India’s rice exports to 26 priority markets reached ₹23,476 crore and 4.79 million tonnes between November 2025 and March 2026. The Indian Rice Exporters Federation analysed the data...
India plans to add 100 new vessels to its merchant fleet over the next five years to reduce dependence on foreign shipping lines for carrying critical cargo such...
The Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN) and the Pharmaceuticals Export Promotion Council of India (PHARMEXCIL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 24 August 2026 at the CBN...
The Government of India has approved the leasing of 11 Airports Authority of India airports to private players under the public-private partnership model for a 50-year concession period....
The International Labour Organization and the National Council of Applied Economic Research released a joint policy brief titled Advancing Women’s Digital Financial Inclusion in the Platform Economy in...
India changed the export policy for wheat, durum wheat and related wheat flour products from “Prohibited” to “Free” with immediate effect on 24 August 2026. The order covers...
The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) completed ten years of operations on August 25, 2026. It was launched in 2016 under the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) with...
The Union government launched the Kanda Express on 24 August 2026 to transport onions from Nashik in Maharashtra to major consuming centres such as Delhi, Chennai, Kochi and...
On 22 August 2026, the Government of India appointed Syed Akbaruddin, Annie George Mathew and Janmejaya Kumar Sinha as part-time, non-official directors on the Central Board of the...
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology notified the ₹62,500 crore Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme on 21 August 2026. The scheme will run for five years from FY...
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB), India’s downstream oil and gas regulator, authorised 1,800 km of new liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) pipelines on 21 August 2026....
The Government of India and the Asian Development Bank signed a $230 million loan agreement on 21 August 2026 for the Chennai Climate-Resilient Water Security and Sewerage Project....
