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called for a comprehensive review of pension regulations to ensure they reflect changing social realities, saying outdated rules are a major reason behind recurring pension-related…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…
New Delhi, July 20 — There is no proposal under the consideration of the government at present to scrap the long-term capital gains (LTCG) tax on equity transactions for retail and domestic investors, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary informed Parliament on Monday. In a written reply…
New Delhi, July 20 — Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Monday announced that its minerals and metals business has secured multiple domestic orders, including contracts from public sector companies, with the combined value falling in the company's 'mega' category of Rs 10,000 crore to Rs 15,000…
New Delhi, July 20 — Pakistan's poverty rate has risen sharply over the past six years, with nearly 29 per cent of the population now living below the poverty line, as repeated economic shocks, high inflation and weak growth eroded household incomes and consumption, a report has said.According to…
Mumbai, July 20 — Shares of MTAR Technologies remained under heavy selling pressure on Monday, hitting the 5 per cent lower circuit for the third consecutive trading session as investor sentiment continued to weaken amid concerns over its key customer, Bloom Energy.The stock was locked at its 5 per…
New Delhi, July 20 — Foreign portfolio investment (FPI) flows into India are expected for a rebound in FY27 marking an improvement from the $16 billion outflow recorded in FY26, a report said on Monday.The net FDI is expected to rise from $7 billion in FY26 to $15 billion in FY27, supported by…
New Delhi, July 20 — India ranks first globally in acreage and second in production and consumption of cotton, with the country’s cotton production standing at 290.91 lakh bales in 2025-26 while domestic consumption reached 328 lakh bales during the same period, according to an official factsheet…
New Delhi, July 20 — China's expanding role in Kyrgyzstan has fuelled concerns over jobs, land, natural resources, and national sovereignty in Kyrgyzstan, with many ordinary Kyrgyz citizens saying that the country’s leaders are ignoring the national interest, a report has said.Chinese firms are…
New Delhi, July 20 — India has approved its first dengue vaccine, with the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) granting market authorisation to Takeda Biopharmaceuticals India's QDENGA, marking a significant milestone in the country's efforts to combat one of its most widespread mosquito-borne…
New Delhi, July 20 — The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) Monday facilitated the first export of frozen French fries from Uttarakhand to Iraq, marking a significant step in promoting value-added agricultural exports from the hill state and strengthening…
New Delhi, July 20 — India's launch of its first electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft prototype has put the spotlight on a technology that could reshape urban transport by enabling short-distance flights above road traffic.The eVTOL -- unveiled earlier this month by IIT…
New Delhi, July 20 — Pakistan closed fiscal year 2026 with a near-balanced current account and stronger foreign exchange reserves, but the apparent improvement in its external position is largely driven by record remittance inflows rather than a meaningful expansion in exports or productivity,…
New Delhi, July 20 — India’s consumer sector remained resilient recording 97 deals worth $981 million in the second quarter of 2026 even as deal volumes and values eased from the prior quarter, a report said on Monday.The report from Grant Thornton said overall deal volumes eased 34 per cent…
New Delhi, July 20 — India and Spain have agreed to advance technical discussions on interoperability between India's Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and Spain's Bizum digital payments platform, according to a statement issued by the Commerce Ministry.The issue was taken up during Commerce…
New Delhi, July 20 — India is accelerating upgrades to major ports and building new deep‑water terminals to capture transhipment traffic now routed through Colombo and Singapore, a new report has said, amid the arrival of the MSC Irina at Vizhinjam this month.The report from India Narrative said…