India’s industrial activity gathered strong momentum in November 2025, with the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) registering a year-on-year growth of 6.7 percent, according to official data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI). The growth marks a sharp acceleration from the marginal 0.4 percent expansion recorded…
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Dr Mandaviya Unveils Major EPFO Reforms, 100 Crore Cover Goal
Union Minister for Labour and Employment Dr Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday announced a series of transformative reforms aimed at modernising the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) and expanding India’s social security net to 100 crore citizens by March 2026. The announcements were made during the inauguration of the newly constructed…
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NHAI’s Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust Gets SEBI Nod
New Delhi, December 24: In a major boost to India’s infrastructure monetization program, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has received approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for its Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust (RIIT) as a Public Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT). The move is expected…
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VP Showcases India’s Transformation Under Modi
The Vice-President of India on Tuesday highlighted what he described as a decade of transformative economic reforms under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asserting that India has emerged as the fastest-growing major economy in the world. Speaking at the release of the book “Economic Empowerment of Bharat in the Modi Era”…
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UPI Powers 49% of Global Real-Time Payments
New Delhi : India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has been recognised as the world’s largest retail fast-payment system by transaction volume, according to international assessments cited in a parliamentary reply on 8 December 2025. The International Monetary Fund’s June 2025 note on growing retail digital payments acknowledged UPI’s scale, while…
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Electronics Manufacturing Soar Sixfold Exports Rise Eightfold
India’s electronics manufacturing sector has undergone a dramatic transformation over the past decade. According to official data presented in the Rajya Sabha on 5 December 2025, electronics output rose from ₹1.9 lakh crore in 2014–15 to ₹11.32 lakh crore in 2024–25 a near sixfold increase while electronics exports surged eightfold…
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India Strengthens Global Indices Tracking and Methodologies
The Government of India is strengthening its statistical methodologies and global indices tracking to better monitor economic, governance, and industrial performance. The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation compiles key indicators such as Gross Domestic Product (GDP), monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI), and Index of Industrial Production (IIP) following internationally…
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India, Canada to Fast-Track CEPA Talks for Trade Boost
Speaking at the Indo-Canadian Business Chamber in New Delhi, Commerce and Industry Minister Shri Piyush Goyal said India and Canada will fast-track negotiations for a high-ambition Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). He identified critical minerals, mineral processing, clean energy, AI and supply-chain diversification as priority areas for collaboration to boost…
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PM Highlights “Unstoppable India” at NDTV World Summit 2025
New Delhi, 19 October 2025 — Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared key insights from his address at the NDTV World Summit 2025 in New Delhi, celebrating India’s remarkable journey over the past decade. Greeting attendees and extending Diwali wishes to all citizens, the Prime Minister praised the summit theme, “Unstoppable…
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IMF: India to Grow 6.6% in 2025 Amid Global Tariff Shock
The International Monetary Fund’s October 2025 World Economic Outlook (WEO) has raised India’s growth forecast for 2025 to 6.6%, even as higher U.S. tariffs slow global trade and compress world growth to an estimated 3.2% in 2025. The IMF credits India’s strong private consumption, resilient services sector and stable policy…