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RBI maintains repo rate at 6.5%, forecasts 7.2% GDP growth rate

RBI maintains repo rate at 6.5%, forecasts 7.2% GDP growth rate

RBI's monetary policy committee has once again not made any change in the repo rate....

At 52.3 deg C, Delhi records highest-ever temperature

At 52.3 deg C, Delhi records highest-ever temperature

The non-descript Mungeshpur area in Outer Delhi, hit by hot winds from Rajasthan,...

India's Cold Chain Sector Poised for Robust Growth

India's Cold Chain Sector Poised for Robust Growth

NCCD is revising technical standards and minimum guidelines to implement cold-chain...

Uttar Pradesh Sets 30 Lakh Tonne Increase in Rabi Output, Rs 600 crore Subsidy for Seeds

Uttar Pradesh has raised its rabi foodgrain production target from 480 lakh metric tonnes last year to 510 lakh metric tonnes this...

States

UoH Researchers Decode Plant’s Phosphate Recycling Mechanism to Cut Fertiliser Use

Researchers at the University of Hyderabad have identified how the PAP26b gene regulates phosphate recycling in tomato plants. The...

Agritech

IIT Ropar’s ANNAM.AI Launches AVNI to Bring AI-Powered Agricultural Learning to Children

IIT Ropar’s ANNAM.AI has launched AVNI, an AI-powered web and mobile learning platform that introduces children to agriculture, plants...

Agri Start-Ups

Weak Monsoon and Global Uncertainties Raise Agricultural Risks: What Else Does RBI Say?

India’s agriculture faces risks from deficient monsoon rainfall, low reservoir levels, possible El Niño conditions and volatile global...

National

RBI Raises Repo Rate By 25 bps to 5.50%, 1st Increase in 3.5 Years, Inflation Projected at 5.2% in 2026-27

The RBI raised the repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.50 per cent and shifted its stance to calibrated tightening, citing broadening...

National

Tractor Retails Up 13.75% YoY to 76,906 Units in September, but Monsoons and Festive Deferments Trigger 12.58% MoM Dip

India’s tractor retail sales rose 13.75% year-on-year to 76,906 units in September 2026, despite a 12.58% month-on-month decline due...

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