Coal Gasification Scheme 2026: Rs 37,500 Crore Push to Decarbonize India’s Coal Backbone
The Coal Gasification Scheme 2026 marks one of the more unusual industrial bets the Union government has placed in recent years. Approved by the Union Cabinet…
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Angstrom-Scale Chips: 2D Materials, Moore’s Law, and India’s Semiconductor Bet
The semiconductor industry just spent the last decade arguing about whether Moore’s Law was dead. While that argument was happening, a quieter shift was unfolding in…
Sustainable Aviation Fuel in India: Ethanol-ATF Blending Cleared, CORSIA Clock Ticks
On April 24, 2026, the Government of India cleared a regulatory framework that allows ethanol blending in aviation turbine fuel (ATF), kicking off India’s formal entry…
Online Gaming Rules 2026: MeitY Framework Comes Into Force
The Online Gaming Rules 2026 came into force on May 1, 2026, and they redraw the regulatory map of one of India’s fastest growing digital sectors.…
India’s First 3D Glass Semiconductor Packaging Unit in Odisha
On 19 April 2026, a patch of ground at Info Valley in Bhubaneswar got a foundation stone that says more about India’s industrial ambitions than its…
Green Steel Chintan Shivir Reflects the Climate Turn in Industrial Policy
Why in News? On 16 February 2026, Green Steel Chintan Shivir Reflects the Climate Turn in Industrial Policy emerged as an important current-affairs theme through an…
PLI 1.2 for Specialty Steel Strengthens the Industrial Policy Toolkit
Why in News? On 9 February 2026, PLI 1.2 for Specialty Steel Strengthens the Industrial Policy Toolkit emerged as an important current-affairs theme through an official…
Shipbuilding Financial Assistance Scheme: Maritime Manufacturing and Atmanirbhar Bharat
On 28 December 2025, the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways quietly released the operational guidelines for the country’s biggest-ever bet on building its own ships.…
Atomic Energy Bill 2025 (SHANTI): Liberalising India’s Nuclear Sector for Private Participation
Introduction The Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India Bill, 2025 — the SHANTI Bill, with the acronym standing for Sustainable Harnessing and…
Micro Small Medium Enterprises(MSME)
Context: In order to enhance the capacity building of domestic industry, particularly MSMEs and make them export-ready, government has increased engagement with Micro, small and Medium…