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Thursday 30 April 2026
Wednesday 29 April 2026
- India’s industrial output grows 4.1 per cent in March 2026, led by manufacturing and mining
- Centre to soon issue gazette notification for creation of Indian Railways’ 18th zone, set to take effect from 1 June
- NHAI issues heatwave safety guidelines for Highway workforce
- India signs first-ever coal mine agreements with underground coal gasification provisions
- ₹36,230 crore, 504 Km Ganga Expressway opens: Meerut-Prayagraj travel time set to reduce by 50 per cent to around 6 hours
Tuesday 28 April 2026
- Google breaks ground on $15 billion India AI hub in Visakhapatnam; 1 GW hyperscale AI data centre part of project
- Centre approves ₹3,566 crore road projects in Jammu & Kashmir under PMGSY-IV to accelerate rural development
- Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project Unit-3 in Tamil Nadu moves closer to commissioning after ‘Spillage to Open Reactor’ milestone
- India’s oil PSUs make new gas and condensate discovery in Libya’s Ghadames Basin
- India’s digital public infrastructure set to expand beyond payments and welfare as NITI Aayog launches DPI@2047 roadmap
Monday 27 April 2026
- India Post ties up with DTDC in push to scale logistics and e-commerce deliveries nationwide
- Khambatki ghat twin-tunnel project nears completion with 86% progress as NHAI opens one tube for trial on key Pune-Satara highway stretch
- Mumbai-Ahmedabad Vande Bharat upgraded to 20 coaches permanently from 28 April as demand surges
- India steps up inland waterways push with plan to operationalise 20 more routes across over 20,000 Km network
- Gujarat institution turns waste into biogas, eliminates LPG use, cooks 500+ meals daily
- Rajnath Singh to lead Indian delegation at SCO Defence Ministers’ Meet in Bishkek on 28 April
- PM Modi to launch multiple development projects worth over ₹4,000 crore in Sikkim tomorrow
- India-New Zealand FTA explained: What the pact means for trade, jobs, investment and mobility
Sunday 26 April 2026
- PM Modi set to visit Varanasi to flag off Amrit Bharat trains, lay foundation for Varanasi-DDU Junction 3rd and 4th rail line project
- ₹36,230 crore Ganga Expressway in UP to be inaugurated on 29 April; 594 km corridor to halve Meerut-Prayagraj travel time to 6 hours
- India must emerge as global leader in critical and emerging technologies as tech capability will define national strength in coming decades: Jitendra Singh
- Why small hydro remains critical for round-the-clock power as India rolls out ₹2,584 crore development scheme
- Delhi metro rail corporation taps sanjay jamuar to head dmil as it targets global metro consultancy and O&M opportunities
Saturday 25 April 2026
- India issues operational guidelines for ₹10,000 crore Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0 to streamline capital deployment
- Single cyberattack can erase wealth and shake public confidence: Sitharaman cautions SEBI, regulated entities on AI-led cyber threats to financial markets
- DRDO Unveils Advanced Tracked And Wheeled Armoured Platforms For Indian Armed forces With 30 mm Crewless Turret, Amphibious Capability
- Noida International Airport Restructures Leadership To Comply With BCAS Requirement For Indian CEO; Nitu Samra Named Interim Chief
- India’s 280 Kmph Indigenous Bullet Train Push Advances As Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Inaugurates BEML’s B-28 Manufacturing Facility
Friday 24 April 2026
- Mumbai joins expanding Bharat Taxi network as Piyush Goyal launches driver onboarding initiative
- India’s aviation hub push could generate 16 million jobs, add $1.4 trillion to economy by 2047
- India advances silicon photonics capability as indigenously developed PDK, test engine unveiled in Chennai
- HCC JV secures ₹2,917 crore CIDCO water infrastructure contract for tunnel and WTP project in Maharashtra’s Raigad
- Rishikesh-Karnaprayag rail line project in Uttarakhand achieves 73.5% physical progress; ₹28,269 crore spent on 125 km strategic Himalayan corridor
- Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project hits 59.1% physical progress as spending crosses ₹90,396 crore
