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CCEA approves National Investment Policy for Urea-2026 (NIPU-2026)

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the National Investment Policy for Urea-2026 for Atmanirbhar Bharat (NIPU-2026) on 15 July 2026 to attract new investment in gas-based urea plants.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

Cabinet approves ₹62,500-crore Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme

The Union Cabinet approved the Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme (MPMS) on 15 July 2026 with an outlay of ₹62,500 crore for FY 2026-27 to FY 2030-31.

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📋 State Schemes 📍 Delhi Important

Delhi renames Mahila Samriddhi Yojana as Delhi Lakshmi Yojana

The Delhi Government on 13 July 2026 renamed its proposed Mahila Samriddhi Yojana as the Delhi Lakshmi Yojana, under which eligible women aged 21 to 60 will get ₹2,500 a month.

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🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 Uttar Pradesh

UP CM Yogi Adityanath launches drive to plant 35 crore saplings

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on 12 July 2026 launched the state's plantation drive under 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' to plant 35 crore saplings.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 Jammu and Kashmir Important

Lakhanpur in J&K among first towns approved for PM SVANidhi Street Food Hub

Lakhanpur in Kathua district, Jammu & Kashmir, was announced on 11 July 2026 as among the first towns approved for a Street Food Hub under PM SVANidhi.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

PMFME Scheme crosses 2 lakh credit-linked beneficiaries

Union Minister Chirag Paswan marked loan sanctions to over 2 lakh micro food processing enterprises under the PMFME Scheme at an event in New Delhi on 11 July 2026.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 Uttarakhand Important

6th Lok Samvardhan Parv opens in Dehradun

Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju and Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami inaugurated the five-day 6th Lok Samvardhan Parv at Parade Ground, Dehradun, on 11 July 2026.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Odisha Important

Vice-President launches Letter of Authorisation for high seas fishing and Odisha Deep Sea Fishing Mission

Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan launched the Letter of Authorisation (LoA) framework for sustainable fishing in the high seas and the Odisha Deep Sea Fishing Mission Document in Bhubaneswar on 9 July 2026.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

Coal Ministry opens applications under ₹37,500 crore coal/lignite gasification scheme

The Ministry of Coal invited applications on 8 July 2026 under the ₹37,500 crore Scheme for Promotion of Surface Coal/Lignite Gasification Projects; the last date is 7 September 2026.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

Centre approves copra and Totapuri mango procurement for Tamil Nadu

Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan approved procurement of 87,226 MT of copra at MSP and 96,879 MT of Totapuri mangoes under the Market Intervention Scheme for Tamil Nadu in 2026.

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💹 Banking & RBI 📍 India Important

ECLGS 5.0 crosses 4.11 lakh guarantees worth over ₹1.55 lakh crore

The Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) 5.0 has issued 4,11,497 guarantees worth ₹1,55,229 crore, with 98% of guarantees by number going to MSMEs (Finance Ministry, 7 July 2026).

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

PM-SETU goes nationwide; ₹1,237.58 crore industry-led ITI plans approved

The 4th National Steering Committee of PM-SETU on 7 July 2026 approved a nationwide rollout across all 200 ITI clusters and Strategic Investment Plans worth ₹1,237.58 crore in Odisha, Gujarat and Telangana.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Must know

Shivraj Singh Chouhan releases first instalment of Rs 25,863 crore to States under VB-G-RAM-G

Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan released the first instalment (Mother Sanction) of Rs 25,863 crore to States under VB-G-RAM-G on 5 July 2026, and said no State will have a wage rate below Rs 300 a day.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India Must know

PM launches next phase of UDAN, 'Viksit UDAN', and inaugurates new Jodhpur Airport terminal

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the next phase of UDAN, the Modified UDAN Scheme with an outlay of about Rs 29,000 crore over ten years, and inaugurated the Rs 480 crore new terminal at Jodhpur Airport on 4 July 2026.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Must know

CCEA approves better-quality rice under PMGKAY with lower broken-grain limits

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on 2 July 2026 approved cutting the permissible broken grains in PMGKAY rice to 10% for raw rice and 5% for parboiled rice, the first revision of PDS rice specifications in nearly three decades.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 Andhra Pradesh Important

Shivraj Singh Chouhan launches VB-G RAM G Yojana nationwide from Tirupati district

Union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched the Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Yojana nationwide from Mukkavaripalli village in Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh on 2 July 2026.

