Indian stock indices settled 2023 last active trading session marginally in the red, largely due to profit booking and subdued global cues. Sensex and Nifty settled 0.2 per cent lower each on Friday.
Due to the thick fog, several flights in the Delhi Airport were delayed. The low visibility also delayed arrival and departure of several Delh-bound trains.
Union Minister Poiyush Goyal said on Thursday that 13 crore people came out of poverty in the country in a five-year span, while underscoring that Indian economy has seen tremendous resilience with "low inflation" and "a high rate of growth."
An INSAT (Indian National Satellite System) imagery released by the Met department on Thursday depicted fog hovering over the North India region.
The satellite image taken at 1430 hrs (IST), showed a fog layer continuing over Punjab, Haryana, extreme north Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and north
UPSRTC officials said that buses should not operate in case of poor visibility due to fog. The corporation also advised operators to park buses at safe locations and wait until visibility improves.
The Delhi airport reported delays in flight operations affecting approximately 134 flights, both arrivals and departures (domestic and international), due to fog. As many as 22 trains were delayed at the New Delhi Railway Station as well, amid low visibility.
The gross non-performing assets (GNPA) ratio of scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) fell to a decadal low of 3.9 per cent at end-March 2023 and further to 3.2 per cent at end-September 2023.
New Delhi [India], December 27: Indian residential real estate market is experiencing a positive graph. Along with metropolitan cities, Tier II & III have also seen a surge in the low-rise plot demands.
Playing on a tough Centurion surface, coming to the crease at 92/4, the middle-order batter batted for most of his knock with lower middle-order/lower-order batters to register a memorable comeback ton.