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Having met the original 3 crore target early, the Centre has doubled the Lakhpati Didi goal to 6 crore women by March 2029. The scheme helps Self-Help Group members earn at least ₹1 lakh a year from livelihood activities...
Fresh findings from Bhirrana suggest that the Indus Valley Civilisation may be nearly 8,000 years old. Radiocarbon dating of pottery and animal remains recovered there points to settlements and farming communities emergi...
Overview In February 2026, the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change announced the addition of three new wetlands in Tamil Nadu to the list of Ramsar sites. This recognition highlights the state's succ...
NITI Aayog released the sixth 'Trade Watch Quarterly', covering July–September 2025 (Q2 of 2025–26). India's total exports rose about 8.5% in the quarter. Electronics became the second-biggest export item, reaching US$42...
The Centre opened the first national call for the BIRAC–RDI (Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council – Research, Development and Innovation) Fund. The ₹2,000 crore fund forms part of the ₹1 lakh crore RDI init...
The Union Cabinet cleared the Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0 with a ₹10,000 crore corpus to channel long-term domestic capital into startups and venture funds. It succeeds the 2016 Fund of Funds for Startups, under whic...
The Union Government told the Lok Sabha that 8,630 complaints were received against sitting judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts over the past decade, involving allegations such as corruption, sexual misconduct an...
The Tamil Nadu Government gave administrative sanction of ₹3,500 crore to build one lakh additional houses under the Kalaignarin Kanavu Illam programme for 2025–26, providing permanent homes to eligible families. Chief M...
Overview A landmark judgment was delivered by the Supreme Court in February 2026 regarding the transparency of political funding. The court mandated the use of a blockchain-based tracking system for all large-scale digit...
In February 2026 the Opposition moved a resolution to remove Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. Under Article 94, at least 50 members must give written notice, with 14 days' notice before voting; the procedure follows Rule 200A...
Ophthalmologist Mohan Rajan is this year's recipient of the Outstanding Service for Prevention of Blindness Award 2026, a recognition that honours a career spanning more than three decades, during which he has worked in...
The Union Health Ministry began the annual nationwide Mass Drug Administration campaign to wipe out Lymphatic Filariasis. Eligible people receive anti-filarial drugs – Diethylcarbamazine, Albendazole and Ivermectin. The...
