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Digital Twin Technology for Urban Planning

On 19 June 2026 Kashi (Varanasi) launched a 3‑D Urban Spatial Digital Twin to aid emergency planning and urban management. Key features of Kashi digital twin Spatial extent:...

 June 20, 2026

E85 Ethanol Fuel and Alternative Energy

E85 fuel was launched in Mumbai on 18 June 2026 at ₹91.18 per litre, compared with Mumbai petrol at ₹111.33 per litre; Mumbai is the second major Indian...

 June 20, 2026

PM SVANidhi and Urban Street Vendor Support

On 19 June 2026 the Nagpur Municipal Corporation revived a plan to establish citywide food courts under the Pradhan Mantri SVANidhi Yojana to provide organised vending spaces and...

 June 20, 2026

Revised Kisan Credit Card Guidelines

The Reserve Bank of India issued the final revised Kisan Credit Card framework on 19 June 2026; the directions take effect from 1 January 2027. Key changes Crop-season...

 June 20, 2026

Promotion of Generic Medicine Shops in India

As of June 2026 the government has enhanced support for generic medicine shops under the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana, including plans to raise retailer margins and extend...

 June 20, 2026

Space Debris Management Initiatives

On 19 June 2026 Cosmoserve Space presented a space debris initiative to Indian and French leaders in Paris, proposing commercial and policy measures for debris removal. Global Policy...

 June 20, 2026

Hubble Observations of Merging Galaxy Clusters

On 18–19 June 2026, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope released new images of the merging galaxy clusters CL0016+1609 (MACS J0018.5+1626) and MACS J1141.6‑1905. The Observations CL0016+1609 / MACS J0018.5+1626:...

 June 20, 2026

AI Sovereignty and Export Controls on Frontier Models

Recently, the US Commerce Department used the 2018 Export Control Reform Act to require Anthropic to suspend global access to its frontier models Fable 5 and Mythos 5....

 June 20, 2026

Critical Minerals Security and India’s Resource Strategy

Recently India and Uzbekistan reaffirmed deeper trade and energy cooperation prioritising secure access to critical minerals for India’s expanding digital economy. Uzbekistan opened plans for a digital geological...

 June 20, 2026

Inter-State River Water Disputes and the Mekedatu Project

Recently the Tamil Nadu Assembly unanimously passed a resolution opposing Karnataka’s proposed ₹9,000 crore Mekedatu balancing reservoir on the Cauvery. Tamil Nadu asked the Union government to deny...

 June 20, 2026

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