The area under kharif crop sowing has increased to 137.84 lakh hectares so far this year, compared to 124.88 lakh hectares during the same period last year, according to official data released on Monday.
The Adani Group issued an official press release on Monday announcing that its subsidiary Adani New Industries Limited (ANIL) has commissioned India's first off-grid 5-megawatt (MW) green hydrogen pilot plant in Kutch, Gujarat.
At close, the Sensex was down 511.38 points or 0.62% at 81,896.79, and the Nifty was down 140.50 points or 0.56% at 24,971.90.
The recovery followed reports of US and Israeli airstrikes targeting Iranian nuclear facilities, which had initially triggered a broad sell-off across the cryptocurrency market.
Reliance Infrastructure Ltd on Monday announced that it has fully settled a loan of approximately Rs 273 crore, including interest, owed by its wholly owned subsidiary, JR Toll Road Pvt Ltd (JRTR), to Yes Bank.
In comparison, housing sales stood at 1,16,432 units and new supply at 1,17,208 units during the same quarter last year.
Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank, Bharti Airtel, ICICI Bank, State Bank of India and Infosys were the gainers. The ones who face erosion were TCS, LIC, Bajaj Finance, and Hindustan Unilever.
The growth was primarily driven by higher production in Cement, Steel, Coal, and Petroleum Refinery Products.
In the Indian stock market, bulls were back in action as the benchmark indices snapped a three-day losing streak. This helped Nifty to comfortably close above the 25,100 mark amid buying across the sectors.
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal met several top UK officials and industry leaders during his visit to Britain, and discussed avenues for collaboration in financial frameworks and emerging technologies like AI.
