India, June 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Women and Child Development convened the Third Preparatory Meeting of the BRICS Women Track under India's BRICS Chairship in virtual mode on 29th June 2026 under the theme Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability. The meeting was chaired by Shri Anil Malik, Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development, who underscored the significance of the meeting in preparing for the BRICS Women W...
India, June 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya today felicitated the Indian contingent that created history by securing the country's first-ever medal at the AVC Men's Volleyball Cup 2026. Congratulating the players, coaching staff and support personnel, Dr. Mandaviya said, "This medal is historic, but it should only be the beginning. Every achievement brings greater responsibility and higher expectations. Every po...
India, June 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Technology to Unite, Empower, and Strengthen the Agricultural Ecosystem Bridging Technology, Expertise, and Farmer Needs Kisan Sarathi, launched in July 2021, is India's largest integrated digital agro-advisory platform. It provides timely, authentic, and multilingual advisories to farmers. Farmers also get access to schemes, weather updates, and expert consultations. It is a joint initiative of the Ministry of Electronics & Info...
India, June 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India (OPSA), in collaboration with the Data Security Council of India (DSCI), launched the TRL Compass Platform to standardise Technology Readiness Level (TRL) assessments across sectors on 29 June 2026 under the chairmanship of Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood, Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India. The platform adapts the globally accepted nine-level TRL scal...
MUMBAI, India, June 30 -- 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, July 01, 2026, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 1,25,000 2 09:30 AM to 10:00 AM July 03, 2026 (Friday) 2. The operational guidelines for the auction will be same as given in Reserve Bank's Press Release 2021-2...
MUMBAI, India, June 30 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following press release: In terms of GOI notification F.No.4(22)-B(W&M)/2018 dated October 08, 2018 (SGB 2018-19 Series-IV-Issue date January 01, 2019) on Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme, premature redemption of Gold Bond may be permitted after fifth year from the date of issue of such Gold Bond on the date on which interest is payable. Accordingly, the next due date of premature redemption of the above tranche shall be on July 01, 2026. 2....
MUMBAI, India, June 30 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following press release: The Reserve Bank today released data on India's invisibles as per the IMF's Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6) format for January-March of 2025-26. Ajit Prasad Deputy General Manager (Communications) Press Release: 2026-2027/578 Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....
MUMBAI, India, June 30 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following press release: The values of exports and imports of services during May 2026 are presented in the following table. International Trade in Services (US$ million) Month Receipts (Exports) Payments (Imports) January - 2026 38,159 (9.8) 16,632 (-0.5) February - 2026 34,703 (9.7) 16,866 (16.2) March - 2026 38,203 (7.2) 17,211 (-1.6) April - 2026 37,021 (12.7) 18,417 (8.9) May - 2026 33,355 (2.8) 17,637 (5.6) Note: (i) Da...
MUMBAI, India, June 30 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following press release: The Reserve Bank of India has launched the 2025-26 round of its Survey on International Trade in Banking Services (ITBS). The survey, conducted annually since 2006-07, provides information on financial services rendered by branches/subsidiaries/joint ventures of Indian banks operating abroad and branches/subsidiaries of foreign banks operating in India, based on explicit / implicit fees / commission charged to ...
MUMBAI, India, June 30 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following press release: Data on sectoral deployment of bank credit for the month of May 2026, collected from 41 select scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) which together account for about 95 per cent of the total non-food credit by all SCBs1, are set out in Statements I and II. On a year-on-year (y-o-y) basis, non-food bank credit2 grew by 17.4 per cent as on the fortnight ended May 31, 2026, compared to 8.8 per cent during the correspo...