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Regional Rural Banks Post Record β‚Ή10,177 Crore Net Profit

Regional Rural Banks Post Record β‚Ή10,177 Crore Net Profit

Why in news?Regional Rural Banks recorded a consolidated net profit of β‚Ή10,177 crore during 2025–26, their highest annual total. The latest financ...

Kashmir's Mushqbudji Rice Growers Hit by a Problem of Plenty

Kashmir's Mushqbudji Rice Growers Hit by a Problem of Plenty

Why in news?Growers in Sagam say expanded cultivation has weakened demand and prices. They also fear that unsuitable locations may reduce the rice’s...

Electronics Components Scheme Clears 31 More Projects

Electronics Components Scheme Clears 31 More Projects

Why in news?The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology approved 31 more proposals under the Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme on...

Areca-nut Origin Fraud Tests Regional Trade Safeguards

Areca-nut Origin Fraud Tests Regional Trade Safeguards

Why in news?The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence reported a large scheme that falsely presented South-East Asian areca nuts as Bangladeshi. What in...

FAST-DS 2026: Foreign Asset Disclosure Window Now Open

FAST-DS 2026: Foreign Asset Disclosure Window Now Open

Why in news?The Foreign Assets of Small Taxpayers Disclosure Scheme returned to coverage as a one-time route for correcting limited overseas non-discl...

PM Vishwakarma Artisans Invited to Red Fort Ceremony

PM Vishwakarma Artisans Invited to Red Fort Ceremony

Why in news?The Government invited 100 Delhi-National Capital Region beneficiaries to the Red Fort ceremony. They were to attend with a spouse or comp...

India and SACU Agree Framework for Preferential Trade

India and SACU Agree Framework for Preferential Trade

Why in news?India and the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) signed terms of reference. The document creates a framework for preferential trade tal...

Digital Startup Acceleration Programme Reports Results

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 ...

Container Manufacturing Scheme: Rs 10,000 Crore Proposed

Container Manufacturing Scheme: Rs 10,000 Crore Proposed

Why in news?The Union Budget proposed a β‚Ή10,000-crore Container Manufacturing Assistance Scheme. The five-year plan seeks to build a competitive dom...

Merchant Discount Rate on UPI: A Proposal, Not a Rule

Merchant Discount Rate on UPI: A Proposal, Not a Rule

Why in news?Reports described possible merchant fees on selected Unified Payments Interface transactions. No final change to the zero-fee framework wa...

DGFT Drops Physical Challans for Export Obligation Closure

DGFT Drops Physical Challans for Export Obligation Closure

Why in news?A reported Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) update removed routine physical challan copies from selected applications. Digital ...

GOBARdhan: Cabinet Clears National Compressed Biogas Scheme

GOBARdhan: Cabinet Clears National Compressed Biogas Scheme

Why in news? On 6 August 2026, the Union Cabinet approved GOBARdhan as the National Circular Bioenergy Scheme. GOBARdhan means Galvanizing Organic Bio...

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