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23 Apr 2026
3 articlesCERC Draft Pushes "One Nation, One Grid, One Price" Through Market Coupling
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission has released draft regulations to implement market coupling across India's power exchanges, with Grid India proposed as the Market Coupling …
RBI April 2026 Bulletin Flags Second-Round Effects from West Asia Conflict
The Reserve Bank of India released its April 2026 monthly Bulletin on 23 April 2026, cautioning that supply-side shocks from the West Asia conflict could …
Tamil Nadu and West Bengal Phase-I Assembly Polls Record Historic Turnout
Tamil Nadu went to the polls in a single phase along with the first phase of West Bengal on 23 April 2026, with both states …
22 Apr 2026
11 articlesIndia to host the 4th India-Africa Forum Summit on 31 May 2026
India will host the fourth India-Africa Forum Summit on 31 May 2026 in New Delhi under the theme 'IA SPIRIT', the first such meeting since …
'VM Frames' national filmmaking contest marks 150 years of Vande Mataram
The Ministry of Culture's VM Frames national filmmaking contest, marking 150 years of Vande Mataram, offers up to Rs 50 lakh in prizes across reels, …
RELIEF export-support scheme expanded to Egypt and Jordan
DGFT added Egypt and Jordan to the RELIEF export-support scheme from 17 April 2026, helping Indian exporters offset war-risk surcharges and freight spikes on West …
DRDO hands over AI-powered 'Prajna' satellite imaging system to Home Ministry
DRDO transferred the AI-driven Prajna satellite imaging system to the Ministry of Home Affairs, giving security agencies an indigenous tool for real-time geospatial intelligence and …
Startup India recognises a record 55,200+ startups in FY 2025-26
Over 55,200 startups were recognised in FY 2025-26, a record under the Startup India initiative, with direct jobs up 36.1% and the total recognised pool …
Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 in Lok Sabha: what changes for J&K, Delhi and Puducherry
The Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 extends fresh delimitation and one-third women's reservation to assemblies in Delhi, Puducherry and Jammu and Kashmir, and lifts …
Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool: Rs 12,980 crore sovereign-backed shield for shipping
The Union Cabinet approved the Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool with a Rs 12,980 crore sovereign guarantee to keep Indian-linked ships insured against war risk and …
Cabinet extends PMGSY-III till March 2028 with Rs 83,977 crore outlay
The Union Cabinet has extended Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana Phase III till March 2028 with a revised outlay of Rs 83,977 crore, allowing completion …
Centre raises Dearness Allowance to 60% from January 2026
The Centre raised Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief from 58% to 60% with effect from 1 January 2026, benefiting around 50 lakh employees and 68 …
World Earth Day 2026: 'Our Power, Our Planet' and India's clean-energy push
World Earth Day 2026 was observed under the theme 'Our Power, Our Planet', with India highlighting progress on its Panchamrit climate commitments and the Mission …
Shekha Jheel in Aligarh becomes India's 99th Ramsar site
Shekha Jheel Bird Sanctuary in Aligarh was designated India's 99th Ramsar site on 22 April 2026, raising Uttar Pradesh's wetland tally to 12 and reinforcing …
21 Apr 2026
6 articlesDr Ch Srinivasa Rao receives 9th Prof M S Swaminathan Award for climate-resilient agriculture
Dr Ch Srinivasa Rao, Director and Vice-Chancellor of the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), has been conferred the 9th Prof M S Swaminathan Award for …
Indian forests could nearly double their carbon storage by 2100, modelling study finds
A new climate-modelling study finds that Indian forest vegetation could store 35-97 per cent more carbon by 2100 depending on the global emissions trajectory, with …
India's first advanced 3D glass semiconductor packaging unit breaks ground in Bhubaneswar
Construction has begun in Bhubaneswar on India's first advanced 3D glass-substrate semiconductor packaging unit, with a planned annual capacity of about 70,000 glass panels and …
Samriddh Gram initiative shortlisted for WSIS Prizes 2026 in enabling-environment category
The Department of Telecommunications' Samriddh Gram initiative — a phygital service-delivery model riding on the BharatNet rural broadband backbone — has been nominated for the …
DRDO hands over AI-powered Prajna satellite imaging system to Home Ministry
The Defence Research and Development Organisation has handed over Prajna, an indigenously developed artificial-intelligence-driven satellite imaging system, to the Ministry of Home Affairs. Built by …
Cabinet clears Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool with Rs 12,980 crore sovereign guarantee
The Union Cabinet has approved a domestic Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool backed by a sovereign guarantee of Rs 12,980 crore to provide hull, cargo, P&I …