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New planes and partnerships with carriers helped IndiGo carry 13.5 per cent more cargo on a year-on-year basis in CY 2024. IndiGo’s fleet size increased to over 400 aircraft (including wet leased planes) in December end 2024 compared to 358 in December 2023. The airline also stitched partnerships with Air France-KLM and FedEx enabling it […]
Coal (Picture credit: Lexica AI) NEW DELHI: India’s coal imports increased by 2 per cent to 182.02 million tonnes (MT) during the April-November period of this financial year, compared to 178.17 MT in the corresponding period last year, as per the data from mjunction Services Ltd.However, imports for November dropped to 19.57 MT, down from […]
New Delhi: An eight-year-old from Sabarkantha was found infected with human metapneumovirus (HMPV) on Friday, officials said. The number of human metapneumovirus cases in Gujarat has risen to three. Gujarat health minister Rushikesh Patel has validated the detection of HMPV virus, which scientists first discovered in 2001. He clarified that this is amongst various viruses […]
Factory output grew six-month high of 5.2 per cent in November, government data released on Friday showed The growth, measured on the basis of changes in Index of Industrial Production (IIP), was 3.5 per cent in October. According to a Statistics Ministry, the growth rates of three sectors – Mining, Manufacturing and Electricity – for […]
NEW DELHI: The cost of home-cooked meals saw a hike in December with an average cost of preparing a vegetarian thali 6 per cent up at Rs 31.6 per plate against Rs 29.7 in the previous year. However, this slightly declined from November’s rate of Rs 32.7.This surge was fuelled by higher prices of key […]
NEW DELHI: Unified Payments Interface (UPI) achieved unprecedented record of 16.73 billion in December, showing an 8 per cent increase compared to the previous month’s figure of 15.48 billion, according to the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).UPI transaction count was 15.48 billion in the month of November, according to news agency PTI.The transaction value […]
GST collections grew 7.3% to Rs 1,76,857 crore in Dec, amid a slowdown in demand in several segments of the economy and concerns over weak urban demand.Domestic collections in Dec (based on transactions in the previous month) grew 8.4% to Rs 1,32,589 crore, while those related to imports were 3.9%. The good news was that […]
Technical Analysis: SAMCO Securities’ Derivatives Analyst Dhupesh Dhameja observed that Nifty continues trading in a confined range. (AI image) Stock market today: Indian equity benchmark indices, BSE Sensex and Nifty50, opened in green on Wednesday, the first trading day of the New Year 2025. While BSE Sensex rose 100 points, Nifty50 was above 23,600. At […]
NEW DELHI: Growth in the country’s eight key infrastructure sectors rose to a four-month high in Nov, led by cement, coal and electricity sectors. Data released by the commerce and industry ministry on Tuesday showed the eight core sectors, spanning coal, crude oil, natural gas, petroleum/refinery products, fertilisers, steel, cement and electricity grew 4.3% in […]
Representative photo (AI image) NEW DELHI: Indian stock markets opened marginally higher on Thursday, a day after being closed for the Christmas holiday. However, the chances of a sustained year-end rally appear dim amid persistent market pressures.The BSE Sensex opened at 78,877.12, gaining 404.25 points or 0.52% at 09:23 am. While the Nifty 50 index […]
