PIB Current Affairs 13 August 2026

EconomyMediumquizQuiz

Heavy Industries Ministry Gets 20 Bids to Build Rare Earth Magnet Plants

•The Ministry of Heavy Industries has received 20 bids through a global tender on the Central Public Procurement portal for selecting manufacturers to establish integrated sintered NdFeB rare earth permanent magnet facilities in India.
•The bids come under the Scheme to Promote Manufacturing of Sintered Rare Earth Permanent Magnets (REPM), approved by the Union Cabinet on 26 November 2025 with a financial outlay of ₹7,280 crore.
•The outlay comprises a sales-based incentive of ₹6,450 crore over five years and a capital subsidy of ₹750 crore.

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80th Independence Day at Red Fort to Mark 150 Years of Vande Mataram

•The 80th Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort on 15 August 2026 commemorate 150 years of the National Song 'Vande Mataram' and the theme 'Yuva Shakti for Viksit Bharat@2047'.
•'Vande Mataram' will be rendered at the Red Fort celebrations for the first time — sung by all present after the Rashtriya Salute, and again by NCC cadets and MY Bharat volunteers at the close of the Prime Minister's address.
•The Indian Army is the coordinating service this year; the Guard of Honour comprises one officer and 24 personnel each from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Delhi Police.

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Anemia Mukt Bharat Moves From 6x6x6 to 7x7x7 With New Beneficiary Tracking Platform

•A two-day National Workshop on the Anemia Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan was held in New Delhi on 12-13 August 2026 with over 160 participants from all States and UTs and five other ministries.
•The revised AMB Operational Guidelines, launched on 29 June 2026, shift the programme from supplementation and prophylaxis to testing, case-based management, treatment compliance, dietary diversity and digital tracking.
•The framework has moved from the earlier 6x6x6 approach to a strengthened 7x7x7 approach emphasising consumption and compliance with iron supplementation and beneficiary participation through Jan Bhagidari.

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5.63 Lakh Villages Have Liquid Waste Arrangements; 75% Get Sujal Gaon IDs

•Of 5,86,944 villages, 5,63,809 have been reported as covered with Liquid Waste Management arrangements under Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) Phase II, as on 7 August 2026.
•A total of 42,98,194 community greywater management assets have been reported on the SBM(G) Integrated Management Information System.
•Greywater management support under SBM(G) Phase II is up to ₹280 per capita for villages up to 5,000 population and up to ₹660 per capita for villages above 5,000.

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NITI Aayog Report Picks Chemicals, Textiles, Telecom Gear and Solar PV for Manufacturing Push

•NITI Aayog has released 'Key Sectors to Position India as a Global Manufacturing Hub', analysing four sectors — chemicals, textiles, telecom and networking equipment, and solar photovoltaic manufacturing — with reports on eight more sectors to follow.
•The study runs in four phases: shortlisting sectors by relative attractiveness, a three-pronged assessment of market potential, competitiveness and strategic relevance, international benchmarking, and actionable recommendations.
•Textiles contribute about 2% of national GDP, 11% of manufacturing gross value added and 9% of merchandise exports, employ more than 45 million people and made India the sixth-largest textile exporter with US$ 37.7 billion of exports in fiscal 2025.

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India's July 2026 Total Exports Reach $80.14 Billion; Trade Deficit at $15.03 Billion

•India's total exports of merchandise and services for July 2026 are estimated at US$ 80.14 billion, up 13.31% over July 2025, while total imports are estimated at US$ 95.16 billion, up 15.83%.
•The overall trade deficit for July 2026 widened to US$ 15.03 billion from US$ 11.43 billion a year earlier.
•For April-July 2026-27, total exports are estimated at US$ 316.42 billion (up 13.16%) and total imports at US$ 365.85 billion (up 17.28%), leaving a deficit of US$ 49.43 billion against US$ 32.32 billion a year earlier.

