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A central element of India’s household electrification drive was the Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana — Saubhagya, launched in October 2017 to provide electricity connections to willing un-electrified households in rural India and willing poor households in urban areas.
Vaishnaw said India must remain continuously alert to geopolitical risks as it establishes the ability to design and manufacture semiconductors domestically. As India becomes a more significant participant in the global chip industry, its emergence could affect established industrial and supply-chain relationships.
The amendment adds Linear Alkyl Benzene, N-Paraffin and Carbon Black Feedstock to the approved list, increasing the number of listed products from 23 to 26. The permission does not extend to CRZ-IA, the most environmentally sensitive category under the coastal regulatory framework.
MY Bharat was designed to connect young Indians with opportunities beyond conventional classroom education. Through the platform, users can discover experiential learning programmes, volunteering assignments, quizzes, leadership initiatives, youth dialogues and community-based activities.
On its eighth anniversary on September 23, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that more than 60 crore beneficiaries now have access to annual health cover of ₹5 lakh under Ayushman Bharat. He also highlighted another number that captures the scale of the programme beyond hospitalisation: Ayushman Arogya Mandirs across the country have collectively recorded more than 500 crore visits.
The new regulation builds on IS 19348:2025, a standard developed by the Bureau of Indian Standards for glass screen protectors. BIS established the standard in July 2025, creating measurable specifications for the optical quality, dimensions, manufacturing defects and mechanical strength of chemically tempered screen-protector glass.
Many technologies that were once treated as specialised products are becoming foundational infrastructure. Semiconductors are embedded in telecommunications equipment, automobiles, aircraft, medical devices, industrial machines, power grids, defence systems and data centres. A serious disruption in semiconductor supply can therefore affect multiple sectors at the same time.
There are two fundamentally different ways to approach public policy. One begins with the country
More than 1.25 crore houses have been sanctioned across PMAY-U and PMAY-U 2.0, according to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. The programme has also placed women’s ownership at the centre of its housing model, with around one crore sanctioned houses allotted either in the name of the female head of the household or under joint ownership.
A country that sends a large share of its exports to a single destination is particularly exposed to this kind of pressure. If tariffs rise sharply, the competitiveness of its exporters can deteriorate almost immediately. Orders may be cancelled, margins may shrink and industries can be forced to adjust production before alternative customers are found.
