Aizawl, July 20 — Mizoram Rural Bank (MRB) has crossed the Rs 10,000 crore total business milestone for the first time, reaching Rs 10,656.08 crore during the 2025-26 financial year and registering an 11.26 per cent year-on-year growth, the highest among all Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) in the…
Mumbai, July 20 — The recently concluded India-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is a landmark development that is expected to provide a major boost to Indian businesses across sectors, with benefits extending from large corporations to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), an…
New Delhi, July 20 — Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday said he held discussions with UAE Minister of Economy and Tourism Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri on strengthening the India-UAE partnership across trade, investment, tourism and connectivity, while exploring new…
Mumbai, July 20 — Mahindra Group-owned SML Mahindra Limited on Monday reported a 5.1 per cent year-on-year (YoY) decline in its consolidated net profit to Rs 64 crore for the first quarter of FY27.The company had posted a net profit of Rs 67 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous…
New Delhi, July 20 — The Ministry of Civil Aviation informed Parliament on Monday that the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) is “transparently” conducting its investigation into the Air India Boeing crash at Ahmedabad airport on June 12 last year, and “all probable causes leading to the…
New Delhi, July 20 — The Reserve Bank of India’s swap facility for offering concessional swaps for fresh foreign currency non-resident bank deposits [FCNR(B)] deposits, External Commercial Borrowings (ECBs) and Overseas Foreign Currency Borrowings (OFCBs), has succeeded in attracting forex inflows…
New Delhi, July 20 — The European Union has imposed a record 550 million euro ($630 million) fine on Alibaba-owned e-commerce platform AliExpress for failing to adequately tackle the sale of illegal, counterfeit and unsafe products on its marketplace, marking the largest penalty ever issued under…
New Delhi, July 20 — The Ministry of Coal on Monday conducted a well‑attended pre‑application conference for the Rs 37,500 crore Scheme for Promotion of Surface Coal/Lignite Gasification Projects, outlining guidelines and timelines for applicants.The conference drew enthusiastic participation from…
New Delhi, July 20 — The government has not taken any decision to increase ethanol blending in petrol beyond the current 20 per cent level, and any future move will be based on detailed scientific studies and consultations with stakeholders, Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Suresh…
New Delhi, July 20 — State-owned Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has Rs 7,318.5 crore in unclaimed funds as of March 31, 2026, the Finance Ministry informed Parliament on Monday. In a written reply to a question in Parliament, the ministry said the accumulated amount includes Rs 5,564.5…
New Delhi, July 20 — India’s Index of Core Industries (ICI) recorded a 5 per cent growth in June this year compared with the same month of the previous year, driven by a surge in the production of iron ore, electricity and cement, according to the new series data released on Monday. The Office of…
New Delhi, July 20 — The Centre informed Parliament on Monday that as on July 12, 2026, the coal stocks available for use at the country’s thermal power plants stood at 42.8 million tonnes (MT), which is sufficient for 14 days at an 85 per cent Plant Load Factor (PLF). Also, sufficient coal is…
New Delhi, July 20 — The High Court of England and Wales has ordered businessman Raj Kundra to repay $4.94 million to Emerging Media Ventures (EMV) and permanently restrained him from pursuing legal proceedings in India over his former shareholding in IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals, handing a major…
New Delhi, July 20 — The government and the Reserve Bank of India have strengthened India's fintech Ecosystem through regulatory and consumer‑protection measures, including digital lending platforms and payment aggregators, it was announced on Monday.The measures range from a self‑regulatory…
New Delhi, July 20 — Nearly 55.49 crore users had been onboarded on the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) platform as of June 2026, while UPI processed a record 24,161.69 crore transactions worth Rs 314.23 lakh crore during FY2025-26, the Centre informed Parliament on Monday.The transaction volume…
New Delhi, July 20 — PSU Navratna firm Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL) on Monday said it has emerged as the lowest bidder (L1) for an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract worth Rs 358.97 crore from East Central Railway for rail doubling works in Bihar.According to the company's…
New Delhi, July 20 — President Droupadi Murmu on Monday invited Moldovan businesses to explore investment and trade opportunities in India, saying the country is among the world's fastest-growing major economies and offers a transparent, predictable and investor-friendly business environment as it…
New Delhi, July 20 — Union Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Dr Jitendra Singh on Monday called for a comprehensive review of pension regulations to ensure they reflect changing social realities, saying outdated rules are a major reason behind recurring pension-related…
New Delhi, July 20 — The Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI) compiles key economic and social indices and conducts household surveys that inform policy on quality of life, the government said on Monday.MoSPI produces Estimates of Gross Domestic Product, the monthly…
Mumbai, July 20 — Benchmark equity indices ended lower on Monday, weighed down by losses in banking and financial stocks as investors remained cautious amid rising geopolitical tensions between the United States and Iran.The Sensex declined 443 points, or 0.57 per cent, to settle at 77,708.52,…
New Delhi, July 20 — India’s first privately developed orbital rocket, Vikram‑1, successfully reached orbit under Mission Aagaman and drew praise from industry and public figures, who called it a landmark achievement for the country’s burgeoning private space sector, according to multiple…