Daily digests (5-8 items/day).
India and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) launched a new eight-year Country Strategic Opportunities Programme (COSOP) for 2026–2033 on 12 May 2026. It has two priorities: social, economic and climate resilience of rural communities, and knowledge systems to scale proven models in India and the Global South. IFAD and NABARD also signed a partnership.
12 May 2026
India, chair of the Kimberley Process for 2026, hosted the KP Intersessional Meeting in Mumbai from 11 to 14 May 2026. Working groups discussed KPCS implementation, monitoring and compliance, artisanal and alluvial diamonds, and statistics. India's theme is the 3Cs: credibility, compliance and consumer confidence. The KP has 60 Participants representing 86 countries.
12 May 2026
The Ministry of Mines launched the second tranche of limestone block e-auctions in Jammu & Kashmir at Srinagar on 12 May 2026. Twelve blocks in Anantnag, Rajouri and Poonch are on offer: five first-attempt blocks and seven re-auctioned ones. They are at G3 and G4 exploration stages under UNFC. Bids are due by 21 July 2026.
12 May 2026
The Department of Financial Services launched the Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool (BMIP) of USD 1.5 billion on 12 May 2026, backed by a sovereign guarantee of USD 1.4 billion (₹12,980 crore). It covers hull and machinery, cargo, P&I and war risk for Indian-linked vessels. GIC Re is administrator. The guarantee applies only to claims above USD 100 million.
12 May 2026
The Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025 comes into force across rural India on 1 July 2026, the day MGNREGA stands repealed. It guarantees 125 days of unskilled wage work a year to each rural household, up from 100. Work must be given within 15 days of asking, or an unemployment allowance is due.
11 May 2026
ICMR and ICAR jointly launched SEHAT, Science Excellence for Health through Agricultural Transformation, on 11 May 2026. It is a national mission-mode programme to turn farm research into health gains. Its five priorities are biofortified crops, integrated farming systems, occupational health of farm workers, diet-based NCD prevention, and One Health preparedness.
11 May 2026
The 5th Informal Group of Ministers on West Asia met on 11 May 2026. It was told India has 60 days of crude oil, 60 days of natural gas and 45 days of LPG stock, and forex reserves of $703 billion. Oil marketing companies are absorbing losses of close to ₹1,000 crore a day. Fertiliser stock is 199.65 lakh tonnes.
11 May 2026
India's first integrated CCUS field laboratory opened at IIT Bombay on 11 May 2026. It links a home-grown carbon capture and utilisation pilot of up to 3 tonnes a day with scientific drilling to store CO2 in Deccan Trap basalts. Captured CO2 is turned into carbonate and bicarbonate salts for steel, cement and other industries.
11 May 2026
NSO's PLFS quarterly bulletin for January–March 2026 shows overall LFPR (15+, CWS) at 55.5%, down from 55.8%. Female LFPR held at 34.7%. Urban unemployment eased to 6.6%, while rural UR edged up to 4.3%. About 57.4 crore people aged 15+ were employed. Agriculture's share of rural jobs fell to 55.8% from 58.5%.
11 May 2026
On 10 May 2026 the Centre launched PMGSY-IV at Bhairunda in Sehore, Madhya Pradesh, marking 25 years of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana; the 2026-27 indicative allocation is ₹18,907 crore. The same day the PM opened India's first functional PM MITRA textile park at Warangal, Telangana, built at ₹1,695.54 crore on 1,327 acres.
10 May 2026