Data on sectoral deployment of bank credit for the month of September 2026, collected from 41 select scheduled commercial banks (SCBs), which together account for about 95 per cent of the total non-food credit by all SCBs 1, are set out in Statements I and II. On a year-on-year (y-o-y) basis, non-food bank credit 2 grew by 19.1 per cent as on the fortnight ended September 30, 2026, compared to 11.2 per cent during the corresponding fortnight of the previous year (i.e., October 03, 2025). Highlights of the…
A review meeting was held today under the Co-Chairmanship of Shri Rajesh Verma, Chairperson, Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM), and the Chief Secretary, GNCTD, with concerned agencies of the Delhi Government to review dust pollution issues and strengthening coordinated action for effective air pollution mitigation in Delhi in the coming days. The Commission emphasized that all concerned agencies must strictly comply with its Statutory Directions issued from time to time and…
The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) has disbursed Rs 1.19 crore under the Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) mechanism to 29 State Biodiversity Boards and one Union Territory Biodiversity Council to support biodiversity conservation, sustainable use of biological resources and community welfare. The amount represents ABS contributions received from companies for research and commercial utilisation of agricultural biological resources. As the biological resources were procured through markets or traders,…
The Government of India has constituted a committee under the chairmanship of Prof. Ramesh Chand, former Member of NITI Aayog, to examine issues raised by sugarcane farmers and recommend appropriate measures for addressing their concerns. The constitution of the Committee follows the decisions taken during a meeting of representatives of sugarcane farmers from Karnataka and Maharashtra with the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and the Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public…
Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare and Rural Development Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan has approved procurement worth ₹5,547.99 crore at Minimum Support Price (MSP) under the Price Support Scheme (PSS) for the Kharif Marketing Season 2026-27 in Uttar Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka. The decision is aimed at protecting farmers from a decline in market prices and ensuring remunerative returns for their produce, particularly for pulse and oilseed growers. Shri Chouhan said that under the leadership of…
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the increase in the Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for all mandated Rabi Crops for Marketing Season 2027-28. Government has increased the Minimum Support Prices (MSP) of Rabi Crops for Marketing Season 2027-28, to ensure remunerative prices to the growers for their produce. The absolute highest increase in MSP has been announced for Safflower at Rs.675 per quintal followed by Rapeseed & Mustard at Rs.413…
In pursuance to directions of the Hon’ble Prime Minister during the 51 st PRAGATI meeting, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has identified 50 model cities under the PRAGATI-50 initiative for demonstrating a higher benchmark of ‘Swachhata’ through targeted, KPI-based action and by leveraging intensive and technology-enabled monitoring within the framework of Swachh Bharat Mission–Urban 2.0. Click here to see the list of cities Speaking at the launch, Union Minister Shri Manohar Lal emphasized:…
The 30th meeting of the Full Commission of the Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) was held on 28.09.2026, under the Chairmanship of Shri Rajesh Verma, Chairperson, CAQM, during which the Commission approved modifications to the extant Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) Schedule for the National Capital Region (NCR). The revised GRAP Schedule includes the following changes: Merging repeated actions on dust measures, MSW management and transport in Stage-I;…
The Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD), Government of India, will launch the Livestock Insurance Portal on 28 th September, 2026 in New Delhi, marking an important milestone in the digital transformation of livestock insurance services in the country. The Portal will be launched by Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh, Hon’ble Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying and Panchayati Raj, Government of India. The Portal will provide a single, integrated digital platform for…
Coal India Limited (CIL) is steadily expanding beyond its conventional coal-mining operations to build a diversified, technology-driven portfolio spanning energy, minerals, advanced materials and research and development (R&D). The company’s Business Development portfolio is organised around five mutually reinforcing platforms: coal gasification and coal-to-chemicals; thermal power; renewable energy and storage; critical minerals and advanced materials; and diversified minerals, including iron ore. The portfolio…