The Export Promotion Mission introduces targeted financial and structural support measures to improve MSME access to credit, reduce export barriers, and enhance India’s global export competitiveness.

The Export Promotion Mission aims to boost India’s exports by supporting MSMEs with better finance, market access, and competitiveness.

The PAC has criticised the slow implementation of the SANKALP Scheme, highlighting low fund utilisation, delays in execution, and underuse of World Bank assistance despite its aim to strengthen India’s skill development ecosystem.

The RBI’s revised Lead Bank Scheme seeks to strengthen district-level credit planning and coordination and ensure better monitoring of the Credit-Deposit ratio to promote financial inclusion.

During President Macron’s visit, India–France ties were elevated to a Special Global Strategic Partnership, deepening cooperation in defence, space, nuclear energy, Indo-Pacific strategy, skilling, technology, and economic collaboration under the Horizon 2047 roadmap.

Bharat VISTAAR is an AI-based multilingual agricultural advisory platform integrating AgriStack, ICAR, IMD data, and government schemes to provide personalised, real-time support to farmers through a single digital interface and helpline (155261), enhancing productivity and self-reliance.

India achieved a record addition of 52,537 MW power capacity driven mainly by renewable energy strengthening energy security, supporting its 2070 Net Zero target, and advancing SDG-7 (Affordable & Clean Energy).

The Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0 aims to strengthen India’s domestic venture capital ecosystem by supporting innovation-driven startups, building on FFS 1.0 to bridge funding gaps and boost deep-tech and early-growth enterprises nationwide.

Assam’s tea gardens are diversifying into bamboo cultivation to supply feedstock for a 2G bioethanol plant at Numaligarh, promoting sustainable biofuel production, boosting Northeast farmers’ incomes, and supporting India’s clean energy and Net Zero goals.

The doubling of the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) to ₹2 lakh crore will boost post-harvest infrastructure, reduce losses, enhance farmers’ income, and accelerate agricultural modernization through affordable credit and credit guarantee support.

The Urban Challenge Fund (UCF) is a centrally sponsored scheme aimed at financing competitive, climate-responsive, and bankable urban infrastructure projects to transform Indian cities into sustainable economic growth hubs

India improved to 45th rank in the Network Readiness Index (NRI) 2025, reflecting progress in digital infrastructure, ICT adoption, digital governance, and the overall growth of its digital economy.

PM-SURAJ Portal strengthens financial inclusion and social justice by providing digital, single-window credit support to marginalized entrepreneurs, promoting inclusive and self-reliant economic growth.

The Swavalambini Scheme under MSDE empowers 1,200 female students through structured entrepreneurship training, mentoring, and institutional support to boost women-led startups, reduce gender gaps, and promote economic self-reliance.

The India–US Interim Trade Agreement is a temporary framework for early tariff and market-access gains, easing trade barriers and strengthening supply-chain resilience while paving the way for a full Bilateral Trade Agreement

India has achieved the milestone of forming 10,000 Farmer Producer Organizations to strengthen small and marginal farmers’ collective bargaining power, incomes, and market integration under a central sector scheme

Union Budget 2026–27 introduced dedicated funding for Chemical Parks—cluster-based, plug-and-play industrial hubs to boost domestic chemical manufacturing, strengthen supply chains, reduce imports, and enhance India’s global competitiveness.

India has revamped its Startup India recognition framework by introducing a deep-tech category, raising turnover, expanding eligibility, and tightening safeguards to promote genuine innovation-led startups.

The steep decline in the procurement of Minor Forest Produce highlights weak state-level execution, pushing tribal collectors back toward distress sales

The 16th Finance Commission emphasises performance-linked fiscal federalism by maintaining states’ tax share while introducing new devolution parameters and a stricter fiscal consolidation roadmap for Centre and States.

The push to boost the Orange Economy highlights the growing economic significance of creativity-driven industries in generating employment, intellectual property value, and global cultural and economic influence

Treating wetlands as a national public good is crucial for India’s water security, flood control, biodiversity, and cultural heritage, especially as rapid degradation demands stronger legal protection, community participation, and nature-based solutions.

The US decision to cut tariffs on Indian goods to 18% marks a major reset in India–US trade ties, boosting export competitiveness, strengthening strategic partnership, and supporting Make in India

The NPS Swasthya Pension Scheme is a pilot initiative by PFRDA that integrates healthcare expense coverage with retirement savings by allowing limited medical withdrawals from pension-linked contributions.

The UAE has approved its first USD-backed stablecoin, issued by ADGM-regulated Universal Digital, to enable stable, blockchain-based payments for trade, remittances, and international transfers.

India’s Digital Food Currency pilot aims to use programmable e-Rupee tokens to deliver food subsidies efficiently, transparently, and securely, strengthening food security while advancing digital welfare governance.

India Energy Week 2026 highlighted India’s dual approach of strengthening conventional energy security while accelerating clean energy transition through reforms, global partnerships, and a long-term renewable energy roadmap.

The One District One Product (ODOP) initiative promotes district-level economic development by transforming local specialities into globally competitive products while strengthening local entrepreneurship, exports, and cultural heritage.

The notification of coking coal as a Critical and Strategic Mineral under the MMDR Act, 1957 aims to enhance mineral security, reduce import dependence of the steel sector, and accelerate domestic exploration and mining through policy and regulatory reforms.

The Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026 establish a comprehensive, circular-economy–driven framework that mandates source segregation, strengthens producer and bulk waste generator responsibility, enforces polluter-pays penalties, and promotes scientific processing to reduce landfill dependence and remediate legacy waste

APEDA promotes India’s agri and processed food exports by strengthening quality, organic certification, market access, and farmer linkages, as reflected in its recent Assam agri-export conclave.

