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SARAS Aajeevika Mela 2026 of 'Lakhpati Didis' begins in Gurugram

The SARAS Aajeevika Mela 2026, a national fair of rural women entrepreneurs and 'Lakhpati Didis', began at Leisure Valley Park, Gurugram, Haryana, on 10 February 2026.

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💹 Economy 📍 Delhi Important

Ministry of Steel signs 85 MoUs with 55 companies worth ₹11,887 crore under PLI 1.2 for specialty steel

The Ministry of Steel signed MoUs for 85 projects of 55 companies under the third round (PLI 1.2) of the PLI Scheme for Specialty Steel at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on 9 February 2026.

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🏛️ Polity & Governance 📍 Bihar Important

Om Birla inaugurates NeVA Digital House in Bihar Legislature on Bihar Legislative Assembly's foundation day

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla inaugurated the NeVA Digital House in the Bihar Legislature and addressed legislators on the foundation day of the Bihar Legislative Assembly in Patna on 7 February 2026.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Madhya Pradesh Important

Roadmap for self-reliance in pulses finalised at national consultation in Amlaha, Sehore

Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan chaired a National Pulses Consultation and Strategy Meeting at the Food Legumes Research Platform (FLRP) in Amlaha, Sehore district, Madhya Pradesh, on 7 February 2026.

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🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 Karnataka Important

Vaishnaw launches Qualcomm's 2 nm chip in Bengaluru, outlines India Semiconductor Mission 2.0

Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw launched a 2 nm semiconductor chip designed by Qualcomm in Bengaluru, Karnataka, on 7 February 2026 and outlined the focus of India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) 2.0.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Important

Government revises startup recognition rules: turnover cap doubled to ₹200 crore, new Deep Tech category

The Commerce and Industry Ministry announced on 5 February 2026 a revised startup recognition framework that raises the turnover limit from ₹100 crore to ₹200 crore, creates a Deep Tech Startup category and makes cooperative societies eligible.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 India Important

Technology Development Board launches its first open call under the RDI Fund

Union Minister Jitendra Singh launched the Technology Development Board's first open call under the Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) Fund of ANRF on 4 February 2026.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 Tripura

NITI Aayog holds 3rd Regional Dialogue on State Support Mission in Agartala for 14 eastern and north-eastern states/UTs

NITI Aayog and the Tripura Institution for Transformation held the third Regional Dialogue under the State Support Mission in Agartala on 3 February 2026 for 14 eastern and north-eastern states and UTs.

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🏛️ Polity & Governance 📍 Assam Important

Assam launches Swagat Satirtha Portal 2.0 for mutual transfers of state employees

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma launched the Swagat Satirtha Portal 2.0 for mutual transfers of Grade III and IV state employees at Lok Sewa Bhawan, Guwahati, on 2 February 2026.

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💹 Budget & Taxation 📍 India Must know

Budget 2026-27 launches Biopharma SHAKTI, ISM 2.0, Rare Earth Corridors and container scheme

The Union Budget 2026-27, presented on 1 February 2026, announced Biopharma SHAKTI with ₹10,000 crore over five years, India Semiconductor Mission 2.0, dedicated Rare Earth Corridors in four states and a ₹10,000 crore container manufacturing scheme.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India Important

Budget 2026-27 proposes Bharat-VISTAAR AI tool for farmers and a Coconut Promotion Scheme

The Union Budget 2026-27, presented on 1 February 2026, proposed Bharat-VISTAAR, a multilingual AI tool integrating AgriStack and ICAR advisories, and a Coconut Promotion Scheme.

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📋 State Schemes 📍 Himachal Pradesh

Himachal CM orders fourth phase of BPL identification survey from 1 February 2026

On 31 January 2026 Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu directed that the fourth phase of the BPL identification survey begin on 1 February 2026; 59,829 families were added in the first three phases.

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📋 State Schemes 📍 Karnataka Important

Karnataka adds IVF and other ART procedures to AB-PMJAY–CM's Arogya Karnataka scheme as one-year pilot

By a government order dated 30 January 2026, Karnataka included IVF/ICSI and frozen embryo transfer under the AB-PMJAY–CM's Arogya Karnataka scheme as a one-year pilot for Priority Household card holders.

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📋 State Schemes 📍 Bihar Important

Bihar cabinet approves up to ₹2 lakh more for Mahila Rozgar Yojana beneficiaries, Semiconductor and GCC Policies 2026

On 29 January 2026 the Bihar cabinet approved additional help of up to ₹2 lakh for women under the Mukhyamantri Mahila Rozgar Yojana, the Bihar Semiconductor Policy 2026 and the Bihar GCC Policy 2026.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 Uttarakhand Important

Uttarakhand cabinet approves Green Hydrogen Policy, 2026

The Uttarakhand cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami approved the Uttarakhand Green Hydrogen Policy, 2026 on 28 January 2026 to promote green hydrogen production using the state's hydropower resources.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

NITI Aayog launches Sampoornata Abhiyan 2.0 for Aspirational Districts and Blocks

NITI Aayog launched Sampoornata Abhiyan 2.0 on 28 January 2026, a campaign till 14 April 2026 to saturate 5 KPIs in 112 Aspirational Districts and 6 KPIs in 513 Aspirational Blocks.

