Cabinet approves Khelo India Sports Goods Manufacturing Scheme for Building a Globally Competitive Sports Manufacturing Ecosystem

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the Khelo India Sports Goods Manufacturing Scheme with a total outlay of Rs.1,856.67 crore for the period 2026 to 2033-34. The scheme aims to promote investment, manufacturing, innovation and exports, and strengthen India's position in the global sports goods sector.

Announced in the Union Budget 2026-27, the Scheme seeks to strengthen India's sports

Cabinet approves Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief to Pensioners

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today has approved to release an additional instalment of Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners w.e.f. 01.07.2026 representing an increase of 3% over the existing rates of 60% of the Basic Pay/Pension, to compensate against price rise.

The combined impact on the exchequer on account of increase in both Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief would be Rs.10,016.10 crore per annum.  This will benefit about 48.54 lakh Central Government employees and 68.71 lakh pensioners.

This increase is in accordance with the accepted formula, which is based on the recommendations of the  7th Central Pay Commission.

PRESIDENT OF INDIA HOSTS HEREDITARY PRINCE ALOIS AND PRINCESS SOPHIE OF LIECHTENSTEIN

WE CAN DEVELOP A MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL PARTNERSHIP BY COMBINING LIECHTENSTEIN’S EXPERTISE IN THE FIELDS OF ADVANCED MANUFACTURING, INNOVATION, AND FINANCIAL SERVICES WITH INDIA’S SKILLED WORKFORCE, MANUFACTURING CAPACITY, AND RAPIDLY GROWING MARKET: PRESIDENT DROUPADI MURMU

The President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu received H.S.H. Hereditary Prince Alois and H.R.H. Hereditary Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein at Rashtrapati Bhavan today (October 27, 2026). She also hosted a banquet in their honour.

Welcoming Hereditary Prince Alois and his delegation to India, the President said that his

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Shri Piyush Goyal to Visit Germany and the Netherlands to Strengthen Trade, Investment and Industrial Cooperation

India to Explore New Opportunities for Industrial and Technological Collaboration with Germany and the Netherlands

Around 100 Businesses and Startups to Accompany Shri Piyush Goyal on Visit to Germany and the Netherlands

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Shri Piyush Goyal will undertake an official visit to Germany (22–24 October 2026) and the Netherlands (24–27 October 2026) to deepen strategic economic partnerships, expand bilateral trade and advance industrial and technological collaboration.

During the Berlin leg of the visit, Shri Piyush Goyal will participate in the Berlin Global

DARE/ICAR Undertakes Nearly 4,000 Cleanliness Drives under Swachhata Special Campaign 6.0

Nearly 1.3 Lakh Square Feet of Space Freed under DARE/ICAR’s Swachhata Special Campaign 6.0 

DARE/ICAR Promotes Cleanliness, Waste Management and Sustainable Practices across Its Nationwide Network

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), along with its 114 institutes, Regional Centres, Agricultural Technology Application Research Institutes (ATARIs) and Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs), is participating in the month-long Swachhata Special Campaign 6 from 2nd to 31st October 2026.

Earlier, on 2nd October 2026, DARE/ICAR launched Swachhata Special Campaign 6.0 with

Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare to Launch ‘Khet Bachao Abhiyan – Rabi 2026’ tomorrow; Campaign to Continue Till 30 November

Union Agriculture Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan to launch the campaign from Karnal, Haryana

Khet Bachao Abhiyan – Rabi 2026’ to Promote Balanced Fertilizer Use, Crop Diversification and Sustainable Farming Practices

Campaign to Organize Farmers’ Conferences, Kisan Chaupals, Training Sessions and Field Demonstrations Across All Administrative Levels

The Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare will launch the nationwide ‘Khet Bachao Abhiyan- Rabi 2026’ from 22 October to 30 November 2026 to promote sustainable agriculture, improve soil health and encourage the judicious use of agricultural resources. Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, will launch the campaign from Karnal, Haryana.

The campaign aims to create awareness among farmers about the balanced and judicious use

“Solar panels above, thriving crops below”: Union Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan inaugurates the 7th AgriVoltaics World Conference at Bharat Mandapam

“Farmers as both food providers and energy producers: Integrating agriculture with solar power will increase farmers’ incomes”:  Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan

“AgriVoltaics policy must be designed with the interests of 85 per cent of small and marginal farmers at its core”: Union Agriculture Minister Shri Shivraj Singh

“Under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, India is leading the world in clean energy alongside its overflowing foodgrain reserves”: Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan

“Agriculture and Energy Ministries will work hand in hand: New employment opportunities for rural youth in their own villages”: Shri Shivraj Singh

“Non-fossil energy capacity exceeds 308 GW; AgriVoltaics can meet India’s electricity demand by 2050”: Shri Pralhad Joshi

“World’s largest AgriVoltaics campaign to be launched in the next phase of PM-KUSUM”: Union Minister Shri Pralhad Joshi

Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, and Rural Development, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, Indian farmers are set to become not merely ‘annadatas’ (food providers), but, by adopting solar energy, will truly emerge as both ‘annadatas and urjadatas’ (food and energy providers). Addressing the inaugural session of the three-day 7th AgriVoltaics World