Startup India turns ten
A decade is time to ask about failures and funding, not just numbers.
16 Jan 2026GS3
Current affairs relevant to GS3.
PLFS monthly: LFPR at 56.1% in December 2025
More women in work is the biggest available boost to growth.
15 Jan 2026
Exports Apr-Dec 2025: $634.26 billion
Services are carrying the growth; merchandise grew just 2.44%.
15 Jan 2026
IMD to install 200 weather stations in four metros
Urban floods need street-level data.
15 Jan 2026
NITI on converging MSME schemes
Too many small schemes confuse small firms.
15 Jan 2026
WPI inflation at 0.83% in December 2025
Low input costs help manufacturers' margins.
14 Jan 2026
Aravalli Green Wall: 2.7 million ha being greened
The work runs across Gujarat, Delhi, Haryana and Rajasthan in 29 districts, so it needs four governments to pull together [PIB].
14 Jan 2026
NITI Aayog releases Export Preparedness Index 2024
States set the ground rules for exports. The index pushes some competition between them.
14 Jan 2026
MoSPI moves toward a chain-based IIP
Fixed weights get stale as industries rise and fall; chain-linking keeps the index honest.
13 Jan 2026
PFRDA committee on assured NPS payouts; Vatsalya guidelines
Assured payout is the main thing NPS subscribers asked for.
13 Jan 2026