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NPCI revises UPI operational rules
Why in news? The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) issued new operational guidelines for the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) effective 1 ...
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Why in news? The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) issued new operational guidelines for the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) effective 1 ...
Why in news? To promote economic independence among women, the National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) launched the Swayamshakti Sahakar ...
Why in news? The National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) announced in July 2025 that the number of unique trading accounts had surpassed 23 crore, onl...
Why in news? The Banking Laws (Amendment) Act 2025 came into force on 1 August 2025. The Act amends several banking statutes to modernise governance,...
Why in news? A recent study of Annual Survey of Industries data from 1999–2019 revealed that contract labour in India’s formal manufacturing secto...
Why in news? The International Monetary Fund’s July 2025 World Economic Outlook update revised India’s growth forecast upward to 6.4% for both fin...
Why in news? The National Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020) completed five years on 29 July 2025. The Union government marked the anniversary by highli...
Why in news? The Atal Pension Yojana (APY), launched in 2015 to provide pension security to informal workers, celebrated its tenth anniversary and cro...
Why in news? The government announced that the PM Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana (PM‑VBRY) would take effect from 1 August 2025. This employment‑link...
Why in news? India announced that over half of its installed electricity capacity now comes from non‑fossil sources, achieving a key target of its n...
Why in news? The Union Budget 2025‑26 proposed an ambitious target of 100 GW of nuclear power capacity by 2047 and allocated ₹20,000 crore for dev...
Why in news? The finance ministry reported a sharp increase in dividend income from non‑banking public sector undertakings (PSUs) during the first q...
Why in news? The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) marked World Food Safety Day by emphasising India’s contributions to the Codex...
Why in news? An International Monetary Fund (IMF) report on fast payment systems in July 2025 ranked India first in adoption and innovation. The Unif...
Why in news? The government inaugurated a new Cyber Skill Centre in July 2025 as part of the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY). The centre ...
Why in news? Several developed countries reported measles outbreaks in mid‑2025, despite having eliminated the disease years earlier. The resurgence...
Why in news? The Union government unveiled the Dhan‑Dhaanya Krishi Yojana to raise agricultural productivity in backward districts. The announcement...
Why in news? Despite almost universal bank account ownership, new data from CMIE and Piramal Enterprises show that poor households increasingly rely o...
Why in news? The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) launched “Operation Fire Trail” to clamp down on illegal imports of Chinese firecrack...
Why in news? Recent World Bank estimates claimed India to be among the least unequal countries, contradicting independent studies that show deepening ...