Assam Research Scholarship Scheme

Scheme

Atal Vichal Agragami Assam

Financial Assistance

• ₹25,000/month
• ₹40,000/month for Divyang scholars

Objective

Promote research and innovation.

Important Appointments

Tata Communications

• Ganesh Lakshminarayanan appointed MD & CEO.

Eternal Ltd. (Zomato Group)

• Deepinder Goyal resigned as CEO.
• Albinder Dhindsa becomes new CEO.
• Deepinder Goyal continues as Vice Chairman.

Important Organisations

UPSC Prelims One-Liners

• APY launched in 2015, extended till FY2030–31.
• SIDBI receives ₹5,000 crore equity support.
• AIPOC 2026 theme: Strong Legislature – Prosperous Nation.
• NITI Aayog released decarbonisation roadmaps for Cement, Aluminium & MSMEs.
• BHASHINI will digitise over 16 lakh place names with Survey of India.
• SAMPANN pension portal integrated with UMANG.
• India ranked 6th in the Asia Manufacturing Index 2026.
• WEF Global Risks Report 2026 identifies geoeconomic confrontation as the top near-term global risk.
• Cyber insecurity is India's top identified risk in the WEF report.
• NIRYAT PROTSAHAN provides export credit interest subvention for eligible MSMEs.
• New FEMA Regulations 2026 come into effect on 1 October 2026.
• Payoneer India received RBI's in-principle PA-CB approval.
• ZET received NPCI approval to enable UPI payments through RuPay credit cards.
• Assam's Atal Vichal Agragami Assam Scheme offers monthly financial assistance to research scholars.