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CDS Economy Current Affairs 2026 — Page 4

177 articles · updated 23 October 2026 · page 4 of 9

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• 27 August 2026 59.09 Crore Accounts, 32.92 Crore of Them Women's: Jan Dhan at Twelve

  A PIB backgrounder of 27 August 2026 marks twelve years of PM Jan Dhan Yojana, with 59.09 crore accounts and India's Financial Inclusion Index at 67. A CDS/OTA explainer on BSBDA, the 2018 s…

• 26 August 2026 Sugar at ₹55.70 a Kilo: Reading a 15.6% Monthly Jump Against a 3% Trend

  A PIB backgrounder of 26 August 2026 sets out India's sugar economy — 500 MMT of cane, FRP at ₹365 a quintal, and a 15.6 per cent price rise in one month. A CDS/OTA explainer on FRP versus S…

• 26 August 2026 Kanda Express Leaves Nashik: How a Buffer Stock Actually Reaches a Kitchen

  On 26 August 2026 the government began calibrated release of onion buffer stocks at ₹35 per kg, with the first Kanda Express leaving Nashik. A CDS/OTA explainer on the Price Stabilisation Fu…

• 25 August 2026 UPI at Ten: From 1.78 Crore Transactions to Half the World's Real-Time Payments

  UPI completed a decade on 25 August 2026, with the Prime Minister marking the anniversary. A CDS/OTA explainer on NPCI, the Payment and Settlement Systems Act 2007, the four-party architectu…

• 25 August 2026 Regional Rural Banks Post a Record ₹10,176 Crore — and Cross ₹13.5 Lakh Crore in Business

  A Department of Financial Services review on 25 August 2026 reported record RRB net profit of ₹10,176 crore in FY 2025-26 and GNPA at an all-time low of 5.3 per cent. A CDS/OTA explainer on …

• 25 August 2026 e-Shram at Five: Counting 31.89 Crore Workers Who Were Never on a Register

  A PIB backgrounder of 25 August 2026 marks five years of the e-Shram portal, with 31.89 crore registrations on India's first National Database of Unorganised Workers. A CDS/OTA explainer on …

• 24 August 2026 How the RBI's Dollar-Rupee Swap Window Pulled In $73 Billion

  The RBI's special USD-INR swap facility mobilised $73 billion in under eleven weeks, of which $65.40 billion came through FCNR(B) deposits. A CDS/OTA explainer on currency swap auctions, buy…

• 24 August 2026 India's First High-Expansion Popcorn Maize Hybrid — and What 'Non-GMO' Really Signals

  A CDS/OTA explainer on the non-GMO high-expansion popcorn maize hybrid launched at Musunuru, Andhra Pradesh on 24 August 2026 — expansion volume, hybrid vs GM vs open-pollinated seed, GEAC a…

• 21 August 2026 PM-AASHA: The Four Instruments Behind India's Price Floor

  On 21 August 2026 PIB issued a backgrounder on PM-AASHA, the umbrella price-support scheme with a ₹7,200 crore allocation for 2026-27. A CDS/OTA explainer on MSP and CACP, the four component…

• 21 August 2026 The ₹62,500 Crore Bet on Making Phones, Not Assembling Them

  On 21 August 2026 MeitY notified the Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme with an outlay of ₹62,500 crore, succeeding the PLI for large-scale electronics. A CDS/OTA explainer on assembly versus…

• 20 August 2026 Core Sector Grows 5.4% in July: Reading the Eight Industries Behind the Number

  The Index of Core Industries rose 5.4 per cent in July 2026, with iron ore up 29.5 per cent and natural gas, crude oil and fertilisers contracting. A CDS/OTA explainer on the eight core indu…

• 19 August 2026 The MMDR Amendment Act, 2026: Who May Tax a Mine

  PIB issued a detailed backgrounder on the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2026 on 19 August 2026. A CDS/OTA explainer on Entry 50 and Entry 49 of the State Lis…

• 19 August 2026 Makhana: How a Kosi Pond Crop Became a ₹1,250-a-Kilo Export

  A PIB backgrounder of 19 August 2026 sets out India's makhana economy — 80,590 MT of production, a ₹476.03 crore central scheme and the National Makhana Board at Purnea. A CDS/OTA explainer …

• 18 August 2026 EU CBAM: What a Carbon Border Tax Means for Indian Exporters

  On 18 August 2026 the Department of Commerce held an awareness session on EU CBAM for Indian exporters at Vanijya Bhawan. A CDS/OTA explainer on carbon leakage, embedded emissions, the six c…

• 18 August 2026 Digital Bharat Nidhi and BharatNet: ₹3,942 Crore for Rural Chhattisgarh

  On 18 August 2026 Digital Bharat Nidhi signed an agreement for the Amended BharatNet Programme in Chhattisgarh, covering 11,682 Gram Panchayats with ₹3,942 crore. A CDS/OTA explainer on DBN,…

• 17 August 2026 PosTransfer Powered by UPI: The Qatar–India Remittance Corridor Goes Live

  On 17 August 2026 the Qatar–India postal remittance service on PosTransfer powered by UPI went live through Qatar Post outlets. A CDS/OTA explainer on cross-border remittances, the UPU Inter…

• 16 August 2026 A ₹2,500 Crore Origin Fraud: How the SAFTA Areca Nut Racket Worked

  On 16 August 2026 the DRI dismantled a network routing South-East Asian areca nuts through Bangladesh to claim SAFTA duty exemption, costing over ₹2,500 crore. A CDS/OTA explainer on SAFTA, …

• 14 August 2026 WPI at 9.78% and India's Shift to a Producer Price Index

  On 14 August 2026 DPIIT released WPI, Output PPI and trial Input PPI for July 2026 on the new 2022-23 base. A CDS/OTA explainer on why WPI is being replaced by a Producer Price Index, and wh…

• 14 August 2026 Programmable Money for Ration: CBDC-Based DBT under PMGKAY

  On 14 August 2026 the government launched CBDC-based Direct Benefit Transfer under PMGKAY in Chandigarh and Dadra & Nagar Haveli. A CDS/OTA explainer on the Digital Rupee, programmable money…

• 13 August 2026 The MMDR Amendment Bill, 2026: Who May Tax a Mine

  Parliament passed the MMDR Amendment Bill, 2026, barring State levies on mineral rights and mineral-bearing lands except as the Centre prescribes. A CDS/OTA explainer on the 1957 Act, new Se…