news? In international trade discussions, the United States threatened additional tariffs on countries imposing digital services taxes (DSTs) o...
Why in news? The Indian government finalised a 21‑member National Designated Authority (NDA) to oversee carbon markets in the country. Establishing ...
Why in news? The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) met in August 2025 amid high inflation and slowing growth. Discussions abo...
Why in news? The Government and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) were due to review the inflation target for the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) for th...
Why in news? The Union Cabinet has extended the national programme to distribute fortified rice through the Public Distribution System and nutrition s...
Why in news? The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has proposed a new category called a “regulated venue” where companies can raise fu...
Why in news? The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation’s State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2025 reported that global undernourishmen...
Why in news? After 18 years, rating agency S&P Global upgraded India’s long‑term sovereign credit rating from BBB‑ (the lowest investment‑grad...
Why in news? The government is preparing to launch a ₹2,250 crore Export Promotion Mission to help Indian businesses navigate global trade uncertain...
Why in news? The Ministry of Defence announced that India’s defence production has touched a record value of around ₹1.51 lakh crore in the financ...
Why in news? The Union government has launched the Pradhan Mantri E‑Drive scheme to promote adoption of electric vehicles (EVs). The initiative prov...
Why in news? The Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) monthly Food Price Index has shown mixed trends, prompting questions about global food se...
Why in News? Between January and April 2025, India recorded around 131,000 foreign tourist arrivals for medical purposes, signalling a sharp rise in m...
Why in News? The Enforcement Directorate uncovered a ₹260 crore international cyber‑fraud case in which criminals laundered money through cryptocu...
Why in news? NITI Aayog released a report in August 2025 outlining how India could unlock a US$200 billion electric‑vehicle market by 2035. The repo...
Why in news? On National Handloom Day (7 August 2025), the Ministry of Textiles launched a mobile marketplace called “Haat on Wheels” to promote I...
Why in news? India achieved its target of blending 20 % ethanol (E20) with petrol in March 2025, five years ahead of schedule. The government now aims...
Why in news? NITI Aayog launched the India Electric Mobility Index (IEMI) 2024 to benchmark states and union territories on their progress in adopting...
Why in news? Counterpoint Research released its Global AI City Index 2025, ranking cities worldwide by their artificial intelligence ecosystems, inves...
