06-Feb-2026
Union Cooperation Minister Amit Shah has launched Bharat Taxi, India’s first cooperative-based ride-hailing platform, positioning it as a people-centric alternative to private cab aggregators such as Uber, Ola, and Rapido. The initiative aims to strengthen the cooperative movement, enhance driver autonomy, and offer affordable urban mobility through a driver-owned platform model.
06-Feb-2026
The Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology recently informed the Lok Sabha about the SAMRIDH Programme, highlighting its role in strengthening India’s startup ecosystem by supporting technology-based startups through accelerators and innovation networks.
06-Feb-2026
The Ministry of Cooperation recently informed Parliament about the financial assistance released to cooperative societies and beneficiaries under the Yuva Sahakar Scheme during the period 2022–2025, highlighting the scheme’s role in promoting youth entrepreneurship in the cooperative sector.
05-Feb-2026
The 13th edition of the joint military Exercise KHANJAR between India and Kyrgyzstan has begun recently at Misamari in Sonitpur district of Assam. The annual special forces exercise reflects the growing defence cooperation between the two countries and India’s strategic engagement with Central Asia.
05-Feb-2026
The Union Budget has announced an allocation of ₹20,000 crore over five years for Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS), signalling a major policy push to cut emissions from hard-to-abate sectors.
05-Feb-2026
A series of major disasters struck India in 2025, exposing serious gaps in the identification and management of disaster victims.In response, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has released India’s first comprehensive Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for handling Mass Fatality Incidents (MFIs). The guidelines, titled “National Disaster Management Guidelines on Comprehensive Disaster Victim Identification and Management”, were released on Republic Day by the Ministry of Home Affairs, marking 25 years since the 2001 Gujarat earthquake.
05-Feb-2026
Recently, the Union Finance Minister announced the launch of a new initiative called "Biopharma Shakti" during Budget 2026–27. It aims to empower India's biopharmaceutical sector.
04-Feb-2026
The Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules, 2026, notified by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, will come into force on April 1, 2026, replacing the 2016 framework. The new rules comprehensively overhaul waste management by urban and rural local bodies, emphasising waste reduction, reuse, segregation, and at-source processing.
04-Feb-2026
A recent faunal survey in the Karimpuzha Wildlife Sanctuary has significantly expanded the biodiversity records of Kerala’s youngest protected area. The findings underscore the sanctuary’s ecological importance and reinforce its role in regional conservation, especially within the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve and Nilambur Elephant Reserve.
04-Feb-2026
India has committed to importing goods worth $100 billion annually from the United States for five years as part of a broader trade understanding that also involves significant tariff reductions by the U.S. The move comes after a phase of escalating trade tensions, particularly the U.S. decision in August 2025 to raise tariffs on Indian goods to 50%, and marks a major recalibration of bilateral economic relations.
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