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Clear filtersIndia’s Orange Economy: Pioneering the Creative FutureThe Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) has launched three landmark initiatives in March 2026 to strengthen India’s Orange Economy (Creative Economy). Thes...
The Government of India has launched PRARAMBH 2026, a nationwide awareness drive on the Income Tax Act 2025, which comes into force on 1 April 2026.PRARAMBH stands for Policy Reform and Responsible Action for Mission Vik...
The Government of India has rolled out the Credit Guarantee Scheme for Microfinance Institutions 2.0 (CGSMFI-2.0) with a corpus of ₹20,000 crore.It offers guarantee cover to Member Lending Institutions (MLIs) that lend t...
The Government of India has introduced the RELIEF (Resilience & Logistics Intervention for Export Facilitation) scheme under the Export Promotion Mission (EPM) to help exporters hit by trade disruptions.It aims to cut lo...
The Union government announced a Coconut Promotion Scheme in the Budget 2026–27 to lift coconut output and farm incomes. India is the world's largest coconut producer, with about 30.37% of global production. The crop cov...
Overview In 2026, the financial restructuring of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Generation and Distribution Company (TANGEDCO) became a critical focus of state governance due to its mounting debt and operational losses. Over...
The Union Cabinet has approved a partial relaxation of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) rules under Press Note 3 (2020) for countries sharing land borders with India. Press Note 3, brought in during the COVID-19 pandemic...
In March 2026 the Union government invoked the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 to keep Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) adequately available during a global energy crisis. On 5 March 2026, oil refining companies were direct...
The Karnataka government has announced in its 2026-27 State budget that children below 16 years will be barred from accessing social media. The restriction will cover platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Ti...
The National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management, Kundli (NIFTEM-K) organised ANVESH-2026 to promote sustainable and healthy food systems.The conference highlighted innovation, sustainability and...
The Government of India launched a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)-based Digital Food Currency pilot in Puducherry under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY). Food subsidy will be credited directly i...
The Government of India has made it compulsory to sell petrol blended with 20% ethanol, with a minimum Research Octane Number (RON) of 95, across the country from April 1, 2026. India had already achieved 10% ethanol ble...
