The RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee on Wednesday kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.5% and retained a neutral stance. The committee also raised the FY26 growth forecast to 6.8% while lowering the inflation outlook to 2.6%.

Indian equities snapped an eight-day losing streak, with the Sensex rising 716 points and the Nifty50 gaining 225 points, after the RBI MPC announcement, which was in line with the market expectation.

The RBI's Monetary Policy Committee on Wednesday kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.5% and retained a neutral stance. The committee also raised the FY26 growth forecast to 6.8%.

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India's average temperature rose by nearly 0.9 degrees Celsius in the last decade (2015-2024) with the number of warm days increasing across most of the country, a new study says, highlighting the urgent need for adaptation strategies.
The hottest day of the year also registered a temperature rise of 1.5-2 degrees Celsius in western and northeast India since the 1950s, the study found.
The research by climate scientists Chirag Dhara (Krea University, India), Aditi Deshpande (Savitribai Phule Pune University), Roxy Mathew Koll (Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology), Padmini Dalpadado (Institute of Marine Research, Norway) and Mandira Singh Shrestha (International Center for Integrated Mountain Development, Nepal), states that this warming is driving a surge in extreme weather events.
The new peer-reviewed study synthesises the latest observational data and climate model projections to paint a stark picture, the researchers said.
"India's average temperature has risen by nearly 0

A new multi-institutional study shows rapid warming across India, sharper heatwaves, rising sea levels and growing compound extremes like heat-drought events

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Healthcare industry body NATHEALTH has asked the government to increase public spending on healthcare to over 2.5 per cent of GDP with urgent action to tackle non-communicable diseases, including tax deductions of up to Rs 10,000 on individuals for preventive health check-ups.
In its pre-Budget recommendations to the government, NATHEALTH said it outlined a roadmap to strengthen healthcare delivery, foster innovation, and expand insurance and preventive coverage.
The recommendations call for a balanced mix of fiscal support, structural reforms, and public-private collaboration to build a robust, future-ready health system, it said in a statement.
In its recommendations, NATHEALTH asked the sector to be declared 'core infrastructure' and create a healthcare infrastructure fund of Rs 50,000 crore, saying currently there is limited access to long-term, lower-cost capital for hospitals and diagnostic networks.
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In its pre-Budget recommendations to the government, NATHEALTH said it outlined a roadmap to strengthen healthcare delivery, foster innovation, and expand insurance and preventive coverage

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