Month: February 2026

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RBI MPC 2026: Central bank to keep repo rate unchanged amid currency volatility and bond yield pressures, as per SBI report

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India is likely to maintain a status quo on the repo rate in its policy…

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India supports FORGE initiative, a successor to US-led Mineral Security Partnership: EAM Jaishankar at Critical Minerals Ministerial

India has extended its support to the Forum on Resource, Geostrategic Engagement (FORGE), a newly launched initiative unveiled at the inaugural Critical Minerals Ministerial, which…

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India US trade deal: Paperwork underway to unlock India–US trade deal potential soon: Piyush Goyal

New Delhi: India has fully protected sensitive sectors such as agriculture and dairy in the trade deal with the US, commerce and industry minister Piyush…

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India must boost capital markets so Indians grow with economy: Larry Fink, chief executive, BlackRock

India needs to urgently focus on building deeper capital markets instead of relying on foreign inflows, Larry Fink, chairman and chief executive of BlackRock, told…

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India and GCC to ink fresh terms for FTA talks today

New Delhi: India and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will on Thursday sign the terms of reference for a free trade agreement (FTA) to start…

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Strong demand lifts services PMI in Jan

New Delhi: India’s services activity accelerated in January, driven by strong output growth and steady gains in fresh orders, after hitting an 11-month low in…

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US-India trade deal: India won’t be bullied by Trump and his aides, Ajit Doval told Rubio

In early September, shortly after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a chummy meeting with Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping in China, he dispatched his…

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India, Gulf Cooperation Council to ink terms of reference on Feb 5 for starting FTA talks

New Delhi, India and the six-nation bloc of Middle Eastern nations, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), will ink terms of reference on Thursday for starting…

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NHAI to create a pool of skilled construction workers

The National Highways Authority of India will kick-start a structured skill development and capacity building program to meet the growing scale, complexity and quality requirements…

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Amazon ties up with IIT Roorkee to develop packaging material from agri waste

Bengaluru: Amazon India has announced a collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee to develop packaging materials from agricultural waste. This project aims…

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