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River-linking is not the solution

In the last 130-odd years, the country has seen only a handful of inter-basin transfer projects, most of which are in south India

India condemns alleged destruction of century-old Hindu temple in Pakistan

10860821 Randhir jaiswal file photo

Jaishankar heads to Ukraine, Poland to discuss ‘issues of mutual interest’

10860816 Jaishankar

‘Baseless’: Rajasthan High Court judge responds to allegations of ‘misuse of powers’

10860813 Rajasthan Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma

Centre defends GDP estimates, says revisions reflect updated data, methodology

The government issues a detailed clarification in a question-and-answer format, refuting allegations of artificially pushing up the real growth rate for the June quarter to 7.8% and the nominal expansion rate to 10.3%.

FCNR(B) bonanza: Banks mobilise record $127.226 billion in 85 days, nearly four times 2013 levels

This influx, driven by attractive interest rates of 6-7.5% and significant leverage incentives for non-resident Indians, occurred through the Reserve Bank of India’s concessional swap facility

Indian wheat prices gain ₹150/quintal as government lifts ban on product shipments

A section of the stakeholders is worried, with global prices surging to a 3-year high on Black Sea disruption, lower output this year

MP highway crash: 5 killed, 20 hurt after bus collides with bulker; PM Modi mourns deaths

Tiger kills labourer at Nahargarh Park enclosure, official suspended

10860804 tiger file photo

Flipkart launches microdrama on main app to drive platform engagement

The vertical is placed within Flipkart's main ecommerce app under 'Play' – which has a content-led shopping discovery platform ‘Explore’ and microdrama vertical ‘Drama’. The move is intended to attract users to the platform and boost engagement ahead of the upcoming festive season.

Jaishankar lands in Poland on 3-day trip, Ukraine will be next stop

Jaishankar is the first senior Indian leader to travel to Ukraine since Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the country in August 2024

Maharashtra FDA suspends licences of two more food establishments in Mumbai

Inspections found several lapses at these establishments including inadequate storage facilities, poor personal hygiene, deficient pest-control measures

$1.5 b wheat export opportunity for India, says Assocham study

Record production, comfortable stocks, competitive prices and the gradual reopening of exports give India a strong base to become a reliable global wheat supplier, the paper says

Indian industry rules out sugar shortage, says there’s enough stock to meet festival demand

ISMA and NFCSF jointly reassure that domestic sugar availability remains sound, while dismissing any claims of a structural domestic deficit

VST Tillers Tractors partners Union Bank of India to facilitate finance to farmers

Union Bank of India to facilitate retail loan facilities for customers purchasing VST Tillers’ products, including tractors, power tillers, power reapers and power weeders

India must review green finance frameworks to unlock nuclear investment: Abhay Karandikar

Karandikar also stresses on developing nuclear workforce to meet 100 GW capacity by 2047

Belgian PM De Wever arrives in India to deepen trade, defence and technology ties

Three-day visit to focus on boosting $13-billion trade relationship, expanding defence cooperation and building on new Strategic Dialogue with Brussels

Goyal to visit US for G20 meet, continue trade talks: Gor

India, US working to build ‘fair, reciprocal’ trade ties; critical technology cooperation also in focus

India’s e-commerce market may nearly triple to $345 billion by 2030: Report

India’s e-commerce sector to grow at CAGR of 18.4% through 2030, report estimates

‘Reprehensible act of vandalism’: India condemns demolition of century-old Hindu temple in Pakistan, seeks probe