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18 stories for “Digital” · August 2026
Clear filtersIndia's Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) 2026 is expected to gather separate data on digital and platform workers for the first time, covering food delivery executives, drivers and home-service providers. Their earnin...
The Unified Payments Interface (UPI), launched in 2016 by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), completed 10 years on 25 August 2026. Annual transactions grew from 1.78 crore in FY 2016-17 to more than 24,16...
The Union government has cleared an incentive scheme to speed up household Piped Natural Gas (PNG) connections through City Gas Distribution (CGD) companies, starting 1 September 2026. India now has 1.74 crore domestic P...
IntroductionIn a sobering macroeconomic assessment of global labour markets, the United Nations' International Labour Organization (ILO) on 18 August 2026 published its flagship report titled “Global Employment Trends fo...
IntroductionIn a major boost to India's sovereign digital economy and AI computing infrastructure, global technology giant Microsoft on 16 August 2026 inaugurated its fourth and largest India Cloud data centre region in...
IntroductionIn a notable shift in national educational performance rankings, Punjab overtook Kerala to secure the Rank 1 position among all states and union territories in the prestigious NITI Aayog School Education Qual...
IntroductionIn an innovative non-fare revenue commercial partnership, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) announced on 15 August 2026 that India's first privately operated passenger train, the Luc...
IntroductionTo unlock the multi-billion-dollar global perfumery and incense market, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on 14 August 2026 released the official Roadmap for Agarwood Export Promotion from the North Easte...
IntroductionIn a major digital empowerment initiative for the cooperative banking sector, the Union Minister for Home Affairs and Cooperation launched the 'Bank in a Box' technology platform in Mumbai, Maharashtra, on 13...
To combat the rising wave of digital arrest scams, the Supreme Court directed the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to prepare, within four weeks, a standard operating procedure (SOP) for handling mule bank accounts used to la...
IntroductionParliament cleared the Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 during the Monsoon Session on 10 August 2026. One of the most notable aspects of the passage was a clarification from Finance Minister Nir...
IntroductionThe Lok Sabha passed the Bankers Books Evidence (Amendment) Bill, 2026 on 5 August 2026, modernising a law that dates back to 1891. The amendment recognises electronic records — including digitally certified...
