The Cabinet approved a productivity-linked bonus equivalent to 78 days' wages for eligible non-gazetted railway employees, with a maximum of ₹17,951 per eligible employee.
The five-year update reports over 1,800 data layers across 58 Central Ministries/Departments and 36 States/UTs, plus 421 projects evaluated at about ₹20.23 lakh crore.
Exam-ready note distinguishing the Consumer Price Index from the Consumer Food Price Index, using the September 2026 NSO release on base 2024=100.
The Research, Development and Innovation Fund announced its first cohort of 19 second-level fund managers, comprising 14 Alternative Investment Funds and five Focused Research Organisations, with approved commitments of ₹7,131 crore.
India's provisional all-India retail inflation was 5.54% year-on-year in September 2026, while food inflation measured by the Consumer Food Price Index was 7.74%, according to the National Statistics Office's release dated 12 October 2026.
A PIB factsheet dated 26 August 2026 says India’s sugarcane production reached 500 MMT in 2025-26, FRP for 2026-27 was set at Rs 365 per quintal, and 97% of 2025-26 cane dues had been paid by 20 August 2026.
A PIB backgrounder dated 21 August 2026 says PM-AASHA had a Rs. 7,200 crore budget for 2026-27 and combines PSS, PSF, PDPS, and MIS under one price-support framework.
A concise GK note on PMJDY, its financial-inclusion role, and the dated official August 2026 figures most useful for revision.
A PIB note dated 27 August 2026 says PMJDY accounts reached 59.09 crore as of 19 August 2026, with 32.92 crore female beneficiaries and Rs 3,16,514 crore in deposits.
A concise GK note on PM-AASHA, its four components, and the exam-ready differences between procurement, price-deficiency, and market-intervention support.
A PIB release dated 17 July 2026 explains NITI Aayog’s new Investment Friendliness Index, its eight pillars, and the top-performing states and UTs.
A concise glossary of semiconductor terms frequently seen in technology policy and current-affairs questions, including fabs, packaging and chip-design tools.
A quick revision note on what the bioeconomy means, where it is used, and how to write it correctly in science, economy and agriculture answers.
NITI Aayog has launched a long-term bioeconomy roadmap that links biotechnology, biomanufacturing, AI, health, agriculture and climate solutions to India’s growth strategy.
NITI Aayog has released the Investment Friendliness Index 2026, a comparative framework that measures how states and UTs support investments through infrastructure, regulation and institutions.
India and Panama identified maritime security, logistics, skilling and digital transformation as the main pillars of deeper maritime cooperation in a new bilateral push.
A high-level review examined the possible effects of El Niño on agriculture and other sectors, with ministries asked to coordinate closely with states and vulnerable districts.
The Union Cabinet approved Semicon 2.0 with a ₹1,27,500 crore outlay to strengthen semiconductor design, manufacturing, research and talent development.