India
Agricultural waste can be converted into valuable national resource: Nitin Gadkari
News
January 7, 2026
Agricultural waste can be converted into valuable national resource: Nitin Gadkari
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday said that agricultural waste can be converted into a valuable national resource. Speaking at…
PHDCCI seeks incentives in Budget 2026-27 to push growth of MSME sector
News
January 7, 2026
PHDCCI seeks incentives in Budget 2026-27 to push growth of MSME sector
Business chamber PHDCCI has, as part of its wishlist for Union Budget 2026–27, sought easier access to finance at lower…
BIS develops over 600 new standards in 2025, 9,700 new licences granted
Business
January 7, 2026
BIS develops over 600 new standards in 2025, 9,700 new licences granted
2025 has been a landmark year for the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) as it developed over 600 new standards,…
Delhi-NCR grapples with cold wave, poor air quality
Environment and Wildlife
January 7, 2026
Delhi-NCR grapples with cold wave, poor air quality
Delhi and the NCR region, including Noida and Greater Noida, were facing severe cold conditions coupled with high pollution levels…
Area sown under rabi crop crosses 634 lakh hectares
News
January 7, 2026
Area sown under rabi crop crosses 634 lakh hectares
The total area sown under rabi crops in the ongoing winter season has increased by 16.4 lakh hectares to 634.14…
Bank credit rises over 7 pc in FY26 led by retail lending
Business
January 6, 2026
Bank credit rises over 7 pc in FY26 led by retail lending
Bank credit growth in India remained resilient, as gross banking credit (GBC) rose 7 per cent to Rs 1,95,273 billion…
Revival of Venezuela’s oil sector may help ONGC recover its stuck dividend
News
January 6, 2026
Revival of Venezuela’s oil sector may help ONGC recover its stuck dividend
Any increase in the production of oil from Venezuela by US companies has the potential of lowering crude prices in…
Number of poor getting subsidised LPG under PMUY scheme touches 10.41 crore
News
January 6, 2026
Number of poor getting subsidised LPG under PMUY scheme touches 10.41 crore
Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Tuesday that as many as 10.41 crore LPG connections have…
New Environmental Standard lab, Solar Energy Complex to boost India’s renewable energy ecosystem
Technology
January 6, 2026
New Environmental Standard lab, Solar Energy Complex to boost India’s renewable energy ecosystem
The world’s second “National Environmental Standard Laboratory” and the world’s fifth “National Primary Standard Facility for Solar Cell Calibration” at…
Bone-chilling cold in J&K; Srinagar records minus 4 degrees Celsius
News
January 6, 2026
Bone-chilling cold in J&K; Srinagar records minus 4 degrees Celsius
An intense cold wave continued across Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday with the minimum temperature dropping to minus 4 degrees…