Month: September 2026
Supreme Court questions Centre, calls for ‘facts’ over MDR for UPI transactions over ₹2,000
The Supreme Court on Monday sought the response of the Centre on a petition challenging the government’s decision to introduce a Merchant Discount Rate (MDR)…
Bharatiya Kisan Sangh to hold women farmers’ conference on September 30
Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS) is organising the All India Women Farmers’ Workers Conference to establish recognition of women farmers as farmers in society and to…
Exports, rising power demand to support manufacturing growth despite rural weakness: ICICI Bank
New Delhi [India]: India‘s manufacturing growth is likely to remain supported by exports and a strengthening investment cycle in the coming months, even as a…
Tata Trusts proposes merger to reshape Tata Sons’ regulatory status, avoid IPO
Tata Trusts on Monday proposed merging two operating companies into Tata Sons, in a fresh bid to take the group’s holding company out of the…
Women tip the scale as weight-loss boom reaches tier-II cities
Women are emerging as major users of doctor-led glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) weight management programmes being offered by metabolic health startups in India, according to industry…
Union minister Piyush Goyal to headline ET Startup Awards on October 9 in Bengaluru
Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal will be guest of honour at the 12th edition of The Economic Times Startup Awards to be held in…
Agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan asks states to prioritise pulses, oilseeds in rabi crop plans
New Delhi: Agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday asked states to prepare crop plans for the upcoming rabi season based on water availability and…
Pulses prices surge up to 11% in a month as festive demand, crop concerns bite
Pune: While the government has taken steps to cool down the prices of cooking oils and sugar, inflation in the pulses basket continues to firm…
India-UAE trade in rupees, dirhams enters double digits: Piyush Goyal
Mumbai: Trade settled in local currencies between India and the UAE has reached double digits, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Monday, adding…
India, 17 others reserve right to participate in Russia’s dispute with EU
New Delhi: India, along with 17 other countries such as the US, UK and China, has reserved its third-party rights to participate in proceedings related…