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PRAGATI Platform @50 Meetings

PRAGATI Platform @50 Meetings

Why in news? The Prime Minister recently chaired the 50th meeting of the PRAGATI platform. During this landmark session the government reviewed severa...

Catastrophe Bonds

Catastrophe Bonds

Why in news? The state of Kerala has urged the Union government to allow the issuance of catastrophe bonds to protect against financial losses from na...

Central Ground Water Board – Guardian of India’s Groundwater

Central Ground Water Board – Guardian of India’s Groundwater

Why in news? The Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) released its Annual Groundwater Quality Report 2025, highlighting contaminants such as nitrate, ura...

PANKHUDI Portal – Streamlining CSR for Women and Child Development

PANKHUDI Portal – Streamlining CSR for Women and Child Development

Why in news? The Ministry of Women and Child Development launched the PANKHUDI portal on 8 January 2026. The digital platform serves as a single windo...

Directorate General of Mines Safety (DGMS) Celebrates 125 Years

Directorate General of Mines Safety (DGMS) Celebrates 125 Years

Why in news? The Directorate General of Mines Safety (DGMS) marked its 125th foundation day with commemorative events and a workshop titled “Safe Mi...

National Quality Assurance Standards (NQAS)

National Quality Assurance Standards (NQAS)

Why in news? As of 31 December 2025, 50,373 public health facilities across India have been certified under the National Quality Assurance Standards. ...

SHINE Scheme and Initiatives by the Bureau of Indian Standards

SHINE Scheme and Initiatives by the Bureau of Indian Standards

Why in news? The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) celebrated its 79th Foundation Day on 6 January 2026. During the event the organisation launched sev...

Notifiable Diseases

Notifiable Diseases

Why in news? The Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi has decided to include human rabies in its list of notifiable diseases. Beginni...

District Mineral Foundations and High Court ruling

District Mineral Foundations and High Court ruling

Why in news? The Allahabad High Court, while deciding a mining dispute on 30 December 2025, observed that District Mineral Foundations (DMFs) are a be...

Land Stack – digital platform for land records

Land Stack – digital platform for land records

Why in news? On 31 December 2025 the Ministry of Rural Development launched Land Stack, a pilot platform in Chandigarh and Tamil Nadu that integrates ...

PAN–Aadhaar Linking and Belated ITR Deadline

PAN–Aadhaar Linking and Belated ITR Deadline

Why in news? 31 December 2025 was the last date for individuals to link their PAN (Permanent Account Number) with Aadhaar and to file belated or revis...

24×7 Passenger Assistance Control Room (PACR)

24×7 Passenger Assistance Control Room (PACR)

Why in news? The Ministry of Civil Aviation has set up a round‑the‑clock Passenger Assistance Control Room in New Delhi to resolve airline travell...

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