LIVE BLOG01 Jul 2026 | 07:35:39 AM ISTGovt rolls out VB-G RAM GSynopsisBreaking News Live Updates: The government has replaced MGNREGA with the new VB-G RAM G scheme from July 1, increasing the guaranteed rural employment period from 100 to 125 days annually. The national average wage rate has been revised to Rs 327.4 per day from Rs 298.8 under the erstwhile scheme.Breaking News Live Updates: The Centre's Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) has been replaced by the Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin), or VB-G RAM G, effective July 1, 2026. The new law increases the guaranteed employment period for eligible rural households from 100 to 125 days a year. The government has also revised the national average wage rate to Rs 327.4 per day, up from Rs 298.8 under the previous scheme. Show more Show less1 New UpdateUS Supreme Court strikes down Trump's order restricting birthright citizenshipThe US Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down President Donald Trump's executive order restricting birthright citizenship, upholding that any person born on American soil is a citizen.Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy to meet at 11:30 am in Parliament House Annexe Extension on July 1, 2026The agenda of the meeting is:Briefing by representatives of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE) on the subject ‘Evaluation of Wind Energy Sector in the Country’.Shiv Sena MP Shrirang Appa Chandu Barne is the Chairman of the committee.