Tiruppur, April 14 (IANS) Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) President Vijay, on Tuesday, outlined a series of ambitious welfare measures targeting weavers, farmers, MSMEs and government employees during an election campaign rally in Tiruppur, a key textile hub in western Tamil Nadu. Addressing the gathering, Vijay greeted the people of the Kongu region and announced that his party would release its full election manifesto in book form on April 16. Ahead of that, the TVK Chief chose to highlight sel…
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New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) The government has accelerated the push for electric vehicles and strengthened domestic capabilities in critical minerals for clean energy technologies to reduce dependence on oil imports amid volatility in global prices and potential disruptions in supply chains due to the West Asia crisis, according to an official statement issued on Monday. Since the onset of the crisis, the Ministry of Heavy Industries has undertaken coordinated measures to sustain the growth of…
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Declaring that ‘India’s innovation engine is unstoppable,’ Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday highlighted the country’s remarkable surge in patent activity, with filings touching a historic 1.43 lakh in the financial year 2025-26, marking a sharp 30.2 per cent increase over the previous year.Sharing the data in a post on social media platform X, Goyal said the growth reflects a confident and rapidly evolving India that is steadily emerging as a global innovation…
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) India is increasingly signing free trade agreements (FTAs) with economies where trade corridors are already expanding, and supply chains are already forming, a new report has said.These FTAs are functioning as accelerators of existing economic momentum, said the report in Trade Finance Global.In a fragmented global trading system, this targeted approach appears to be particularly resilient.“While tariff threats become common ground elsewhere in the world, India is fo…
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav will inaugurate the grand national-level Advanced Agriculture Festival (Unnat Krishi Mahotsav) at the Dussehra Ground in Raisen, Madhya Pradesh on Saturday.The festival will be held from Saturday to Monday (April 11–13, 2026), organised at the initiative of Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.The three-day event, described by Chouhan as an “Agricultur…
Mumbai, April 9 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India’s continued focus on boosting economic growth, along with its proposed regulatory changes for non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), is expected to bring greater strength and clarity to the sector, Rajesh Sharma, Managing Director of Capri Global Capital Limited said on Thursday.In an interaction with IANS, Sharma said that the RBI’s regulatory frameworks have historically brought transparency and stability, and the proposed changes for NBFC…
Lucknow, April 9 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh has emerged as the topmost state in procurement of crops through the GeM (Government e-Marketplace) portal, with total purchases by the state government amounting to Rs 22,337 crore during the financial year 2025-26. Though many states, such as Gujrat, Maharashtra, Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Jammu and Kashmir, and Assam, have been ranked among the Top 10 states in procurement via the GeM portal, Uttar Pradesh, which surpasses others, serves as an exampl…
New York, April 9 (IANS) The doors to India-US trade have been opened wider with the launch of a digital portal to bring businesses from the two countries together in the march to $500 billion annual trade between the two great democracies, according to Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal.“Forged on shared democratic values, fueled by entrepreneurial spirit and driven by unrelenting pursuit of innovation, our partnership is special”, Goyal said on Wednesday at the launch of the India-US Trade Fac…
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Illicit trade in India remains as a “shadow economy” that impacts consumer trust, honest businesses and public revenues, Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution Pralhad Joshi said on Wednesday.The objective is not just consumer protection, but consumer prosperity, the minister said as he pointed to initiatives such as the Central Consumer Protection Authority, the National Consumer Helpline, and the Jago Grahak Jago campaign as key pillars in em…
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) The Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY) has disbursed over Rs 40 lakh crore through 57.79 crore loans, marking 11 years of its implementation, the government said on Wednesday.The Ministry of Finance stated that the scheme which was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2015, aimed at “funding the unfunded”, provides collateral-free loans of up to Rs 20 lakh to micro and small non-corporate, non-farm enterprises.Highlighting the progress, Finance Minister Nirmala S…