Govt cuts export duties on petrol, diesel and ATF

IANS | August 15, 2026 9:33 AM

New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) The Central government cut export duties on petrol, diesel and aviation turbine fuel (ATF) from Saturday, setting the petrol levy at zero and cutting charges on diesel and ATF.

India's production, exports of military hardware touch record highs amid defence sector reforms

IANS | August 14, 2026 7:23 PM

New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) India's defence sector has undergone a transformational change over the past decade to emerge as a stronger, more self-reliant and globally credible force with the country's production of military hardware recording an over fourfold increase to touch Rs 1.78 lakh crore in 2025-26 compared with a mere Rs 4,746 crore in FY 2013-14, according to a government factsheet issued a day ahead of the country's 80th Independence Day.

Well-designed regulatory ecosystem can further strengthen service exports: NITI Aayog

IANS | August 14, 2026 5:24 PM

New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) As India approaches its demographic peak, professional services offer significant opportunities for high-skilled employment, entrepreneurship and innovation, a NITI Aayog report said on Friday, adding that a well-designed regulatory ecosystem can further strengthen service exports, cross-border mobility of professionals and the ease of doing business.

Aditya-L1 findings offer fresh clues to Sun's super-heated corona: Indian scientists

IANS | August 14, 2026 5:14 PM

New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Observations from India's Aditya-L1 solar mission have provided crucial insights into one of solar physics' biggest mysteries: how the Sun's outer atmosphere remains millions of degrees hotter than its surface and retains that heat despite constantly losing vast amounts of energy through solar eruptions, according to Indian researchers.

Bank deposits hit record high as RBI's FCNR scheme spurs inflows

IANS | August 14, 2026 4:51 PM

New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Deposits in India's banking system have accelerated sharply over the past three fortnights and rose to a record high, helped largely by the conversion of foreign-currency inflows mobilised under the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) special deposit schemes, as per multiple reports.