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India's Job Challenge: Why Stronger MSME Clusters Could Hold the Key

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- With underemployment widespread and artificial intelligence (AI) expected to disrupt existing jobs, India needs stronger job-creation engines, with the micro, small and medium en... Read More


RBI Gets Govt Nod For Field Trials Of One Billion Rs 10, Rs 20 Polymer Banknotes

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- The government has approved the introduction of one billion polymer banknotes each in the Rs 10 and Rs 20 denominations for field trials, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman info... Read More


Cotton Association of India Raises 2025-26 Cotton Pressing Estimate To 339 Lakh Bales

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- The Cotton Association of India (CAI) has raised its estimate for India's total cotton pressing for the 2025-26 season to 339 lakh bales of 170 kg each, up from 337 lakh bales es... Read More


Unclaimed Bank Deposits With RBI Fund Rise To Rs 86,917 Crore: Govt

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- Unclaimed bank deposits transferred to the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) Depositor Education and Awareness (DEA) Fund stood at Rs 86,917 crore as of June 30, 2026, with State Ban... Read More


India's GDP Stood At USD 3.92 Trillion In 2025-26, Sixth-Largest Globally: Govt

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- India was the world's sixth-largest economy in 2025-26, with a nominal gross domestic product (GDP) of USD 3.92 trillion, according to the International Monetary Fund's April 202... Read More


Tex-Eco Initiative To Promote Textile Waste Recycling, Recycled Fibre Development: Govt

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- The government has undertaken several initiatives to promote textile recycling, adoption of recycling technologies and sustainable manufacturing as part of efforts to move the se... Read More


Four Refineries Awarded 30 KTPA Green Hydrogen Capacity Under SIGHT Scheme

New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- The government has awarded a total green hydrogen production capacity of 30 Kilo Tonnes Per Annum (KTPA) to four refineries under the Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen T... Read More


Ethanol And EVs Should Complement, Not Compete, In India's Clean Mobility Shift: IFGE

New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- Ethanol and electric vehicles (EVs) should be viewed as complementary technologies rather than competing solutions in India's transition towards cleaner mobility, the Indian Fede... Read More


Ministry of Textiles to Organise IIHT SUTRA 2026 in New Delhi on August 12

New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- The Ministry of Textiles will organise IIHT SUTRA 2026, the inaugural National Conclave of the Indian Institutes of Handloom Technology (IIHTs), on August 12 at the Dr. Ambedkar ... Read More


Draft National Electricity Policy 2026 Proposes Monthly Power Cost Adjustment For Consumers: MoS Naik

New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- The Draft National Electricity Policy, 2026 proposes an automatic monthly mechanism to pass changes in power purchase costs, including fuel costs, on to electricity consumers, Mi... Read More