- India eyes city-level data for 47 million-plus cities as NSO proposes annual reports using PLFS, ASUSE datasets
- India brings SAF-blended aviation fuel under ATF control order, clearing regulatory path for cleaner jet fuel
Thursday 23 April 2026
- Govt closely monitoring airport projects through digital, real-time tracking systems to ensure timely completion: Civil Aviation Minister
- Mumbai’s ₹14,000 crore Goregaon-Mulund Link Road project: Phase 3B twin tunnel work enters key phase as TBM assembly advances, tunnelling may begin by 1 June
- Dehradun bypass project reaches 44% completion, 12 km corridor to ease city congestion by April 2027
- Madhya Pradesh cabinet raises rural land compensation to 4x market rate, approves ₹33,985 crore development projects
- India’s private sector growth accelerates in April as Composite PMI rises to 58.3, manufacturing leads recovery
- Indian Air Force activates emergency landing facility on Purvanchal Expressway in UP’s Sultanpur, demonstrates day-night ops capability
- India’s first bullet train project advances with 185 Km RC track bed laid, 70 Km track slab installation completed
- Indian Railways’ plantation drive adds 81.59 lakh trees across zones in 2025-26, supporting safer and greener operations
- India records highest-ever wind capacity addition of 6.1 GW in FY26, total installed capacity crosses 56 GW
- India, Germany Sign Defence Industrial Cooperation Roadmap During Berlin Talks Between Defence Ministers
Wednesday 22 April 2026
- India plans ₹12,500 crore LPG pipeline push; nearly 2500 Km network to strengthen supply chain, cut road transport dependence
- India’s installed power capacity reaches 532.74 GW; non-fossil sources account for 53.21%
- India’s flagship social security scheme Atal Pension Yojana crosses 9 crore subscribers; FY26 adds record 1.35 crore
- India’s textile exports grow 2.1% in FY26 to ₹3.16 lakh crore, garments remain top driver
- India’s highway safety push: 33 truck mounted attenuators, 15 towable TMAs deployed across NH projects to reduce work zone accident risks
Tuesday 21 April 2026
- Ganga cleanup push: NMCG adds 538.03 million litres per day capacity, completes 28 sewage treatment plants in FY26
- Indian army’s minefield breaching capability set to strengthen as MoD inks ₹975 crore contracts to procure TRAWL assembly for T-72, T-90 tanks
- India’s seafood exports reach record ₹72,325.82 crore in FY26; strong gains in China, EU and Southeast Asia offset US decline
- Indian Railways completes export of 10 BLW-built 3,300 HP locomotives to Mozambique
- Indian Railways’ Ahmedabad Division dispatches first dairy cargo rake to Jammu and Kashmir
- Tata Steel partners SMS Group to deploy world’s first EASyMelt technology, aims over 50% carbon dioxide emissions cut
- India, South Korea expand maritime cooperation across shipbuilding, ports and logistics
Monday 20 April 2026
- Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project: NHSRCL invites bids for station hardware, ticketing and digital systems including AI chatbot and cloud infra
- India’s core sector growth slows to 2.6% in FY26; March output contracts 0.4%
- Indian railways to operate 18,262 summer special train trips between 15 April and 15 July to ease peak season rush
- Indian navy’s fourth diving support craft launched with 70% indigenous content
- 594 Km Meerut-Prayagraj Ganga Expressway in Uttar Pradesh set to be inaugurated on 29 April
- India’s first greenfield integrated refinery-petrochemical complex in Rajasthan to be dedicated to the nation tomorrow, built at ₹79,450 crore cost
Sunday 19 April 2026
- Indian railways earns ₹6813.86 crore from scrap sales in FY26, NFR reaches ₹777.76 crore with 168% growth over five years
- India’s chip ecosystem advances with groundbreaking of country’s first advanced 3D semiconductor packaging unit in Odisha, boost to AI, 5G and defence tech
- ‘Third Mumbai’ plan gains momentum as MMRDA signs shareholder pact for Raigad-Pen Growth Centre project
- India–Germany defence ties and industrial cooperation set for expansion during Rajnath Singh’s 3-day visit from 21 April
- India constitutes expert committee to strengthen AI governance framework with technical and policy advisory support
