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City Union Bank at 120 years

CUB, now with a combined business of around ₹1.20 trillion, is one of the oldest private banks in India with a track record of serving both rural and urban folks.  It reported 16 per cent growth in its net profit for the first quarter of the current financial year.   On September 2, 2025, City […]

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Big brands assure price reduction

Amul, Britannia, Coca-Cola, Dabur, DS Group, ITC, PepsiCo, Rasna, Mars, Orkla Foods, Mondelez, Bisleri, Cremica Foods, Mrs. Bector, Srinivasa Farms, Hyfun Foods have assured price reduction. The Government of India, in collaboration with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), held an exclusive interaction with CEOs of leading food processing companies. Business leaders from companies like […]

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Green hydrogen: the next big boom

The government has announced a ₹100 crore Call for Proposals to support start-ups in hydrogen innovation. The scheme will provide up to ₹5 crore per project for pilot projects in innovative hydrogen production, storage, transport and utilisation technologies. Twenty-five start-ups have showcased their innovations, ranging from electrolyser manufacturing to AI-driven optimisation and biological hydrogen solutions. […]

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Survey of Agricultural Households

The National Statistics Office (NSO) is conducting the large-scale household surveys on diverse social and economic subjects. NSS is a vital source of official statistics for evidence-based policymaking, capturing household welfare, consumption, employment, health, assets, indebtedness and related aspects of socio-economic development. The survey provides critical data on household indebtedness and asset ownership across both […]

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Why Narendra Modi deserves the Nobel Peace Prize?

If the Norwegian Nobel Committee takes note of India’s achievement under the able leadership of Narendra Modi, it can have no better choice for the Prize. The Committee, which usually announces the winner on the Friday of the first full week of October, once regretted not conferring the Prize on an eligible Indian, Mahatma Gandhi.  […]

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