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THE HINDU

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Wholesale inflation rises to 49-month high of 11.4%

Wholesale price inflation rose to 11.4% in September, a record-breaking high during the two-and-a-half years for which there is data for the new series of the Wholesale Price Index (WPI), and a 49-month-high as per the much longer old series.


2.

India's exports to China grow 40%, deficit crosses $100 bn

India's exports to China grew 40% in the first three quarters of 2026 to around $20 billion, although the trade deficit with the neighbouring country has continued to widen, already crossing $100 billion this year, according to data released on Wednesday by China's General Administration of Customs.


3.

Centre seeks public input on demographic changes

The demography panel set up by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has launched a portal to allow govern-ment bodies, members of the public, NGOs, and even "international organisations" to submit their input on "frequent demographic changes in the country", preferably post-2011.


4.

₹53,428 cr. cleared for social assistance scheme till 2030-31

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved an outlay of ₹53,428 crore for the continuation of the Na-tional Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) for five years, from 2026-27 to 2030-31. It has also re-named the scheme and removed the "Indira Gandhi" prefix from three sub-schemes covering old-age, widow and disability pensions.


5.

Canadian Minister highlights scope for closer ties with India

India-Canada relations have "enormous potential" amidst an uncertain global scenario, Canada's Foreign Minister Anita Anand said here on Wednesday. Ms. Anand met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Exter-nal Affairs Minister S. Jaish-ankar as the two countries reviewed a wide range of issues, including a trade pact and the conflicts in West Asia and Ukraine.


6.

Rajnath calls for deeper India-ASEAN defence ties

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday called for deeper defence and technological coopera-tion between India and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), pitching for joint research, co-production of military equipment and enhanced maritime security to ad-dress emerging regional challenges.


7.

Bauxite mining proposal in Odisha's Balda hills threatens future of rare ground gecko

In the crevices of boulders and beneath the rustle of leaf litter in the hills of the Eastern Ghats in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh lives a tiny population of the strikingly-patterned Jeypore ground gecko, which was presumed extinct for 130 years until it was rediscovered in 2010.


8.

Cabinet okays IDBI Bank sale to Fairfax for ₹52,878 cr.

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday ap-proved the 'strategic restructuring' of IDBI Bank, with Fairfax set to acquire a stake in the lender for 52,878 crore, the Centre announced. With this, the government's stake in the bank will fall to 15% and Life Insurance Corporation's (LIC) stake will come down to 19%.


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Centre to unveil national power data sharing framework

The government is set to roll out the National Elec-tricity Data Sharing Frame-work in October to facilitate structured and secure data sharing in the power sector, Pankaj Agarwal, Secretary at the Union Power Ministry, said on Wednesday. 


10.

Food, fuel nudge wholesale inflation in Sept. to 11.4%

Wholesale price inflation rose to 11.4% in September, a record-breaking high during the 2.5 years for which there is data for the new series of the Whole-sale Price Index (WPI) and a 49-month-high as per the much longer old series on pricier food and fuel.


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