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ADB ups India's FY26 growth projection to 6.9% on strong domestic demand, lower US tariffs
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) revised India's GDP growth projection upward to 6.9% for FY26 (April 2026–March 2027), up from its earlier estimates, citing...
ADB ups India’s FY27 growth projections to 6.9 pc
The Asian Development Bank (ADB), in its Asian Development Outlook (ADO) April 2026 report, revised India's GDP growth projection upward to 6.9 percent for F...
Qatar vows to remain reliable energy supplier to India amid West Asia tensions
Qatar's Energy Minister Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi declared that Qatar will remain a "reliable energy supplier" to India during talks with Petroleum and Natural G...
West Asia crisis: Piyush Goyal meets Kuwait, UAE to restore trade, energy flows
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal held bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Kuwait and the UAE to restore trade and energy supply flows di...
Global growth to slow to 3.2% in 2026, amid largest energy shock on record due to West Asia crisis: S&P Global
S&P Global projected global economic growth will slow to 3.2% in calendar year 2026, down from 3.4% in the previous year The West Asia conflict is generating...
India eyes 20 more countries for open market access in next big trade bet
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal announced that India is in active trade negotiations with 20 additional countries for market access expansi...
ADB raises India’s FY27 growth forecast to 6.9%
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) raised India's GDP growth forecast for FY2026-27 (FY27) to 6.9%, up from its earlier estimate of 6.5% Growth is further proj...
India finalising agreement to supply oil, gas to Mauritius amid West Asia crisis, says EAM Jaishankar
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar announced that India is finalising a government-to-government (G2G) agreement to supply oil and gas to Mauritius, a m...
Utkarsh 2029 – Reserve Bank of India’s Medium-term Strategy Framework for 2026-29
The Reserve Bank of India released its medium-term strategy framework "Utkarsh 2029" on April 10, 2026, covering the period April 2026 to March 2029. Utkarsh...
RBI invites public comments on the draft Amendment Directions on review of methodology for identification of NBFC-UL and inclusion of Government owned NBFCs in NBFC-UL
The Reserve Bank of India released draft amendment directions on April 10, 2026, proposing significant changes to the Scale-Based Regulation (SBR) framework ...
West Asia conflict: Energy market turmoil could linger for months
Despite the fragile US-Iran ceasefire announced on April 7, 2026, analysts and energy market experts warned that disruption to global energy markets is likel...
Iran-Israel war LIVE: Trump says Iran doing "very poor job" of allowing oil through the Strait of Hormuz
US President Donald Trump warned Iran that the two-week ceasefire (announced April 7, 2026) depends on the Strait of Hormuz being opened "without limitation,...
India, Mauritius finalise oil & gas deal amid West Asia crisis; New Delhi to appoint defence attaché
India finalised an oil and gas supply agreement with Mauritius at the 9th Indian Ocean Conference in Port Louis, Mauritius. External Affairs Minister S. Jais...
India finalising agreement to supply oil, gas to Mauritius amid West Asia crisis: Jaishankar
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar announced that India is in the final stages of concluding a government-to-government (G2G) agreement to supply oil an...
India inflation likely rose to 3.4% in March 2026: Mint poll
A poll of economists projected India's Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation for March 2026 at approximately 3.4%, up from 3.21% in February 2026. The uptick ...
Centre plans community kitchens to hold back migrant workers at MSME hubs
The Central Government is planning to extend community kitchen services — providing subsidised or free meals — to major MSME manufacturing clusters to addres...
In breakthrough, cheap aluminium may replace costly catalysts in pharma
Researchers at King's College London, led by Dr. Clare Bakewell, reported the isolation of a cyclotrialumane — a compound of three aluminium atoms arranged i...
US, India agree to further cooperation under Pax Silica
India and the United States agreed to further deepen cooperation under the Pax Silica framework, including in artificial intelligence, critical minerals, and...
India mulls payment lags, checks for senior citizens as digital fraud rises, RBI paper shows
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released a discussion paper proposing a suite of measures to tackle the sharp rise in digital payment frauds, including manda...
India mulls creating 30-day LPG strategic reserve
India is considering the creation of a 30-day strategic reserve for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) to reduce vulnerability to supply disruptions from West Asi...