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Coal India produced 67.2 million tonnes in October 2026 and supplied 70.3 million tonnes, both monthly records. Supply to power plants also hit a new high of 57.1 million tonnes.
Members can now check their PF balance and last five transactions on EPFO's verified WhatsApp service. Separately, Aadhaar-verified inoperative accounts holding up to ₹1,000 will be paid out automatically.
The Finance Ministry released an additional instalment of ₹1,09,019 crore to 28 states on 31 October, on top of the regular monthly transfer. It is the second such advance this financial year.
The customs duty exemption on cotton imports, due to end on 31 October, has been extended by two months. The Finance Ministry notified the change on 30 October.
Investors who bought Sovereign Gold Bonds in October 2021 at ₹4,761 a gram can cash out at ₹14,167 on November 2. Redeeming with the RBI is exempt from capital gains tax for individuals; selling on an exchange can attract it.
A four-member committee led by former Central Vigilance Commissioner Suresh N. Patel will review regulation, capital needs, priority-sector lending and the use of AI in banks.
Latest government accounts show receipts at 50.3% of the Budget estimate and spending at 47.7% by September. Interest payments took over a third of revenue spending.
Lenders check your credit score before approving a loan or card. Paying on time matters most, a high card balance can drag the score down, and each credit bureau must give you one free full report a year.
India's Goods and Services Tax replaced a tangle of indirect taxes in 2017. CGST and SGST apply to sales within a state, IGST to sales across states, and the GST Council sets the rates.
The repo rate is what the RBI charges banks for short-term loans. The six-member Monetary Policy Committee sets it, and a change reaches most new floating-rate home loans within three months.
