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January 7, 2026 7:12 AM

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Agriculture Ministry says strong growth of Rabi sowing this season 

  The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has said, Rabi crop sowing has covered over 634 lakh hectares across the country as of the 2nd of this month. The ministry said, Rabi sowing has seen strong growth this season, with the total area rising by 16 lakh hectares compared to last year. Whe...

January 6, 2026 10:23 PM

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NITI Aayog launches fifth edition of Trade Watch Quarterly

NITI Aayog today launched the fifth edition of Trade Watch Quarterly for the first quarter of the financial year 2025-26 in New Delhi. The latest edition of the publication highlights emerging structural shifts in India’s trade profile, including the rising contribution of technology-intensive expor...

January 4, 2026 10:31 PM

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Sensex and Nifty jumps to historic highs in first week of 2026

After starting the year on a positive note, domestic benchmark indices are expected to take cues from a mix of domestic and global factors next week. Both Sensex and Nifty jumped to historic highs in the first week of 2026. The Sensex rose by 0.8 per cent last week, to close at 85,762, while the Nif...

January 2, 2026 5:07 PM

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India’s inflation trends for 2025

Let us dive into India’s inflation trends for 2025. We bring you a report on movements in the Consumer Price Index and the Wholesale Price Index over the last year.   In 2025, India experienced a largely benign inflation environment. CPI was at 4.26 per cent in January and steadily softened over the...

January 1, 2026 4:26 PM

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GST collection grew by 6.1% last month compared to same month in 2024

  The total gross Goods and Services Tax, GST collections grew 6.1 per cent to around one lakh 75 thousand crore rupees in December, 2025, as compared to the same month in 2024. The total gross GST revenue in December 2024 was over one lakh 64 thousand crore rupees. The Central GST collection in Dec...

January 1, 2026 2:29 PM

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BSNL Launches Voice over WiFi (VoWiFi) Services Nationwide Across All Circles

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) today announced the nationwide roll-out of Voice over WiFi (VoWiFi), also known as Wi-Fi Calling services.    The Ministry of Communications said that this service will now be available to all BSNL customers across every telecom circle in the country, ensuring sea...

January 1, 2026 1:59 PM

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Commercial LPG cylinder prices up by Rs 111 in metro cities

Oil marketing companies have increased the prices of commercial LPG gas cylinders by 111 rupees across Metropolitan Cities.    As per the Indian Oil Corporation Limited, the retail price of commercial LPG gas cylinders in Delhi is now 1 thousand 691 rupees and 50 paise.    Similarly, commercial LPG ...

December 31, 2025 7:30 PM

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Oil prices up     

           Global crude oil prices rose today. Brent Crude was trading over 0.4 per cent up at 61 US dollars and 61 cents per barrel and WTI Crude was trading almost half a per cent up at 58 US dollars and 24 cents per barrel, when reports last came in.