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The Reserve Bank of India faces uphill task | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to raise the repo rate twice by as much as 50 basis points by the end of December 2026 in line with global tightening cycle and excess liquidity in the banking system. Market participants…
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State-owned iron ore producer NMDC has identified energy efficiency, renewable energy integration, electrification of fleet, adoption of low-carbon fuels, Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) and demand-side management as the six key strategies as it eyes achieving Net Zero operational emissions by 2047. The company has set an overall target of a minimum 90% reduction…
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The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is strengthening cotton fibre testing infrastructure across the country under the Scheme for Supporting Other Laboratories for Creation/Augmentation of Test Facilities in Critical Areas. A press release said it has allocated ₹38.72 crore to modernise 21 key laboratories operated by the Textiles Committee, Power Loom Service Centres, and the…
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The domestic cricket umpires and match referees are set for a raise, after the BCCI Annual General Meeting on Friday approved a proposal to restructure their fees and introduce a more stringent performance-based grading system. “The umpires will now be graded in four categories. Their fees per day have been enhanced substantially. So far as…
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External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar meets Nepal Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle, in New Delhi on Friday, September 18, 2026. Photo credit: X/SJaishankar via ANI Nepal’s reconstruction plans post-floods and the “reset” of India-Nepal ties with the newly elected government were at the top of the agenda as External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met with Nepal’s…
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External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar meets Nepal Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle, in New Delhi on Friday, September 18, 2026. Photo credit: X/SJaishankar via ANI Nepal’s reconstruction plans post-floods and the “reset” of India-Nepal ties with the newly elected government were at the top of the agenda as External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met with Nepal’s…
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According to a source, Agarkar has formally informed the BCCI that he doesn’t wish to continue. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: EMMANUAL YOGINI Ajit Agarkar’s three-year tenure as chairman of the senior men’s selection committee has effectively come to an end, with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) now set to initiate…
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K.T. Balakrishna, chairman and senior steward, Mysore Race Club presenting the Zavaray S. Poonawalla Mysuru 1000 Guineas trophy to Royal Legacy’s jockey Akshay Kumar as trainer James Mckeown and MRC stewards Y.P. Udaya Shankar, B.N. Cariappa, G. Venkatesh and B.U. Chengappa look on. | Photo Credit: M.A. Sriram James Mckeown-trained Royal Legacy (Akshay K up) won the Zavaray S. Poonawalla Mysore 1000…
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Sehwag watches his son Aaryavir make his India U-19 debut. | Photo Credit: Shayan Acharya India U-19 held its nerve to edge Australia U-19 by seven runs in a tense, rain-shortened Youth ODI at the Niranjan Shah Stadium here on Friday, with Yashbardhan Singh Chauhan starring with both bat and ball. He top-scored with 54…
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Minister for Fisheries A. Srinath receives petition from the public at Koothankuzhi in Tirunelveli district on Friday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Minister for Fisheries A. Srinath met fishermen of five major fishermen hamlets in the district on Friday to understand their problems and genuine demands. Mr. Srinath said he was visiting the coastal hamlets…