India, Sept. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: NITI Aayog organised a national workshop on "Viksit Panchayat: Connecting People, Places, Resources and Opportunities" on 28th September 2026, in collaboration with the Golap Borbora State Institute of Panchayat & Rural Development (GBSIPRD), Government of Assam. The workshop focused on strengthening Panchayats as institutions capable of driving inclusive growth, effective public service delivery, and sustainable development at th...
India, Sept. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Swachhata in Ancient India: A Practice Rooted in Everyday Life India's association with cleanliness is older than the modern sanitation movement. The archaeological record of the Indus Valley reveals sophisticated sanitation systems. Cities like Lothal, in present-day Gujarat, followed planned layouts with extensive drainage networks. Many homes had private toilets connected to drains. The system also included inspection points a...
India, Sept. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Amidst the threat of El Niño, an unprecedented 12% monsoon deficit, and skyrocketing international fertilizer prices, the Modi government has made a decisive resolve to protect the interests of the country's farmers. Addressing the media in Delhi today during the National Agriculture Conference - Rabi Campaign 2026, Union Minister of Agriculture, Farmers Welfare, and Rural Development, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan, categoricall...
MUMBAI, India, Sept. 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 Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction on Thursday, October 01, 2026, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 2,00,000 4 09:30 AM to 10:00 AM October 05, 2026 (Monday) 2. The operational guidelines for the auction as given in the Reserve Bank's Press Relea...
MUMBAI, India, Sept. 30 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following press release: Today, the Reserve Bank released data relating to India's International Investment Position for end-June 2026 (https://rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/content/docs/IIP30092026.xlsx)[1]. Key highlights of India's IIP in end-June 2026: * Net claims of non-residents on India increased by US$ 16.5 billion during Q1:2026-27 to US$ 220.3 billion as at end-June 2026, mainly due to increase in external liabilities by US$ ...
MUMBAI, India, Sept. 30 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following press release: Data on lending and deposit rates (https://rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/content/docs/MLDRSCB30092026ENG.xlsx) of scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) (excluding regional rural banks and small finance banks) received during September 2026 are set out in Tables 1 to 9. Highlights: Lending Rates: * The weighted average lending rate (WALR) on outstanding rupee loans of SCBs declined marginally to 8.96 per cent in Aug...
MUMBAI, India, Sept. 30 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following press release: The Reserve Bank today released data on India's invisibles (https://rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/content/docs/IRIPQ1E30092026.xlsx) as per the IMF's Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6) format for April-June of 2026-27. Ajit Prasad Deputy General Manager (Communications) Press Release: 2026-2027/1222 Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....
MUMBAI, India, Sept. 30 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following press release: The values of exports and imports of services during August 2026 are presented in the following table. International Trade in Services (US$ million) Month Receipts (Exports) Payments (Imports) April - 2026 36,845 (12.2) 18,448 (9.1) May - 2026 33,196 (2.3) 17,667 (5.8) June - 2026 36,197 (12.7) 18,508 (16.4) July - 2026 38,253 (13.4) 20,606 (19.1) August - 2026 35,471 (13.7) 18,934 (21.4) Note: (i) D...
MUMBAI, India, Sept. 30 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following press release: The stock of external debt at end-June 2026 as well as revised data for earlier quarters are set out in Statements I (IMF format1) (https://rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/content/docs/EXTERNALDEBT300926_ST1.xlsx) and II (old format) (https://rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/content/docs/EXTERNALDEBT300926_ST2.xlsx). The major developments relating to India's external debt as at end-June 2026 are presented below. Highlights ...
MUMBAI, India, Sept. 30 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following press release: Data on sectoral deployment of bank credit for the month of August 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 (https://rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/content/docs/SIBC30092026ENG.xlsx). On a year-on-year (y-o-y) basis, non-food bank credit2 grew by 18.8 per cent as on the f...