The WEF’s new Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution in Andhra Pradesh will promote responsible use of emerging technologies to drive clean energy innovation, strengthen cybersecurity, and support sustainable, inclusive growth.

To reduce risks from climate change, diseases, and export uncertainties, the government is pushing fish species and market diversification, including IMTA, indigenous shrimp varieties, and new aquaculture practices

Rising State-level borrowings, driven by attractive higher-yielding SDLs, are crowding out demand for central government bonds, keeping yields elevated and weakening the RBI’s monetary easing despite repo rate cuts.

The accelerating EV-led energy transition is exposing a critical “copper crunch,” as surging demand for electrification far outstrips slow mining expansion, emerging as a key bottleneck to global decarbonisation.

RBI has proposed linking BRICS countries’ CBDCs at the 2026 BRICS Summit to enable faster cross-border payments, reduce dollar dependence, and enhance financial interoperability

oconut oil prices in India have risen to ₹460 per kg due to global supply shortages, biofuel diversion, and export restrictions, causing concern for consumers and policymakers.

The RBI’s Integrated Ombudsman Scheme, effective from July 1, 2026, provides a fast, cost-effective grievance redress mechanism for complaints against regulated entities, with unlimited dispute value and compensation up to ₹30 lakh.

As Startup India completes 10 years, it has transformed India into the world’s third-largest start-up ecosystem by catalysing innovation, deep-tech growth, investment-led expansion, and employment through targeted government support.

The NITI Aayog report proposes a convergence-based, mission-mode approach to streamline MSME schemes through data integration, process alignment and digital platforms to improve efficiency, outreach and outcomes of government support.

News: NITI Aayog released the Export Preparedness Index (EPI) 2024, a comprehensive assessment of export readiness across India’s States and Union Territories (UTs). About The Index recognises the diversity of subnational economic structures and their critical role in advancing India’s global trade ambitions. The first edition of the EPI was published in August 2020 and […]

The removal of the 10-minute delivery promise by quick commerce platforms marks a shift towards worker-centric practices, highlighting safety concerns of gig workers and the need to bridge regulatory gaps through measures like the Social Security Code, 2020

India’s emergence as the world’s largest rice producer, highlights strengthened food security, export leadership, and enhanced climate-resilient agriculture.

India’s real GDP is projected to grow by 7.4% in FY 2025–26, led by strong services and investment growth

India’s Design Linked Incentive (DLI) Scheme is strengthening a self-reliant semiconductor design ecosystem by supporting fabless chip innovation, design infrastructure, and large-scale talent development under the Semicon India Programme.

The PPP project pipeline, comprising 852 projects worth over ₹17 lakh crore, aims to provide early visibility to investors and accelerate infrastructure development through diverse PPP models and policy support.

RBI’s Report on Trends & Progress of Banking in India 2024-25 highlights a sharp rise in small-value digital retail payments, driven mainly by UPI.

India surpassed Japan to become the world’s 4th largest economy in 2025 despite global headwinds and US tariffs.

India’s combined merchandise and services exports are projected to reach around $850 billion in FY 2025–26, significantly below the government’s ambitious $1 trillion target, despite active Free Trade Agreement (FTA) engagements.

Economist Arvind Subramanian, in discussions around his book A Sixth of Humanity, revisits why India has failed to industrialise like China or South Korea, despite starting from comparable conditions in the early 20th century. The core issue: manufacturing stagnation, with its share in GDP largely flat and recently overshadowed by services.

Recent analysis of the RBI Handbook of Statistics on Indian States (2024–25) shows that India’s export growth, despite strong aggregate numbers, is becoming increasingly regionally concentrated, raising concerns about inclusive development and employment generation.

India’s startup ecosystem raised $10.79 billion in 2025, marking a 15% decline from 2024, even as DeepTech, EnergyTech and AI-led manufacturing emerged as key growth drivers, according to data shared by market intelligence platform Tracxn.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has introduced the Securities Markets Code Bill, 2025 in the Lok Sabha.

The Rajya Sabha passed the Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Bill, a day after its approval by the Lok Sabha.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged citizens to reclaim over ₹1 lakh crore of unclaimed financial assets lying idle in banks, insurance firms, mutual funds and companies.

The rupee’s recent depreciation is primarily due to capital account pressures, not current account deficits.

India has a structural Current Account Deficit (CAD) issue in its Balance of Payments (BoP).

The World Inequality Report 2026 highlights rising income and wealth inequality in India.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has reduced the policy repo rate by 25 basis points (bps), signalling cheaper loans and improved credit flow. This move comes at a time when India is experiencing decadal low inflation alongside strong GDP growth, creating what the RBI Governor describes as a “rare goldilocks period.”

The Union Commerce and Industry Minister Jitin Prasada informed Lok Sabha that Dakshina Kannada (DK) has been designated as a District Export Hub (DEH).

Ambaji white marble from Gujarat has been granted the Geographical Indication (GI) tag.

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has issued a public warning cautioning investors against digital gold and e-gold products, highlighting their unregulated nature and potential risks. The move comes amid rising gold prices and increasing popularity of digital investment platforms.

The 8th CPC, chaired by Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, with Prof. Pulak Ghosh and Pankaj Jain (IAS) as members, has 18 months to submit its report.

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global watchdog for anti–money laundering (AML) and counter–terror financing (CFT), released its report on “Asset Recovery Guidance and Best Practices”.