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Export Preparedness Index 2024
Why in news? In mid‑January 2026, NITI Aayog released the fourth edition of its Export Preparedness Index (EPI). The report benchmarks how Indian st...
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Why in news? In mid‑January 2026, NITI Aayog released the fourth edition of its Export Preparedness Index (EPI). The report benchmarks how Indian st...
Why in news? The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) released guidelines for the NPS Vatsalya scheme in 2025, and by early 2026 ...
Why in news? The United Nations Secretary‑General has appointed Indian diplomat D.B. Venkatesh Varma as chair of the UN Advisory Board on Disarmamen...
Why in news? The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released a discussion paper proposing to reopen the licensing window for Urban Cooperative Banks (UCB...
Why in news? The National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories Ltd. (NFCSF) recently appealed to the central government for support following a s...
Why in news? The National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA) has issued a show‑cause notice to the Narmada Valley Development Authority over persistent lea...
Why in news? The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has integrated the Indian Customs Electronic Gateway with the Land Port Management...
Why in news? The central government has proposed merging the Krishonnati Yojana, the National Mission on Natural Farming and the National Bee and Hone...
Why in news? The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) released its World Economic Situation and Prospects 2026 report. T...
Why in news? The Government of India’s Public Investment Board recently approved the 1,720‑megawatt Kamala Hydroelectric Project in Arunachal Prad...
Why in news? The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has launched the BHARATI Startup Challenge to encourage...
Why in news? The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has enabled online ticket booking for more than 170 centrally protected monuments and museums, i...
Why in news? Veteran exporter A. Sakthivel was elected chairman of the Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) for the fifth time on 6 January 2026. H...
Why in news? India has overtaken China to become the world’s largest rice producer. According to the Union Ministry of Agriculture, India produced a...
Why in news? The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has reported steady progress under the Design Linked Incentive scheme. Several sta...
Why in news? The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has set up a new Live Events Development Cell to give a structured push to India’s concer...
Why in news? A small locomotive transporting workers and officials collided with another trolley inside a tunnel of the Vishnugad–Pipalkoti hydropow...
Why in news? In December 2025 copper futures on the London Metal Exchange surpassed US$12,000 per tonne, a historic high. Prices have risen more than ...
Why in news? The Indian rupee ended 2025 at ₹89.87 per U.S. dollar, marking a depreciation of about 4.7 percent for the year. Reuters reported that ...
Why in news? India’s regional carrier Alliance Air launched the Fare se Fursat scheme on 13 October 2025. This pilot initiative, which ran until 31 ...