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World Elephant Day Marked at Visakhapatnam With ₹500 Crore Southern Conflict Plan

•National celebrations of World Elephant Day 2026 were held at Visakhapatnam, where the Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change conferred the Gaj Gaurav Awards 2026.
•India has 33 Elephant Reserves, 150 scientifically identified elephant corridors and nearly 60% of the world's wild Asian elephant population.
•A Regional Action Plan for Human-Elephant Conflict in Southern India — covering Karnataka, Keralam, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu — was released with support of ₹500 crore from the Government of India.

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414 of India's 3,688 Monuments of National Importance Report Encroachments

•India has 3,688 ancient monuments and archaeological sites and remains declared to be of national importance, of which 414 have reported encroachments.
•Under the AMASR Act, 1958, protection of a monument does not require the government to acquire or own the land on which it stands; the ASI conserves and maintains protected monuments under the Act and the Rules of 1959.
•The ASI has completed survey, geo-referencing and digitisation of the boundaries of protected monuments and uploaded them on the Bhuvan portal, with integration into state land records where required.

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e-Courts Phase III Digitises 753 Crore Pages as India Code Portal Gets AI Search

•Under e-Courts Phase III (2023-27), 753.60 crore pages of court records have been digitised, 1,806 eSewa Kendras established and e-filing implemented in 4,519 courts.
•Video conferencing facilities exist in 7,553 establishments including courts, jails and hospitals; 11 High Courts have live audio-visual streaming and all High Courts have implemented the Interoperable Criminal Justice System.
•As of March 2026, 452 ADR Centres and 1,394 Mediation Centres function across the country, with 4,681 judicial officers, 10,124 lawyers and 753 other mediators trained and deployed.

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Monsoon Session Ends With 12 Bills Passed and 19% Lok Sabha Productivity

•The Monsoon Session 2026, which began on 20 July 2026, was adjourned sine die on 13 August 2026 after 19 sittings spread over 25 days — the 8th Session of the 18th Lok Sabha and the 271st Session of the Rajya Sabha.
•Eleven Bills were introduced in the Lok Sabha and two in the Rajya Sabha; 12 were passed by each House, and 12 were passed by both Houses in all.
•Two Bills replaced Ordinances promulgated before the Session — the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Ordinance, 2026 and the Income-Tax (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026.

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Relocation From Tiger Reserves Is Voluntary; Package Raised to ₹15 Lakh a Family

•The Ministry of Tribal Affairs told the Lok Sabha that relocation of villages from core or critical tiger habitats is voluntary under Section 38V(5) of the Wild Life (Protection) Act and Section 4(2) of the Forest Rights Act, 2006.
•Financial assistance for voluntary relocation was raised from ₹10 lakh to ₹15 lakh per family in 2021, alongside settlement of rights, agricultural land, house construction and convergence with other schemes.
•The National Tiger Conservation Authority has reiterated to all Tiger Range States that informed consent of the Gram Sabha and of the people concerned must be obtained before any rehabilitation.

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4,712 Van Dhan Vikas Kendras Sanctioned Covering 12.94 Lakh Tribal Beneficiaries

•4,712 Van Dhan Vikas Kendras covering 12.94 lakh beneficiaries have been sanctioned in 28 States and UTs with a total sanctioned amount of ₹642.19 crore, of which 3,406 are operational.
•The split across schemes is 4,172 VDVKs and 12.48 lakh beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Vikas Mission (₹619.17 crore) and 540 VDVKs with 0.46 lakh beneficiaries under PM-JANMAN (₹23.02 crore) in 18 states and UTs.
•A maximum of ₹15 lakh is provided per Kendra for raw material, training, tool kits and machinery, mentoring, packaging, branding, transport and storage; no revolving working capital is given to VDVKs.

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728 Eklavya Schools Sanctioned, 508 Functional With 1.57 Lakh Students Enrolled

•728 Eklavya Model Residential Schools have been approved, of which 508 are functional, with 1,56,593 students enrolled in the 2025-26 academic session.
•EMRSs are established in tribal-dominated blocks having more than 50% Scheduled Tribe population and at least 20,000 tribal persons, as per Census 2011.
•Each EMRS with classes up to Class XII and a full strength of 480 students has 31 sanctioned teaching posts and 21 non-teaching posts, of which 13 non-teaching posts are earmarked for outsourcing to promote local employment.

