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India Q1 GDP growth projected at 7.3% amid resilient domestic capex
Project Q1 GDP growth at 7.3% supported by resilient domestic consumption and private capital expenditure.
Rupee hits 95.45 per dollar as RBI intervenes to manage crude oil pressure
Defend the domestic currency at 95.45 per US dollar through foreign exchange reserves as crude oil prices surge.
SC Bans Blocking Elephant Corridors, Directs Centre to Conduct National Survey
Directs Centre to conduct a national survey to remove obstructions from elephant corridors and bans firecrackers near routes.
SC Mandates 1-Year Probe Deadline and Special Courts for Election Corruption
Directs law enforcement agencies to complete electoral corruption investigations within one year and orders special fast-track courts.
Census 2027 Questionnaire to Include Religion and Granular Birthplace Details
Finalized key questionnaire modules for upcoming census including parent birthplace and flexible caste options.
Project Q1 GDP growth at 7.3% supported by resilient domestic consumption and private capital expenditure.
Defend the domestic currency at 95.45 per US dollar through foreign exchange reserves as crude oil prices surge.
Crosses $72.8 billion foreign currency inflows as commercial banks accelerate utilization of RBI special swap facility.
Simplify Know Your Customer norms for foreign individuals, NRIs, and OCIs to boost capital market inflows.
Eases Know Your Client verification rules for NRIs, OCIs, and foreign nationals to streamline foreign portfolio investments.
Reported rising crude oil acquisition costs following shrinking discounts on Russian grades and elevated Gulf premiums.
Eased KYC requirements for NRIs, OCIs, and foreign nationals to streamline investment flows into Indian markets.
Issues ex-parte interim order after detecting manipulative trading strategies during Call Auction Sessions at BSE.
Publishes comprehensive statistical data tracking capital formation, market capitalization, and mutual fund expansion.
Warns investors against unregulated digital creators broadcasting real-time trading strategies and illegal financial advice.
Enables Foreign Portfolio Investors to submit digitally signed PoAs, streamlining market entry and regulatory ease.
Waives import duty on raw sugar until October 31 to stabilise domestic retail prices and manage stock limits.
SEBI study reveals over 90 percent of retail traders in Futures and Options face losses, earning below Rs 5 lakh annually.
MeitY notifies Rs 62,500 crore Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme aiming for domestic smartphone brands by mid-2027.
SEBI permits Foreign Portfolio Investors to use digitally signed Power of Attorney documents to streamline investment onboarding.
Union Government affirms rise in domestic sugar prices stems from crop damage and seasonal demand, not ethanol blending.
Electronics Ministry expects global tech majors to expand hardware production in India beyond flagship smartphones.
Allows digitally signed Power of Attorney documents to streamline and speed up onboarding for Foreign Portfolio Investors.
Runs its first 1.3-km double-stack container train to boost heavy-haul freight capacity and lower logistics costs.
Urges Central Government to increase farmgate prices to Rs 1 lakh per kg and expand poppy cultivation licenses across three states.
Amends regulatory rules for Online Bond Platform Providers (OBPPs) to enhance liquidity and retail investor access to debt securities.
Reduced workforce by over 10,000 positions in FY26 driven by operational automation and AI-led efficiencies.
Delhi Development Authority introduces Transferable Development Rights in MPD-2047 to allow trading of unused Floor Area Ratio.
Uncovers widespread utilization of fraudulent bank accounts belonging to students and workers for cyber fraud laundering.
Proposes streamlined clearance pathway for European and British investments to boost foreign direct investment flow.
North Eastern Railway conducts successful trial of 129-wagon Awadh Mahashakti freight train powered by three engines.
Directs Centre to conduct a national survey to remove obstructions from elephant corridors and bans firecrackers near routes.
Opposed the European Union's Carbon Border Tax, calling for increased climate finance from developed countries.
Expose severe health risks in Uttar Pradesh as heavy industrial dumping contaminates groundwater with Hexavalent Chromium.
Predicts a 70% probability of drought and slashes seasonal monsoon forecast to 85% of LPA due to strong El Niño conditions.
Satellite tracking study maps a 60,000 sq km high-density migration corridor for the endangered Lesser Florican in India.
Supreme Court orders power and water cuts for Bulk Waste Generators failing to comply with waste management rules.
Dwindling reservoir levels in the Cauvery basin spark inter-state water management concerns between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
Nagaland inks agreement to establish a 20 MW solar power plant at Tizit, its first private-sector solar energy venture.
Promotes agrivoltaics model allowing dual land use for solar power generation and underlying crop cultivation.
Clears bill amending Parks Preservation Act to allow up to 5% of park lands for public infrastructure projects.
Notified a comprehensive indigenisation list restricting import of critical defence equipment to boost domestic manufacturing.
Signs Memorandum of Arrangement between Indian Navy and JMSDF to bolster operational coordination in the Indo-Pacific.
Visit Nepal to deepen bilateral defense cooperation and receive the honorary rank of General of the Nepali Army.
Appeals for emergency intervention as commercial vessel management forces 16 Indian crew members through high-risk Strait of Hormuz.
