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New Delhi, April 6 India has achieved a record annual addition of 6.05 GW in wind energy capacity in 2025-26, taking the cumulative installed capacity to over 56 GW, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy said on Monday.According to a ministry statement, India achieved its highest-ever...

New Delhi, April 6 Shares of Reliance Industries fell for the second consecutive day on Monday, with the company's stock dropping over 3 per cent on the stock exchanges.The benchmark stock declined by 3.41 per cent, closing at Rs 1,304.75 on the BSE. Throughout the day, it dropped by 4.50 per...

Mumbai, April 6 – Tesla announced on Monday the launch of its first in-mall electric vehicle charging station in India at the Nexus Seawoods Mall in Navi Mumbai.The new facility, located in the mall's B1 parking area, features a total of eight chargers, including four V4 Superchargers offering...

New Delhi, April 6 – The government announced on Monday that the country had achieved its highest-ever annual wind capacity addition of 6.05 GW in FY26, surpassing the 5.5 GW capacity addition achieved in FY 2016-17.This represents an increase of nearly 46% over the capacity added in FY25...

New Delhi, April 6 The government said on Monday that there is no "unusual volatility" in the prices of essential commodities due to the West Asia crisis, and that it is continuously monitoring the rates in wholesale and retail markets across the country.The Centre said it has sufficient...

New Delhi, April 6 JSW MG Motor India reported a 66 per cent increase in its electric vehicle sales to 62,591 units in FY26, compared to 37,730 units in FY25, on Monday.In March, the company registered sales of 6,528 units of EVs, up 19 per cent year-on-year, JSW MG Motor India said in a...

New Delhi, April 6 Valura.ai, an AI-native global investment platform, announced on Monday the onboarding of over 1,000 wealth advisors across India ahead of its official launch, with a combined assets under management (AUM) pipeline exceeding Rs 3,000 crore over the next 12-18 months.The...

New Delhi, April 6 – The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) processed 228.5 billion transactions in 2025, marking a 33 per cent year-on-year increase, while the total transaction value reached Rs. 299.74 trillion, a report said on Monday.The Worldline report stated that UPI's growth was...

New Delhi, April 6: India's economic growth is expected to remain robust despite rising global uncertainties, with GDP projected to expand at 6.7 per cent in FY27, a new report said on Monday.While ongoing geopolitical tensions in West Asia may present some challenges, data compiled by...

New Delhi, April 6 – India’s fish production has more than doubled over 10 years, reaching 197.75 lakh tonnes in 2024-25 from 95.79 lakh tonnes in 2013-14, according to a fact sheet released by the Central government on Monday, making it the second largest producer of marine products in the...

New Delhi, April 6 Crystal Crop Protection Ltd launched a hybrid fodder seed targeting dairy farmers ahead of the monsoon season, as India's livestock sector struggles with a persistent shortage of high-quality feed.The company stated that the 'Dairy Green' seed delivers high biomass yield...

New Delhi, April 6 Food delivery and e-commerce platform Magicpin announced the launch of its AI Assistant, "Vera," for restaurants and retailers on Monday, to provide real-time insights into order volume for operational planning.During the pre-launch trial phase, over 100,000 restaurants and...

New Delhi, April 6 Precious metal prices in the domestic markets are expected to remain moderately bullish in the fiscal year 2026-27 as geopolitical tensions, trade war fears, and growing recession risks globally are likely to bolster demand for safe-haven assets, even as elevated interest...

New Delhi, April 6 – The Indian rupee opened 10 paise higher at 93 against the US dollar on Monday, as traders continued to unwind speculative positions in the offshore non-deliverable forwards (NDF) market.The domestic currency was trading at 93 per dollar in early trade, compared to its...

New Delhi, April 6 Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) said on Monday that it has achieved the highest-ever electricity trading volume of 141 BU (billion units) in FY26, a 17 per cent year-on-year increase driven by strong performance in the real-time electricity market.In the financial year 2025-26...

New Delhi, April 6 Foreign firms leased a record 9.1 million sq ft of office space last quarter across India's top 9 cities to set up Global Capability Centres (GCCs), according to CBRE.Real estate consultant CBRE on Monday released its office market data for the January-March period, which...

New Delhi, April 6 Retail sales of vehicles across categories in India in 2025-26 grew by 13.3 per cent to 2,96,71,064 units, a record, compared to 2,61,87,255 units in the previous fiscal, with GST 2.0 helping overcome a subdued start to the year, the Federation of Automobile Dealers...

Singapore/New Delhi, April 6 IT services firm Wipro has secured an eight-year transformation deal with Singapore-based food and agri-business major Olam Group, which is expected to exceed USD 1 billion (about Rs 9,314 crore) in contract value.As part of the broader engagement, Wipro said it...

New Delhi, April 6 – The Indian auto retail industry is projected to register positive growth in the first quarter of this fiscal year (Q1 FY27), despite geopolitical uncertainty, driven by the wedding season in the northern region, the rabi harvest, and the continued affordability benefits from...

New Delhi, April 6 – The Reserve Bank of India’s three-day Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting began on Monday, with analysts widely expecting the central bank to keep the repo rate unchanged amid heightened uncertainty due to the West Asia conflict.The meeting, scheduled from April 6 to...