Core sector output slows to 2.3% in February; crude, gas and refinery drag weighs on momentum
Growth in India’s eight core infrastructure industries eased to 2.3 per cent in February, down from 3.4 per cent in…
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Govt clears Rs 20,000 crore credit guarantee scheme for MFIs; funding access in focus
The government has approved a limited-period Rs 20,000-crore credit guarantee scheme aimed at easing fund flow constraints faced by microfinance…
US stock markets today (March 20, 2026): S&P 500, Dow, Nasdaq slip as bond yields rise; crude oil prices steady amid Iran war
US stocks edged lower in early trade on Friday, putting Wall Street on course for a fourth consecutive weekly loss,…
After six years halt, India-China trade via Lipulekh Pass set to restart
Border trade between India and China through the Lipulekh Pass in Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh district will resume this year after remaining…
Industrial diesel prices hiked by Rs 22/litre amid Gulf crisis; no change in retail fuel prices
The price of bulk diesel sold to industrial users was hiked by about Rs 22 a litre on Friday, reflecting…
Stock market today (March 20, 2026): Which are the top gainers and losers in Nifty50 and BSE Sensex today? Check list
Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty pared most of their sharp intra-day gains but still ended nearly half a per…
Iran: Fuel, food and finance: How distant US-Iran war might spill into your monthly household bills
Years ago it was the Covid pandemic, then Russia–Ukraine conflict, then came Trump’s tariffs and now the world is witnessing…
India’s forex kitty falls $7 billion to $709.76 billion
India’s foreign exchange reserves declined by $7.052 billion to $709.759 billion in the week ended March 13, according to data…
Petrol Price Hike: Premium petrol prices hiked by up to Rs 2.35 per litre amid Middle East tensions
State run oil marketing companies on Friday increased the price of their premium-grade power petrol by over Rs 2 per…
Rupee sinks 82 paise to all-time low of 93.71 vs US dollar as crude oil surge, FII outflows rattle sentiment
The rupee plunged by 82 paise, or nearly 1 per cent, to settle at an all-time low of 93.71 (provisional)…