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India's water sector offers Rs 20 lakh crore investment opportunity
IANS | 30 Jun, 2026
India could face water demand that is double its available supply by 2030, creating over Rs 20 lakh crore in investment opportunities in the next decade, a report said on Tuesday.
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APEDA skills 100 startups under scheme to push agri-food exports
IANS | 25 Jun, 2026
As many as 100 startups from 22 states and two Union Territories have completed Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority's (APEDA) acceleration programme aimed at fostering innovation-led growth in India's agri-food export sector, according to a statement issued by the Commerce and Industry Ministry.
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Time has come to execute district, state textile plans with proactive mindset: Giriraj Singh
IANS | 24 Jun, 2026
Union Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh on Wednesday said the time had come to execute district and state textile plans with a proactive approach, stressing the need for value addition, sustainability, niche products and effective utilisation of free trade agreements to achieve India's textile export ambitions.
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India’s trade rose 5.4 pc to touch $1.84 trillion in Q4 of FY26: NITI Aayog
IANS | 24 Jun, 2026
India's total merchandise and services trade expanded by 5.4 per cent year-on-year during January–March in the financial year 2025-26 to reach $1.84 trillion, reflecting a stable performance despite the uncertainties in global markets, according to NITI Aayog’s latest “Trade Watch Quarterly” released on Tuesday.
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Crude oil prices fall up to 3 pc as US-Iran talks ease supply concerns
IANS | 22 Jun, 2026
Global crude oil prices declined sharply by up to 3 per cent on Monday after talks between the United States and Iran concluded in Switzerland, easing concerns over supply disruptions and raising hopes of increased Iranian oil exports.
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Net direct tax collections surges 14.6 pc to Rs 5.21 lakh crore
IANS | 19 Jun, 2026
India’s net direct tax collections surged 14.64 per cent (year-on-year) to Rs 5.21 lakh crore in the April 1-June 17 period this fiscal (FY27), according to data released by the Income Tax Department on Thursday.
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India's Atmanirbhar policy in fertiliser sector cushions farmers from global shocks
IANS | 15 Jun, 2026
Under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the last 12 years, the Department of Fertilisers has achieved monumental milestones, driving India toward complete self-reliance (Atmanirbhar Bharat) and insulating its farmers from unprecedented global market disruptions.
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Indian auto industry sees best-ever May retail sales at over 25.3 lakh units
IANS | 08 Jun, 2026
The Indian auto industry saw its best-ever May retail sales at 25,31,067 units during the month, a 9.55 per cent year-on-year expansion -- with passenger vehicles (PVs) witnessing a robust 23.25 per cent growth, the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) data showed on Monday.
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BHEL shares jump over 2 pc on bagging Rs 21,000 crore power project order
IANS | 05 Jun, 2026
Shares of state-owned Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited went up by over 2 per cent on Friday after the engineering major secured an order worth over Rs 21,000 crore from Meja Urja Nigam Pvt Ltd (MUNPL) for setting up the 3x800 MW Meja supercritical thermal power project Stage-II at Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh.
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CEPA with Oman comes as big boost for India's textile sector
IANS | 04 Jun, 2026
The India–Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), which came into force this week, provides significant market access opportunities for India’s textiles and apparel sector to expand exports in a key Gulf market.
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