PM Modi positions Gujarat at centre of India's green energy push

IANS | June 5, 2026 8:08 PM

Surat, June 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that Gujarat has emerged as a foundation of India's energy transition, highlighting the state's contribution to renewable power generation and its expected role in emerging sectors such as green hydrogen, green ammonia and green steel.

India’s agriculture GVA more than doubles to Rs 48.7 lakh crore in a decade

IANS | June 5, 2026 1:14 PM

New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) The agriculture and allied sector’s gross value added rose from Rs 20.9 lakh crore in 2014‑15 to Rs 48.7 lakh crore in 2023‑2024, accounting for about 18 per cent of total GVA, supported by sustained policy focus and increased public investment, an official statement said on Friday.

RBI hikes equity investment limits for NRIs, OCIs

IANS | June 5, 2026 11:10 AM

Mumbai, June 5 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Friday announced that the limits for investment by NRIs and OCIs in equity instruments traded on the stock market without SEBI registration are being increased.

RBI pegs real GDP growth at 6.6 pc for FY27, inflation at 5.1 pc amid global disruptions

IANS | June 5, 2026 10:48 AM

Mumbai, June 5 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday projected real GDP growth for 2026-27 at 6.6 per cent -- with Q1 at 6.6 per cent; Q2 at 6.3 per cent; Q3 at 6.5 per cent; and Q4 at 6.8 per cent -- saying that prolonged global supply chain disruptions, volatility in global financial markets, and weather-related shocks continue to pose downside risks to the domestic growth outlook.