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India’s coal production surpasses 1 billion tonne mark in FY25
22 Mar 2025
India has set a milestone in coal production, surpassing one billion tonnes (as of 20 March 2025) in the financial year 2024-25.
JSW Group to set up 5 lakh tonne copper smelter in Odisha: report
21 Mar 2025
Sajjan Jindal-led JSW Group is planning to set up a 500,000 tonne per annum copper smelter in Odisha, with estimated investment of around Rs12,000 crore
India’s wholesale price inflation up at 2.38% in February
20 Mar 2025
The annual rate of inflation based on the all-India Wholesale Price Index (WPI) stood at 2.38 per cent in February 2025, up from 2.31 per cent in January
Cabinet approves incentive scheme for low-value BHIM-UPI transactions
20 Mar 2025
The union cabinet on Wednesday approved an incentive scheme for promotion of low-value BHIM-UPI transactions for the financial year 2024-25.
India, New Zealand announce various initiatives to bolster ties
19 Mar 2025
India and New Zealand on Monday announced a series of initiatives, including negotiations on an arrangement facilitating the mobility of professionals and skilled workers
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 back on Earth after 286-day science mission
19 Mar 2025
A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov splashed down in the water off the coast of Tallahassee
India adds $14.05 billion to its merchandise trade deficit in Februray to take April-February total to $262.06 billion
18 Mar 2025
India imported goods valued at $36.91 billion in February 2025 against imports valued at $41.41 billion in February 2024
AstraZeneca acquires EsoBiotec in $1 bn deal
18 Mar 2025
British-Swedish multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company AstraZenica on Monday announced the acquisition of biotechnology company EsoBiotech in a $1 billion transaction
Tesla applies for homologation of Model 3 and Model Y in India
17 Mar 2025
Elon Musk’s Tesla Motors, which recently opened its first showroom in Mumbai, is reported to have now applied for homologation of two cars – Model Y and Model 3 – tht are planned to be first introduced in India.
India, New Zealand relaunch free-trade negotiations
17 Mar 2025
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his New Zealand counterpart Christopher Luxon at their bilateral meeting, in New Delhi on Sunday
Blackstone to acquire up to 40% stake in Kolte Patil Developers
17 Mar 2025
US investment firm Blackstone is acquiring a 14.3 per cent stake in Kolte Patil Developers by way of a preferential allotment of shares
SoftBank, OpenAI team up to build AI data centre in Japan: report
16 Mar 2025
Japanese technology investment and management multinational, SoftBank Group Corp, is planning a big splash into the business of artificial intelligence with billions of dollars in data centre investments
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