Total area sown under kharif crops in India crosses 995.6 lakh hectares

IANS | August 11, 2025 8:38 PM

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) The total area sown under kharif crops in the ongoing current season has increased by 38.48 lakh hectares to 995.63 lakh hectares, so far this year, compared with the corresponding figure of 957.15 lakh hectares in the same period last year, data released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on Monday showed.

Ethanol blending with petrol nearing 20 pc target: Minister

IANS | August 11, 2025 4:48 PM

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Ethanol blending with petrol by public sector oil companies shot up to 19.93 per cent in July this year, taking the average for the ongoing ethanol supply year (ESY) 2024–25 to 19.05 per cent, the Parliament was informed on Monday.

SIP inflows hit all-time high of Rs 28,464 crore in July: AMFI

IANS | August 11, 2025 3:31 PM

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Systematic Investment Plan (SIP) contributions climbed to an all-time high of Rs 28,464 crore in July, data from the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) showed on Monday. This is the second consecutive month of record SIP inflows, following the Rs 27,000-crore mark breached in June.

Banks free to decide on minimum account balance: RBI Governor on ICICI Bank hike

IANS | August 11, 2025 3:26 PM

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Monday said that the minimum balance limit for saving accounts will be decided by banks as the decision does not fall under any regulatory jurisdiction, after India’s second largest lender ICICI Bank raised the monthly minimum average balance requirement for all customer segments.