Economics
Trade, fiscal policy, banking, agriculture and economic indicators
IT industry, Govt. examine cybersecurity implications of Anthropic’s Mythos model
Anthropic unveiled Claude Mythos Preview, a powerful AI model capable of autonomously discovering and exploiting software vulnerabilities — including bugs ov...
What does the Jan Vishwas Bill do? | Explained
The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026 has been passed by both Houses of Parliament, proposing amendments to 784 provisions across 79 Central A...
West Asia conflict: Early signs of stress visible across sectors, says FICCI report
FICCI released a report titled "West Asia Conflict: Implications for India and Imperatives for Industry and Government," documenting early signs of economic ...
Indian team to visit U.S. this month to discuss trade deal currently stuck in limbo
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal indicated that the India-US Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) can proceed only if India receives preferential market access as a...
India navigating global uncertainties like a ‘Chakravyuh’: Shaktikanta Das
Former RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das, speaking at a high-level forum on April 9, 2026, likened India's management of global economic crises to navigating a "C...
How will 20% ethanol-blended petrol affect your vehicle? Anumita explains E20 petrol policy
From April 1, 2026, all oil marketing companies (OMCs) across India are mandated to sell E20 petrol — a blend of 20% ethanol and 80% petrol — with a minimum ...
Reflects govt's true commitment to Paris Agreement: Congress on India withdrawing bid to host COP33
India's withdrawal of its candidacy to host the COP33 climate summit in 2028 has triggered a political debate over the country's commitment to international ...
India has ample buffers to weather headwinds from Middle East conflict: World Bank
The World Bank assessed that India is well-positioned to handle the global energy shock triggered by the West Asia conflict, citing strong macro-economic buf...
Manohar Lal arrives in Bhutan on 4-day visit; focus on energy security, sustainable development
Union Minister of Power and Housing & Urban Affairs Manohar Lal Khattar arrived in Bhutan for a four-day visit, focused on energy security, hydropower cooper...
RBI invites public comments on Discussion Paper - Exploring safeguards in digital payments to curb frauds
The Reserve Bank of India released a Discussion Paper titled "Exploring Safeguards in Digital Payments to Curb Frauds," inviting public comments via its 'Con...
Guidelines to facilitate faster cross-border inward payments
The Reserve Bank of India issued notification RBI/2026-27/08 on April 9, 2026, establishing guidelines to accelerate the processing of cross-border inward pa...
Elevated crude prices to increase imported inflation, widen CAD: Malhotra
RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra warned that elevated crude oil prices would increase imported inflation and widen India's Current Account Deficit (CAD). He stat...
GIFT City fund ecosystem expands sharply; capital commitments cross $32 billion
Capital commitments to funds operating from Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) have climbed to USD 32.13 billion as of December 2025, rising ...
Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids
India's Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has issued a formal advisory to the governments of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Tamil Nadu, warnin...
Mint Explainer | Why India's indigenously developed fast breeder reactor achieving criticality is significant
India's indigenously developed 500 MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu, achieved first criticality on April 6, 2026 at 8:25 PM...
India urges Iran to speed up oil cargo shipments amid ceasefire window
India formally urged Iran to accelerate the movement of India-bound oil and gas cargo ships following the fragile two-week US-Iran ceasefire announced on Apr...
W Asia conflict: Rajnath-led GoM reviews LPG availability, says facilitating supply of essentials
The Informal Group of Ministers (IGoM) chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held its third meeting to assess India's readiness in view of the ongoing We...
RBI keeps repo rate unchanged, predicts 6.9% GDP growth
The Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) unanimously voted to keep the repo rate unchanged at 5.25% in its April 2026 meeting — the second...
Bharat Steel 2026 Postponed Until Further Notice
The Ministry of Steel postponed the Bharat Steel 2026 conference — originally scheduled for April 16–17, 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi — citing the ongo...
International Conference on Spacecraft Mission Operations, SMOPS-2026
The second edition of the International Conference on Spacecraft Mission Operations (SMOPS-2026) was held in Bengaluru from April 8–10, 2026, with the theme ...