Pinakpani · CC BY-SA 4.0The Rajya Sabha passed the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026, raising the apex court’s sanctioned strength to 38 judges. The Government said the higher strength would speed up the disposal of pending cases. During the debate, Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal said India would soon see its first woman Chief Justice of India.
The Centre extended the PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme for four more years with an allocation of ₹3.15 lakh crore. The Government said more than ₹4.47 lakh crore has already been transferred directly into farmers’ bank accounts through 23 instalments since the income-support scheme was launched in February 2019.
The HinduRBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra said the central bank plans to issue polymer currency notes from the beginning of the next fiscal year. He said the project is still at the pilot stage and the RBI will first test how polymer notes perform in Indian climate and infrastructure conditions before deciding on a wider rollout.
The HinduThe Union Cabinet approved ₹84,084 crore for the offshore hydrocarbon exploration scheme ‘Samudra Manthan’. Of this, ₹43,200 crore is earmarked for drilling 60 deepwater exploration wells. The scheme is aimed at accelerating deep-sea oil and gas exploration, boosting India’s domestic output and strengthening the country’s energy security by tapping its offshore reserves.
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Prime Minister's Office, Government of India · GODL-IndiaGujarat topped NITI Aayog’s first Investment Friendliness Index 2026 among major States, scoring 56.6 points. Its score kept it narrowly ahead of Maharashtra (53.7) and Tamil Nadu (53.3) at the top of the table. The index assessed the investment climate across 17 major States, ranking them on how friendly they are to investors.
The HinduPrime Minister's Office, Government of India · GODL-IndiaThe last seven days as one sheet — grouped by syllabus area, every figure worth memorising, and a quiz across the whole week.
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