New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) India is the second-largest fish producing country and one of the largest shrimp producers in the world, with fish production more than doubling from 96 lakh tonnes in 2013–14 to 195 lakh tonnes in 2024–25, the government data showed on Thursday, ahead of the World Fisheries Day.
Mumbai, Nov 20 (IANS) Indian equity markets ended higher on Thursday, with both the Sensex and Nifty moving closer to the record levels last seen in September 2024.
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Most Indian metals and mining stocks are trading at a large premium to global peers due to strong, sustained domestic demand, a report showed on Thursday.
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) The share of India’s electricity generation from renewable energy (RE) capacity, including large hydro, is expected to cross 35 per cent by FY30 from 22.1 per cent in FY25, with expected incremental capacity addition of around 200 GW between FY25 till FY30, according to a report released on Thursday.
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) M. Nagaraju, Secretary, Department of Financial Services (DFS), on Thursday chaired the inter-departmental committee (IDC) meeting to deliberate on proposals received from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) concerning the establishment of branches, representative offices and subsidiaries of foreign banks in India.
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) India’s sweeping state-backed semiconductor drive -- supported by a strong design ecosystem and a large pool of engineering talent -- is beginning to attract private investment on its own, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Thursday.
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) A major vulnerability in WhatsApp left the personal details of nearly 3.5 billion users exposed, a research report from the University of Vienna has claimed.
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) In the light of reports of individuals circulating fake summons in the name of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for the purpose of cheating or extorting money, the ED has introduced special measures to help citizens verify authenticity, according to a statement issued by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s office on Thursday.
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) City gas distribution (CGD) companies in India are projected to clock an operating profit of Rs 7.2–7.5 per standard cubic metre (scm) this fiscal -- up 8-12 per cent compared with the second half of last fiscal when margins dropped because of a sudden and steep decline in gas allocation under the administered price mechanism (APM) for the compressed natural gas (CNG) segment, a report said on Thursday.
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) India is set to cross 1 billion 5G subscriptions by the end of 2031, a new report said on Thursday.
