New Delhi, Aug 17 — India is the world’s second-largest fish producer, contributing 8 per cent to global output, ranks second in aquaculture production, leads in shrimp production and export, and is one of the largest producers in capture fisheries, the government said on Monday.Since 2015, the…
New Delhi, Aug 17 — The US is pushing for the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI), a planned undersea electricity link connecting Greece, Cyprus and Israel, to be taken up as a top priority in Greece’s Eastern Mediterranean strategy, according to a report in Greek City Times.The recent agreement in…
New Delhi, Aug 17 — Expressing serious displeasure, the World Bank has warned the Pakistan government that redirecting funds from a multi-billion-rupee resilient housing programme for the flood-affected population in Balochistan to infrastructure projects would further aggravate poverty in the…
New Delhi, Aug 17 — India's deeptech sector has attracted nearly $11.4 billion in private equity and venture capital investments between 2015 and 2026 year-to-date, according to a report released on Monday.A report by the Indian Venture and Alternate Capital Association (IVCA) said that 2025…
New Delhi, Aug 17 — The Ministry of Defence on Monday announced that it has signed a contract with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) to lease two MQ-9B Sea Guardian High-Altitude Long-Endurance (HALE) Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) for the Indian Navy for 30 months.The…
New Delhi, Aug 17 — India and Turkey should focus on dividing production tasks across shared value chains rather than competing to own entire factories, a new report has said, pointing to the lost opportunity when both countries pursue the same industry and compete for multinational orders.The…
New Delhi, Aug 17 — Lalithaa Jewellery Mart’s Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) showed that the company, its subsidiaries, promoters, directors and key managerial personnel are involved in certain legal and regulatory proceedings pending before various tribunals, quasi-judicial authorities and…
Greater Noida, Aug 17 — The Uttar Pradesh Police on Monday launched a probe into the circulation of some ‘fake and misleading’ videos of waterlogging at Noida International Airport during the recent incessant rainfall. The police also lodged a case against a Facebook account operating under the…
New Delhi, Aug 17 — India highlighted on Monday that the BRICS alliance has expanded from an economic dialogue into an increasingly influential platform for defining its approach to the critical challenges facing the environment, including pressing global issues of increasing pollution,…
New Delhi, Aug 17 — Two more Air India pilots have failed preliminary drug tests conducted by the airline as part of an expanded screening programme introduced after a recent in-flight incident on a Phuket-Delhi service, according to a report.A report by NDTV -- citing sources -- said that the…
New Delhi, Aug 17 — Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday that the government will soon announce the composition of a high-powered committee to recommend how the banking sector should play its role in supporting the country’s transformation into a developed economy by 2047.Addressing…
New Delhi, Aug 17 — NITI Aayog on Monday welcomed Anurag Jain as its new Chief Executive Officer, marking his appointment to one of the key positions in the government’s policy think tank.A 1989-batch IAS officer of the Madhya Pradesh cadre, Jain brings nearly four decades of experience in public…
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 17 — Kerala’s Vizhinjam International Seaport is set to enter a new phase on Tuesday, when the deep-water port formally begins full-fledged export-import operations, marking a potentially transformative moment for the state’s economy and its ambitions to emerge as a major…
New Delhi, Aug 17 — India’s leading office markets continued to record healthy occupier demand in Q2 2026, with Bengaluru, Mumbai and Delhi‑NCR collectively leasing 9.8 million square feet of office space, a report said on Monday.The report from Knight Frank said leasing moderated from the…
San Francisco, Aug 17 — Gujarat Chief Minister, Bhupendra Patel, arrived in San Francisco on Monday with a state delegation, beginning the United States leg of his overseas outreach aimed at attracting investment and strengthening participation in the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2027.Patel was…
Mumbai, Aug 17 — The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is analysing concerns raised by traders and other market participants over the new Closing Auction Session (CAS) for futures and options (F&O) eligible stocks but the mechanism is here to stay, Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said…
Visakhapatnam, Aug 17 — Commercial flight operations commenced at the newly developed Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport at Bhogapuram in Vizianagaram district from midnight as Visakhapatnam Airport in Andhra Pradesh slipped into history.All commercial operations at the Civil Enclave at…
New Delhi, Aug 17 — The clearing corporation of BSE -- BSE Clearing Limited -- on Monday launched three‑working‑day contracts in the Securities Lending & Borrowing segment to provide greater flexibility for short‑term securities borrowings and delivery requirements.The statement from BSE…
New Delhi, Aug 17 — Chief Economic Adviser V. Anantha Nageswaran has pitched bringing back E10 petrol alongside E20 for India's older vehicle fleet, saying the lower blend would help protect older two-wheelers, according to a report.In an article -- published by The Indian Express -- Nageswaran…
New Delhi, Aug 17 — India’s oil marketing companies saw earnings weaken in the first quarter of FY27 after reporting strong profitability in FY26, due to marketing losses and high LPG under‑recoveries, a new report has said.The gross refining margin has improved, high LPG under-recoveries eroded…
New Delhi, Aug 17 — The number of taxpayers reporting annual income of Rs 100 crore or more rose 39 per cent to 576 in assessment year 2026, up from 415 a year earlier, according to a report.As per an analysis by SBI Research, the number of taxpayers reporting income of Rs 1 crore or more increased…