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Wed, 07 Jan 2026

Tue, 06 Jan 2026

🎭 Heritage & UNESCO 📍 India Important

ASI enables online ticket booking for over 170 monuments and museums on ONDC

The Archaeological Survey of India announced on 6 January 2026 that tickets for over 170 centrally protected monuments and museums can now be booked through the Open Network for Digital Commerce.

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🚄 Infrastructure & Energy 📍 India Important

DEA releases three-year PPP project pipeline of 852 projects worth over ₹17 lakh crore

The Department of Economic Affairs announced on 6 January 2026 a three-year Public Private Partnership pipeline of 852 projects with a total cost of over ₹17 lakh crore, fulfilling a Union Budget 2025-26 announcement.

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📊 Reports & Indices 📍 India Important

NITI Aayog releases fifth Trade Watch Quarterly with focus on automotive exports

NITI Aayog Member Arvind Virmani released the fifth edition of Trade Watch Quarterly, covering April–June 2025, in New Delhi on 6 January 2026, with a thematic section on India's automotive exports.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 India Important

Dharmendra Pradhan releases 55 literary works in classical Indian languages

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan released 55 literary works in classical Indian languages in New Delhi on 6 January 2026, including a Tirukkural series in Indian Sign Language.

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Mon, 05 Jan 2026

Sun, 04 Jan 2026

💹 Trade & Industry 📍 India Important

AYUSHEXCIL marks 4th anniversary; AYUSH exports rise 6.11% to USD 688.89 million in 2024-25

The Ayush Export Promotion Council observed its 4th Establishment Anniversary in New Delhi on 4 January 2026, as the Commerce Ministry reported AYUSH and herbal exports of USD 688.89 million in 2024-25, up 6.11%.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

Design Linked Incentive Scheme: 24 chip design projects, 16 tape-outs so far

A PIB backgrounder on 4 January 2026 said MeitY's Design Linked Incentive (DLI) Scheme under the Semicon India Programme supports 24 chip design projects, which have achieved 16 tape-outs, 6 ASIC chips and 10 patents.

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🔬 Science & Technology 📍 India Important

DSIR relaxes three-year existence norm for deep-tech startups on its 42nd Foundation Day

On the 42nd Foundation Day of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research on 4 January 2026, Union Minister Jitendra Singh announced that deep-tech startups no longer need three years of existence to be recognised under DSIR's Industrial R&D Promotion Programme.

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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 India Important

World Braille Day: Braille, rights and inclusion in India

World Braille Day was observed on 4 January 2026; a PIB backgrounder noted that Braille came to India in 1887 and that Bharati Braille was adopted as the single national standard in 1951.

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Sat, 03 Jan 2026

Fri, 02 Jan 2026

💹 Economy 📍 India Must know

Government approves 22 proposals worth ₹41,863 crore in third tranche of ECMS

The Ministry of Electronics and IT on 2 January 2026 approved 22 more proposals under the Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme, with projected investment of ₹41,863 crore and 33,791 direct jobs.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 India Important

Export Promotion Mission rolls out interest subvention and collateral guarantee for MSME exporters

The Commerce Ministry on 2 January 2026 launched two interventions under the NIRYAT PROTSAHAN sub-scheme of the Export Promotion Mission: interest subvention on export credit and a CGTMSE-backed collateral guarantee for MSME exporters.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Important

PRAGATI has reviewed 3,300+ projects worth ₹85 lakh crore, says Cabinet Secretary

Cabinet Secretary T. V. Somanathan told the media in New Delhi on 2 January 2026 that the PRAGATI mechanism has reviewed over 3,300 projects worth more than ₹85 lakh crore and resolved 7,156 of 7,735 issues raised.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 India Important

J. P. Nadda releases Indian Pharmacopoeia 2026, the 10th edition

On 2 January 2026 at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi, Union Health Minister J. P. Nadda released Indian Pharmacopoeia 2026, the 10th edition of India's official book of drug standards, with 121 new monographs.

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Thu, 01 Jan 2026

🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India Important

NHAI discontinues KYV for new car FASTags issued from 1 February 2026

NHAI announced on 1 January 2026 that the Know Your Vehicle (KYV) process will be discontinued for all new car FASTags from 1 February 2026, with mandatory VAHAN-based validation before activation instead.

