September 15, 2026
34 articles published on this date
Modi raised India’s concerns with Xi, told Chinese President ‘3 mutuals’ should guide ties: MEA
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) issued a readout stating that the Prime Minister conveyed India's concerns to Chinese President Xi Jinping during...
Govt sets 0.4% fee on UPI merchant payments above Rs 2,000; caps charge at Rs 300
The government notified a Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) framework for Unified Payments Interface (UPI) merchant payments: a 0.4% charge on person-to-merchant...
Odisha to get Rs 3,406-cr silicon carbide semiconductor project
The Unit Approval Committee (UAC) of the Falta Special Economic Zone approved a silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductor manufacturing facility to be set up in...
India, New Zealand trade pact may come into force from later half of October: Comm Secy
The Commerce Secretary stated that the India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA), signed on April 27, 2026, is expected to be operationalised in the...
AI cooperation: On Artificial Intelligence at a crossroads
The 18th BRICS Summit, held in New Delhi on September 12-13, 2026 under India's chairmanship, adopted the New Delhi Declaration, which includes a Leaders'...
CBAM: India working with the EU to secure recognition for accreditation body, verification agencies
India is engaging the European Union to secure formal recognition of Indian accreditation bodies and verification agencies under the EU's Carbon Border...
‘India, China open to talks to address trade imbalance, supply chain issues’
Government officials indicated that India and China are open to continued engagement on addressing the structural trade imbalance between the two countries...
Decoding India’s GDP base revision
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released a new GDP series with 2022-23 as the base year, replacing the earlier 2011-12 base...
WTO warns global output could fall up to 10% without stronger multilateral trade rules
The World Trade Organization's World Trade Report 2026 warns that global economic output could be up to 10% lower by 2050 if countries fail to reform and...
India-U.S. armies begin ‘Yudh Abhyas’ with focus on technology, interoperability
The Indian Army and the United States Army began the 22nd edition of the joint military exercise Yudh Abhyas, held simultaneously at two locations for the...
Rural jobs scheme shows modest uptick in August, but trails 2025 MGNREGA levels
Persondays generated under the rural employment guarantee programme rose modestly in August compared with July, but cumulative persondays generated over...
India deeply concerned about blockades in Hormuz and Bab-el-Mandeb, says govt.
The Ministry of External Affairs stated that India is deeply concerned about blockade-like conditions affecting both the Strait of Hormuz and the...
Goods exports up 26% in August, trade deficit eases: Engineering, petroleum products, chemicals and textiles lead shipments; US remains top market
India's merchandise (goods) exports rose about 26% year-on-year in August to roughly $43.8 billion, up from about $34.7 billion a year earlier. Merchandise...
India ramps up preparedness for European Union's carbon tax; verifiers begin EU registry access
India has set up a dedicated committee to help domestic exporters meet the compliance requirements of the European Union's carbon border tax on select...
‘Threatens freedom of navigation through Bab-el-Mandeb’: India condemns Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia
India strongly condemned Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabian territory, stating that such attacks are unacceptable and undermine regional stability. The...
DRDO has developed indigenous GaN tech for next-gen radars, electronic warfare: Def min report
A Ministry of Defence report has confirmed that the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has indigenously developed Gallium Nitride (GaN)...
August retail inflation raises chances of RBI rate hike in October, say economists
Retail inflation, measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose to about 4.8% in August, its highest reading in roughly 20 months, up from about 4.45% in...
Bharat Forge, Pratt & Whitney Canada team up for India’s HALE UAV programme
Bharat Forge Limited and Pratt & Whitney Canada announced a collaboration to evaluate turboprop engine integration for a High-Altitude Long-Endurance...
Merchants to be charged 0.4% for UPI transactions over ₹2,000; small vendors exempt
A 0.4% Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) has been introduced on Person-to-Merchant (P2M) UPI transactions above ₹2,000, applicable from 15 October 2026, with the...
Expect EU to sign FTA and India-Canada negotiations to be completed by year-end, govt says
The government has stated it expects the European Union to formally sign the India-EU Free Trade Agreement, and expects India-Canada trade negotiations to...
New legless amphibian species discovered in village backyard in Western Ghats
Researchers have formally described a new species of legless amphibian, Gegeneophis chandgadi, from Buzawade village, Chandgad taluka, Kolhapur district, in...
India’s current account deficit more than doubles to $7 billion in July as trade gap expands
India's current account deficit (CAD) is estimated to have more than doubled to around $7 billion in July, driven mainly by a wider merchandise trade gap....
UPI transactions above Rs 2,000 to attract 0.4% MDR; check key details
The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) is finalising a Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) of about 0.4% on person-to-merchant (P2M) UPI transactions...
India-New Zealand trade pact likely to come into force from October 19: Official
The India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is expected to enter into force from October 19, 2026, according to an official. The two countries had...
Himalaya approaching tipping point, report says
A new report finds the Himalayas are approaching a climatic tipping point, with glacier mass loss accelerating compared to a decade ago The study was...
$3 trillion gain or a 10% GDP loss? WTO sounds a trade alarm
The World Trade Organization released its World Trade Report 2026, warning that the multilateral trading system is facing its most significant disruption in...
Trade fragmentation could hit poor economies much harder than rich ones, WTO warns
A World Trade Organization (WTO) report modelled the economic impact of global trade fragmenting into geopolitical blocs. Under a 'geo-fragmented world'...
All-party meeting in Manipur discusses NRC, safeguarding indigenous identity
The Manipur state government convened an all-party meeting at the Chief Minister's Secretariat in Imphal to discuss implementation and updating of the...
JD(U) won't oppose UCC if provisions are okay: Bihar Deputy Chief Minister
Discussion continued in Bihar over the provisions of a proposed Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, with a state ruling coalition partner stating it would...
J&K: Police bust LeT-linked OGW network, arrest 3 for aiding terrorists
Rajouri Police in the Pir Panjal region of Jammu and Kashmir busted an Over Ground Worker (OGW) network allegedly linked to the Pakistan-based terrorist...
More than 19,000 housing pockets have rooftop solar systems, benefits 9 lakh households
Official data shows rooftop solar systems have now been installed across more than 19,000 residential housing clusters nationwide, benefiting about 9 lakh...
India, South American bloc MERCOSUR announce plan to expand trade pact
India and the MERCOSUR bloc (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Bolivia) announced the start of negotiations to expand the scope of their existing...
U.S. lawmaker submits amendment naming India in Russia sanctions act
A member of the US House of Representatives submitted an amendment to the pending Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 that explicitly...
Merchant fee on UPI rolling out as transaction floor set at Rs 2,000
The Central Government has notified that UPI and RuPay debit card transactions up to Rs 2,000 will remain free of any Merchant Discount Rate (MDR), while...