Cochin Shipyard Limited delivers INS Mangrol, an Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft, to the Indian Navy.
External Affairs Ministry confirms 22 Indian crew members aboard hijacked merchant vessels off Somalia and Yemen are safe.
Reviews bilateral defence industrial cooperation, focusing on co-production, naval electric propulsion, and technology transfer.
Reports hijacking of Cameroon-flagged vessel off Puntland, raising security concerns in the western Indian Ocean.
Former Army Chief evaluates national security posture, framing long-term strategic challenges along India's northern land borders.
Launches search and rescue operations off Odisha after a Panama-flagged bulk carrier with 24 crew members sinks.
Finalized key questionnaire modules for upcoming census including parent birthplace and flexible caste options.
Revisiting the historical 1937 Congress Working Committee resolution concerning the adoption of Vande Mataram's stanzas.
Union Home Minister chairs Southern Zonal Council meeting in Mamallapuram with Tamil Nadu CM as Vice Chair.
Highlighted administrative structure and capital balance details of the PM CARES public charitable trust.
Department of Telecommunications announces photo-based facial verification to enforce the nine-SIM cap per individual.
Clamps down on non-compliant quick-commerce fulfillment centers under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.
Appoints expert committee under Sandeep Shastri to align senior secondary political science curriculum with NEP 2020.
Recommends cross-subsidising healthcare for underprivileged Indians using funds generated from medical tourism.
Transitions to digital e-boarding cards for international travellers at immigration counters starting September 1.
Co-chairs 27th IRIGC-TEC session in Moscow with Denis Manturov to boost bilateral trade, energy, and supply chain ties.
Exceed historical mortality records as Democratic Republic of Congo Ebola outbreak claims 2,325 lives.
Attends 5th anniversary ceremony of Taliban takeover at Kabul's New Delhi mission, highlighting diplomatic outreach.
Reiterated support for a viable, independent Palestinian state while expressing concern over Gaza humanitarian crisis.
Discussed establishing a dedicated grain exchange to facilitate direct agricultural trade and reduce dollar reliance.
India signs two MoUs with Palestine to construct a 200-bed super-speciality hospital and a vocational training centre.
Enforces 50% import tariffs on Canadian goods following trade talk collapse, prompting matching retaliatory tariffs.
US envoy Sergio Gor meets J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, prompting a formal diplomatic demarche from Pakistan.
US Ambassador's official visit to Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh emphasizes growing bilateral dialogue and sub-national diplomatic engagements.
Directs law enforcement agencies to complete electoral corruption investigations within one year and orders special fast-track courts.
Replaces Bangalore Water Supply precedent, ruling 'industry' under the Industrial Relations Code must follow its own text.
Supreme Court reduces mandatory legal practice requirement to one year for judicial service aspirants across India.
Issue directives to state governments to ensure timely extradition filings and align prison facilities with global norms.
Reveals 4,000 pending criminal cases against MPs and MLAs to Supreme Court, with 700 stuck at investigation stage.
Escalates civil agitation for a National Register of Citizens in Manipur with 1951 as the base year to identify illegal migration.
Ladakh representatives present key demands, including 6th Schedule status and statehood, in MHA dialogue meeting.
Supreme Court rules that paternity DNA tests can be allowed in marital disputes under strict judicial discretion.
Reports high rural women participation under the Viksit Bharat-G RAM G Act, which replaced MGNREGA.
Supreme Court praises MGNREGA's historical impact while hearing plea to declare right to work a fundamental right.
Propose mandatory star rating energy efficiency labels for electric two-wheelers under Bureau of Energy Efficiency.
Issued compliance notices forcing major food business operators to rectify product labeling and quality standards.
Approves monetary payouts of up to Rs 10,000 per 1 lakh views for creators promoting public welfare schemes.
Chhattisgarh government signs two MoUs to leverage geospatial data and logistics planning under PM GatiShakti.
Schedules GISAT-1A deployment to geostationary orbit to resume satellite launches following earlier operational delays.
Shows significant progress in preventing skin cancer recurrence using mRNA-based tailored vaccines in global trials.
SpaceX's Starlink prepares entry into India's satellite communications market targeting connectivity for remote and underserved areas.
Identify existing blood pressure medication as a potential breakthrough treatment for rare child brain disease VWM.
Union Ministry reviews governance protocols for evaluating venture investments under national deep-technology funding programs.
Astronomers discover evidence of a major galactic merger 12 billion years ago that helped shape the young Milky Way.
Rights groups urge the Centre to include all 21 disabilities recognized under RPWD Act 2016 in Census 2027 forms.
Warns Centre of direct judicial orders if FSSAI delays mandatory front-of-pack nutrition warnings (FOPL) on processed foods.
National Commission for Safai Karmacharis pushes for upgrading minimum wages of sanitation workers to skilled labor categories.
Bring 90-year-old archaeological focus back to Ujjain's ancient Buddhist stupa, believed to be larger than Sanchi.
Trade unions voice concerns over Supreme Court rulings impacting worker protections under labor laws and definitions.
Department of School Education selects 48 outstanding teachers across India for the National Teachers Award on Sept 5.