News on Indian Economy
India had only one registered space start-up in 2014. By August 2026, the number had increased to around 440. India’s space economy is currently estimated at approximately USD 9 billion and is projected to reach USD 40–45 billion over the next decade.
For decades, the Kashmir Valley has relied heavily on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, or NH-44, for petroleum products and other essential commodities. Weather disruptions, landslides and road damage along the mountainous highway have repeatedly affected the movement of supplies.
The platform now provides visibility for 100 per cent of India’s EXIM container movement. It uses Radio Frequency Identification, Internet of Things, Big Data and cloud technologies to follow containers across ports, railways, highways, industrial zones and border checkpoints.
The ₹6,000 crore Central Sector sub-scheme operates under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY). It covers four years from FY2023-24 to FY2026-27.
With nearly 65% of India’s population below the age of 35, the government has placed young people at the centre of its Viksit Bharat@2047 vision. A new government assessment released on August 13 highlights the scale of programmes created over the past decade to provide young Indians with greater access to education, skills, employment opportunities, entrepreneurship, public service and competitive sport.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met Indonesia’s Vice Minister of Finance Juda Agung during the BRICS gathering on Thursday. According to India’s Ministry of Finance, the discussions covered financial-sector development, stronger trade relations and greater institutional cooperation between the two major Indo-Pacific economies.
The ID is assigned to water supply service areas that meet prescribed standards under the Mission. It allows authorities to systematically identify, monitor, track and verify rural habitations that achieve targeted drinking water service outcomes.
According to information provided by the Ministry of Jal Shakti in Parliament, 5,63,809 of India’s 5,86,944 villages had been covered by Liquid Waste Management arrangements as of August 7, 2026. The figures are based on information uploaded by States and Union Territories to the SBM(G) Integrated Management Information System.
Pandorum’s work does not yet amount to manufacturing complete human organs ready for routine transplantation. Instead, the company is constructing functional tissue-like structures and regenerative environments that reproduce selected biological, structural and mechanical characteristics of native human tissue.
Goyal said India achieved record exports of $863 billion last year. This included $442 billion in merchandise exports and $421 billion in services exports.
