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Rongali Bihu Rongali Bihu, also known as Bohag Bihu, is celebrated across Assam in mid-April. It marks the Assamese New Year and the beginning of the agricultural season. The festival represents agricultural renewal, community celebrations, cultural traditions and the vibrant social identity of Assam. Aspect Details Major Festival Rongali Bihu is one of the most important festivals of Assam, observed during the month of Bohag or April.

Madhavpur Ghed Fair

Madhavpur Ghed Fair Madhavpur Mela is a religio-cultural fair taking place every year in Madhavpur, a village on the Porbandar coast in Gujarat. The fair reflects a unique blend of mythology, pilgrimage traditions and cultural connections between western and northeastern India. Aspect Details Temple Association Madhavpur village has temples of Madhavraiji or Lord Krishna and his consort Rukmini, believed to have been built in the 15th century.

Nagoba Jatara

Nagoba Jatara Nagoba Jatara is an eight-day holy pilgrimage event of the Mesram clan of Adivasi Gonds, held in January-February in Keslapur village, Adilabad district, Telangana. The festival is an important expression of tribal faith, clan identity and inter-state cultural participation among Gond communities and related tribal groups. Aspect Details Tribal Festival It is one of the most important tribal pilgrimage festivals of Telangana.

150 Years of Vande Mataram

150 Years of Vande Mataram The Prime Minister inaugurated year-long celebrations marking 150 years of Vande Mataram on 7th November 2025. Vande Mataram became one of the most powerful patriotic expressions of India’s freedom struggle, linking literature, nationalism, revolutionary movements and the making of modern Indian identity. Aspect Details Date of Creation The song was written by Bankimchandra Chatterji on the auspicious day of Akshay

17 April, 2026
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1,000 Years of Rajendra Chola’s Legendary Maritime Expedition

1,000 Years of Rajendra Chola’s Legendary Maritime Expedition The Ministry of Culture celebrated the Aadi Thiruvathirai Festival from 23rd to 27th July 2025 to mark the 1,000th anniversary of Rajendra Chola I’s maritime expedition to Southeast Asia. The festival also honoured Tamil Shaiva Bhakti traditions, especially the 63 Nayanmars, saint-poets who received patronage under the Chola dynasty. Aspect Details Rajendra Chola I Rajendra

200th Birth Anniversary of Dadabhai Naoroji

200th Birth Anniversary of Dadabhai Naoroji On 4th September 2025, the nation paid tribute to Dadabhai Naoroji on his 200th birth anniversary. He is remembered as the “Grand Old Man of India”, a pioneer socialist, a major nationalist thinker and one of the earliest critics of colonial economic exploitation. Aspect Details Early Academic Role Dadabhai Naoroji became the first Indian professor at Elphinstone College in 1845.

17 April, 2026
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NITI Aayog Fiscal Health Index 2026

NITI Aayog Fiscal Health Index 2026 NITI Aayog recently released the second edition of the Fiscal Health Index (FHI) 2026, evaluating state finances for FY 2023-24. The assessment is based on five pillars: quality of expenditure, revenue mobilization, fiscal prudence, debt index, and sustainability. Aspect Details Expanded Scope For the first time, the index included 10 North-Eastern and Himalayan states along with 18 major states, making the asse

CAG Report on Rising Public Debt

CAG Report on Rising Public Debt On 4th September 2025, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) released a decadal analysis of the fiscal health of India’s 28 states. The report highlighted a sharp rise in public debt over the last decade, indicating a heavier fiscal burden on state finances. Aspect Details Report Focus The CAG report presented a decadal analysis of state finances and examined the rising public debt of India’s 28 sta

Capital Gains Accounts (Second Amendment) Scheme, 2025

Capital Gains Accounts (Second Amendment) Scheme, 2025 The Capital Gains Accounts (Second Amendment) Scheme, 2025 was issued by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on 19 November 2025. The amendment modernises and digitises the Capital Gains Account Scheme (CGAS), 1988 by expanding banking access, enabling digital transactions, and simplifying documentation procedures. Aspect Details Expanded Tax Scope The amendment formally includes Section

National Monetisation Pipeline 2.0 (NMP 2.0)

National Monetisation Pipeline 2.0 (NMP 2.0) On 23rd February 2026, the Union Government launched the National Monetisation Pipeline 2.0 (NMP 2.0), developed by NITI Aayog. The initiative operationalises the Asset Monetisation Plan 2025-30 announced in the Union Budget 2025-26 and aims to recycle public assets to support fresh infrastructure investment. Aspect Details Monetisation Potential The monetisation potential of NMP 2.0 is estimated at Rs.