Saturday 18 April 2026
- GMDA plans decongestion measures at 17 key intersections across sectors 1-57 in Gurugram to ease traffic flow
- Government extends PMGSY-III till 2028 with revised outlay of ₹83,977 crore to strenthen rural connectivity
- India approves ₹24,815 crore rail multitracking projects covering 601 Km across Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh
- Delhi-Dehradun economic corridor route goes live on Google Maps, MapMyIndia and Rajmargyatra app
- India clears ₹12,980 crore sovereign-backed maritime insurance pool to cut foreign dependence, ensure continuous shipping cover
- SEBI clears NSE investment in proposed National Coal Exchange, key step towards structured coal trading market
- IOCL gets PNGRB authorisation for 425 Km Kochi-Kanyakumari-Thoothukudi natural gas pipeline project to strengthen southern gas grid
- Pune airport resumes flight operations after overnight runway repair following IAF aircraft incident
Friday 17 April 2026
- Kankaria coaching depot becomes india’s first water neutral railway depot, saves 1.60 lakh litres daily
- Relief scheme coverage extended to egypt, jordan to support exporters amid west asia disruptions
- Maharashtra ties up with nldsl to digitise logistics ecosystem using ulip
- Indian army designates 2026 as year of ‘networking and data centricity’
- L&T dispatches seventh 700 MWe steam generator for NPCIL ahead of schedule
- India adds record 64,895 MW power generation capacity in FY26, over 52,000 MW from renewables
- India’s aviation regulator launches probe as SpiceJet, Akasa Air planes suffer damage after coming into contact at Delhi’s IGI Airport
Thursday 16 April 2026
- Govt set up high-level inter-ministerial panel to lead india’s national ai governance strategy
- Delhi air quality deteriorates to ‘poor’, CAQM invokes stage-I GRAP measures
- Navi mumbai airport may get third runway as CIDCO appoints consultant for feasibility study
- Government notifies special economic zone for Tata’s ₹91,000 crore chip fab in Gujarat’s Dholera
- Rail history gets a reset: minister shares authentic image of thane’s first train bridge
- Coal ministry to launch 15th round of commercial coal mine auctions on 17 April in Mumbai
Wednesday 15 April 2026
- Indian navy holds first naval commanders’ conference 2026 in delhi, focus on future warfare and readiness
- India’s major ports gain global ground as vessel turnaround time nearly halves to 49.5 hours, nine enter top 100
- Nhai pushes fastag data validation ahead of mlff rollout, flags need for accurate vehicle identification
- India’s exports hit $860.09 billion in FY26, but rising imports keep trade deficit elevated
- India releases urban challenge fund guidelines to mobilise ₹4 lakh crore for city infrastructure and mobility projects
- RailTel secures orders worth ₹564.55 crore from RVNL for tunnel communication systems across 78.7 km section
Tuesday 14 April 2026
- India amends mineral concession rules to support self-sufficiency in iron ore supply
- Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project: Anand station slab casting, roof and façade structural works completed; cladding and staircase finishing in progress
- Western Railway undertakes first twin foot over bridge girder launch at Umbergaon Road on Virar-Surat section
- India likely to witness below-normal rainfall this monsoon at 92% of long period average: IMD forecast
- No weighment, no overload fee; up to 4x charges for excess load on national highways under new rules from 15 April
- 213 Km Delhi-Dehradun expressway inaugurated, cutting travel time to 2.5 hours and boosting Char Dham connectivity
Monday 13 April 2026
- India’s retail inflation rises to 3.40% in March 2026, food prices slightly higher
- Government notifies ₹10,000 crore Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0 to boost capital access for startups
- BEML secures $36.38 million export order from Middle East for heavy equipment supply
- India’s Tejas fighter jet engine maintenance to move in-country as IAF, GE Aerospace partner to set up depot facility for F404-IN20 engines
Sunday 12 April 2026
- Mumbai-ahmedabad bullet train project: second TBM assembly begins at Sawli, initial drive likely to begin in July 2026
