The Union Cabinet has approved the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) 5.0 to mitigate the economic impact of ongoing geopolitical tensions and disruptions in West Asia.

The International Organization for Migration released the World Migration Report 2026, highlighting global migration trends, major migration corridors, displacement patterns, and the growing role of migration in development and geopolitics.

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the development of a state-of-the-art Ship Repair Facility at Vadinar to strengthen India’s ship repair capacity and maritime infrastructure.

The Department of Financial Services (DFS), under the Ministry of Finance, has approved Viability Plan 2.0 for Regional Rural Banks to strengthen their financial sustainability and operational efficiency.

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister, has approved an increase in the Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) of sugarcane to ₹365 per quintal for the 2026–27 sugar season (October–September).

The Union Cabinet has approved the introduction of the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026, proposing an increase in the sanctioned strength of judges in the Supreme Court of India.

The Union Cabinet approved two new semiconductor projects under the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM), including India’s first commercial Mini/Micro-LED display facility based on Gallium Nitride (GaN) technology and a semiconductor packaging facility in G

The Union Cabinet approved an outlay of ₹5,659.22 crore for the Mission for Cotton Productivity (2026–27 to 2030–31) to address bottlenecks, declining growth, and quality concerns in India’s cotton sector.

India has rejected Nepal’s objection to conducting the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra via the Lipulekh Pass, calling Nepal’s territorial claims “untenable” while reiterating openness to dialogue.

In a significant step towards strengthening child health services in the country, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare released the Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) 2.0 Guidelines at the recently concluded National Summit on Good Practices and

The Thomas & Uber Cup 2026, held in Horsens, Denmark (24 April–3 May 2026), concluded with China winning the Thomas Cup and South Korea clinching the Uber Cup.

Recent updates on recovery of stressed banking assets indicate that National Asset Reconstruction Company Limited (NARCL) has emerged as a key pillar in the nation’s stressed asset resolution framework, reflecting growing institutional maturity.