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PhonePe and Google Pay retain lead as UPI transactions surpass 20 billion in...

New Delhi, Sep 9: The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) network processed over 20 billion transactions in August 2025, marking the first time it has crossed the 20 billion monthly transaction thresholds.According to data released by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), the total...
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Report: Bank deposits grow faster than lending; credit-to-deposit ratio at 79.3%

New Delhi, Sep 9: Bank deposit growth surpassed credit offtake by 20 bps in the fortnight ending August 22, 2025, a report said on Tuesday.As of August 22, credit off take was Rs 186.4 lakh crore, showing a 10 per cent increase year-on-year (YoY), significantly lower than the 14.9 per cent...
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India to see more high-skill jobs with new investment pact signed with Israel

New Delhi, Sep 9: The Bilateral Investment Agreement (BIA) signed between India and Israel is expected to pave the way for increased bilateral investments between the two countries, which presently stands at a total of $800 million, thereby benefiting businesses and economies in both...
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Sensex closes 70 points up while Nifty inches closer to 24,800 mark

Mumbai, Sep 8: The Indian equity indices ended the session slightly up on Monday, amid buying in auto and metal stocks. The domestic indices soared high in the early trade, boosted by the GST reforms announcement, optimism around the ease in India-US relationship, and the rate cut announced by...
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India-EU free trade agreement talks gain momentum with year-end deadline

New Delhi, Sep 8: The India-EU free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations started here on Monday as the two sides aim to conclude the talks before the year-end deadline amid the US tariff turmoil that has created uncertainties in world trade, according to official sources.The outcome of this...
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Diesel exports from India to Europe doubled during August

New Delhi, Sep 5: India’s diesel exports to Europe have more than doubled in August as buyers stepped up purchases to secure supplies at lower prices ahead of the European Union ban on fuels refined from Russian crude that will kick in from January 2026, according to market analysts.India’s...
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NITI Aayog unveils roadmap to advance Atmanirbhar Bharat mission in pulses...

New Delhi, Sep 5: NITI Aayog’s Thursday report on ‘Strategies and Pathways for Accelerating Growth in Pulses towards the Goal of Atmanirbharta’ is relevant and significant today. It explores the state of the country’s pulse sector and its future potential.The good news is that the report...
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Indian equity markets rise higher as GST Council meeting gets underway

Mumbai, Sep 3: The Indian equity indices closed higher on Wednesday amid euphoria around GST rationalisation as the two-day GST Council meeting kicked off. Sensex settled at 80,567.71, up 409.83 points or 0.51 per cent.The 30-share index opened a bit higher at 80,295.99 against last session's...
Piyush Goyal meets German Minister Wadephul for talks on strengthening trade ties
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Piyush Goyal meets German Minister Wadephul for talks on strengthening trade...

New Delhi, Sep 3: Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday held talks with Germany’s Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs Johann Wadephul on strengthening economic relations between the two countries amid the changing dynamics in world trade triggered by the sharp hike in...
550 centres to be opened by govt for cotton procurement from farmers at MSP
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550 centres to be opened by govt for cotton procurement from farmers at MSP

New Delhi, Sep 3: Union Minister of Textiles Giriraj Singh has drawn up plans to set up as many as 550 procurement centres nationwide for buying cotton from farmers at the minimum support price (MSP) during the forthcoming kharif marketing season, which starts on October 1.The minister...
Kancheepuram artisans face crisis as US tariffs halt Golu Doll exports ahead of Navaratri
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Kancheepuram artisans face crisis as US tariffs halt Golu Doll exports ahead of...

Chennai, Sep 3: Traditional artisans in Kancheepuram are facing a severe livelihood crisis after thousands of 'golu dolls', worth several crores of rupees, remain unsold due to the recent 50 per cent additional import duty imposed by the US.Every year, Indian families living abroad,...
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Chemical industry gets relief as export obligation period now extended to 18...

New Delhi, Sep 2: In a major relief to the chemical industry, the government has extended the export obligation period under "advance authorisation" for products falling under mandatory Quality Control Orders (QCOs) from 6 months to 18 months, according to an official statement issued on...
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