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Commerce

MPC maintains key interest rate; country poised for growth amid resilience

On 1 October 2025, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced its Monetary Policy Statement, opting to maintain the key interest rate, the Repo Rate.

Community

Special trains commissioned between Muzaffarpur–Hubballi and Danapur–Yesvantpur

East Central Railway has notified the operation of weekly special trains between Muzaffarpur–SSS Hubballi and Danapur–Yesvantpur to clear the extra rush of passengers during the upcoming Deepavali and Chhath festivals.

Southword

This IIT-Madras firm pledges for ‘zero cosmic debris’. Here’s what it means… 

Spacetech pioneer Agnikul Cosmos recently announced its commitment to full rocket reusability, aiming to ensure that no part of its rockets are fully expended or left behind.

Community

Karnataka gets a global award, for ‘free’

The Karnataka government’s ambitious ‘Shakti’ scheme, which provides free bus travel for women, has achieved a global milestone.

Community

‘Neer is Dear’: Government sounds alarm as groundwater levels plummet, plans campaign to conserve water

To strengthen Karnataka’s future through conservation of traditional water sources and enhancement of groundwater levels, the Department of Minor Irrigation and Groundwater Development will launch a special initiative titled “Neeriddre Nale – Water is Future”.

Innovation

Nation for Innovation in Aviation: Airbus, Tata to jointly manufacture first indigenous chopper, in Karnataka

India’s first helicopter Final Assembly Line from the private sector, to be established by Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) to build the Airbus H125 helicopters, will be located in Vemagal in Karnataka.

Commerce

Navaratna Defence PSU BEL receives orders worth Rs. 1,092 crore

Navratna Defence Public Sector Undertaking Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has secured additional orders worth Rs. 1,092 crore since the last disclosure on 16 September 2025.

Commerce

GST 2.0: ‘Dharmo Rakshati Rakshitaha’, finally 

The biggest indirect tax reform in India since Independence was the Goods and Services Tax (GST), which came into effect on July 1, 2017.

Innovation

An aviation influencer on the horizon: GPS Renewables, CSIR-NCL unite to produce NG-SAF. Here’s the deal…

GPS Renewables, a leading global full-stack, renewable oil and gas company offering technology and project solutions for climate-positive biofuel projects, has partnered with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research – National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL) to develop a first-of-a-kind commercial-scale production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) from ethanol.

Innovation

Ideation in Motion, this October, at the Global Clean Mobility Summit 2025

Micelio Mobility, a leading enabler that drives India’s clean mobility ecosystem, is proud to announce the fourth edition of its annual Global Clean Mobility Summit 2025: Next Starts Now! Sustain and Scale.