Centre has released Rs 16,172 crore for setting up 20 industrial cities across states
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) The Centre has released Rs 16,172.95 crore for the Industrial Corridor Development Scheme under which 20 industrial cities have been approved through the Centre-State partnership model across the country, the Parliament was…
Farmers support ethanol in meeting with Agriculture Minister Chouhan
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) A delegation of the All India Kisan Coordination Committee (AIKCC) met the Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday and categorically said that ethanol is a big opportunity for the…
SIDBI sets up 71 new branches to boost credit flow to MSME sector
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Some major initiatives have been undertaken by the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) during the last five years to improve the flow of credit to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) across the country, the…
Processed foods, sedentary lifestyles fueling India’s metabolic crisis: Health expert
Hyderabad, Aug 4 (IANS) A paradigm shift in dietary habits, increasing consumption of processed foods, and widespread sedentary lifestyles are severely impacting India’s metabolic health, a health expert said on Tuesday. In an interview with IANS,…
BSE Q1 net profit rises 9.7 pc to Rs 874 crore; EBITDA margin improves
Mumbai, Aug 4 (IANS) BSE Limited on Tuesday reported a 9.7 per cent year-on-year (YoY) rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 874 crore for the first quarter of FY27, driven by improved operating performance. The country’s oldest stock exchange had…
YSRCP accuses Chandrababu Naidu of ‘credit theft’ for Bhogapuram airport
Amaravati, Aug 4 (IANS) Claiming that the credit for Bhogapuram greenfield international airport goes to former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) MPs Tanuja Rani and Gurumoorthy on Tuesday accused the…
In MP’s Neemuch, over 3,800 women join ‘lakhpati didis’ league
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) The Lakhpati Didi scheme, operating under the National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) to help women in Self-Help Groups (SHGs) is yielding significant results in Madhya Pradesh’s Neemuch, as many are becoming part of…
Zaheer Khan becomes co-owner of Lanka Premier League side Jaffna Kings
Colombo, Aug 4 (IANS) Former India fast-bowling great Zaheer Khan has become co-owner of the Lanka Premier League’s (LPL) most successful franchise after Stockholm-based global sports ownership group Anchor Sports AB completed the acquisition of…
Bengal: App-based parking system in Kolkata soon to curb illegal parking
Kolkata, Aug 4 (IANS) State Municipal Affairs and Urban Development Minister Agnimitra Paul on Tuesday said that an app-based parking system will soon be launched in Kolkata to stop the menace of illegal parking and unauthorised cash transactions. The…
Srishti’s efforts go in vain at World Tennis U-14 Junior Team Finals
Bengaluru, Aug 4 (IANS) Karnataka’s Srishti Kiran continued her impressive run at the 2026 World Tennis Under-14 Junior Team Finals, winning her second successive singles match, but India suffered another narrow 1-2 defeat, this time against Italy,…