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The World Bank's 2025 report 'A Breath of Change' studies air pollution across the Indo-Gangetic Plains and Himalayan Foothills, covering 13 jurisdictions in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal and Pakistan. Pollution there...
Trade between India and China reached a historic USD 155.6 billion in 2025, growing by around 12% over the year. Indian exports to China rose by 9.7% during 2025. Separately, the Union Government signed an agreement with...
The Union Budget 2026-27 introduced a new scheme to create a Buddhist Circuit in the north-eastern States. It will conserve and develop Buddhist temples and monasteries in the region and upgrade tourism infrastructure an...
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has released details of a new Consumer Price Index series, moving the base year from 2011-12 to 2023-24. The revision draws on the Household Consumption Exp...
A World Economic Forum white paper placed India eighth among 11 countries for artificial intelligence investment measured as a share of GDP. Between 2010 and 2024, India put roughly 1.2% to 1.8% of its 2024 GDP into AI....
The Union Budget 2026-27 has a total outlay of ₹53.5 lakh crore and sets the fiscal deficit at 4.3% of GDP, down from 4.4% in 2025-26, with the revenue deficit at 1.5%. The debt-to-GDP ratio is projected to ease to 55.6%...
The 16th Finance Commission, chaired by Arvind Panagariya, kept the States' share of the divisible pool at 41% for 2026-27 to 2030-31. The Commission is a constitutional body under Article 280. Its main innovation is a n...
Overview The Ministry of Commerce and Industry announced a major expansion of the Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS) in February 2026, with a specific focus on nurturing entrepreneurs in Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities. The...
A January 2026 report by the United Nations University (UNU-INWEH), 'Global Water Bankruptcy: Living Beyond Our Hydrological Means in the Post-Crisis Era', says many water systems can no longer recover to past levels, a...
The State Bank of India launched 'CHAKRA' (Centre of Excellence for Sunrise Sectors) on 31 January 2026 to build expertise in evaluating and financing emerging high-technology industries. SBI has identified eight sunrise...
On 1 February 2026, Nirmala Sitharaman presented her ninth straight Union Budget, the first ever delivered on a Sunday, and also tabled the 16th Finance Commission report on tax devolution for 2026-2031. India's first fu...
The Budget unveiled an Integrated Textile Programme for the labour-intensive textile and apparel sector, whose allocation rose by nearly 25%. Its components include a National Fibre Scheme for man-made fibres, silk and w...
