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CDS Economy Current Affairs 2026 — Page 9

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

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• 10 June 2026 Cabinet Clears Ahmedabad Metro Phase 2A and Amaravati Central Offices: India's Urban Infrastructure Push Decoded

  The Union Cabinet approved Ahmedabad Metro Phase 2A (6.032 km airport corridor, ₹2,169 crore) and Central Government office and residential complexes at Amaravati. A CDS/OTA explainer on met…

• 9 June 2026 Zojila Tunnel Breakthrough 2026: Ending the Six-Month Winter Cut-Off Between J&K and Ladakh

  The Zojila Tunnel's main tunnel breakthrough was achieved on 9 June 2026 — a 14-km all-weather tunnel on NH-1 that will permanently connect Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. A CDS/OTA explainer on…

• 9 June 2026 VB GRAM G and the ₹1.25 Lakh Crore Rural Push: What's Changing for Rural Employment from July 1

  The Centre unveiled a ₹1.25 lakh crore rural development framework — VB GRAM G — from July 1, 2026, with ₹95,692 crore interim allocation and ₹30,000 crore for MGNREGA. A CDS/OTA explainer o…

• 9 June 2026 Coal Exchange Rules 2026: How India Is Building a Transparent Market for Its Largest Energy Source

  The Coal Exchange Rules 2026 were published on 4 June 2026 under the Mines and Minerals Amendment Act 2025, creating a formal exchange mechanism for coal trading. A CDS/OTA economy explainer…

• 8 June 2026 India Stays on the EU Authorised List: AMR, Seafood Trade and What SPS Really Means

  India was included in the EU's revised authorised-country list under Regulation 2026/1189 for aquaculture, honey and eggs — driven by AMR concerns, effective September 2026. A CDS/OTA IR and…

• 8 June 2026 BHAVYA Portal 2026: India's New Competition-Based Industrial Parks Scheme Explained

  Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal launched the BHAVYA Portal for Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojana — a competitive industrial parks scheme with NICDC as implementing body and startup/deep-tech zones…

• 7 June 2026 Why India's Cooking Gas Stayed Cheap: LPG Prices, the Hormuz Shock and the Subsidy Maze

  A PIB note explains how India kept LPG among the world's cheapest despite the Strait of Hormuz crisis. A CDS/OTA economy explainer on under-recovery vs subsidy, the Saudi CP, PMUY and India'…

• 7 June 2026 Ease of Doing Business in India: The Reform Map Every CDS Aspirant Should Memorise

  A PIB backgrounder maps India's Ease of Doing Business reforms — Startup India, SPICe+, GST, GeM, ONDC, PM GatiShakti, the labour codes and more. A CDS/OTA economy explainer on the schemes, …

• 7 June 2026 Jharkhand's Amrapali Mangoes Reach London: APEDA, FPOs and the Story of Indian Agri-Exports

  APEDA has facilitated Jharkhand's first fresh-mango export to the UK from an all-women Farmer Producer Company. A CDS/OTA economy explainer on APEDA, FPOs, agri-exports, GI tags and India's …

• 6 June 2026 G-Sec Reforms 2026: How India is Opening Its Bond Market to Foreign Investors

  Government deepens reforms to expand Foreign Portfolio Investor (FPI) participation in G-Secs via the Fully Accessible Route and tax sops. A CDS/OTA economy explainer on bond markets, the FA…

• 5 June 2026 G-Sec & FPI Reforms: Government Securities and Capital Markets Explained

  The Centre announced reforms to deepen the G-Sec market and ease FPI on 5 June 2026. A detailed CDS/NDA explainer on government securities, FPI vs FDI, FEMA, the bond market and bond yields.

• 5 June 2026 India's GDP Grows 7.7% in 2025-26: National Income Accounting Explained

  India's real GDP grew 7.7% in FY 2025-26 (provisional estimates, 5 June 2026). A detailed CDS/NDA explainer on GDP, GVA, real vs nominal, national income aggregates and how India measures gr…

• 4 June 2026 India, the World's 'Most Trusted Investment Destination': An Economy Explainer

  Piyush Goyal called India the world's most trusted investment destination at the Citi India Conference 2026. A CDS/NDA explainer on FDI vs FPI, FTAs, Jan Vishwas decriminalisation, ease of d…

• 4 June 2026 India–UK Critical Minerals Observatory: The Race for Lithium, Cobalt and Rare Earths

  India and the UK launched a Critical Minerals Global Supply Chain Observatory on 4 June 2026. A CDS/NDA explainer on critical minerals, the National Critical Mineral Mission, KABIL, rare ear…

• 3 June 2026 UPI Goes Live in Cambodia: How India is Exporting Its Payments Revolution

  On 3 June 2026 NPCI's NIPL launched UPI in Cambodia via Bakong KHQR. A CDS/NDA explainer on UPI, NPCI/NIPL, cross-border payments, the countries where UPI is live and India's digital public …

• 3 June 2026 India–Oman CEPA Comes Into Force: What a Free Trade Agreement Really Does

  The India–Oman CEPA took effect on 1 June 2026. A CDS/NDA explainer on free trade agreements, CEPA vs FTA, India's Gulf and global trade deals, tariffs and the textile export push.

• 2 June 2026 WPI Base Year Revised to 2022-23: WPI, CPI, PPI & Inflation Explained

  India revised the WPI base year to 2022-23 and added Producer Price Indices on 2 June 2026. A detailed CDS/NDA explainer on WPI vs CPI, PPI, base year, inflation and how India measures price…