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🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 India Important

C.R. Paatil chairs 19th meeting of Empowered Task Force on Ganga

Union Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Paatil chaired the 19th meeting of the Empowered Task Force on River Ganga on 2 July 2026, which reviewed the Namami Gange Programme.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Must know

VB-G RAM G Act, 2025 comes into force; MGNREGA, 2005 stands repealed

The Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025 came into force across all rural areas of India on 1 July 2026, repealing the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 from the same date.

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💹 Banking & RBI 📍 India Must know

Government mandates TReDS for settlement of all MSME invoices by CPSEs

The Ministry of MSME notified on 30 June 2026 that all operating Central Public Sector Enterprises must settle invoices from MSME suppliers through RBI-authorised TReDS platforms, giving effect to a Union Budget 2026-27 announcement.

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💹 Economy 📍 Ladakh

Jitan Ram Manjhi becomes first MSME Minister to visit Ladakh, reviews schemes in Leh

Union MSME Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, the first MSME Minister to visit Ladakh, reviewed the Ministry's schemes at a meeting in Leh during 29-30 June 2026.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 Delhi Must know

16th CCHFW conference: Nadda launches SUMAN Roadmap 2030 and Samagra Shishu Bal Swasthya Karyakram

Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda launched the SUMAN Roadmap 2030 for maternal and newborn care and the Samagra Shishu Bal Swasthya Karyakram at the 16th Conference of the Central Council of Health and Family Welfare at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on 29 June 2026.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Must know

EPFO's VISHWAS, 2026 and Amnesty Scheme, 2026 come into force with EPF Scheme, 2026

The Ministry of Labour and Employment notified the Employees' Provident Funds Scheme, 2026 vide G.S.R. 525(E) on 29 June 2026, bringing into force VISHWAS, 2026 for settling EPF damages disputes and a six-month Amnesty Scheme for unexempted PF trusts.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 Gujarat Important

Amit Shah inaugurates 'PM Family Care Tracker' pilot in Gandhinagar

Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the 'PM Family Care Tracker' pilot project in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, on 28 June 2026; integrated with birth and death registration data, it will give every child a unique ID so that scheme benefits reach them automatically.

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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 Delhi Must know

MSME Day 2026: Vice-President launches PMEGP 2.0 and multilingual MSME portals, NSIC becomes Schedule 'A' CPSE

Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan presided over 'MSME Day 2026 - Udyami Bharat' at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi, on 27 June 2026, launching PMEGP 2.0 and other portals, multilingual access in all 22 Scheduled languages, and felicitating NSIC on its upgrade to a Schedule 'A' CPSE.

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🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 India Important

Digital India nears 11 years: 5G in 99.9% of districts, GII rank up to 38

The Ministry of Electronics and IT said on 27 June 2026, as Digital India nears 11 years since its launch on 1 July 2015, that 5G covers 99.9% of districts and India's Global Innovation Index rank improved from 81 in 2015 to 38 in 2025.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 Gujarat Important

Amit Shah launches cooperative mobility platform Bharat Taxi for Gujarat

Union Cooperation Minister Amit Shah launched the cooperative-based mobility platform 'Bharat Taxi' for Gujarat at the Mahatma Mandir Convention and Exhibition Centre, Gandhinagar, on 27 June 2026.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 Tripura Important

PM SVANidhi completes six years; over 75.5 lakh street vendors benefited

PM SVANidhi, the micro-credit scheme for street vendors of the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs launched in June 2020, completed six years; the occasion was marked in Agartala on 31 May 2026.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 West Bengal Important

West Bengal launches free HPV vaccination drive for 7.65 lakh girls aged 14

On 30 May 2026 West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari launched a statewide free HPV vaccination campaign against cervical cancer, targeting about 7.65 lakh girls aged 14 with a single dose of Gardasil-4.

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🎓 Education 📍 Andhra Pradesh Important

First PM-SETU Strategic Investment Plan approved for Visakhapatnam ITI Cluster; Andhra Pradesh first State

The National Steering Committee of PM-SETU approved its first-ever Strategic Investment Plan, by ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India for the Visakhapatnam ITI Cluster, making Andhra Pradesh the first State to operationalise an industry partnership under the ₹60,000 crore scheme.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

Shivraj Singh Chouhan releases ₹10,021 crore PMAY-G Mother Sanction to 12 States

On 28 May 2026 Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan released a Mother Sanction of ₹10,021.42 crore to 12 States under Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin, towards 'Housing for All' by March 2029.

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