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‘Draft Atomic Energy Bill in advanced stage, taking in all ministry inputs’: Jitendra Singh

The draft Atomic Energy Bill 2025 is currently in advanced stage of processing and preparation with final comments and suggestions from various ministries being progressively…

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CII president Rajiv Memani bats for fresh manufacturing reforms, sovereign wealth fund

New Delhi: India needs to push ahead with a fresh set of measures, including setting up a sovereign wealth fund, to strengthen manufacturing, build supply-chain…

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Higher pharma, chemicals exports to Russia bloc on agenda to trim deficit

India is keen to export more pharmaceutical products, chemicals, engineering goods, machinery, automotive, agricultural and marine goods to the Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) under…

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Strong political push to seal India-EU FTA by 2025-end, says EU Ambassador

European Union Ambassador to India Herve Delphin on Wednesday said that there is “strong political commitment” from both sides to conclude the revamped India-EU Free…

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Debt gap rises to 50-year high in developing countries: World Bank

The gap between debt repayments and new financing in developing countries rose to $741 billion between 2022 and 2024, the highest in 50 years, according…

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Budget 2026: A look into how India’s manufacturing & services sector is performing before Feb 1 announcements

PMI numbers show India’s business activity moderating amid global trade tensions triggered by Trump tariff. Fresh flash PMI readings for November show manufacturing activity cooling…

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Budget 2026: How India’s inflation evolved over the past year

Inflation trends in FY26 have set the tone for the economic narrative ahead of Budget 2026, charting a road to disinflation in India. Both retail…

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Haptik’s founder Aakrit Vaish, investor Pratyush Choudhury launch $75 million AI fund Activate
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Haptik’s founder Aakrit Vaish, investor Pratyush Choudhury launch $75 million AI fund Activate

Haptik cofounder Aakrit Vaish and former principal investor at Together Fund Pratyush Choudhury on Wednesday announced Activate, a new $75 million fund aimed at backing…

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RBI’s MPC starts three-day meet; key rate decision on Friday

The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has started its three-day review session, with markets anticipating a 25-basis-point reduction in interest rates. However,…

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Not losing sleep over falling rupee against dollar, expects improvement next year: CEA

Chief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran on Wednesday said the government is not losing sleep over the declining rupee, which has breached the 90-level against…

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