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April 14, 2026 6:13 PM
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Most Asian stock indices gained today. South Korea’s Kospi surged over 2.7 per cent, Japan’s Nikkei 225 climbed over 2.4 per cent, and China's Shanghai Composite index rose nearly one per cent. Hong Kong's Hang Seng added over 0.8 per cent, and Singapore’s Straits Times index ended almost half a per...
April 13, 2026 1:40 PM
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Union Minister for Coal and Mines G. Kishan Reddy said that in the changing scenario of geopolitics, climate change, and economic security in the current era, the role of Critical minerals has become important. Addressing the roadshow for the 2nd round of Exploration License auction and 7th round of...
April 13, 2026 12:26 PM
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The Technology Development Board (TDB) under the Department of Science and Technology has signed an agreement with Casey Aviation Private Limited for the project titled Boost Electric Jump Take-Off (JTO). The Ministry of Science and Technology said that the TDB-supported project focuses on the devel...
April 13, 2026 8:23 AM
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Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva warned that the Iran war has triggered a large global economic shock, disrupting energy supplies and pushing up prices worldwide, with the impact expected to linger well into next year. In a recent interview, the head of...
April 12, 2026 1:19 PM
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Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal today said that India’s patent filings have crossed one lakh 43 thousand in the Financial Year 2025, with a 30 per cent increase from the previous year. In a social media post, Mr Goyal said that over 69 per cent of patents have been filed domestically, le...
April 12, 2026 8:22 AM
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The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said that all user fee payments at National Highway fee plazas across the country are being processed exclusively through digital modes of FASTag or Unified Payments Interface (UPI) from the 10th of this month. The Ministry added that, however, this ...
April 12, 2026 9:31 AM
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The government has said that the overall gas allocation to fertiliser plants is being further increased by 5 per cent, taking it to approximately 95 per cent of their six-month average consumption. In a statement, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry said that since March, around 4.15 lakh PNG con...
April 11, 2026 2:30 PM
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India's Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has completed 10 years of its operations today. Over the decade, UPI has transformed from a pilot program into the backbone of Indian payments, transitioning the nation from a cash-led economy to a real-time digital payment system. Akashvani correspondent rep...
April 11, 2026 9:22 AM
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has raised India’s growth forecast for current financial year to 6.9 percent from 6.5 percent. According to ADB’s Asian Development Outlook, growth in India is expected to remain robust in current fiscal, underpinned by strong domestic demand, easing financing condit...
April 11, 2026 8:41 AM
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The Government has approved 52 new applications under Round III of the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Textiles. The Ministry of Textiles said that these applicants have committed an investment of 6,708 crore rupees with an expected turnover of 21,186 crore rupees. The approved proposal...
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