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Centre Launches Kanda Express for Onion Transport

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...

August 24, 2026

Syed Akbaruddin, Annie George Mathew Join RBI Board

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...

August 24, 2026

Centre Notifies ₹62,500 Crore Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme

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...

August 22, 2026

PNGRB Authorises 1,800 km LPG Pipeline Network

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....

August 22, 2026

India and ADB Sign $230 Million Chennai Water Loan

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....

August 21, 2026

Himachal Pradesh Signs MoU with ISB for Forest Economy

The Himachal Pradesh Forest Department and the Bharti Institute of Public Policy at the Indian School of Business signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding in Shimla on 20...

August 21, 2026

ISRO’s Former Chairman S. Somanath Appointed to RBI Central Board

Former Indian Space Research Organisation Chairman S. Somanath was appointed as a part-time, non-official director on the Central Board of the Reserve Bank of India on 20 August...

August 21, 2026

Chhattisgarh Begins Tilapia Product Exports

Chhattisgarh became the first inland state in India to begin exports of value-added Tilapia products on 20 August 2026. The state exported 382 tonnes of Tilapia products to...

August 20, 2026

Parliamentary Panel Seeks 20% Cap on Medicine Price Gap

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare presented its 176th Report on 7 August 2026 in the Rajya Sabha. The report, titled Affordability and Accessibility of...

August 20, 2026

CCI Approves Tata Steel’s TM International Logistics Stake Buy

The Competition Commission of India approved Tata Steel Limited’s acquisition of an additional 23% equity stake in TM International Logistics Limited on 18 August 2026. The transaction involves...

August 19, 2026

PM CARES Fund Balance Rises to ₹8,452 Crore

The PM CARES Fund is a public charitable trust created in 2020 for emergency relief and disaster-related assistance in India. Its audited financial statements for FY 2023–24 and...

August 18, 2026

Karnataka Plans Tumakuru Industrial Node Expansion

Karnataka has earmarked 1,736 acres for the Tumakuru Node of the Bengaluru-Chennai Industrial Corridor. The project targets ₹7,000 crore in investment and more than 88,000 jobs, with completion...

August 18, 2026