India · November 2026
Retail inflation rises to 6.09% in October, above RBI's upper limit
Pushed up by food, consumer prices rose faster in October than in any month this year, and economists now expect the RBI to raise interest rates again in December.
Cabinet approves Rs 62,370 crore fertiliser subsidy for rabi season
The Union Cabinet has fixed subsidy rates for phosphatic and potassic fertilisers until March 2027, and the price of a bag of DAP stays at Rs 1,350.
CPCB explains why Delhi's air readings went blank on Diwali night
The pollution board says readings above 1,000 micrograms per cubic metre are left out of the AQI by design, and that it is now discussing a change.
Karnataka and oil companies dispute ethanol levels in petrol
Karnataka says lab tests found up to 31.2% ethanol in petrol, above the 20% limit. The oil companies say their own tests show the fuel meets the standard.
Delhi's air-quality readings went blank on Diwali night
Dozens of monitoring stations stopped sending fine-dust readings just as pollution peaked, according to analyses of official data, and the gaps have become a political row.