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Clear filtersThe Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has introduced the Information Technology Resilience Index (ITRI) for Market Infrastructure Institutions (MIIs). It will rate IT systems on nine parameters such as availa...
Nobel Prize-winning economist Michael Kremer was appointed World Bank Group Chief Economist and Senior Vice President for Development Economics on September 16, 2026. Kremer shared the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economic Scienc...
Telangana's Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) has launched a gold and copper exploration programme at Lingadahalli village in Devadurga taluk, Raichur district, Karnataka, marking SCCL's first entry into gold a...
The 10th World Circular Economy Forum (WCEF) 2026 took place from 15 to 18 September 2026 at Mahatma Mandir Convention Centre, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, the first WCEF held in South Asia. Its theme was "Circular Economy: Tra...
India has made its first direct benefit transfer (DBT) payments for soil carbon credits to more than 2,500 farmers in Punjab and Haryana. The payments, totalling over ₹2.9 crore, were linked to verified carbon credits fr...
For the first time in more than 50 years, India's coal-based power generation recorded no growth over two years, as clean energy met the increase in electricity demand. Between H1 2024 and H1 2026 (January-June), generat...
India launched the Ocean Research Vessel (ORV) Sagar Manthan at Rishi Bankim Shipyard in Kolkata. The vessel is expected to strengthen the country's domestic capabilities in ocean research.
The Union Cabinet has approved raising the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) wage ceiling from ₹15,000 to ₹25,000 per month. The move is expected to bring more than 51 lakh additional employees under mandator...
According to the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), the Workforce Participation Rate (WPR) for persons aged 15 and above climbed to 52.8% in August 2026, its highest level since March. Rural WPR rose to 55.8% while urb...
The seventh Global Fintech Fest (GFF) 2026 took place in Mumbai with the theme "Potential to Impact: Agentic Artificial Intelligence (AI), Tokenisation, Quantum". The three focus technologies were Agentic AI, Tokenisatio...
The Integrated Fertilizer Management System (iFMS) has moved into a new phase with digital tools aimed at greater transparency, better fertilizer availability and tighter supply-chain monitoring. New dashboards track pro...
India and MERCOSUR signed the First Additional Protocol to the India–MERCOSUR Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) to enable electronic Certificates of Origin, promoting paperless trade and cutting the time and cost of iss...
