India-Canada Trade To Hit $50 Billion By 2030, Up From $7.96 Billion: Nirmala Sitharaman
Swarajyaby Arun Dhital·29 Aug 2026
Bilateral trade between India and Canada is set to more than double and touch $50 billion by 2030, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in Toronto on Thursday (27 August), Business Standard...
Greater Noida Raises Farmer Land Compensation Rate From Rs 4,125 To Rs 6,415 Per Sqm
Swarajyaby Arun Dhital·29 Aug 2026
The Greater Noida authority has raised the rate at which it pays farmers for land taken up for development projects, moving the compensation from Rs 4,125 to Rs 6,415 per square metre.
PARIVARTAN Scheme For Replacing Older Delhi-NCR Trucks And Buses Sees 1,300 Registrations; 42 Lenders, 15 OEMs Onboarded
Swarajyaby Swarajya Staff·29 Aug 2026
The PARIVARTAN Scheme has gained momentum with over 1,300 beneficiaries registering on the portal since its launch on 14 July 2026.
PM Modi’s Four-Day Central Asia Tour To Begin Today; Uzbekistan Talks, SCO Summit In Kyrgyzstan On Agenda
Swarajyaby Swarajya Staff·29 Aug 2026
Prime Minister Narendra Modi begins a four-day tour of Central Asia today (29 August), with visits to Uzbekistan from 29-30 August and the Kyrgyz Republic from 31 August to 1 September to attend...
Centre Forms High-Powered Task Force To Overhaul NTA, Public Exam System With Nandan Nilekani At Helm
Swarajyaby Arun Dhital·28 Aug 2026
The Centre on Friday (28 August) set up a High-Powered Task Force to overhaul the examination system, including tests run by the National Testing Agency (NTA), with Infosys co-founder Nandan...
Country's First Quantum And AI University To Come Up In Amaravati With Rs 731 Crore Central Grant
Swarajyaby Arun Dhital·28 Aug 2026
Andhra Pradesh has approved the setting up of India's first university campus devoted to quantum technology and artificial intelligence, to be located in Amaravati, The New Indian Express reported.
Andhra Pradesh's Amaravati Clears Rs 1,437 Crore To Build Basic Infrastructure In 29 Villages
Swarajyaby Arun Dhital·28 Aug 2026
The Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) has cleared Rs 1,437 crore to build complete basic infrastructure in 29 villages of Amaravati, part of a wider roadmap for the capital region, The...
Mumbai Airport Set For 15 Per Cent Expansion As Slum Clearance Plan Returns With On-Site Rehab Offer
Swarajyaby Arun Dhital·28 Aug 2026
Clearing the informal settlements ringing Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport could allow the Adani Group-led Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) to grow the facility by 15...
Nepal Says No Need For Foreign Rescue Teams As Nearly 500 Die In Flash Flood
Swarajyaby Arun Dhital·28 Aug 2026
Nepal has said it does not require outside assistance for search-and-rescue work after the flash flood that ripped through several towns, its foreign ministry announced on Friday (28 August), even...
NTPC Plans Major Nuclear Expansion, Evaluating 34 Sites For Future Projects
Swarajyaby Arun Dhital·28 Aug 2026
NTPC has widened its hunt for atomic power sites, with studies and discussions now in progress at 34 locations spread across 13 states.
From Tariffs To ‘Lake America’: Trump Escalates Feud With Canada With Lake Ontario Rename
Swarajyaby Swarajya Staff·28 Aug 2026
United States President Donald Trump signed an executive order yesterday (27 August) renaming Lake Ontario as 'Lake America', marking his latest escalation in an intensifying trade war with Canada.
Government Starts Onion Buffer Release Ahead Of Festive Season, To Sell At Rs 35 Per Kg Through NCCF, NAFED
Swarajyaby Swarajya Staff·28 Aug 2026
The government has commenced a calibrated release of onions from its buffer stock to ensure adequate availability and moderate seasonal price pressures ahead of the festive season.
Gadkari Says India’s EV Market Could Reach Rs 20 Lakh Crore By 2030, Create 5 Crore Jobs
Swarajyaby Arun Dhital·27 Aug 2026
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday (27 August) said India's electric vehicle industry could expand to Rs 20 lakh crore in size by the end of the decade and generate five crore jobs along the...
Piyush Goyal Urges Japanese Firms To Invest In India’s Growing Semiconductor Sector
Swarajyaby Arun Dhital·27 Aug 2026
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday (27 August) asked Japanese firms, especially those based in the Kansai region, to put money into India's expanding semiconductor sector...
Bombay High Court Asks Centre To Rework Aadhaar Law To Track Illegal Foreign Nationals
Swarajyaby Arun Dhital·27 Aug 2026
The Bombay High Court has asked the Union government and the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to examine changes to the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies...
Nepal Flash Floods: China Warns Of Second Disaster As Barrier Lake Forms After Tibet Mudslide
Swarajyaby Arun Dhital·27 Aug 2026
Chinese state broadcaster CCTV has put the number of people missing in Tibet at 558 after a huge mudslide struck the frontier with Nepal and set off devastating flash floods, even as Beijing warned...
Indian Army’s T-72, T-90 Maintenance Capacity To Expand With New Rs 472-Crore Jabalpur Facility
Swarajyaby Swarajya Staff·27 Aug 2026
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched a new tank overhaul facility at Vehicle Factory Jabalpur today (27 August), marking a significant expansion of India's indigenous defence maintenance...
Flood Risk, Sharp Curve And DPR Errors Raise Concerns Over Bengaluru’s Hebbal Tunnel: Report
Swarajyaby Arun Dhital·27 Aug 2026
The proposed short tunnel at Hebbal Junction in Bengaluru will do little to ease traffic and will instead push the jams elsewhere, according to a study by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc).
Bengaluru's First Toll Flyover Tender Sets 32-Year Limit On Toll Collection
Swarajyaby Arun Dhital·27 Aug 2026
Bengaluru is set to get its first tolled flyover, with tenders now out for a 28-km elevated corridor between Yeshwanthpur and KR Puram.
Design Slip In Airport Funnel Zone May Force Rebuilding Of Rs 250 Crore Mumbai Metro Viaduct: Report
Swarajyaby Arun Dhital·27 Aug 2026
Nearly a kilometre of elevated viaduct on Mumbai's Metro Line 7A at Vile Parle East may have to be pulled down and built again after it emerged that the height of overhead electric wires breaches...
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