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Cabinet Minister for Tourism: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat (Constituency: Jodhpur, Rajasthan)
Minister of State for Tourism: Suresh Gopi
Netflix Founded: 1997 | Headquarters: California, USA

Digital Platforms

Ministry of Tourism Partners with Netflix to Launch 'As Seen on Netflix' on Incredible India Portal

6 Aug 2026

National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) Location: New Delhi
Incredible India Digital Portal is managed by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India.

Mission Launches

Union Textiles Minister Launches ₹5,659 Crore 'Kapas Kanti Mission' and Technological Tools

5 Aug 2026

Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) Established: 31 July 1970
CCI Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra
CCI Chairman & Managing Director: Lalit Kumar Gupta

Digital Platforms

Government Rolls Out NAKSHA Initiative to Digitally Map Urban Land Parcels

5 Aug 2026

Full Form of NAKSHA: National Geospatial Knowledge-based Land Survey of Urban Habitations
Parent Scheme: Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme (DILRMP)
Minister of Rural Development: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Scheme Launches

Union Ministry Grants Approval for 33 Infrastructure Projects Under Urban Challenge Fund

5 Aug 2026

Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs Cabinet Minister: Manohar Lal Khattar
Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs: Tokhan Sahu

Digital Platforms

Flipkart Partners with PayU Finance to Launch Digital Credit Facility Across E-Commerce Platforms

5 Aug 2026

Flipkart Headquarters: Bengaluru, Karnataka
PayU Finance Parent Company: Prosus

Financial Products

HDFC Bank Introduces Tailored Savings Accounts for Women and Senior Citizens

4 Aug 2026

HDFC Bank MD & CEO: Sashidhar Jagdishan
HDFC Bank Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra
HDFC Bank Tagline: We Understand Your World

Government Initiatives

Ministry of Textiles to Organize 'GI & Beyond 2.0 Summit' in New Delhi

3 Aug 2026

Geographical Indications Registry Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Governing Legislation: Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999 (enforced 15 September 2003)
India's First GI Tagged Product: Darjeeling Tea (2004)

Government Initiatives

Jyotiraditya Scindia Unveils 'Scale Without Boundaries' Theme for 10th IMC 2026

31 Jul 2026

Union Minister of Communications: Jyotiraditya M. Scindia
COAI Headquarters: New Delhi

Digital Platforms

Axis Finance Rolls Out 'Drishti' Business Rules Engine for Automated Credit Approval

29 Jul 2026

Axis Finance Limited is a non-deposit taking Systemically Important NBFC and a subsidiary of Axis Bank.

App Launches

ICAR-CMFRI Rolls Out 'DeepDATA' Mobile Application for Marine Taxonomy

25 Jul 2026

ICAR-CMFRI Location: Kochi, Kerala
Nodal Ministry for Deep Ocean Mission: Ministry of Earth Sciences

Mission Launches

Mission Golden Spice Launched to Promote Meghalaya's GI-Tagged Lakadong Turmeric

23 Jul 2026

Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER)
Chief Minister of Meghalaya: Conrad K. Sangma
Capital of Meghalaya: Shillong

Mission Launches

Ministry of I&B Unveils Pilot Phase of 'Gems of India' Creator Challenge

22 Jul 2026

Prasar Bharati HQ: New Delhi

Mobile Applications

NHAI Adds Digital Local Pass and 'MargMitra' AI Help Center to RajmargYatra App

22 Jul 2026

NHAI Formation: 1995
NHAI Headquarters: New Delhi
Parent Ministry: Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

Scheme Launches

PARIVARTAN Scheme Guidelines Approved to Phase Out Old Commercial Vehicles in NCR

17 Jul 2026

PARIVARTAN full form: Programme for Accelerated Renewal and Incentivization of Vehicle Assets for Reducing Transport Air Pollution and Network Emissions
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
Policy Ministry: Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Funding Agency: National Capital Region Planning Board

Portal Launches

New National Human-Wildlife Conflict Portal and Centre of Excellence Inaugurated

11 Jul 2026

Bhupender Yadav is the Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
WII-SACON is located in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.