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PM-JANMAN Reports 4.82 Lakh PVTG Houses Sanctioned and 831 Mobile Medical Units

•As on 30 June 2026, PM-JANMAN had sanctioned 4,82,554 houses for PVTG households under PMAY-G, of which 3,05,860 were complete, and 7,991.93 km of PMGSY roads, of which 2,948 km were complete.
•Under the Jal Jeevan Mission component, 18,756 PVTG villages were sanctioned and 8,799 saturated; 831 Mobile Medical Units have been operationalised through the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
•Under the Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan, 474 Mobile Medical Units had been operationalised as of July 2026 and the Ministry of Tribal Affairs has approved 15 Centres of Competence dedicated to Sickle Cell Disease treatment.

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CPGRAMS Sets 21-Day Redressal Timeline as Karmayogi Onboarding Widens

•The Comprehensive Guidelines for Effective Redressal of Public Grievances issued on 23 August 2024 advise a grievance redressal timeline of 21 days on the CPGRAMS portal.
•A Feedback Call Centre has been operational since July 2022 to independently assess citizen satisfaction with grievance resolution on CPGRAMS.
•On pensions, the Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare convened the 2nd National Workshop on Pension Litigation and released a compendium of case laws; pension litigation is not centrally handled but is defended by each department separately.

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BioE3 Policy Sets Biomanufacturing Targets to Replace Fossil-Based Inputs

•Under the BioE3 policy, the Department of Biotechnology has fixed measurable targets in terms of scale, yield and Technology Readiness Level for biomanufacturing bio-based alternatives to fossil-derived inputs.
•The 'Sujivika' digital portal launched by DBT publishes biotech import data so that indigenous bio-based substitutes can be identified for imported chemicals, materials and fuels.
•DBT has supported research, pilot-scale and demonstration projects converting agricultural residues, municipal organic waste and industrial biogenic waste into advanced fuels, chemicals and materials.

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India Reports 37.38% Cut in Emissions Intensity and 54.18% Non-Fossil Capacity

•India's Nationally Determined Contribution rests on three quantitative targets: cutting the emissions intensity of GDP, raising the non-fossil share of installed electric power capacity, and creating an additional carbon sink.
•Emissions intensity of GDP fell 37.38% by 2022 from the 2005 level, against the NDC goal of a 45% reduction by 2030.
•The non-fossil share of cumulative installed electric power capacity crossed 50% in June 2025 — five years ahead of the committed timeline — and stood at 54.18% as of 30 June 2026.

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GERD Rises to 0.84% of GDP as ANRF and ₹1 Lakh Crore RDI Fund Anchor Research Push

•Gross expenditure on research and development rose from ₹1,32,567.01 crore, or 0.66% of GDP, in 2019-20 to ₹2,44,767.81 crore, or 0.84% of GDP, in 2023-24, as per the DST's Research & Development Statistics 2025-26.
•The Anusandhan National Research Foundation, established under the Department of Science and Technology, provides strategic direction for research across the sciences and runs the MAHA and PAIR programmes; a Research, Development and Innovation Fund with a ₹1 lakh crore corpus over six years is to catalyse private investment in sunrise and strategic sectors.
•India has more than 2.40 lakh DPIIT-recognised startups, over half of them from Tier-II and Tier-III cities; it ranks third globally in scientific publications and sixth in patent filings.

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440 Space Startups, 113 IN-SPACe Authorisations and a Debris-Free Space Mission

•Around 440 space technology startups are registered on the DPIIT Start-up India portal, and IN-SPACe has granted 113 authorisations to 52 Non-Government Entities, of which 18 are startups.
•Indian private companies are expected to undertake two commercial rocket launches in FY 2026-27, with more than six anticipated in FY 2027-28 once the launch manifest is approved by IN-SPACe.
•The missions of the last three years listed in the reply are Chandrayaan-3, Aditya-L1, XPoSat, SPADEX, NISAR and GSAT-7R (CMS-03); upcoming missions are Gaganyaan, the Venus Orbiter Mission, Chandrayaan-4 and LUPEX/Chandrayaan-5 with JAXA.

