Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Saturday held discussions with legislators from Shimla and Kangra districts during the second and final session of the two-day meeting convened to determine the priorities of MLAs for the financial year 2026-27.
The national capital on Saturday witnessed a slight improvement in the air quality, with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) standing at 213 at 8, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data.
The trajectory of inflation needs to be monitored before taking a monetary policy call by the Reserve Bank in 2026-27, with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) series set to come into effect soon, said SBI Research in a report.
Principal Economist at Crisil, said the Monetary Policy Committee's (MPC) decision was in line with expectations and underscored a cautious wait-and-watch approach. She noted that the MPC is factoring in a likely rise in inflation in the first half of the next fiscal year even as growth rema
According to CPCB data, areas including Anand Vihar (261). Ashok Vihar (259), Chandani Chowk (240), Dwarka Sector 8 (273), RK Puram (271), and Okhla Phase 2 (262) remained in the 'poor' category.
India's services sector activity strengthened in January, with the Services Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rising to a two-month high of 58.5, while the Composite PMI, which combines manufacturing and services, increased to 58.4, according to data released by HSBC.
The national capital woke up to dense fog on Wednesday morning and witnessed a significant deterioration in its air quality. The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) was 312 at approximately 7 am, placing it in the 'very poor' category.
Several parts of the national capital experienced dense fog on Tuesday morning, while the Air Quality Index stood at 256 at 7 am, placing air quality in the poor category, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
The air quality in the national capital remained in the 'poor category' on Saturday morning, with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 271 around 7 am, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
"Different people mean different things when they say use of AI. AI, what I would call is a recommendation system where you explore and it may throw up things which you have not thought of. But data is a decision-maker system, we are still far away from that," he said urging the need to work
After the revision of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) base year, overall CPI inflation is expected to rise marginally by 20-30 basis points (bps), according to a report by SBI Ecowrap.