Digital payments contribute 99.8 pc of India's retail payments in Q1 FY26: Report

IANS | October 13, 2025 2:34 PM

New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Digital transactions contributed 99.8 per cent of India's retail payments in the first quarter of the current financial year (Q1FY26), with paper-based instruments (cheques) nearly obsolete, owing to policy push, infrastructure support, and deep fintech penetration, a report said on Monday.

Rajasthan achieves lowest battery energy storage price in India: Amitabh Kant

IANS | October 13, 2025 1:55 PM

New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) In a significant development towards achieving green energy sustainability, Rajasthan has set a new record with the lowest ever battery energy storage price in India at "Rs 1.77 lakh per megawatt (MW)", Amitabh Kant, former chief executive officer (CEO) of NITI Aayog, said on Monday.

Finance Ministry to hold meeting with bank chiefs on credit flow to MSMEs

IANS | October 13, 2025 1:08 PM

New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) The Finance Ministry is set to hold a review meeting on Monday with public sector banks (PSBs) to assess the adverse impact due the 50 per cent tariff hike imposed by the US on the micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSME) sector and take stock of their credit requirements, a senior official confirmed.