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The Prime Minister of India has called for conserving foreign exchange reserves as rising global oil prices and the ongoing West Asia crisis put pressure on the rupee and India’s external finances.  In response, policymakers are considering measures such as attracting diaspora deposits, easing capital inflows, curbing non-essential imports like gold, reducing overseas remittances, and…

India observes National Technology Day every year on 11 May to commemorate the successful conduct of the Pokhran-II nuclear tests in 1998 under Operation Shakti at Pokhran, Rajasthan. Every year on May 11, India observes National Technology Day to commemorate one of the most significant milestones in the country’s scientific history. The day marks the…

NITI Aayog Releases Policy Report on ‘School Education System in India: Temporal Analysis and Policy Roadmap for Quality Enhancement’. On May 6, 2026, NITI Aayog released a policy report titled ‘School Education System in India: Temporal Analysis and Policy Roadmap for Quality Enhancement’. The report presents a decade-long analysis of India’s school education system, covering…

The Union Government defended the Great Nicobar Island Development Project, describing it as a “strategic necessity” aimed at strengthening India’s economic and defence presence in the Indo-Pacific region.  The Great Nicobar Project has emerged as one of India’s most ambitious and controversial infrastructure initiatives. Approved by the Cabinet in 2021, this ₹72,000-crore development plan aims…

Indian Startup GalaxEye’s Mission Drishti marks a significant milestone in India’s expanding private space sector, following the successful launch of the country’s largest privately built Earth observation satellite.  On May 3, 2026, Indian Startup GalaxEye’s Mission Drishti placed the world’s first OptoSAR satellite into orbit, making it the largest satellite built by a private Indian…