The Central Board of the Reserve Bank of India on Friday approved a record surplus transfer of ₹2.87 lakh crore to the Central government for FY26. Last year, the reserve bank had transferred ₹2.69lakh crore. “Despite the hefty dividend,...
BATTLING THE BLAZE. A firefighter tries to control a fire that broke out in an Almora forest in Uttarakhand on Friday. The State has recorded 309 wildfires this year, aecting 257 hectares of forest area. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar...
As Delhi’s temperature hovers around 44°C, gig workers delivering food, groceries and e-commerce parcels say the heatwave is pushing them to physical exhaustion even as the pressure to stay logged on and complete more trips leaves...
Heightened global uncertainty and the geopolitical climate led to a marginal dip in India’s outward remittances under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS) in FY26. As per RBI Bulletin data, the total outward remittances under LRS...
Wheat procurement by the government this season has reached 33.39 million tonnes (mt) as on May 21. This is about 1 million tonnes less than the target, but up 13 per cent from 29.64 mt in the corresponding period last year. Last year, the...
