Economics
Trade, fiscal policy, banking, agriculture and economic indicators
DGTR recommends anti-dumping duty on rayon yarn imports from China
India's Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has recommended imposing anti-dumping duties ranging from $386 to $1,071 per metric tonne on imports of ...
Graduate and unemployed: India’s middle-class rulebook for career & success no longer works
A structural crisis in India's graduate employment market has become increasingly visible: approximately 40% of graduates under the age of 25 are unemployed,...
Fertiliser imports at risk ahead of sowing season, 26% sourced from current hotspot West Asia: CareEdge Report
A CareEdge Ratings report flagged that approximately 26.2% of India's fertiliser imports originate from West Asia, a region currently affected by ongoing geo...
How the West Asian conflict upended global monetary policy
The US-Iran war in West Asia has disrupted the monetary policy trajectories of major central banks globally, forcing a pause in the rate-cutting cycles that ...
'Need to give diplomacy a chance': Congress MP Manish Tewari over supply chain disruptions amid West Asia conflict
As the US-Iran conflict continues with no sign of de-escalation, supply chain disruptions from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz are spreading beyond crude...
India’s limited oil buffers, reliance on subsidies heighten risks from Middle East conflict, Moody’s warns
A Moody's assessment has identified India as "highly vulnerable" to a prolonged disruption of the Strait of Hormuz, specifically citing two structural weakne...
‘Outlook has grown more daunting’: Moody’s warns on Asia-Pacific growth, sees slowdown to 4% in 2026 amid heightened Middle East risks
Moody's Ratings has warned that the outlook for Asia-Pacific economies has "grown more daunting," projecting a regional growth slowdown to approximately 4% i...
Sitharaman to move Finance Bill 2026 and Corporate Laws Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha today
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman moved the Finance Bill, 2026 for consideration and passage in the Lok Sabha during the second phase of the Budget Session...
Facing a ‘crisis’, EU millers seek safeguard duties on rice
European rice millers' associations have formally requested a review of EU trade agreements to impose safeguard duties on rice imports, citing a "crisis" in ...
A reserved berth for Lakshadweep
Old Mangalore Port (Mangaluru) is set to build a dedicated jetty for vessels ferrying daily essentials to the Lakshadweep island group. The project, estimate...
NSEIX opens doors to U.S. stocks for Indian investors
NSE International Exchange (NSEIX), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) operating from GIFT City (Gujarat International Finance Te...
EPFO reaches out to subscribers with unclaimed balance
The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) approved a pilot auto-settlement facility to automatically disburse unclaimed funds from inoperative EPF ac...
How agriPV can turn India’s farms into dual-purpose powerhouses
India's push to achieve 300 GW of installed solar capacity by 2030 and net-zero emissions by 2070 is creating land-use conflicts, since large utility-scale s...
West Asia conflict: PM reviews mitigating measures planned, sets up team of key ministers
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) in New Delhi on 22 March 2026 to review India's preparedness for, a...
Group of Ministers, Secys to be formed to deal with critical needs of citizens
On March 22, 2026, the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) convened under Prime Minister Narendra Modi to review the situation arising from the ongoing West ...
West Asia conflict: PM Modi reviews West Asia situation, underlines diversification imperatives
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security to take stock of India's exposure to the West Asia conflict — specificall...
Modi reviews fuel, fertilizer supplies amid escalating West Asia conflict
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level review meeting with key Cabinet ministers to assess the availability of crude oil, gas, petroleum products,...
CCS reviews situation arising due to West Asia conflict; energy, fuel security assessed
The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), chaired by the Prime Minister, held a high-level review meeting to assess the implications of the ongoing West Asia ...
India, EU step up engagement to fast-track trade, tech talks
Following the landmark India-EU summit held on 27 January 2026 at Hyderabad House in New Delhi — where a historic Free Trade Agreement was concluded — both s...
CCS recognises 'significant impact' of West Asia conflict
The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, met to review the ongoing West Asia conflict and its economic impact on Ind...