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.

The Ministry of Home Affairs notified the Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2026, amending the Citizenship Rules, 2009, to modernise and digitise the Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) framework.

The Government of India has notified 100% Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the insurance sector under the automatic route by amending the Foreign Exchange Management (Non-debt Instruments) Rules, 2019.

India’s private space sector achieved a major milestone with the launch of Mission Drishti, the world’s first OptoSAR satellite, by GalaxEye aboard Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base.

The Union Ministry of Finance, in its Monthly Economic Review (MER), April 2026, has cautioned that states with persistent revenue deficits and high debt burdens may face heightened fiscal stress, particularly during economic shocks.