PMEGP scheme surpasses targets, creating 36.33 lakh jobs and 4,03,706 micro-enterprises with full utilisation of Rs. 13,554 crore, boosting rural entrepreneurship, women, and SC/ST/OBC inclusion.
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CSIR-NIScPR and RIS signed an MoU on 6 May 2026 to strengthen STI policy and science diplomacy through joint research, capacity building, and South-South cooperation for the Global South.
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IndiaAI and ICMR signed a landmark MoU on May 7, 2026, to advance responsible AI adoption in India's healthcare sector. The partnership leverages AIKosh datasets, GPU computing infrastructure, and the MIDAS framework to co-develop AI-powered solutions for priority public health challenges.
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The IMF warns developing countries face a growing fiscal squeeze as natural resource revenues and foreign aid grants fall 3.8% of GDP since 2000, outpacing domestic tax gains.
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Nearly three years after the unresolved May 2023 ethnic violence, the Manipur crisis has spread into Ukhrul and Kamjong districts, where escalating unrest between February and May 2026 has claimed at least 14 lives.
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ASUSE 2025 data reveals Northeast India as a region of remarkable enterprise density but structural shallowness — well-banked but minimally formalised, commercially active but weakly integrated into national supply chains, resilient but trapped below a scaling ceiling.
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MoSPI's Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises 2025 reveals robust expansion across all key indicators — from establishment count and gross value added to internet use and formal credit access — pointing to a sector increasingly formalised, digitally integrated, and driven by women.
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The State Visit of Vietnam's President to India produced 13 MoUs and 5 key announcements, upgrading bilateral ties to Enhanced Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with a new USD 25 billion trade target and deepened cooperation across digital payments, rare earths, culture, and urban development.
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India and the EU have jointly launched a €15.2 million (~?169 crore) call for proposals on EV battery recycling under the TTC framework, targeting critical mineral security, circular economy development, and a shared India-EU pilot manufacturing line.
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The Swasth Bharat Portal, launched by Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda, integrates India's siloed health programme systems into a single API-driven platform, promising 20–40% reductions in data entry, HR duplication, and infrastructure costs.
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