- India’s PNG expansion accelerates: 4.24 lakh connections gasified since March; 4.66 lakh new customers register
- ₹12,000 crore Delhi-Dehradun expressway to be inaugurated on April 14 by PM Modi; 210 km corridor cuts travel time to 2.5 hours
- India approves 6,000 km railway expansion in FY26 with ₹1.53 lakh crore investment, 100 projects sanctioned nationwide
- Indian navy to host first edition of three-day commanders’ conference 2026 in new delhi from 14 april
- Delhi metro launches mid-life refurbishment of blue line trains to enhance safety and passenger experience
Saturday 11 April 2026
- India surrounded by various hostile actors; optimum resource utilisation is the need of the hour: rajnath singh
- India, saudi arabia review west asia situation; flag supply chain strain, stress early recovery efforts
- Digital-only toll collection now in force on national highways via FASTag, UPI; states under MCC exempted
- Vande bharat trains clock nearly 4 crore passengers in fy26; new sleeper service hits over 100% occupancy rate
- 315 projects worth ₹1.57 lakh crore completed under sagarmala programme; 210 under implementation, 320 in planning stage
- Delhi’s draft EV policy 2026-30 delhi proposes ICE phase-out roadmap for 2Ws, 3Ws; offers tiered incentives across segments
Friday 10 April 2026
- Pune: PMRDA Orders Crackdown On Illegal and Oversized Hoardings; Mandates QR Codes, ‘Sky Signage Department’ Planned
- India-Bhutan Hydropower Push: Power Minister Manohar Lal Attends Key Dam Milestone At Punatsangchhu-I Project
- India’s First 35-Ton Electric Dump Truck With PMSM, Regenerative Braking And 300 kWh Battery Unveiled By BEML
- Delhi-Dehradun Economic Corridor: NHAI-WII Study Finds Wildlife Using 10.97 Km Underpass Network On Highway Corridor
- Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project: 94 Per Cent Excavation Completed At India’s Only Underground High-Speed Rail Station At Mumbai’s BKC
- RBI Proposes 1-Hour Delay On Digital Payments Above ₹10,000, ‘Trusted Person’ Approval For Vulnerable Users To Curb Digital Frauď
Thursday 9 April 2026
- India Moves Towards Multi-Domain Conflict Readiness As Tri-Service ‘Ran Samwad’ Seminar Begins In Bengaluru
- BEML Launches Long Reach Excavator With Dredge Pump To Strengthen India’s Dredging And Desilting Capabilities
- Indian Railways To Shift From Iron And Concrete Sleepers To Composite Design, To Use AI-Based Monitoring For Track Surveillance
- India’s Installed Non-Fossil Power Capacity Rises To Over 283 GW; FY26 Records Highest Annual Addition At 55.3 GW
- Mumbai Pre-Monsoon Drain Cleaning Drive Progresses, BMC Sets 31 May Deadline For Full Completion
- India’s First Shore-To-Ship Methanol Bunkering Trial Conducted At Deendayal Port Kandla
- India Moves To Curb Cyber fraud and financial crimes With New Pact Between Key Central Agencies
- NHAI Launches ‘Arogya Van’ Initiative To Develop Medicinal Plant Corridors Along National Highways
- Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project: India’s First 7 Km Undersea Rail Tunnel Advances As TBM Assembly Begins For 16 Km BKC-Sawli Underground Stretch
Wednesday 8 April 2026
- Union Cabinet approves revised cost of ₹79,459 crore for 9 MMTPA HPCL Rajasthan Refinery project
- Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi undertakes Prachand LCH sortie during HAL visit, reviews indigenous aviation capabilities
- Jaipur metro phase-2 gets Union Cabinet nod: ₹13,037.66 crore, 41 Km north-south corridor to add 36 stations
- PM Modi-led CCEA approves 2,920 MW hydro power projects in Arunachal Pradesh with ₹40,175 crore investment
- 11 years of PM Mudra Yojana: ₹40.07 lakh crore disbursed through 57.79 crore loans to small entrepreneurs
- 25 per cent reduction in landing, parking charges across major airports for domestic flights effective immediately
- Over 1,500 unauthorised colonies to be regularised in Delhi on ‘as-is where-is’ basis, 45 lakh people to benefit
- RBI holds repo rate at 5.25 per cent amid rising global uncertainty, flags inflation risks from energy prices
Tuesday 7 April 2026
- Strong industry response as 25 companies participate in pre-bid meet for ₹7,280 crore rare earth magnet scheme
