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The dearness allowance (DA) for central government employees and pensioners is set for a 5% hike from 58% to 63%, driven by the unchanged All India Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (AICPI-IW) at 148.2 for December 2025.
The United States entered a partial government shutdown after Congress failed to pass the 2026 budget before the deadline, reviving fears among federal workers. While disruption is expected to be short-lived, nearly three-quarters of government operations face uncertainty.
The Indian government refuted social media claims that the Union Budget 2026-27 was leaked on Telegram, stating the circulating images are fake. The Press Information Bureau (PIB) clarified that one image is from the previous year’s budget with the year digitally edited, while another is entirely fabricated and not from any official document.
The Andhra Pradesh government, led by IT Minister Nara Lokesh’s Group of Ministers (GoM), is deliberating a potential ban on social media access for children under 16, inspired by Australia’s model to combat online harm, cyberbullying, and addictive algorithms.
The central government has revised basic wages and pensions for employees and retirees of Public Sector General Insurance Companies (PSGICs like NICL, NIACL, OICL, UIICL, GIC, AICIL), NABARD, and RBI, effective from late 2022, to boost take-home pay and financial security.
Central government plans to reclassify hair transplant procedures from a cosmetic salon service to a regulated surgical practice due to rising complaints about botched surgeries and patient harm. This move targets malpractices in the $252 million industry, where unqualified personnel often perform the procedure in non-medical settings.
Tamilnadu government to ease the property registration process by installing Star 3.0 Software in all the registration offices. Once it comes into effect people can register properties even without visiting the registration office.
The government launches an integrated salary account scheme that combines payroll with banking, insurance and premium card services for central government employees across all grades, simplifying financial management and expanding access to loans and comprehensive protection.
On January 13, 2026, the Tamil Nadu government inked a landmark MoU with Bengaluru-based Sarvam AI to establish India’s pioneering full-stack Sovereign AI Park in Chennai. Featuring a ₹10,000 crore investment over five years, the project will create over 1,000 high-skilled deep-tech jobs while building secure data centres for government data, advanced compute infrastructure, research labs, and an
The Indian government is actively considering mandatory hallmarking for silver jewellery and artefacts to enhance consumer safety in the precious metals sector, as announced by BIS Director General Sanjay Garg. Unlike gold’s compulsory system, silver currently operates voluntarily with HUID for purity verification.
