Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) India has witnessed a sharp rise in hybrid cannabis smuggling, with seizures of 373 kg recorded in just the first five months of 2025 – a 24 per cent jump from 302 kg in all of 2024. According to a written response by Minister of … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) The total business of public sector banks has surged from Rs 203 lakh crore in FY 2022–23 to Rs 251 lakh crore in FY 2024–25 while the net non-performing assets (NPAs) have declined from 1.24 per cent to 0.52 per cent during this period, Finance … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) In a striking display of investor confidence, the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange surged to a 52-week high on Thursday, even after Iran launched a fresh missile attack targeting, among other places, the stock exchange building itself. According to local media reports from Israel, Iran fired … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) India’s infrastructure has seen rapid progress in the last decade, as capital expenditure surged from Rs 2 lakh crore in 2014-15 to Rs 11.21 lakh crore in 2025-26 — a significant six times increase towards the ‘Viksit Bharat’ goal, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) India’s GDP growth accelerated to a robust 7.4 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2024-25, as result of which the growth rate for the full financial year works out to 6.5 per cent on the back of a strong performance of the agriculture, construction, … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) India’s indigenous defence production has surged to an all-time high of Rs 1.46 lakh crore, with exports increasing to a record Rs 24,000 crore in 2024-25, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday. Addressing the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Annual Summit here, Rajnath Singh … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) India’s foodgrain production is estimated to have reached 354 million tonnes in 2024-25, which is 6.6 per cent higher than last year’s (2023-24) production of 332 million tonnes, according to the third advance estimates. The estimates are based on all major crops, including wheat, rice, … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) India’s coal imports declined by 7.9 per cent to 243.62 million tonnes (MT) during financial year 2024-25 due to the increase in domestic production of the fossil fuel, resulting in a massive saving in foreign exchange to the tune of $7.93 billion (Rs 60681.67 crore) … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) In a significant feat, the total number of Aadhaar authentication transactions have crossed the 150 billion (15,011.82 crore) mark, the government said on Friday. Moreover, the total number of eKYC transactions (37.3 crore) carried out during April is 39.7 per cent more than the numbers … Read more