The government appointed Dr Poonam Gupta as the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on April 1, 2025. She will hold the position for three years, the appointments committee order stated.
Leveraging digital platforms for agricultural advancement, the Sugarcane Development Council has successfully trained over 9 lakh sugarcane farmers through Facebook Live sessions.
India's Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose to 58.1 in March 2025, up from 56.3 in February, and its highest mark in 8 months.
India will remain the fastest growing economy among the advanced and emerging G-20 countries and the large size of its domestic market makes the country less vulnerable to potential shocks from US tariff policy.
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has raised toll charges for motorists driving through NHAI and expressways across the country by an average of 4 to 5 per cent as part of the annual exercise of factoring in inflation costs.
GM's headquarters has indicated it is closely monitoring the tariff developments and could consider options, such as shifting production locations, if the U.S. trade barriers persist, reports Yonhap news agency.
In FY25, a total of 11,49,334 electric two-wheelers (e-2W) were sold, reflecting a 21 per cent increase compared to 9,48,561 units sold in FY24.
The coal sector touched the historic one billion tonne-mark a couple of weeks ago.
At close, Sensex was down 1,390.41 points or 1.80% at 76,024.51, and the Nifty was down 353.65 points or 1.50% at 23,165.70.
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection for the month of March surged by 9.9% YoY to Rs 1.96 lakh crore, data from the government said.