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Mission Mausam Targets 5 km Forecasts and Household-Level Warnings by 2030

•Mission Mausam is a Central Sector umbrella scheme of the Ministry of Earth Sciences aimed at making India a 'Weather-ready and Climate-smart Nation'; it was approved by the Union Cabinet in 2024 with a ₹2,000 crore outlay for 2024-25 and 2025-26 and launched by the Prime Minister on 14 January 2025.
•Its measurable outcomes are a 10-15% improvement in forecast accuracy by 2030, severe weather forecasting at 5 km x 5 km resolution, and last-mile dissemination of early warnings to every household by 2030.
•IMD's adoption of Multi-Model Ensemble forecasting has cut the average absolute error of the seasonal monsoon forecast from 7.8% of the Long Period Average in 2016-2020 to 3.1% for the first-stage and 2.2% for the second-stage forecast in 2021-2025.

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Parliament Told 8,000 MW of Nuclear Capacity Is Under Construction

•A written reply in the Rajya Sabha listed every nuclear project under construction with its location, capacity, original and revised commissioning dates and sanctioned and revised cost.
•RAPP-7 at Rawatbhata, Rajasthan (700 MW) commenced commercial operation on 15 April 2026 against an original commissioning date of June 2016; its twin RAPP-8 is in an advanced stage of commissioning.
•Kaiga-5 and Kaiga-6 in Karnataka have slipped from June 2026 and June 2027 to June 2031 and June 2032; the Kudankulam units 3 to 6 have moved to between June 2027 and March 2030.

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MY Bharat Crosses 2.22 Crore Registrations as Youth Programmes Expand

•Nearly 65% of India's citizens are below the age of 35, and the release frames the policy response as converting this demographic advantage into a development dividend for Viksit Bharat @ 2047.
•Mera Yuva Bharat, the platform for youth aged 15-29, had more than 2.22 crore registered youth as of July 2026, with over 1.52 lakh volunteering opportunities and more than 24,900 experiential learning programmes.
•India's school system covers 14.67 lakh schools, 24.72 crore students and more than 1.02 crore teachers; the secondary school dropout rate fell from 14.54% in 2013-14 to 7% in 2025-26.

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Rural and Tribal Coverage: 15.91 Crore Tap Connections, 3.13 Crore PMAY-G Houses

•Household tap water coverage rose from 3.23 crore connections in August 2019 to over 15.91 crore by 12 August 2026 under the Jal Jeevan Mission, with 2.89 lakh villages reporting 100% coverage.
•PMAY-G has sanctioned over 3.91 crore houses of which 3.13 crore are complete, and 99.6% of eligible habitations had all-weather road connectivity under PMGSY as of June 2026.
•Direct fiscal transfers to gram panchayats rise from ₹2.36 lakh crore under the Fifteenth Finance Commission (2021-26) to ₹4.35 lakh crore under the Sixteenth Finance Commission (2026-31).

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Jan Vishwas 2026 Decriminalises 717 Provisions Across 79 Central Acts

•The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026 decriminalises 717 provisions and amends 784 provisions in all across 79 Central Acts administered by 23 Ministries — more than four times the reach of the 2023 Act.
•The National Single Window System, launched in 2021, now integrates approvals across 32 Central ministries and 34 States, offering over 686 central and 7,498 state approvals, and had granted over 8.29 lakh approvals as of November 2025.
•Over 47,000 compliances have been reduced as of November 2025 — 16,108 simplified, 22,287 digitised, 4,458 decriminalised and 4,270 redundant ones removed.

