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Explainer: India’s free trade agreement with EFTA bloc

New Delhi, Oct 1 (PTI) India's free trade agreement (FTA) with four-nation bloc, European Free Trade Association (EFTA) comes into effect from Wednesday....

RBI holds interest rates for second time in a row

Mumbai, Oct 1 (PTI) Reserve Bank of India expectedly left its key interest rates unchanged on Wednesday as it waited for greater clarity...

Govt launches courses on tea tasting

New Delhi, Sep 30 (PTI) The government on Tuesday announced the launch of skill courses on tea sommeliers and tasting.Commerce Secretary Sunil Barthwal...

Govt keeps interest rates on small savings schemes unchanged

New Delhi, Sep 30 (PTI) The government on Tuesday left interest rates unchanged for various small savings schemes, including PPF and NSC, for...

Paradip Port signs pact with AM/NS Ports for mechanisation of berth

Bhubaneswar, Sep 29 (PTI) Paradip Port Authority (PPA) and AM/NS ports signed a concession agreement on Monday for the mechanisation of a berth...

India’s industrial growth rises by 4 percent in August, govt data credits mining sector

Mining activity showed an increase of 6% year-on-year, compared to a drop of 7.2% a month ago.

Moody’s retains India rating at ‘Baa3’, maintains ‘stable’ outlook

New Delhi, Sep 29 (PTI) Global rating Moody's on Monday affirmed India's long-term local and foreign-currency issuer ratings and the local-currency senior unsecured...

Govt proposes sound alert system for all electric vehicles from October 2027

New Delhi, Sep 29 (PTI) The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has proposed making acoustic vehicle alerting system (AVAS) mandatory for all electric...

Govt appoints Shirish Chandra Murmu as RBI Deputy Governor

New Delhi, Sep 29 (PTI) The government has appointed Shirish Chandra Murmu as Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India for a...

Pink Power Run 2.0 draws 20,000 in Hyderabad, global expansion planned for 2026

Hyderabad, Sep 28 (PTI) The second edition of the Pink Power Run, organised by the Sudha Reddy Foundation, brought together over 20,000 participants...

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University townships — India’s chance to build its own version of what America got right

India’s university towns initiative is an opportunity to do something we have never managed at scale: build knowledge ecosystems rather than knowledge silos.

FTA partners drive India’s trade surge as reliance on non-FTA countries dips, says NITI Aayog report

Share of trade with FTA partners rose from 4.6% in 2006 to 28.8% in 2024. India is currently negotiating or advancing agreements with US, Israel, GCC, Canada & Mexico.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.