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GS2 · Polity, gender

Speaker: 33% reservation will open new avenues for women’s leadership

On 7 September 2026 the Lok Sabha Speaker opened a two-day All-India Capacity Building Workshop on "Gender-Responsive Governance" organised by the National Commission for Women in Faridabad. He called the provision of 33 per cent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies a historic need and said women must shape laws, not just receive support.

7 Sep 2026
GS1/GS3 · Agriculture, industry

Jute backgrounder: India produced 76 lakh bales of raw jute in 2025-26

A PIB note of 7 September 2026 says India made 76 lakh bales of raw jute and 12.80 lakh MT of jute goods in FY 2025-26, the largest raw jute output in the world. The MSP for raw jute in 2026-27 is ₹5,925 a quintal, and all food grains must be packed in jute.

7 Sep 2026
GS3 · Fisheries

Aquaculture backgrounder: RAS and biofloc for the blue economy

A Fisheries Ministry note of 7 September 2026 says 9,467 Recirculatory Aquaculture Systems and 4,573 biofloc units have been approved under PMMSY, backed by ₹4,120 crore. RAS recycles up to 90 to 95 per cent of water. India's fish output rose from 95.79 lakh tonnes in 2013-14 to a record 198 lakh tonnes in 2024-25.

7 Sep 2026
GS3 · Defence

DAC clears ₹1.10 lakh crore of defence acquisitions

On 7 September 2026 the Defence Acquisition Council, chaired by the Raksha Mantri, gave Acceptance of Necessity to capital acquisition proposals worth about ₹1,10,000 crore. They include CBRN reconnaissance vehicles and mine layers for the Army, Arudhra radars and marine gas turbines for the Navy, and jammers for the forces. About 98 per cent will be bought from Indian industry.

7 Sep 2026
GS3 · Clean transport

e-FAST India launches PACT to scale zero-emission trucks

On 7 September 2026, at the 5th e-FAST India Summit, NITI Aayog launched PACT, the Platform for Aggregating Clean Transport, to pool freight demand from shippers and logistics firms and turn it into zero-emission truck deployments on chosen corridors. A ZET Marketplace was also introduced. E-freight vehicle deployments rose from 201 in FY25 to 826 in FY26.

7 Sep 2026
GS2 · Social justice

New chairperson and members appointed to National Commission for Safai Karamcharis

On 6 September 2026 the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment appointed a new Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and three Members of the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK). Bhagwat Prasad Makwana is Chairperson and Kaishab Bihari Vice-Chairperson. The appointments run up to 31 March 2028, the rest of the present Commission's tenure.

6 Sep 2026
GS3 · Biodiversity governance

16th National Meet of State Biodiversity Boards at Chandigarh

The National Biodiversity Authority held the 16th National Meet of State Biodiversity Boards and UT Biodiversity Councils at Chandigarh on 6 and 7 September 2026. The Environment Minister asked States to align their rules with the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Act, 2023 and the 2024 Rules, and to make over 2.76 lakh Biodiversity Management Committees work.

6 Sep 2026
GS3 · Border management

Vibrant Villages Programme: ₹11,639 crore for border villages

A PIB backgrounder of 6 September 2026 explains the Vibrant Villages Programme for villages on India's land borders. Its two phases, VVP-I for the northern border and VVP-II for all other land borders, have a combined outlay of ₹11,639 crore and cover more than 2,616 villages. By July 2026 MHA had sanctioned 1,248 VVP-I projects.

6 Sep 2026
GS3 · Energy

Coal Ministry: ₹37,500-crore coal gasification scheme applications under way

On 5 September 2026 the Ministry of Coal said reports that its ₹37,500 crore Scheme for Promotion of Surface Coal/Lignite Gasification Projects had no applicants were premature. The first round was open till 7 September, and Talcher Fertilisers and NTPC had applied. The scheme, approved on 13 May 2026, backs conversion of coal into syngas, methanol, ammonia and urea.

5 Sep 2026
GS3 · MSMEs, credit

ECLGS 5.0 backgrounder: credit guarantees for firms hit by external shocks

ECLGS 5.0, approved on 5 May 2026 and run by NCGTC, gives government-backed guarantees so lenders can give extra working capital to firms hit by external shocks. It aims at up to ₹2.55 lakh crore of credit. By 20 August 2026, 6,73,979 guarantees worth ₹2,50,024 crore had been issued, 97.3 per cent of them to MSMEs.

5 Sep 2026