Economy
Digital Startup Acceleration Programme Reports Results
Why in news?Government data highlighted results from a national digital-startup acceleration programme. It had concluded on 31 January 2026. What the ...
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Why in news?Government data highlighted results from a national digital-startup acceleration programme. It had concluded on 31 January 2026. What the ...
Why in news?The Union Budget proposed a ₹10,000-crore Container Manufacturing Assistance Scheme. The five-year plan seeks to build a competitive dom...
Why in news?A reported Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) update removed routine physical challan copies from selected applications. Digital ...
Why in news?Reports described possible merchant fees on selected Unified Payments Interface transactions. No final change to the zero-fee framework wa...
Why in news? On 6 August 2026, the Union Cabinet approved GOBARdhan as the National Circular Bioenergy Scheme. GOBARdhan means Galvanizing Organic Bio...
Why in news? Government reporting said more than 6.68 lakh enterprises had obtained Zero Defect Zero Effect certification. The framework promotes reli...
Why in news? A third-party study evaluated subsidised credit through Kisan Credit Cards. It estimated ₹2.30 of net value addition per rupee spent. T...
Why in news? The government highlighted Smart-Waves Technologies under a specialised entrepreneurship fund. The company received ₹4.98 crore through...
Why in news? India temporarily restricted certain suspension-grade polyvinyl chloride resin imports. The trade directorate issued Notification 25/2026...
Why in news? The Union Cabinet approved Pradhan Mantri Surya Sarovar Yojana on 31 July 2026. Its total approved outlay is ₹5,070 crore for floating ...
Why in news? The Union Cabinet approved the Samudra Manthan scheme on 31 July 2026. This National Offshore Exploration Scheme has an approved outlay o...
Why in news? The government reported 33 approved or in-principle projects under the Urban Challenge Fund. A minister provided the update through a wri...
