Organic exports: revised NPOP and global market at $147 billion
India has many organic farmers but a small share of the market. Certification costs and residue rejections abroad are the usual problems.
9 Dec 2025By GS Paper
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Tehri: India’s first variable-speed pumped storage plant adds third unit
Solar floods the grid at noon and vanishes at night. Pumped storage is the cheapest large-scale way to shift that power.
9 Dec 2025
PM-JANMAN: 25 roads for 30 PVTG habitations in Tripura
PVTG hamlets are small and scattered, which is why normal PMGSY population norms missed them.
9 Dec 2025
UPI: world’s largest retail fast-payment system
Interoperability is why UPI scaled: any app can pay any bank account. The weak spot is revenue, since merchant payments carry zero MDR.
8 Dec 2025
National Mission on Edible Oils: oil palm and oilseeds targets
India imports more than half of its edible oil. Oil palm needs a lot of water, so planting is concentrated in the North-East, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
8 Dec 2025
PM Surya Ghar: 23.96 lakh homes, about a quarter of the target
Rooftop solar turns consumers into producers. Its growth depends on discom cooperation with net metering, which varies by state.
8 Dec 2025
Smart meters: 4.76 crore installed against 20.33 crore sanctioned
Smart meters cut billing theft and let discoms charge by time of day. Prepaid meters can upset consumers if rolled out without notice.
8 Dec 2025
BRO opens 125 projects at once, including Shyok tunnel in Ladakh
Roads and bridges on the LAC let troops move in winter. They also link border villages, which is the aim of the Vibrant Villages Programme.
7 Dec 2025
MNRE denies “pause” on renewable lending; flags solar manufacturing glut
Overbuilding at one stage of the chain while depending on imports at another is a known risk in industrial policy.
7 Dec 2025
India hosts UNESCO’s intangible heritage committee for the first time
Intangible heritage means living practices: festivals, crafts, music. Listing brings attention but the real work is keeping the practice alive in communities.
7 Dec 2025