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Scientists have named S301 the fastest-moving star on a confirmed orbit in the Milky Way. It reaches a top speed of about 25,000 km/s, nearly 8% of the speed of light, while following a highly elliptical 8.7-year orbit a...
Gross loans of Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) grew 10.3% year-on-year to ₹5.78 lakh crore in FY 2025-26, from ₹5.24 lakh crore. Their average Priority Sector Lending (PSL) achievement touched 91.7% of Adjusted Net Bank Cred...
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...
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) notified the Foreign Assets of Small Taxpayers–Disclosure Scheme (FAST-DS) Rules, 2026, which came into force on 16 August 2026. FAST-DS is a one-time voluntary disclosure scheme...
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released its list of 17 Upper Layer (UL) non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) for 2026-27. Tata Sons is on the list and must meet enhanced regulatory norms for at least five years and l...
The Ministry of Mines conducted a roadshow in Patna, Bihar, to promote the 8th tranche of Critical and Strategic Mineral Block Auctions. The tranche offers 20 blocks across nine states, made up of 3 Mining Leases and 17...
IntroductionTo overcome heavy import dependency on foreign electronic sub-assemblies and build end-to-end semiconductor and hardware supply chain resilience, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)...
IntroductionIn a major electoral transparency ruling to curb illicit money power in democratic elections, a Supreme Court Bench authored by Justice Sanjay Karol on 18 August 2026 ruled that all electoral FIR investigatio...
IntroductionTo revitalize India's cooperative financing architecture under the vision of 'Sahakar Se Samriddhi', the Union Government on 18 August 2026 introduced the National Co-operative Development Corporation (Amendm...
IntroductionTo secure domestic supply chains for electric vehicle batteries and advanced semiconductor manufacturing, the Government of Andhra Pradesh on 18 August 2026 signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)...
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 contentious international trade development, the United States Department of Commerce and Homeland Security on 18 August 2026 released its comprehensive 'Shadow Transhipment Network' report, placing Indi...
