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India Builds Strategic FTA Network with 38 Nations, Expanding Global Market Access: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi India–EFTA TEPA Opens High-Income Markets, Targets $100 Billion Investment Over 15 Years India–EFTA TEPA Boosts Inclusive Growth, Connecting Women, Youth, Farmers and MSMEs to Global Markets Two years since the signing of the Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement between India and the member States of the European Free Trade Association, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland, the partnership has moved from negotiation to implementation…

The ICANN85 Community Forum, organized by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and hosted in collaboration with the National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) under MeitY, brought global Internet stakeholders to Mumbai to discuss how to support an open, secure, inclusive, and resilient Internet across the global Internet ecosystem. The ICANN85 Community Forum is currently taking place from 7th to 12thMarch 2026 at Jio Convention Center in Mumbai. The official Welcome Ceremony held on 9th March 2026, brought together senior government officials and Internet leaders…

Mumbai; March 2026: IDFC First Bank vide a press release a few while ago has confirmed that they have paid Rs. 645.20 Crores ($70.18 million) ​to settle claims related to ‌a suspected fraud involving accounts of entities related to the northern state of ​Haryana. Earlier on February 22nd this year, the bank had announced that it was investigating a suspected fraud of Rs. 650 Crores by some employees involving accounts of local government entities and that the bank had alerted the…

NLC India Limited (NLCIL), a Navratna Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Coal, Government of India, has achieved significant milestones in sustainable mining and environmental restoration through systematic mine reclamation and ecological development initiatives across its lignite mining projects. With a focus on responsible mining and environmental sustainability, the company has undertaken large-scale physical and biological reclamation of mined-out areas. Overburden dumps and backfilled land have been gradually transformed into green landscapes, eco-parks, water bodies and productive agricultural zones,…

New Delhi, March 2026 : State Bank of India (SBI), the country’s largest lender, on Saturday announced the launch of a $500 million (about ₹4,597 crore) Syndicated Social Term Loan Facility aimed exclusively at promoting women’s empowerment. The initiative, which also includes a greenshoe option to increase the size of the loan, marks a significant step in the global environmental, social and governance (ESG) financing landscape. The public sector bank said the facility is designed to generate meaningful social impact…

JioPoints rewards ecosystem unveiled at the Rising Bharat Summit 2026 to make financial services smarter, more accessible for users New Delhi, March 2026 : Jio Financial Services has introduced the all-new JioFinance App, an AI-powered platform aimed at simplifying how people in India manage their finances. Designed to offer a comprehensive digital finance experience, the app brings together banking, payments, savings, investments, and personalized financial insights in a single ecosystem. The platform is built with a customer-first approach, leveraging advanced…

New Delhi, Mar 2026 : Adani Total Gas Ltd (ATGL) has not raised prices of CNG and piped cooking gas supplied to households, even as it has imposed supply curbs on some large industrial consumers amid the escalating West Asia crisis affecting gas supplies, officials said on Friday. A company official said about 70 per cent of ATGL’s gas volumes are sourced domestically and supplied to CNG users and domestic kitchens (called piped natural gas (PNG)-domestic) customers. Prices for these…

Mumbai; March 2026: Government of India announces the conversion/switch of its securities through auction for an aggregate amount of ₹20,000 crore (face value). The security-wise details of the conversion/switch are given as under: The market participants are required to place their bids in Reserve Bank of India Core Banking Solution (e-Kuber) giving the amount of the source security and the price of the source and destination security expressed in Indian Rupees up to two decimal places. The auction will be…

New Delhi, March 2026 : India’s largest private sector lender, HDFC Bank, has announced a key change in the way cash withdrawals are counted, stating that UPI-based cardless cash withdrawals will now be included within customers’ monthly free ATM transaction limits. The revised policy will come into effect from April 1, the bank said in an official communication to its account holders. Under the new framework, cardless cash withdrawals made through UPI-enabled ATMs will no longer be treated as a…

Union Minister Shri Pralhad Joshi Commends CWC’s Contribution to India’s Food Security and Logistics Development on its 70th Foundation Day Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Shri Pralhad Joshi, inaugurated the 70th Foundation Day of Central Warehousing Corporation and congratulated the Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) on completing 70 years of service to the nation and lauded its significant contribution towards strengthening India’s food security framework, warehousing infrastructure and logistics development. Addressing the 70th Foundation Day celebrations in New Delhi,…