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Maersk Plans First Drydocking in India with L&T
A.P. Moller – Maersk plans to drydock its Singapore-flagged container vessel Maersk Chattogram at Larsen & Toubro’s Kattupalli Shipyard near Chennai in October 2026. The vessel is expected...
Trade Margin Rationalisation Covers 137 Anti-Cancer Drugs
On 17 October 2026, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) announced Trade Margin Rationalisation (TMR) for 137 non-scheduled anti-cancer drugs. The NPPA operates under the Department of Pharmaceuticals,...
RBI Grants NOC for PFC-REC Merger
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued a No-Objection Certificate (NOC) to REC Limited on 15 October 2026 for its proposed merger into Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC)....
CapitaLand India Trust Unveils Chennai Data Centre
CapitaLand India Trust (CLINT) unveiled CapitaLand Data Centre Chennai 01 in Ambattur, Tamil Nadu, on 15 October 2026. The project, jointly held by CLINT and CapitaLand India Data...
APEDA Facilitates Organic Palmyra Jaggery Powder Export to Bulgaria
On 15 October 2026, the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) facilitated the flag-off of a 1.755-metric-tonne maiden export consignment of organic Palmyra Jaggery Powder...
Essar Oil & Gas Secures Five Coal Bed Methane Blocks
Essar Oil & Gas Ltd. secured five Coal Bed Methane (CBM) blocks in India on 15 October 2026. The Government of India awarded the blocks under the Special...
World Bank Group Mobilises $36 Billion in India
The World Bank Group mobilised a cumulative 36 billion in private capital for India over four years, including 9.6 billion for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). Private...
NovaFusion Capital Receives RBI NBFC Approval
On 14 October 2026, Astranova Mobility announced that its lending subsidiary, NovaFusion Capital, had received approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to operate as a Non-Banking...
Ministry Mandates Audit Framework for Multi-State Cooperatives
On 14 October 2026, the Ministry of Cooperation mandated the Multi-State Co-operative Societies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2026 (MSCARO, 2026). It prescribes a uniform audit-reporting framework for Multi-State Cooperative...
NABARD Subscribes to NSDC’s ZCZP Issue on Social Stock Exchange
On 14 October 2026, the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) fully subscribed to a ₹4 crore Zero Coupon Zero Principal (ZCZP) issue by the National...
NITI Aayog Links Data Centre Approvals to Power and Water
NITI Aayog and Deloitte India released the “Data Centre Evaluation Framework to Help States Plan for Sustainable Growth” on 14 October 2026. The framework proposes that States link...
