India, Nov. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The CAPEX Support Scheme to Promote Critical Mineral Processing has been recently approved with an outlay of Rs.2,814 crore. The scheme will run from FY 2026-27 to FY 2030-31. It offers a 30% capital subsidy to set up two Lithium and two Nickel processing plants. Beneficiaries will be chosen through a competitive two-stage process, with support released against project milestones. The scheme is expected to anchor about Rs.10,000 cro...
India, Nov. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that two teachers were subjected to sexual abuse at a private school in Aligarh district, Uttar Pradesh. Reportedly, one of the teachers alleged that she was sexually harassed by the brother of the owner of the school for a long time. When she objected to it, he threatened to get her removed from the service. The other teacher had also...
India, Nov. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that on 2nd November 2026, a 12-year-old fourth-standard student of a government primary school died after coming into contact with an 11 KV power line passing close to the roof of the school building in Ballia district, Uttar Pradesh. Reportedly, the teachers asked him to climb and pluck a 'bottle gourd' from the kitchen roof for the ...
India, Nov. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that from April to October 2026, 24 women died during pregnancy treatment or childbirth at different government and private hospitals in Ghaziabad district, Uttar Pradesh. This information was disclosed in a report of the Health Department. The Rajapur area recorded the highest number of deaths at 8, followed by Loni and Bhojpur with 5...
India, Nov. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has been informed by the Hyderabad Central Prison authorities that they have established a separate Gender-Neutral Cell for persons with diverse gender identities and expressions to ensure their dignity and appropriate living arrangements. The move followed a visit to the Prison on 8th October 2026 by the Commission's Special Monitor, entrusted with matters relating to transgender ...
MUMBAI, India, Nov. 6 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following press release: On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions in the near term, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on Monday, November 09, 2026, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 50,000 4 9:30 AM to 10:00 AM November 13, 2026 (Friday) 2. The operational guidelines for the auction will be same as given in Reserve Bank's Pr...
MUMBAI, India, Nov. 6 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following press release: Reserve Bank of India announces the auction of Government of India Treasury Bills as per the following details: Sr. No. Treasury Bill Notified Amount (₹ crore) Auction Date Settlement Date 1 91-Day 8,000 November 11, 2026 (Wednesday) November 12, 2026 (Thursday) 2 182-Day 8,000 3 364-Day 7,000 Total 23,000 The sale will be subject to the terms and conditions specified in the General Notification F....
MUMBAI, India, Nov. 6 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following press release: Today, the Reserve Bank released the provisional results of the 2025-261 round of the annual census on foreign liabilities and assets (FLA) covering cross-border liabilities and assets of the Indian entities [viz., companies, limited liability partnerships (LLPs), alternative investment funds (AIFs) and partnership firms] with inward/outward direct investment. The FLA census captures detailed information on forei...
MUMBAI, India, Nov. 6 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following press release: 1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2025 2026 Variation Oct. 31 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government - 0 0 0 0 4.2 State Governments 20016 21074 20463 -611 447 * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off. 2. Foreign Exchange Reserves* Item As on October 30, 2026 Variation over Week End-March 2026 Year S...
MUMBAI, India, Nov. 6 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following press release: Data on sectoral deployment of credit by non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) for the month of September 2026, collected from major NBFCs and housing finance companies (HFCs), are set out in the Statement (https://rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/content/docs/NBFCCREDIT06112026.xlsx)1. On a year-on-year (y-o-y) basis, NBFCs' credit registered a growth of 15.4 per cent in September 2026 as compared to 13.3 per cent a ...