IREDA’s loan sanctions surge 86 pc to Rs 33,148 crore in H1 FY26

IANS | October 1, 2025 10:41 AM

New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) The Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) on Wednesday said that its loan sanctions surged by 86 per cent to Rs 33,148 crore in the first half this fiscal (FY26), compared to Rs 17,860 crore in the same period last financial year.

UPI transactions see 31 pc growth at 19.63 billion in September: NPCI data

IANS | October 1, 2025 9:42 AM

New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) saw 31 per cent transaction count growth (year-on-year) at 19.63 billion in the month of September — with 21 per cent growth in transaction amount at Rs 24.90 lakh crore, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) data showed on Wednesday.

High carb, saturated fat, low protein intake driving diabetes, obesity in India: ICMR study

IANS | September 30, 2025 6:25 PM

New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) The rapidly changing eating habits with high intake of carbohydrates and saturated fat, with low protein levels, are behind the dramatic increase in diabetes and obesity cases among Indians, according to the latest evidence generated from the Indian Council of Medical Research-India Diabetes (ICMR-INDIAB) study on Tuesday.