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“Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicator Report” for the Quarter October – December, 2025

TRAI today has released the “Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicator Report” for the Quarter ending 31st December, 2025. This Report provides a broad perspective of the Telecom Services in India and presents the key parameters and growth trends of the Telecom Services as well as Cable TV, DTH & Radio Broadcasting services in India for the period covering 1st October, 2025 to 31st December, 2025 compiled ...

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India’s global chemical sector share to increase to 5–6% by 2030 and achieve a $1 trillion turnover by 2040.

Budgetary Provision of ₹13,000 cr for Bio-Pharma SHAKTI and 3 dedicated Chemical Parks in the country is a strategic bet on India’s future said Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilisers Shri J P Nadda. Addressing the post-Budget Webinar on the theme “Sustaining and Strengthening Economic Growth”  today he said that as emphasised by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in his opening remarks FTAs are a gateway for ...

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Indian scientists helped rewrite a 50-year-old biological rule

A new study overturns a central textbook model of bacterial gene regulation and unveils new paths for understanding bacterial gene regulation and its evolution. This could help designing better antibiotics or regulatory inhibitors that block infection mechanism and design microorganisms that produce biofuels, biodegradable plastics, or therapeutic compounds efficiently. For nearly 50 years, biology has related the story of how ...

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NITI Aayog Conducts National Workshop on Natural Farming under State Support Mission

NITI Aayog organized a two-day national workshop on Natural Farming under its State Support Mission (SSM), bringing together farmers, policymakers, scientists, start-ups and civil society organizations from across the country. A key highlight of the workshop was the launch of Training Manuals on Natural Farming, developed in Hindi and English, aimed at empowering farmers, extension officers, and field-level functionaries with ...

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QUICK ESTIMATE OF INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AND USE-BASED INDEX FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2026

(BASE 2011-12=100) Index of Industrial Production (IIP) recorded a 4.8 % year-on-year growth in January 2026, supported by 4.8% growth in Manufacturing sector and 5.1% growth in Electricity sector. The Quick Estimate of Index of Industrial Production (IIP) is released on 28th of every month (or next working day if 28th is a holiday). The index is compiled with data received from ...

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Terms of Reference Signed for India–Canada Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement

India and Canada launched negotiations for the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) today in New Delhi and decided to finalise it soon. The Terms of Reference (ToR) for the India-Canada Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) were signed by Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce & Industry and Mr. Maninder Sidhu, Minister of International Trade of Canada on 2nd March 2026 and ...

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Monthly Production and Dispatch from Captive and Commercial Mines in February 2026

During February 2026, Captive and Commercial coal mines recorded coal production of 20.49 million tonnes (MT), while dispatches reached 17.72 MT.  Coal Production marked a significant 18.51% year-on-year growth, reflecting sustained operational momentum and progressive scaling up of mining activities across the sector. For the financial year 2025–26 up to February, cumulative coal production from these mines registered a growth ...

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