Nearly one-third of CSE 2025 toppers are women
More women in the services makes the bureaucracy look more like the country it serves.
18 Apr 2026Current Affairs
Daily and monthly current affairs mapped to syllabus topics and related PYQs.
PMGSY-III extended to March 2028
The extension gives time to finish rural roads already sanctioned.
18 Apr 2026
Two rail multitracking projects (601 km) in UP and Andhra Pradesh
Extra lines add capacity for both freight and passengers on crowded routes.
18 Apr 2026
Backgrounder: River Basin Management Scheme
Planning by river basin treats surface and groundwater as one system, which is how water actually behaves.
17 Apr 2026
India–Norway trade dialogue reviews TEPA
TEPA is unusual because it links trade concessions to investment promises; this dialogue checks progress.
17 Apr 2026
Record 55,200 startups recognised in FY26; total 2.23 lakh
The number of recognised startups shows how deep the ecosystem is getting.
17 Apr 2026
RELIEF scheme for exporters extended to Egypt and Jordan
The scheme helps small exporters survive a shock they did not cause.
17 Apr 2026
AI Governance and Economic Group constituted
AI policy cuts across ministries, so one inter-ministerial body is meant to keep it coordinated.
16 Apr 2026
Austria Chancellor’s visit: outcomes
Smaller EU members like Austria add up; India is working the whole bloc, not just the big three.
16 Apr 2026
FIU-IND signs MoU with PFRDA against money laundering
Bringing PFRDA and SEBI into data sharing closes routes that launderers could use.
16 Apr 2026