The Tamil Nadu government has approved the first Jallikattu event of 2026 at Thatchankurichi village in Pudukkottai district on 3 January. This marks the formal start of the...
India’s first maritime-focused non-banking financial company, Sagarmala Finance Corporation Limited (SMFCL), has formally begun lending operations with loan sanctions of about ₹4,300 crore. The development marks a major...
India and Pakistan exchanged lists of their nuclear installations and prisoners on 1 January 2026 under long-standing bilateral agreements. The annual exchange took place despite strained ties between...
Chhattisgarh’s mineral administration has moved from paper-led discretion to data-led control. Khanij Online and Khanij Online 2.0 now connect production, despatch, payments, compliance, and grievance handling on a...
Since the launch of ChatGPT in 2022, AI adoption in India has moved into the mainstream. India now accounts for about 13.5% of ChatGPT’s 700 million weekly users....
The transition from the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) to the Vikasit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025 (VB-G RAM G...
Nearly a year into Donald Trump’s second term, the H-1B visa program has undergone a fundamental transformation. It has shifted from a technical labor policy debate to a...
As the world edges towards 2026, two sharply contrasting forces are shaping India’s future. On one side lies extraordinary technological promise — from space-based solar power to artificial...
The 2025 trade shock has altered the global economic order. With Washington using tariffs as a security tool, multilateral trade rules have weakened, supply chains have faced fresh...
India enters 2026 after a mixed sporting year in 2025, with women’s cricket, men’s format transitions and a crowded global calendar drawing attention. For Prelims, the key facts...