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Last updated: 05 Mar, 2026  
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India clocks 27 per cent surge in new businesses as reforms drive growth
IANS | 05 Mar, 2026
India has recorded a 27 per cent surge in the number of new business registrations from 1.55 lakh in 2020–21 to 1.98 lakh in the first 10 months of 2025–26 (as on February 3, 2026) on the back of economic reforms that have enhanced the ease of doing business in the country, according to an official factsheet issued on Thursday.
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pm-modi1-3.jpg Indian firms making clean energy investments will reach better markets globally: PM Modi
IANS | 03 Mar, 2026
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that as global supply chains are being reshaped, Indian companies who are making clean and green energy investments will be able to reach better markets worldwide. 
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pm-modi1-3.jpg PM Modi to address post-budget webinar on sustaining economic growth today
IANS | 03 Mar, 2026
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a Post-Budget Webinar on the theme “Sustaining and Strengthening Economic Growth” on Tuesday at 11:15 a.m. via video conferencing. 
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exports.jpg India, EU agree to grant each other MFN status for 5 years under trade deal
IANS | 28 Feb, 2026
India and the European Union have agreed to give each other Most-Favoured-Nation (MFN) treatment for five years after their proposed free trade agreement (FTA) comes into force.  
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nm-3.jpg Centre’s industrial corridor strategy propelling growth across states
IANS | 26 Feb, 2026
The Centre’s strategy of accelerating industrial development has picked up pace, with four National Industrial Corridors already being completed, while another four are nearing completion since the Rs 28,602 crore package was announced 
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