Month: September 2025

India is projected to become the world’s third-largest economy by 2030, with GDP growth seen between 6.5-9 per cent, according to the DFS Secretary. Strong banking, rising exports and new infrastructure initiatives are expected to drive the momentum.

Chamoli Cloudburst: A total of 10 people have been reported missing as heavy debris flowed in Nanda Nagar’s Kuntari Lagafali area and Dhurma following the cloudburst.

Fraudsters are tricking people with fake job offers and LPG distributorship allotments in the name of Indian Oil and other public sector oil companies.   

The Election Commission has issued new guidelines for EVM ballot papers, introducing colour photos, bold serial numbers, and uniform fonts to make them clearer for voters. The updated format will debut in the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections as part of wider electoral reforms.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) constituted the Regulatory Review Cell to undertake the review of regulations in a phased manner.

The government has launched Angikaar 2025, a two-month nationwide campaign to speed up application verification and housing completion under PMAY-Urban 2.0. Covering over 5,000 ULBs, the drive will include awareness camps, housing melas and outreach to ensure last-mile delivery of homes.

Mumbai Monorail will suspend services from 20 September for a major overhaul that includes new rakes, CBTC signalling and fleet refurbishment, the MMRDA said. The shutdown follows recent safety incidents and will continue until further notice.

The Patna High Court has ordered Congress to delete a 36-second AI-generated video showing PM Modi and his late mother, Heeraben, calling it defamatory. The order comes amid sharp BJP criticism and rising tensions ahead of the Bihar Assembly polls.

The decision to hold the conference In Srinagar was taken primarily to restore confidence in the security environment of the state after the unfortunate terrorist attack at Pahalgam a few months ago, according to an official statement. 

India will follow a techno-legal model for AI safety while consciously favouring innovation over heavy regulation, Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said in New Delhi. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman added that AI and quantum technologies have received consistent budget support, with a regulatory sandbox planned for the financial sector.