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Tender Years Doctrine and Custody – Delhi High Court’s Stand

Tender Years Doctrine and Custody – Delhi High Court’s Stand

Why in news? The Delhi High Court recently decided a custody dispute in favour of the father of a five‑year‑old child, ruling that the child’s w...

Pradhan Mantri Virasat Ka Samvardhan (PM VIKAS) Scheme

Pradhan Mantri Virasat Ka Samvardhan (PM VIKAS) Scheme

Why in news? The Ministry of Minority Affairs informed Parliament on 3 February 2026 that the Pradhan Mantri Virasat Ka Samvardhan (PM VIKAS) scheme h...

SHE Marts and the Lakhpati Didi Programme

SHE Marts and the Lakhpati Didi Programme

Why in news? In the Union Budget 2026‑27, the government proposed the creation of community‑owned SHE Marts—retail outlets managed by women from...

Mahatma Gandhi Gram Swaraj Initiative

Mahatma Gandhi Gram Swaraj Initiative

Why in news? The Union Budget 2026‑27 proposed a new programme called the Mahatma Gandhi Gram Swaraj Initiative to strengthen khadi, handloom and ha...

National Legal Services Authority (NALSA)

National Legal Services Authority (NALSA)

h3>Why in news? The Minister of State for Law and Justice informed the Rajya Sabha about the establishment of District Legal Services Clinics by the N...

NPS Swasthya Pension Scheme (NSPS)

NPS Swasthya Pension Scheme (NSPS)

Why in news? The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) introduced the NPS Swasthya Pension Scheme as a pilot project under its Reg...

PAIMANA Portal

PAIMANA Portal

Why in news? The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) launched the Project Assessment, Infrastructure Monitoring & Analytics fo...

Strategic Asset Allocation and Risk Governance (SAARG) Committee

Strategic Asset Allocation and Risk Governance (SAARG) Committee

Why in news? The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has constituted a high‑level Strategic Asset Allocation and Risk Governan...

National Voters’ Day – Celebrating India’s Electorate

National Voters’ Day – Celebrating India’s Electorate

Why in news? On 25 January 2026 India celebrated the 16th National Voters’ Day. The President, Vice‑President and Prime Minister greeted citizens ...

PLI Scheme for White Goods

PLI Scheme for White Goods

Why in news? On 23 January 2026 the government announced that five more companies were selected under the fourth round of the Production Linked Incent...

Reserve Bank – Integrated Ombudsman Scheme, 2026

Reserve Bank – Integrated Ombudsman Scheme, 2026

Why in news? The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released the Reserve Bank – Integrated Ombudsman Scheme (RB‑IOS), 2026, replacing the RB‑IOS 20...

28th CSPOC – A Gathering of Commonwealth Parliamentary Leaders

28th CSPOC – A Gathering of Commonwealth Parliamentary Leaders

Why in news? The 28th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC) was held in New Delhi from 14 January to 16 January 20...

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