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💹 Banking & RBI 📍 India Important

PFRDA allows banks to set up NPS pension funds; Dinesh Kumar Khara to chair NPS Trust

The PFRDA board approved in principle a framework letting Scheduled Commercial Banks set up pension funds to manage NPS, and appointed former SBI Chairman Dinesh Kumar Khara as Chairperson of the NPS Trust Board, the Finance Ministry said on 1 January 2026.

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🎓 Education 📍 India Important

President Murmu launches #SkillTheNation AI Challenge; opens IGNOU centre at Rairangpur virtually

On 1 January 2026 at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre, President Droupadi Murmu launched the #SkillTheNation Challenge under MSDE's SOAR (Skilling for AI Readiness) initiative and virtually inaugurated the IGNOU Regional Centre and Skill Centre at Rairangpur, Odisha.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 India Important

DRDO marks 68th Foundation Day; record ₹1.30 lakh crore of AoNs for DRDO systems in 2025

On its 68th Foundation Day on 1 January 2026, DRDO said 22 Acceptances of Necessity worth about ₹1.30 lakh crore were accorded in 2025 for DRDO-developed systems to be made by Indian industry, the highest in any single year.

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🌟 Persons in News 📍 India Important

Air Marshal Nagesh Kapoor takes over as Vice Chief of the Air Staff

Air Marshal Nagesh Kapoor took charge as Vice Chief of the Air Staff on 1 January 2026, as Air Marshals Tejinder Singh and Seethepalli Shrinivas took over South Western Air Command and Training Command.

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Wed, 31 Dec 2025

🔬 Science & Technology 📍 India Important

India's broadband subscriber base crosses 1 billion

India's broadband subscriber base crossed 1 billion (100.37 crore) at the end of November 2025, more than six times the 13.15 crore of November 2015, the Communications Ministry said on 31 December 2025.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 India Important

DRDO conducts salvo launch of two Pralay missiles off Odisha coast

DRDO successfully carried out a salvo launch of two Pralay missiles in quick succession from the same launcher off the Odisha coast on 31 December 2025, as part of user evaluation trials.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Important

PM Modi chairs 50th PRAGATI meeting; reviews five projects worth over ₹40,000 crore

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the 50th meeting of PRAGATI on 31 December 2025, reviewing five infrastructure projects across five states worth over ₹40,000 crore and setting the mantra 'Reform to Simplify, Perform to Deliver, Transform to Impact'.

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🏅 Other Sports 📍 India Important

Centre notifies commencement of select provisions of National Sports Governance Act, 2025 from 1 January 2026

The Sports Ministry notified on 31 December 2025 that select provisions of the National Sports Governance Act, 2025, including those on National Sports Bodies and the National Sports Board, come into force on 1 January 2026.

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Tue, 30 Dec 2025

📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Must know

Shivraj Singh Chouhan assures MGNREGA functionaries of continuity under VB-G RAM G Act

Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan held a video-conference with over 2 lakh MGNREGA functionaries on 30 December 2025, assuring them that the transition to the VB-G RAM G Act, 2025 will not affect their services.

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💹 Banking & RBI 📍 India Important

SMFCL, India's first maritime NBFC, begins lending with ₹4,300 crore of sanctions

Sagarmala Finance Corporation Limited (SMFCL) approved loan sanctions of about ₹4,300 crore at its 51st Board Meeting on 30 December 2025, formally starting its lending operations.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 India Important

MoD signs ₹4,666 crore contracts for CQB carbines and heavyweight torpedoes

The Ministry of Defence signed contracts worth ₹4,666 crore on 30 December 2025 for over 4.25 lakh Close Quarter Battle carbines and 48 heavyweight torpedoes for the Kalvari-class submarines.

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🎓 Education 📍 India Important

PM-YUVA 3.0 results: 43 young authors chosen in 22 Indian languages and English

The results of PM-YUVA 3.0, the Prime Minister's Scheme for Mentoring Young Authors run by the National Book Trust, were declared on 30 December 2025, selecting 43 authors under 30.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

Jal Shakti Ministry launches Jal Seva Aankalan for Gram Panchayat-led water service assessment

Union Jal Shakti Minister C. R. Patil e-launched Jal Seva Aankalan on 30 December 2025, a Gram Panchayat-led digital tool on the Jal Jeevan Mission portal to assess drinking water services in Har Ghar Jal villages.

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🏅 Other Sports 📍 India Important

Arjun Erigaisi wins bronze at FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025 in Doha

Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi won bronze at the FIDE World Blitz Championship in Doha on 30 December 2025 after losing the semifinal to Uzbekistan's Nodirbek Abdusattorov.

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