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NBA Releases ₹15.52 Crore in Benefit-Sharing Proceeds From Mustard Hybrids

•The National Biodiversity Authority has released ₹15.52 crore in Access and Benefit Sharing proceeds received from M/s Pioneer Overseas Corporation, which developed ten commercial mustard (Brassica juncea) hybrid varieties using India's biological resources.
•The amount flows to 26 State Biodiversity Boards and 3 Union Territory Biodiversity Councils, with each share calculated on the area under mustard cultivation in that state.
•Because the parental lines were sourced from the open market and traders, no single farmer or community could be identified as the source, so the NBA constituted an Expert Committee to devise modalities for disbursal in such cases.

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Centre Lists Queer Inclusion Measures on Ration Cards, Bank Accounts and Healthcare

•The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment told the Rajya Sabha that the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019, as amended in 2026, is the comprehensive legal framework for protection and welfare, and includes intersex persons born with congenital variations within the definition of transgender person.
•The Department of Food and Public Distribution has advised all States and UTs that partners in a queer relationship are to be treated as part of the same household for ration card purposes.
•The Department of Financial Services has clarified that there is no restriction on persons of the queer community opening a joint bank account, and that a partner may be nominated to receive the balance on the account holder's death.

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Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan Reaches 30.52 Crore People Across All Districts

•Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan has reached and sensitised more than 30.52 crore people nationally, including over 11.87 crore youth and 8.45 crore women.
•The campaign was launched on 15 August 2020 in 272 identified vulnerable districts and has been extended to all districts of the country since August 2023.
•Over 28.61 lakh activities have been conducted in educational institutions and more than 28.29 lakh persons treated and rehabilitated across the country.

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India's Elderly to Reach 23 Crore by 2036 as AVYAY Anchors Senior Citizen Welfare

•India's elderly population is projected to rise from 10 crore in 2011 to 23 crore by 2036, with its share of the total population increasing from 8.4% to 14.9%.
•Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana (AVYAY) is the umbrella scheme for senior citizen welfare, with seven components covering shelter and care, state-level interventions, grievance redressal, assistive devices, innovative solutions, geriatric caregiving and healthy ageing.
•Between 2023-24 and 2025-26, AVYAY covered 10,00,456 beneficiaries, the National Social Assistance Programme 2,21,30,687 and the National Programme for Healthcare of the Elderly 28,29,63,879.

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40 Iconic Tourist Centre Projects Sanctioned Across 23 States for ₹3,295.76 Crore

•Forty projects have been sanctioned across 23 States for ₹3,295.76 crore in 2024-25 with 100% central funding under the SASCI initiative for developing iconic tourist centres to global scale.
•Detailed Project Reports were assessed on connectivity, the existing tourism ecosystem, carrying capacity, availability of utility services and project impact including expected tourist footfall, tourist spend, employment and private investment.
•The Department of Expenditure amended the SASCI guidelines for 2025-26 so that states which did not draw funds under Part-III of SASCI 2024-25 may avail up to ₹250 crore for tourism projects under Part-II.

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MMDR Amendment Bars State Levies on Mineral Rights Under New Section 9D

•The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 has been passed by both Houses of Parliament, amending the MMDR Act, 1957 to create a uniform national fiscal framework for the mineral sector.
•A new Section 9D bars State Governments from imposing any tax, cess or levy — by whatever name called, and whether based on mineral quantity, value, royalty or any other basis — on mineral rights or mineral-bearing lands, except as per conditions or restrictions prescribed by the Central Government.
•Union control, which under Section 2 of the Act covers regulation of mines and development of minerals, is extended to mineral-bearing lands identified by parameters prescribed by the Centre.

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India's Power Capacity Touches 552 GW; Non-Fossil Share Crosses 54 Percent

•India's total installed power capacity stood at around 552 GW in July 2026, up from 249 GW in 2014, with non-fossil capacity at 300.50 GW as on 31 July 2026 — over 54% of the total.
•Solar leads the renewable mix at 164.59 GW (31 July 2026), followed by wind at 58.14 GW, hydro at 57.24 GW, bio-power at 11.75 GW and nuclear at 8.78 GW.
•Four large approvals in 2026 reshape the pipeline: a ₹37,500 crore surface coal/lignite gasification scheme (May 2026), the ₹5,070 crore Pradhan Mantri Surya Sarovar Yojana and the ₹84,084 crore 'Samudra Manthan' offshore exploration scheme (both 31 July 2026), and the ₹23,731 crore GOBARdhan circular bioenergy scheme (6 August 2026).

