India, Jan. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Legislative Business in Parliament Lok Sabha Rajya Sabha Bills introduced 34 1 Bills passed 36 37 Bills passed by both Houses 39 Sl. No. Name of Bill Committee Referred to- The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024 Joint Committee The Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024 Joint Committee The Constitution (One Hundred and Thirtieth Amendment) Bill, 2025 Joint Committee The Govern...
India, Jan. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), the Maharatna CPSE and one of the leading steel producers in the Country, has added another feather in its cap by clocking a sales volume of 2.1 Million Tonne (MT) (provisional) during December 2025, thereby achieving a colossal growth of about 37% over the sales volume of 1.5 MT achieved in December 2024. This is the best ever showing for the month of December and saw the Company scale new p...
India, Jan. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Giving further impetus to technology-driven river rejuvenation, the 17th meeting of the Empowered Task Force (ETF) was held today under the chairmanship of the Union Minister for Jal Shakti, Shri C.R. Paatil. The meeting focused on strengthening data-based decision-making, monitoring mechanisms and compliance frameworks under the Namami Gange Programme, with special emphasis on drainage mapping and enhanced surveillance of sewage tr...
India, Jan. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister Shri Nitin Gadkari held a review meeting with the officials of the Central and State Governments on Monday at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi regarding the National Highway project worth crores of rupees being carried out in Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Union Minister Shri Nitin Gadkari held a review meeting in Madhya Pradesh regarding 45 ongoing national highway projects totaling 1,832 km in length, costing Rs. 29,...
India, Jan. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan said in Erode, Tamil Nadu on Monday that the Vikasit Bharat - Ji Ram Ji Act is an important step towards building self-reliant villages. While interacting with workers and laborers in Erode, the Union Minister explained the various provisions of this ambitious scheme. He said that this Act is a concrete initiative towards creating employment, expanding infrast...
MUMBAI, India, Jan. 6 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following press release: On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on Wednesday, January 07, 2026, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 1,00,000 2 9:30 AM to 10:00 AM January 09, 2026 (Friday) 2. The operational guidelines for the auction will be same as given in Reserve Bank's Press Release 20...
MUMBAI, India, Jan. 6 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following press release: The Reserve Bank had undertaken a review of the extant guidelines on the prudential norms on declaration of dividend and remittance of profits by foreign banks operating in branch mode in India. Accordingly, a draft of the revised framework was issued for public comments on January 2, 2024. However, based on the stakeholder feedback and consultations, the following draft Directions proposing a new methodology for...
MUMBAI, India, Jan. 6 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following press release: The Reserve Bank of India had issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to The Shirpur Merchants' Co-operative Bank Ltd., Shirpur, Maharashtra, vide Directive No. CO.DOS.SED. No. S175/45-11-001/2024-2025 dated April 05, 2024, for a period of six months up to the close of business on October 08, 2024, as modified from time to time, which were last extended up to t...
MUMBAI, India, Jan. 6 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following press release: As announced vide the Press Release 2025-26/1759 dated December 23, 2025,the Reserve Bank will be conducting OMO purchase for an aggregate amount of ₹50,000 crore on January 12, 2026. 2. Accordingly, the Reserve Bank will purchase the following Government securities through a multi-security auction using the multiple price method: S. No. ISIN Security Date of Maturity Aggregate Amount 1 IN0020240050 7.04...
MUMBAI, India, Jan. 6 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following press release: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released Supervisory Data Quality Index (sDQI) for SCBs for September 2025. It measures data quality in terms of the Accuracy, Timeliness, Completeness and Consistency in the submission of returns. The objective of sDQI is to assess the adherence to the principles enunciated in the Master Direction on Filing of Supervisory Returns 2024. (Brij Raj) Chief General Manager Press...