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📋 State Schemes 📍 Assam Important

Assam launches 'Eti Koli Duti Paat': ₹5,000 for every tea garden worker

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma launched the Mukhya Mantrir Eti Koli Duti Paat scheme at Doomdooma, Tinsukia, on 25 January 2026, giving ₹5,000 to each tea garden worker.

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📋 State Schemes 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

UP Statehood Day: Amit Shah launches 'One District One Cuisine' and Sardar Patel Industrial Area Scheme

At the Uttar Pradesh Statehood Day ceremony in Lucknow on 24 January 2026, Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched the One District One Cuisine scheme and conferred the UP Gaurav Samman 2025–26.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Tripura Important

₹80 crore Agarwood Value Chain Development Scheme launched in Tripura

DoNER Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia laid the foundation stone of the ₹80 crore Agarwood Value Chain Development Scheme at North Fulkabari, Tripura, on 24 January 2026.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 Kerala Must know

PM launches PM SVANidhi Credit Card, flags off three Amrit Bharat Express trains in Thiruvananthapuram

In Thiruvananthapuram on 23 January 2026, PM Narendra Modi launched the PM SVANidhi Credit Card for street vendors, flagged off four trains and laid the foundation of the CSIR-NIIST innovation hub.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Important

PLI White Goods: five AC component makers selected in fourth round

The fourth round of the PLI Scheme for White Goods provisionally selected five air-conditioner component makers with committed investment of ₹863 crore.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

Over 10,000 km of rural roads sanctioned under PMGSY-IV for six States/UTs

The Centre sanctioned more than 10,000 km of road projects under PMGSY-IV for Jammu & Kashmir, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and Sikkim, connecting about 3,270 isolated habitations.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Must know

Cabinet extends Atal Pension Yojana up to 2030-31

The Union Cabinet on 21 January 2026 approved continuing the Atal Pension Yojana up to FY 2030-31, with funding support for promotion, development and gap funding.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 India Important

TDB and BIRAC approved as first fund managers of ₹1 lakh crore RDI Fund

The Technology Development Board and BIRAC have been approved as the first Second-Level Fund Managers of the ₹1 lakh crore Research Development and Innovation (RDI) Fund, with industry project funding to start by the end of January 2026.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 Delhi

PM Vishwakarma Haat 2026 opens at Dilli Haat

MSME Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi inaugurated PM Vishwakarma Haat 2026 at Dilli Haat, INA, New Delhi, on 18 January 2026, with more than 117 artisans taking part.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

DFS launches Paripoorna Mediclaim Ayush Bima for CGHS beneficiaries

The Department of Financial Services launched Paripoorna Mediclaim Ayush Bima, an optional health insurance plan for CGHS beneficiaries with sum insured of ₹10 lakh or ₹20 lakh, on 14 January 2026.

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📋 State Schemes 📍 Kerala Important

Kerala Cabinet revises CM's Connect to Work scheme; family income cap set at ₹5 lakh

The Kerala Cabinet on 14 January 2026 approved revised guidelines for the Chief Minister's Connect to Work scheme, which gives ₹1,000 a month for 12 months to youth in skill training or preparing for competitive exams, with an annual family income ceiling of ₹5 lakh.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Must know

PFRDA issues NPS Vatsalya Scheme Guidelines 2025 for minors' pension savings

The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority issued the NPS Vatsalya Scheme Guidelines 2025 on 13 January 2026, setting out eligibility, contribution, withdrawal and transition rules for the pension savings scheme for minors.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 Rajasthan

Ministry of Cooperation holds national workshop in Udaipur to review PACS and cooperative reforms

A two-day National-Level Workshop and Review Meeting on Strengthening the Cooperative Sector was held in Udaipur, Rajasthan, on 8–9 January 2026, reviewing PACS computerisation, the grain storage plan, the National Cooperative Database and Multi-State Cooperative Society reforms.

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🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 Andhra Pradesh Important

National workshop on MISHTI mangrove scheme held in Vijayawada

A national-level workshop on MISHTI (Mangrove Initiative for Shoreline Habitats and Tangible Incomes) was held in Andhra Pradesh on 8–9 January 2026, inaugurated by Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan, with National CAMPA CEO Anand Mohan presenting the scheme's framework.

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