- Bank of baroda launches AI-powered ‘bob SAMVAD’ to enable multilingual customer interaction across branches
- India to test eletronic warfare capability at sea with Bay of Bengal GNSS jammer trials from 11-12 April
- With 22 existing and 20 under construction pit lines, North Western Railway targets near doubling of train operations
- Explained: what first criticality of India’s 500 MWe PFBR at Kalpakkam means for nuclear energy strategy
- Main carriageway settlement on NH-32 section in Tamil Nadu triggers traffic diversion, toll halt; notices issued to concessionaire, engineer
- India moves closer to thorium-based nuclear energy future as 500 MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor achieves criticality
Monday 6 April 2026
- Indian Coast Guard’s 14 fast patrol vessel project gains momentum with keel laying of FPV-4 and plate cutting of FPV-7 at Mazagon Dock
- Public procurement on government e-marketplace crosses ₹5 lakh crore in FY26, GMV reaches ₹18.4 lakh crore
- India’s aviation security push: BCAS–RRU to establish indigenous testing centre for screening equipment used at airports
- India records highest-ever wind energy addition of 6.05 GW in FY26, total installed capacity crosses 56 GW
- ₹1,364.45 crore rail safety push: Kavach rollout, OFC upgrade and electronic interlocking across zones
- ₹35,000 crore infra push underway for Nashik–Trimbakeshwar ahead of Simhastha Kumbh Mela
- Government approves 500 MW renewable energy pilot under CfD model for non-solar hour supply
Sunday 5 April 2026
- No impact on East Coast Railway revenue or services: Railways on concerns over inclusion of seven Andhra stations under newly created SCoR zone
- India’s net GST revenue rises 7.1% to ₹19.34 lakh crore in FY26, gross collections up 8.3% at ₹22.27 lakh crore
- India’s major ports handle 915.17 MT cargo in FY26, surpass target with 7.06 per cent growth
- Indigenous specialised steel at core of Indian Navy’s latest stealth frigate INS Taragiri as SAIL supplies entire requirement
- Centre approves ₹1,206 crore for two Gujarat highway upgrades linking industry, pilgrimage sites and wildlife sanctuaries
Saturday 4 April 2026
- Mumbai civic body targets flood hotspots with citywide drain cleaning and Mithi River desilting drive ahead of monsoon
- Low-cost airport food and beverage push expands as UDAN Yatri Café expands to 24 airports
- Indian Railways approves ₹398.36 crore OFC backbone project in Ahmedabad, Ratlam divisions to enhance digital connectivity and support Kavach implementation
- Centre approves ₹447.11 crore upgrade of 103.52 km Kurumpuri-Raj Khariar highway stretch in Odisha
Friday 3 April 2026
- India announces 3-month cost escalation relief for National Highway projects amid rising input prices
- India’s first bullet train corridor advances as drainage and lining works underway in NATM-built section of 21 Km tunnel in Maharashtra
- India adds INS Aridhaman to fleet, strengthening undersea nuclear deterrence with third SSBN
- ₹132.51 crore ROB approved at Deendayal Port to remove rail crossing bottleneck, improve cargo movement
Thursday 2 April 2026
- India’s defence exports reach all-time high of ₹38,424 crore, sharp DPSU expansion drives overall growth in FY26
- India’s renewable pipeline expands: 154.83 GW capacity under construction, 47.92 GW in planning stage
- ₹18,838 crore Thane-Borivali twin tunnel project: Mumbai set for major connectivity boost as tunnelling to begin on India’s longest urban road tunnel
- India grants full customs duty exemption on key petrochemical products till 30 June 2026 amid West Asia supply disruptions
Wednesday 1 April 2026
- 8600 km national highways built till third week of March against 10,000 km target for FY2025-26
- India’s air connectivity push: five airports, two helipads and 38 routes operationalised under UDAN scheme in 2025-26
- Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train: Surat-Vapi section civil works completed, 80 per cent track bed laid on the 97 km stretch
- India’s dedicated space startup fund operationalised with ₹1005 crore corpus, investments expected from FY2027
- ₹1106 crore Rishikesh bypass project approved to ease traffic and strengthen Char Dham connectivity in Uttarakhand