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Hilsa: 500 Tonnes Cross Petrapole from India to Bangladesh

Hilsa: 500 Tonnes Cross Petrapole from India to Bangladesh

Why in news? Indian traders have been sending hilsa to Bangladesh, reversing the direction usually associated with the fish’s trade across this bord...

Domestic PNG Scheme: 200 SCM of APM Gas per Extra Billed Connection

Domestic PNG Scheme: 200 SCM of APM Gas per Extra Billed Connection

Why in news?India has begun offering gas-allocation incentives to companies that activate and add household piped-gas connections. A 13 September gove...

Moth Bean: CAZRI Varieties Survive a 35-Day Dry Spell in Rajasthan

Moth Bean: CAZRI Varieties Survive a 35-Day Dry Spell in Rajasthan

Why in news? Four improved moth bean varieties remained green and continued developing pods during a prolonged dry spell in western Rajasthan. The Agr...

SEBI Consultation: Cyber Rules for MII Subsidiaries

SEBI Consultation: Cyber Rules for MII Subsidiaries

Why in news?The Securities and Exchange Board of India, or SEBI, issued a consultation paper on 11 September 2026. It proposes extending relevant tech...

Copper: LME Rally to US$14,708 and Where the Metal Comes From

Copper: LME Rally to US$14,708 and Where the Metal Comes From

Why in news?The Indian Express reported a copper-price high of US$14,708 per tonne on 8 September 2026. Its account discussed three-month futures on t...

Digital Bharat Nidhi: Rs 1,684 Crore for Jharkhand's BharatNet

Digital Bharat Nidhi: Rs 1,684 Crore for Jharkhand's BharatNet

Why in news?The Department of Telecommunications announced a Jharkhand connectivity agreement on 10 September. Digital Bharat Nidhi will support the s...

FIU-IND: PMLA Notices to Fifteen Virtual-Asset Providers

FIU-IND: PMLA Notices to Fifteen Virtual-Asset Providers

Why in news?The Finance Ministry reported on 9 September 2026 that Financial Intelligence Unit–India had issued fifteen compliance notices. They con...

PACT: NITI Aayog's Demand Platform for Electric Freight

PACT: NITI Aayog's Demand Platform for Electric Freight

Why in news?The National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog) launched the Platform for Aggregating Clean Transport on 7 September 2026. Th...

FAO Food Price Index: August 2026 Reading of 133.3 Points

FAO Food Price Index: August 2026 Reading of 133.3 Points

Why in news?The Food and Agriculture Organization released its latest global food price assessment on 4 September. Its Food Price Index averaged 133.3...

AgriStack: Telangana's β‚Ή599 Crore Milestone Incentives

AgriStack: Telangana's β‚Ή599 Crore Milestone Incentives

Why in news?Telangana’s Agriculture Minister announced β‚Ή599 crore in sanctioned AgriStack-linked incentives. This total includes an earlier β‚Ή424...

BIO-NIVESH: Linking Biotech Start-ups With Private Capital

BIO-NIVESH: Linking Biotech Start-ups With Private Capital

Why in news?Union Minister Jitendra Singh launched BIO-NIVESH on 3 September 2026. The first roundtable connected twenty biotechnology and deep-techno...

Districts as Export Hubs: District Plans and Phase One

Districts as Export Hubs: District Plans and Phase One

Why in news?A government explainer on 2 September 2026 reviewed the Districts as Export Hubs initiative. It described district-level planning and a fo...

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