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Semicon 2.0 and IndiaAI Mission Drive India's Chip-to-AI Build-Out

•Semicon India 2.0 was approved in July 2026 with a ₹1,27,500 crore outlay, scaling up the ₹76,000 crore Semicon 1.0 programme across six pillars — chip design, equipment and materials, fabrication, advanced packaging, R&D and talent.
•Twelve semiconductor projects have been approved across six states with investment commitments above ₹1.64 lakh crore; three facilities have already begun commercial production.
•The IndiaAI Mission, with an outlay of about ₹10,372 crore, had expanded shared compute to more than 45,000 GPUs as of June 2026, and 237 projects had used 93.18 lakh subsidised GPU hours by August 2026.

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PIB Current Affairs — 13 August 2026

Heavy Industries Ministry Gets 20 Bids to Build Rare Earth Magnet Plants

80th Independence Day at Red Fort to Mark 150 Years of Vande Mataram

Anemia Mukt Bharat Moves From 6x6x6 to 7x7x7 With New Beneficiary Tracking Platform

5.63 Lakh Villages Have Liquid Waste Arrangements; 75% Get Sujal Gaon IDs

NITI Aayog Report Picks Chemicals, Textiles, Telecom Gear and Solar PV for Manufacturing Push

India's July 2026 Total Exports Reach $80.14 Billion; Trade Deficit at $15.03 Billion

World Elephant Day Marked at Visakhapatnam With ₹500 Crore Southern Conflict Plan

414 of India's 3,688 Monuments of National Importance Report Encroachments

e-Courts Phase III Digitises 753 Crore Pages as India Code Portal Gets AI Search

Monsoon Session Ends With 12 Bills Passed and 19% Lok Sabha Productivity

Relocation From Tiger Reserves Is Voluntary; Package Raised to ₹15 Lakh a Family

4,712 Van Dhan Vikas Kendras Sanctioned Covering 12.94 Lakh Tribal Beneficiaries

728 Eklavya Schools Sanctioned, 508 Functional With 1.57 Lakh Students Enrolled

PM-JANMAN Reports 4.82 Lakh PVTG Houses Sanctioned and 831 Mobile Medical Units

CPGRAMS Sets 21-Day Redressal Timeline as Karmayogi Onboarding Widens

BioE3 Policy Sets Biomanufacturing Targets to Replace Fossil-Based Inputs

India Reports 37.38% Cut in Emissions Intensity and 54.18% Non-Fossil Capacity

GERD Rises to 0.84% of GDP as ANRF and ₹1 Lakh Crore RDI Fund Anchor Research Push

440 Space Startups, 113 IN-SPACe Authorisations and a Debris-Free Space Mission

Mission Mausam Targets 5 km Forecasts and Household-Level Warnings by 2030

Parliament Told 8,000 MW of Nuclear Capacity Is Under Construction

MY Bharat Crosses 2.22 Crore Registrations as Youth Programmes Expand

Rural and Tribal Coverage: 15.91 Crore Tap Connections, 3.13 Crore PMAY-G Houses

Jan Vishwas 2026 Decriminalises 717 Provisions Across 79 Central Acts

NBA Releases ₹15.52 Crore in Benefit-Sharing Proceeds From Mustard Hybrids

Centre Lists Queer Inclusion Measures on Ration Cards, Bank Accounts and Healthcare

Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan Reaches 30.52 Crore People Across All Districts

India's Elderly to Reach 23 Crore by 2036 as AVYAY Anchors Senior Citizen Welfare

40 Iconic Tourist Centre Projects Sanctioned Across 23 States for ₹3,295.76 Crore

MMDR Amendment Bars State Levies on Mineral Rights Under New Section 9D

India's Power Capacity Touches 552 GW; Non-Fossil Share Crosses 54 Percent

Semicon 2.0 and IndiaAI Mission Drive India's Chip-to-AI Build-Out