Scheme Launches

Union Government Scales Up PM-SETU Scheme Across 200 ITI Clusters

10 Jul 2026

PM-SETU Full Form: Pradhan Mantri Skilling and Employability Transformation through Upgraded ITIs
PM-SETU Launch Date: 4 October 2025
Implementing Ministry: Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE)
Total Scheme Budget: Rs 60,000 crore over five years (Central Share: Rs 30,000 Cr; State Share: Rs 20,000 Cr; Industry Share: Rs 10,000 Cr)
NSC Chairperson: Debashree Mukherjee (Secretary, MSDE)

Government Initiatives

Gujarat Establishes Rs 190 Crore Semiconductor Research and Training Hub at IIT Gandhinagar

7 Jul 2026

MeitY Union Minister: Ashwini Vaishnaw
IIT Gandhinagar location: Gandhinagar, Gujarat

Scheme Launches

Government Unveils Viksit UDAN Scheme to Strengthen Regional Air Connectivity

6 Jul 2026

UDAN Scheme original launch year: 2016
Implementing Agency: Airports Authority of India (AAI) under the Ministry of Civil Aviation

Digital Platforms

Home Minister Amit Shah Rolls Out 'PM Family Care Tracker' App in Gujarat

30 Jun 2026

Union Minister of Home Affairs and Cooperation: Amit Shah
PM-FCT Targets: Pregnant women, newborns, infants, children, and adolescents up to 18 years of age

Web Portals

Government Unveils Upgraded 'Air Suvidha 2.0' Portal for Public Health Surveillance

30 Jun 2026

DIAL: Delhi International Airport Limited
IHR: International Health Regulations, adopted in 2005

Digital Platforms

Union Home Minister Amit Shah Rolls Out PM Family Care Tracker (PM-FCT) Pilot Project in Gujarat

30 Jun 2026

Union Home Minister: Amit Shah
Gujarat Capital: Gandhinagar

Portal Launches

Civil Aviation Ministry Launches 'Air Suvidha 2.0' Portal in Response to Global Ebola Outbreak

30 Jun 2026

WHO Director-General: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
WHO Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
DGHS operates under: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Government Initiatives

Health Ministry to Introduce e-Sushrut@Clinic Software for Small-Scale Healthcare Centers

29 Jun 2026

C-DAC Headquarters: Pune, Maharashtra
C-DAC established: 1988

Portal Launches

Civil Aviation Ministry Launches Air Suvidha 2.0 to Bolster International Health Surveillance

27 Jun 2026

WHO Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
WHO Founded: 7 April 1948
PHEIC Full Form: Public Health Emergency of International Concern

Web Portals

Union Minister Amit Shah Unveils NAFEX.in Digital Portal for Cooperative Agricultural Auctions

23 Jun 2026

NAFED Full Form: National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India
NAFED Establishment: 2 October 1958
NAFED Headquarters: New Delhi

Portal Launches

Union Minister Launches 'WT-MARUT' Portal for Wind Energy Supply Chain

16 Jun 2026

MNRE Minister: Pralhad Joshi
IWTMA: Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association
Global Wind Day: Observed on June 15

Government Initiatives

Ministry of Rural Development to Establish 700 SHE-MARTs for Women Entrepreneurs

15 Jun 2026

DAY-NRLM stands for Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission.
DAY-NRLM was launched in June 2011 by the Ministry of Rural Development.
The term 'Lakhpati Didi' refers to an SHG member whose household annual income is Rs 1 Lakh or more.

Digital Platforms

Home Minister Amit Shah Launches 'Vinimay' Digital Platform to Streamline Border Management

10 Jun 2026

LPAI stands for Land Ports Authority of India
LPAI works under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)
LPAI regulates integrated check posts across India's land borders

Digital Platforms

Union Home Minister Unveils 'VINIMAY' Digital Portal to Optimize Border Trade Operations

10 Jun 2026

Developer of VINIMAY: Land Ports Authority of India (LPAI)
LPAI Parent Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Scheme Launches

Government Launches BHAVYA Scheme and Portal to Establish 100 World-Class Industrial Parks

9 Jun 2026

Ministry of Commerce and Industry Union Minister: Piyush Goyal
DPIIT Secretary: Amardeep Singh Bhatia
NICDC: National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation

Scheme Launches

PM Surya Ghar Yojana Sets December 2026 Target to Empower 75 Lakh Homes with Solar Power

5 Jun 2026

Scheme Launch Date: 13 February 2024 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Implementing Ministry: Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE)
Rooftop Solar Subsidies: 1 kW = ‹30,000; 2 kW = ‹60,000; 3 kW or more = ‹78,000

Government Initiatives

AI-Powered Voice Chatbot 'SAMADHAN DIDI' Rolled Out for CPGRAMS

4 Jun 2026

CPGRAMS: Centralized Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System
BHASHINI: Bhasha Interface for India (AI-powered language translation platform under MeitY)
Union Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions: Dr. Jitendra Singh

Mission Launches

ANRF and Ministry of Jal Shakti Unveil MAHA-Water Mission with Rs 200 Crore Allocation

2 Jun 2026

Union Minister of Jal Shakti: C.R. Patil
ANRF stands for: Anusandhan National Research Foundation
Target period for JSJB Phase-3: June 2026 to May 2027