MUMBAI, India, Aug. 29 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following press release: Today, the Reserve Bank published its annual publication "Handbook of Statistics on the Indian Economy, 2024-25 (HBS)". The 27th edition in the series offers detailed time-series data on the Indian economy. It includes 244 statistical tables on macroeconomic and financial data such as national income, prices, money, banking, markets, public finances, foreign trade, balance of payments, and select socio-economic ...
MUMBAI, India, Aug. 29 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following press release: 1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2024 2025 Variation Aug. 23 Aug. 15 Aug. 22 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government - 0 0 0 0 4.2 State Governments 26802 34130 27463 -6667 661 * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off. 2. Foreign Exchange Reserves* Item As on Aug. 22, 2025 Variation over Week End-March 2025 Year ͅ...
India, Aug. 28 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that about 18 students at a government school were subjected to corporal punishment by their teacher after locking them inside a room in Haflaganj area of Katihar district, Bihar on 21st August, 2025. Their ordeal stopped when some parents raised the alarm while visiting the premises in connection with some work. The Com...
India, Aug. 28 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that on 21st August, 2025, a 26-year-old woman allegedly died due to medical negligence after delivery at the Women Hospital attached to the SMS Medical College in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Reportedly, the family members of the woman have alleged that neither the hospital staff nor the doctors took care of her, even as she was p...
India, Aug. 28 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that an Imam sexually abused a 7-year-old boy at a mosque in the Jhabreda area of Roorkee, Uttarakhand on 20th August, 2025. Reportedly, the victim boy had gone to study in the mosque. The Commission has observed that the contents of the news report, if true, raise serious issues of violation of the human rights of the v...
India, Aug. 28 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that a teacher, annoyed with the bedwetting by some students, branded them with a hot iron rod at a hostel inside a temple complex in Barmer district, Rajasthan. Reportedly, the video of the incident also went viral on social media. The Commission has observed that the contents of the news report, if true, raise serious ...
India, Aug. 28 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) convened an Open House Discussion on 'Re-examining Ragging in Higher Educational Institutions: Creating Safer Campuses through Awareness, Accountability and Action' at Manav Adhikar Bhawan, New Delhi. The meeting was chaired by Justice Shri V Ramasubramanian, Chairperson, NHRC. It was attended by Members, NHRC, Justice (Dr) Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi and Smt. Vijaya Bharathi Sayan...
India, Aug. 28 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Chairperson, Competition Commission of India (CCI) held a meeting with the Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) today, to deliberate on issues relating to the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act), and other matters such as interface with competition law. Officers from the CCI and MeitY also participated in the discussion. In digital economies, data serves as the fo...
India, Aug. 28 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Union Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports and Labour & Employment, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, felicitated the young footballers of Minerva Academy Football Club, Mohali, in New Delhi today, terming their victories across Europe as a new beginning for Indian football, going forward. The Under-14/15 squad of 22 players scripted history in July-August 2025 by completing a never-before-achieved European treble, winning the Go...
India, Aug. 28 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: India's textile industry, the country's second-largest employment provider, requires stable access to high-quality cotton. In view of the persistent demand-supply gap, the Government has extended the import duty exemption on cotton until 31st December 2025. The decision, notified by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, is expected to stabilise the input costs across the textile value chain, including yarn, ...