Rupee strengthens against US dollar on Monday

Indian rupee strengthened against US dollar on Monday, after the currency touched an all-time low in the previous session due to sustained outflows from local equities. Foreign institutional investors were net sellers in the capital markets as they offloaded shares worth Rs 4,162.66 crore on Friday, exchange data showed. Firm domestic equities supported the local … Read more

India sees all-time high deal numbers in real estate sector in July-Sep

India saw 25 deals worth $1.3 billion in the real estate sector in the July-September period (Q3), maintaining strong deal volumes and marking an all-time high in deal numbers and second-highest values since Q2 2023, a report showed on Monday.  Deal values were primarily driven by the qualified institutional placement (QIP) activity, private equity funding … Read more

Over 1.55 lakh candidates sign up for PM Internship Scheme in just 24 hours

 More than 1.55 lakh candidates have signed up for the newly launched PM Internship Scheme in just 24 hours, according to reports citing government sources.  The registration process for the Scheme began on Saturday, with nearly 80,000 internship opportunities across 24 sectors available on the portal. Aimed at benefiting around 10 million young people over … Read more

European Union's deforestation regulation, carbon tax would impact Indian industries: Piyush Goyal

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has said that the European Union's (EU) deforestation regulation and carbon tax are unfair and would impact Indian industries. He said the EU's safeguard measures on some steel products are irrational too. He noted that Indian industries are confronted with unfair rules of deforestation, rules around CBAM (Carbon Border … Read more

India surpasses 200 GW-mark in renewable energy production

Led by solar and wind energy, India has crossed the 200 gigawatt (GW)-mark in renewable energy (RE) production in the month of September.  As per latest data from the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), the renewable energy-based electricity generation capacity (including small and large hydro, biomass and co-generation and waste-to-energy) crossed the 200 GW-mark in September. … Read more

India`s bioeconomy projected to reach $300 billion by 2030: Minister

 India’s bioeconomy grew more than $150 billion in 2023 and is expected to reach $300 billion by 2030, the government said on Sunday.  Inaugurating India’s first demonstration facility for biopolymers in Pune, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said this is a pioneering effort in developing indigenously integrated technology for the production of Polylactic Acid (PLA) bioplastic. … Read more