Prime Minister holds a telephone conversation with the Prime Minister of New Zealand

India, Dec. 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi held a telephone conversation with the Prime Minister of New Zealand, The Rt. Hon. Christopher Luxon today. The two leaders jointly announced the successful conclusion of the historic, ambitious and mutually beneficial India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA). With negotiations having been Initiated during PM Luxon's visit to India in March 2025, the two leaders agreed that the conclusion of t...


PESA Mahotsav

India, Dec. 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: # Name of the State Villages Panchayats Blocks Districts Fully Partially 1 Andhra Pradesh 1,586 588 36 0 5 2 Chhattisgarh 9,977 5,050 85 13 6 3 Gujarat 4,503 2,388 40 4 7 4 Himachal Pradesh 806 151 7 2 1 5 Jharkhand 16,022 2,074 131 13 3 6 Madhya Pradesh 11,784 5,211 89 5 15 7 Maharashtra 5,905 2,835 59 0 12 8 Odisha 19,311 1,918 119 6 7 9 Rajasthan 5,054 1,194 26 ...


MoSPI is set to convene a Pre-release Consultative Workshop on the Base Revision of GDP, CPI and IIP on 23rd December 2025 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi

India, Dec. 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is organizing the Second Pre-release Consultative Workshop on the Base Revision of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Index of Industrial Production (IIP) on 23rd December, 2025 at Bharat Mandapam, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. The First Pre-release Consultative Workshop was held on 26th November, 2026 at Mumbai. The primary objective of the...


India and New Zealand Announce Conclusion of Landmark Free Trade Agreement Negotiations

India, Dec. 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: India and New Zealand have concluded a comprehensive, balanced and forward-looking Free Trade Agreement (FTA) under the visionary leadership of Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, marking a major economic and strategic milestone in India's engagement with the Indo-Pacific region. The Agreement stands out as one of India's fastest-concluded FTAs aligned with the national vision of Viksit Bharat 2047. The negotiations were fo...


RBI TO CONDUCT OVERNIGHT VARIABLE RATE REPO (VRR) AUCTION UNDER LAF ON DECEMBER 23, 2025

MUMBAI, India, Dec. 22 -- 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 Tuesday, December 23, 2025, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 75,000 1 9:30 AM to 10:00 AM December 24, 2025 (Wednesday) 2. The operational guidelines for the auction will be same as given in Reserve Bank's Press Releas...


RBI BULLETIN - DECEMBER 2025

MUMBAI, India, Dec. 22 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following press release: Today, the Reserve Bank released the December 2025 issue of its monthly Bulletin. The Bulletin includes bi-monthly monetary policy statement (December 2025), four speeches, four articles and current statistics. The four articles are: I. State of the Economy; II. Government Finances 2025-26: A Half-Yearly Review; III. Composite Leading Indicator for GVA - Manufacturing for India; IV. Decoding Safe Asset Volatili...


AUCTION OF GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DATED SECURITIES

MUMBAI, India, Dec. 22 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following press release: Government of India (GoI) has announced the sale (re-issue) of three dated securities for a notified amount of ₹32,000 crore as per the following details: Sr No Security Date of Repayment Notified Amount (₹ Crore) GoI specific Notification Auction Date Settlement Date 1 5.91% GS 2028 Jun 30, 2028 9,000 F.No.4(1)-B(W&M)/2025 dated December 22, 2025 December 26, 2025 (Friday) December 29, 2025 (Mo...


MONEY MARKET OPERATIONS AS ON DECEMBER 21, 2025

MUMBAI, India, Dec. 22 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following press release: (Amount in ₹ crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ -- > Money Markets@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 0.00 - - I. Call Money 0.00 - - II. Triparty Repo 0.00 - - III. Market Repo 0.00 - - IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 0.00 - - B. Term Segment I. Notice Money** 0.00 - - II. Term Money@@ 0.00 - - III. Triparty Repo 0.00 - - IV. Market Repo 0.00 - - V. Repo ...


MONEY MARKET OPERATIONS AS ON DECEMBER 20, 2025

MUMBAI, India, Dec. 22 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following press release: (Amount in ₹ crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ -- > Money Markets@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 12,000.42 4.99 4.00-5.50 I. Call Money 704.25 4.77 4.50-4.99 II. Triparty Repo 10,161.15 5.07 4.25-5.50 III. Market Repo 1,135.02 4.43 4.00-5.01 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 0.00 - - B. Term Segment I. Notice Money** 0.00 - - II. Term Money@@ 0.00 - - I...


RESULT OF THE 2-DAY VARIABLE RATE REPO (VRR) AUCTION HELD ON DECEMBER 22, 2025

MUMBAI, India, Dec. 22 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following press release: Tenor 2-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 1,00,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 15,507 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 15,507 Cut off Rate (%) 5.26 Weighted Average Rate (%) 5.26 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) NA Ajit Prasad Deputy General Manager (Communications) Press Release: 2025-2026/1746 Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....