Governance
Mizoram gets 45 PMGSY-IV road works covering 509.54 km
Projects estimated at ₹710.40 crore are intended to give 48 habitations their first all-weather road connection.
GS IIGS IIIPrelims: HighMains: High
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This Week in India
Governance
Panchayat planning drive adds push for own-source revenue and EV charging on local-body land
The People’s Plan Campaign workshop linked participatory planning with stronger Panchayat finances, while a new MoU covers EV charging and battery-swapping stations on Panchayat land.
GS IIGS IIIPrelims: HighMains: High
Governance
Government notifies national social-security boards for unorganised, gig and platform workers
The boards under the Code on Social Security will recommend and monitor welfare schemes and give gig and platform workers an institutional social-protection mechanism.
GS IIPrelims: HighMains: High
Economy
PM-KISAN 24th instalment transfers over ₹18,690 crore to 9.34 crore farmers
The latest DBT takes cumulative PM-KISAN disbursements beyond ₹4.64 lakh crore; eligible farmer families receive ₹6,000 a year in three instalments.
GS IIIPrelims: HighMains: High
This Week in World
International Relations
Tanker attacks keep Strait of Hormuz shipping risks elevated
UKMTO reported multiple vessels struck by unknown projectiles near the Strait, while Iran separately made broader claims that Reuters said it could not independently verify.
GS IIGS IIIPrelims: HighMains: High
IR
India and BLEU review trade ties at 19th Joint Economic Commission in Luxembourg
The session covered logistics, renewable energy, fintech, healthcare, agro-food processing, aerospace, research and higher education.
GS IIPrelims: HighMains: High
IR/Security
ADMM-Plus adopts joint statement on Youth, Peace and Security as India proposes an ASEAN defence Youth Bridge
The 13th ADMM-Plus in Cebu paired a regional youth-security statement with India’s call for deeper defence connectivity and capacity building.
GS IIPrelims: HighMains: High
IR/Economy
WTO Aid for Trade review marks 20 years and nearly $795 billion in trade-development support
The Geneva review examines how developing economies can use infrastructure, skills and institutions to participate more effectively in global trade.
GS IIPrelims: HighMains: High
This Week in Economy
Economy
India extends customs-duty exemption on cotton imports to 31 December 2026
The two-month extension is intended to improve raw-material availability and ease input-cost pressure across the textile and apparel value chain.
GS IIIPrelims: HighMains: High
Economy
Social-security push brings EPFO wage ceiling of ₹25,000 into focus
A new government backgrounder says the revised mandatory-coverage wage ceiling is expected to bring more than 51 lakh additional employees within EPFO coverage.
GS IIGS IIIPrelims: HighMains: High
Economy
Reliance reports ₹29,550 crore Q2 profit as energy and Jio support growth
Quarterly gross revenue reached ₹3.62 lakh crore; Reuters said refining and digital performance offset weaker profitability in retail.
GS IIIPrelims: LowMains: Medium
International Relations
Tanker attacks keep Strait of Hormuz shipping risks elevated
UKMTO reported multiple vessels struck by unknown projectiles near the Strait, while Iran separately made broader claims that Reuters said it could not independently verify.
GS IIGS IIIPrelims: HighMains: High
This Week in Environment
Environment
Cyclone Arnab shifts from emergency response to damage assessment after Andhra Pradesh landfall
NDRF and SDRF relief operations continued while the Centre said inter-ministerial teams would assess impacts; Reuters reported six deaths and extensive power damage.
GS IIIPrelims: HighMains: High
Environment
National workshop links coastal resilience with mangroves, seagrass, corals and vulnerable livelihoods
The two-day GCF-ECRICC workshop focuses on ecosystem restoration and adaptation strategies for climate-vulnerable coastal communities.
GS IIIPrelims: HighMains: High
Environment & Ecology
Centre sends high-level team after young Kuno cheetah dies from firearm pellet injuries
Five pellets were recovered during surgery after the 19-month-old male was found injured outside Kuno National Park; a central team will examine the shooting and protection protocols.
GS IIIPrelims: HighMains: High
This Week in Science
Science & Technology
GSLV-F18 places NVS-03 in orbit, strengthening India’s NavIC constellation
The third next-generation navigation satellite adds L1 capability and an indigenous atomic clock as India works to reinforce sovereign positioning and timing services.
GS IIIPrelims: HighMains: High
SciTech/Agriculture
India to host ICAR-CGIAR Science and Partnership Week 2027 in New Delhi
The April 2027 event is expected to bring more than 5,000 delegates and align global agricultural research partnerships with Indian priorities.
GS IIIPrelims: HighMains: High
SciTech/Health
AIIA launches National Ayurveda AI Challenge and new IPR support facility
The Ayurveda institute’s incubator also signed two MoUs aimed at innovation and industry–academia collaboration.
GS IIIPrelims: HighMains: High