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December 12, 2025 1:50 PM

Skilled workforce and stronger small enterprises could drive major job growth in India: NCAER report

A new report by the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) has found that boosting workforce skills and improving the productivity of small enterprises could significantly accelerate job creation in India, helping sustain GDP growth of...

December 12, 2025 12:28 PM

5G Services Now Available in 99.9% of Districts Across India, Government Confirms

India’s 5G rollout has reached near-universal coverage, with services now available in 99.9% of the country’s districts, the government informed the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. Minister of State for Communications and Rural Development Dr. Pemmasan...

December 12, 2025 10:18 AM

Indian markets open higher on Friday as momentum builds on India-US trade talks

The domestic stock markets opened on a positive note on Friday, supported by renewed confidence after progress on the India-US trade deal and the recent conversation between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump. The NSE Nifty 5...

December 11, 2025 7:13 PM

India needs sevenfold expansion of corporate bond market, says NITI Aayog CEO

India’s corporate bond market must grow nearly seven times its current size if the country is to meet its long-term financing demands and reduce its heavy reliance on bank-led debt, NITI Aayog CEO B.V.R. Subrahmanyam said on Wednesday. He was speak...

December 12, 2025 8:55 AM

Sensex, Nifty rebound after Fed rate cut, end 3-day losing streak

Indian stock markets bounced back on Thursday, ending a three-day losing streak, after the US Federal Reserve announced a 25-basis-point interest rate cut. The move boosted investor sentiment and lifted key indices across the board. At the closing b...

December 11, 2025 4:08 PM

AIM–NITI Aayog, HUL Join Hands to Boost Circular Economy Start-ups

In a major push to strengthen India’s circular economy, NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) and Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) have partnered to launch a nationwide start-up acceleration programme focused on plastic circularity. Announc...

December 11, 2025 3:35 PM

India launches pilot project to test Toyota Mirai Hydrogen fuel cell vehicle

India has taken another step toward accelerating green hydrogen–based mobility with the launch of a pilot project to test Toyota’s Mirai fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) under real-world Indian conditions. The initiative was launched on Thursday...

December 11, 2025 1:07 PM

US House committee approves Africa trade bill, no mention of South Africa exclusion for now

A U.S. House committee on Wednesday approved a bill that would renew for another three years Washington's preferential trade programme for Africa, and there was no immediate mention of excluding South Africa as the U.S. trade envoy had said was possi...

December 11, 2025 2:21 PM

80 pc of rural households report higher consumption, 42.2 pc see income growth: NABARD

About 80 per cent of rural households have consistently reported higher consumption over the last year a hallmark of rising prosperity, a NABARD survey showed on Thursday. About 67.3 per cent of monthly income is now spent on consumption, the highes...

December 11, 2025 12:27 PM

IndiaAI Pre-Summit in Gandhinagar focuses on AI for good governance

India has taken another step toward building a responsible and inclusive AI ecosystem with the IndiaAI Mission, under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), organising a Regional Pre-Summit Event in Gandhinagar on Thursday. ...