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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday announced a record dividend payout of Rs 2.87 lakh crore to the government for FY26, providing additional fiscal space amid evolving global and geopolitical challenges, PTI reported. The decision on the surplus transfer was taken at the 623rd meeting of the RBI Central Board of Directors chaired…
NEW DELHI: Govt is likely to allow wheat export to Egypt, Indonesia and Myanmar considering surplus stock, while shipments of rice may start for countries, including war-hit Iran, on humanitarian grounds, officials said. Food Corporation of India is sitting on a huge surplus of rice and wheat, and there is a dire need to free…
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday injected Rs 48,014 crore in transient liquidity into the banking system through a seven-day variable rate repo (VRR) auction, even as surplus liquidity conditions narrowed sharply due to advance tax outflows, reported PTI.The funds were infused at a cut-off rate and weighted average rate of 5.26 per…
What was once seen as the engine of India’s clean fuel transition is now grappling with oversupply, with ethanol production capacity significantly exceeding current blending needs.Industry estimates show nearly 20 billion litres of installed ethanol capacity, with another 4 billion litres expected shortly, against an annual requirement of about 11 billion litres to meet the…
India’s trade surplus with the United States could exceed $90 billion annually, according to a new report by SBI. This growth has been driven by rising exports and higher import potential. Indian exporters could boost their top 15 items’ exports to the US by $97 billion yearly, with total exports potentially crossing $100 billion annually…
Source: National Geographic A conservation dilemma on the Patagonian coast in Argentina is coming across due to predation. As reported, thousands of penguins have died once the predators have arrived. Penguins, being harmless and defenceless, become an easy target for the carnivores. This has left scientists and experts deeply concerned. The penguin deaths have been…
Jairam Ramesh (File photo) Jairam Ramesh (File photo) Jairam Ramesh (File photo) NEW DELHI: After China announced a record trade surplus, Congress in a swipe at BJP Wednesday alleged a “carefully calibrated capitulation” to Beijing and cited netas of BJP and RSS “hobnobbing” with a high-level Chinese Communist Party delegation.Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh on…
China’s exports ended last year with a growth spurt and sent its trade surplus to a record $1.2 trillion in 2025, extending a boom that’s seen factories escape Donald Trump’s tariffs by making deeper inroads into markets beyond the US.The resilience was the biggest surprise for an ailing Chinese economy and could cushion it in…
US-bound shipments did fall sharply after Donald Trump raised duties in 2025. But under Xi Jinping’s guidance, Chinese exporters responded with speed and ingenuity. Sales surged instead to Southeast Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe. In many cases, goods were routed through third countries, blunting the effect of US tariffs altogether. China closed 2025 with…
China registered a trade surplus of nearly $1.2 trillion in 2025, the government reported on Wednesday. The record figure comes as strong exports to international markets offset slowing shipments to the United States. According to customs data cited by AP, the country’s exports rose 5.5% to $3.77 trillion last year, while imports remained steady at…
