India, Nov. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi interacted with farmers at the South India Natural Farming Summit 2025 in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu yesterday. Greeting the farmers engaged in natural farming, Shri Modi observed the banana produce and inquired about the use of banana waste. The farmer explained that all displayed items were value-added products made from banana waste. The Prime Minister asked whether their products were sold online a...
India, Nov. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Belem/Brazil Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav addressed the High-Level Ministerial Leadership Session of the ISA SIDS Platform, held on the sidelines of UNFCCC CoP30 in Belem, Brazil, on 19.11.2025. The event was organised under the theme 'Uniting Islands, Inspiring Action - Leadership for Energy Security'. It brought together Ministers and senior representatives from Small Island Dev...
India, Nov. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Government e-Marketplace (GeM), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance the empowerment and integration of women entrepreneurs from the informal sector into the country's public procurement ecosystem. The MoU focuses on promoting gender-responsive procurement by encour...
India, Nov. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Library Section of the Ministry of Rural Development celebrated ' National Library Week ' from 14th to 20th November , 2025. During this period , various programmes were organised including book exhibitions by prominent publishers and sellers , book identification competition by the employees to promote the culture of reading books and knowledge sharing. National Library Week was formally inaugurated by Mr. Shailesh Kumar Sing...
MUMBAI, India, Nov. 21 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following press release: The following State Governments have offered to sell stock by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of ₹26,550 Crore (Face Value) Sr. No. State/UT Amount to be raised (₹ Crore) Tenor (Year) Type of Auction 1. Bihar 1500 20 Yield 2. Chhattisgarh 1000 10 Yield 1000 Re-issue of 7.34% Chhattisgarh SGS 2040, issued on October 23, 2025 Price 3. Gujarat 1000 07 Yield 1500 08 Yield 4. Haryana 1000 15 Yi...
MUMBAI, India, Nov. 21 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following press release: The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to National Mercantile Co-operative Bank Ltd., Lucknow vide Directive No. LKO.DOS.SED.No.S875/10-03-759/2022-23 dated March 09, 2023, for a period of six months. The same were modified from time to time and were last extended up to close of business on December 10, 2025. 2. After reviewing the ...
MUMBAI, India, Nov. 21 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following press release: Reserve Bank of India has been actively pursuing interlinking of Unified Payments Interface (UPI) with fast payment systems of other jurisdictions to promote cross-border payments. These initiatives are aligned with the G20 Roadmap for enhancing cross-border payments, with a focus on cheaper, efficient, more transparent and more accessible remittances. Reserve Bank of India and NPCI International Payments Limit...
MUMBAI, India, Nov. 21 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following press release: 1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2024 2025 Variation Nov. 15 Nov. 07 Nov. 14 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government 11817 0 0 0 -11817 4.2 State Governments 28634 36937 31808 -5129 3174 * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off. 2. Foreign Exchange Reserves* Item As on Nov. 14, 2025 Variation over Week End-March 2025 ...
MUMBAI, India, Nov. 21 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following press release: Tenor 7-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 50,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 16,363 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 16,363 Cut off Rate (%) 5.51 Weighted Average Rate (%) 5.51 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) NA Ajit Prasad Deputy General Manager (Communications) Press Release: 2025-2026/1544 Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....
MUMBAI, India, Nov. 21 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following press release: In the underwriting auction conducted on November 21, 2025, for Additional Competitive Underwriting (ACU) of the undernoted Government securities, the Reserve Bank of India has set the cut-off rates for underwriting commission payable to Primary Dealers as given below: Nomenclature of the Security Notified Amount (₹ crore) Minimum Underwriting Commitment (MUC) Amount (₹ crore) Additional Competiti...