Monday, October 5, 2026
The Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas launched GOBARdhan as an integrated Central Sector Scheme for expanding India’s compressed biogas ecosystem.
A PIB backgrounder reviewed PM E-DRIVE’s role in EV adoption, charging infrastructure and domestic electric-mobility manufacturing.
The Ministry of Education approved five Centres of Excellence for advanced study, preservation and digitisation of Classical Assamese, Bengali, Marathi, Pali and Prakrit.
NABKISAN listed India’s first Social Bond dedicated exclusively to water, sanitation and hygiene and raised ₹180 crore.
The government extended the RoDTEP export-support scheme through December 2026 while retaining existing rates and value caps.
A PIB backgrounder reported 40 deployed supercomputers with combined capacity of 68 PF and highlighted indigenous hardware, software and scientific applications under the National Supercomputing Mission.
A national workshop in Kolkata examined how States can tag public expenditure to Sustainable Development Goals and connect budgets with measurable development outcomes.
From 1 September 2026, merchant discount rate provisions began applying to specified UPI person-to-merchant transactions above ₹2,000, with exemptions for selected categories.
India recorded a current account deficit of USD 4.2 billion, or 0.5% of GDP, in the first quarter of 2026-27, while the capital account recorded a net outflow.
Japan Credit Rating Agency raised India’s long-term foreign- and local-currency issuer ratings from BBB+ to A- with a stable outlook.
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