Month: June 2026
RBI revises Kisan Credit Card norms, standardises crop season definition
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank on Friday revised the Kisan Credit Card (KCC) Scheme, standardising the definition of crop seasons to ensure uniformity in sanctioning of…
Seven-fold rise in funds under externally aided projects in northeast under Modi government: Nirmala Sitharaman
Shillong: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said externally aided projects should not be viewed merely as financing mechanisms, but as instruments for local…
RBI MPC minutes: Policy misstep fears drove rate pause amid West Asia uncertainty
Potential risks of making policy misstep forced the monetary policy committee to adopt a wait and watch approach and kept the repo rate unchanged amid…
RBI MPC member Nagesh Kumar flags import dependence, Gulf remittances, El Nino risks in minutes
India’s heavy reliance on imported oil and fertilisers routed through the Strait of Hormuz, its dependence on remittance inflows from the Gulf and the possibility…
RBI MPC minutes: ‘Energy prices unlikely to return to pre-conflict levels,’ says economist Saugata Bhattacharya
The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) unanimously kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.25% with a neutral stance at its June 2026…
India’s forex reserves fall $9.99 billion to $671.63 billion as of June 12
India’s foreign exchange reserves fell by $9.99 billion to $671.63 billion in the week ended June 12, 2026, according to data released by the Reserve…
Crazy Rich Returns Lure Cabbies and Even Kids to Red-Hot Asian Markets
SEOUL—Na Se-bin has lost all sense of the value of money. Evening in Seoul’s high-end Apgujeong neighborhood. Since January, she has poured nearly all her…
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas approves Rs150 Cr assistance for India’s first private hybrid 2G ethanol project in UP
In a significant step towards India’s circular bioeconomy, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG), under the PM JI-VAN Yojana, has approved financial assistance…
Google Is Using Nvidia’s Playbook to Build a Rival AI Chip Business
Google is making an ambitious play for a bigger slice of the 21st century’s most important market: the chips that power artificial intelligence. Its financial…
India initiates anti-dumping probe against a Chinese, Japanese chemical used in tyre, rubber items
New Delhi: India has initiated an anti-dumping probe against imports of a chemical, used in tyre and rubber products, from China and Japan, a commerce…