7.71 %  year-on-year growth in automobile sector last year due to GST 2.0 reforms
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January 7, 2026 8:27 AM January 7, 2026 8:27 AM

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7.71 %  year-on-year growth in automobile sector last year due to GST 2.0 reforms

  The Indian automobile sector saw a positive growth with total sales crossing 2 crore 81 lakh units, marking a 7.71 percent year-on-year growth in the last calendar year. According to the data released by the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA), two-wheelers remained the largest se...

Maharashtra govt forms study group for rehabilitation of Agniveers

January 7, 2026 7:59 AM January 7, 2026 7:59 AM

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Maharashtra govt forms study group for rehabilitation of Agniveers

  The Maharashtra government has formed a study group to recommend rehabilitation measures for Agniveers. The State government yesterday decided to appoint a study group to suggest measures for the rehabilitation of Agniveers who will complete their four-year stint in the Indian Armed Forces this ye...

NMC withdraws MBBS permission to Shri Mata Vaishnodevi Institute of Medical Science

January 7, 2026 7:40 AM January 7, 2026 7:40 AM

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NMC withdraws MBBS permission to Shri Mata Vaishnodevi Institute of Medical Science

  The National Medical Commission's Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB) has withdrawn the letter of permission granted to the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi for non-compliance with minimum standards. The MARB issued an order yesterday sayin...

SC gives two weeks to CAQM identify all major sources of pollution in Delhi NCR 

January 7, 2026 7:33 AM January 7, 2026 7:33 AM

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SC gives two weeks to CAQM identify all major sources of pollution in Delhi NCR 

  The Supreme Court has asked the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to identify all major sources of pollution in two weeks and suggest long-term sectoral action plans to tackle each of them in a phased manner.     A bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi yesterday said CAQM ...

Online ticket booking launched for over 170 Archaeological monuments

January 7, 2026 7:28 AM January 7, 2026 7:28 AM

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Online ticket booking launched for over 170 Archaeological monuments

  The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has enabled online ticket booking for over 170 centrally protected monuments and museums on the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC). The Ministry of Culture in a statement said that by integrating ASI’s ticketing system onto an open digital network, ci...

Indian Railways become biggest  electrified rail system globally

January 7, 2026 7:17 AM January 7, 2026 7:17 AM

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Indian Railways become biggest  electrified rail system globally

  Indian Railways has become one of the most extensively electrified rail systems in the world. Nearly all of India’s 70-thousand route-kilometre broad-gauge network is now powered by electricity. Till November last year, over 99 percent of its entire network was already electrified, marking a major...

China bans export of dual-use goods to Japan in wake of growing tension over Taiwan

January 7, 2026 6:59 AM January 7, 2026 6:59 AM

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China bans export of dual-use goods to Japan in wake of growing tension over Taiwan

  China banned the export of dual-use goods to Japan that can serve military purposes.  This comes at a time of heightened tensions between the two countries over Taiwan, a self-ruled island Beijing claims as its sovereign territory. The Chinese commerce ministry said in a statement that exports of ...