भारत India

What changed in India today, and who it changes things for.

13 November 2026 · ₹15,600 crore for Karnataka. The wires for 4.5 GW of clean power matter most. The Prime Minister opens Bengaluru’s Metro Pink Line, dedicates India’s largest underground LPG cavern and switches on two renewable transmission schemes today. Most of the money goes into power, rail and fuel.
11 November 2026 · Stand-Up India and Mudra guarantees run to 2031. The state shares the risk of first loans. The Union Cabinet has extended two credit guarantee schemes for five years, with ₹4,111 crore for Stand-Up India and ₹5,000 crore for Mudra. Banks get cover. First-time founders get a better chance at a yes.
10 November 2026 · Supreme Court tells WhatsApp and the banks to share the load against digital arrest scams. WhatsApp and other platforms must tell the court how they will stop digital arrest scams. Banks that miss the warning signs could have to repay victims in full.
10 November 2026 · Punjab logs 1,152 farm fires on Diwali. A season of gains is undone in one day. The state’s tally rose from 3,307 to 4,459 in a single day. It is now 23% above the same point last year. FIRs and fines have not changed the economics of the straw.
8 November 2026 · Cancer drugs get cheaper from 9 November as India caps trade margins on 137 medicines. The NPPA has capped trade margins at 30% on 137 anti-cancer drugs. More than 600 brands cut prices by over half. The estimated saving to patients is ₹3,502 crore a year.
7 November 2026 · Delhi reaches Diwali at AQI 369. The forecast says severe. The fixes are known. Sixteen of 59 stations were already in the severe band on Saturday. The early warning system expects severe air on 8 and 9 November.
5 November 2026 · Centre weighs a panel to revisit UGC equity rules. Campuses stay on the 2012 norms. The Solicitor General told the Supreme Court on Thursday that the government is contemplating a committee. The 2026 regulations stay on hold and the case returns in four weeks.
4 November 2026 · Supreme Court says two-child laws have lost relevance. Six states still have them. Two judges sent the 2003 Javed ruling to a larger bench. India’s fertility rate has fallen from about 3 to 1.9 since it was written.
3 November 2026 · Modi sets a second 500 GW clean power goal. The weak link is now cells, wires and storage. India has about 310 GW of non-fossil capacity and is still chasing 500 GW by 2030. The PM wants another 500 GW in 10 to 11 years and says it is somewhat difficult.
3 November 2026 · Cyclone Murasu comes ashore near Ongole. Restoration is now the test. IMD said the eye was entering the coast before dawn, with winds of 100–110 kmph. The reports available at 07:15 IST carry no confirmed count of deaths or damage. Andhra Pradesh’s second storm in a week is now a restoration job.
2 November 2026 · Cyclone Murasu is due on the Andhra coast tonight, a week after Arnab. IMD expects landfall near Ongole between about 23:30 tonight and 04:00 Tuesday, with winds of 100–110 kmph. Andhra Pradesh is moving people out of low-lying areas. Power and phone lines are the next test.
2 November 2026 · India retires its 1937 aircraft rules. Fares stay free but must be shown in full. The Civil Aviation Ministry notified the Bharatiya Vayuyan Niyam, 2026 on 31 October. It replaces the Aircraft Rules, 1937 from 1 January 2027 and lets the Centre step in on fares only in extraordinary situations.
1 November 2026 · Opposition takes the voter roll fight to Ramlila Maidan. Trust in the roll is the stake. The INDIA bloc rallied in Delhi to demand the Chief Election Commissioner’s exit over the revision of voter lists. The BJP called it drama. The Commission says wrongly deleted voters can re-enrol.
31 October 2026 · The PM clears a northern bullet train corridor. Delhi to Varanasi in 3.5 hours. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw says the Prime Minister has approved a high-speed line from Delhi through Uttar Pradesh to Patna and Siliguri. Fares, he says, will be well below airfares.
31 October 2026 · World Bank: extreme poverty in India fell to 2.6% by 2023. Jobs grew, wages did not. The October 2026 Poverty and Equity Brief estimates about 496 million people left poverty between 2011 and 2023. It also finds flat real earnings and youth unemployment rising to 15.9%.
31 October 2026 · No more GST arrests: CBIC acts on the Council’s call before the law catches up. Instruction No. 02/2026-GST stops arrests, bars notices below ₹10,000 and limits highway checks on goods in transit. It applies now, ahead of CGST Act amendments proposed for April 2027.
29 October 2026 · Cancer drugs get cheaper from 9 November as NPPA reprices 543 brands. The price regulator has published new maximum retail prices after capping trade margins at 30% on 137 anti-cancer drugs. Some brands fall by more than 70%.
28 October 2026 · Cabinet backs a ₹1,857 crore plan to make India a sports goods supplier to the world. The Khelo India Sports Goods Manufacturing Scheme runs to 2033–34. It pairs dedicated manufacturing zones with output-linked support and help with global certification.
28 October 2026 · Cyclone Arnab reaches the Andhra coast after over 80,000 are moved to safety. The very severe cyclonic storm began its landfall near Yanam overnight, with winds up to 135 km/h. The test now shifts from warning to restoration.
26 October 2026 · Siang dam protests turn violent in Pasighat as the Centre flies in the RAF. Arson followed a bandh against the 11,200 MW Siang Upper Multipurpose Project. Chief Minister Pema Khandu says nothing will be decided before the studies and without consent.
25 October 2026 · Mann Ki Baat marks eSanjeevani’s 50 crore consultations: public telemedicine at scale. In the 139th episode the Prime Minister put the national telemedicine service and 1.9 lakh Ayushman Arogya Mandirs on the record. Primary care in India now often starts on a screen.
23 October 2026 · ITBP chief confirms India–China face-offs in Arunachal Pradesh. The border force’s head gave the first official confirmation of face-offs reported since July. The MEA said both sides are using existing mechanisms, and the Opposition asked for a statement in Parliament.
20 October 2026 · India–New Zealand free trade agreement comes into force. From 20 October every Indian export enters New Zealand duty-free. India opened about 70 per cent of its tariff lines and kept dairy and other sensitive sectors out.