Economics
Trade, fiscal policy, banking, agriculture and economic indicators
DBT in Fertilizers Ensures Timely Subsidy Disbursal and Availability to Farmers
The Government of India has highlighted the successful implementation of the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) in Fertilizers system, which has transformed ferti...
Production Linked Incentive Scheme
The Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for Pharmaceuticals, approved by the Union Cabinet in February 2021, has attracted actual investment of Rs 27,45...
Power Minister stresses energy security amid global tensions
Union Minister Pralhad Joshi, speaking at the Bharat Electricity Summit 2026, emphasised that ongoing global conflicts — particularly the West Asia war — are...
New Income Tax Act 2025 to prioritize simplicity and stakeholder engagement, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that the Income Tax Act 2025, which replaces the Income Tax Act 1961, will come into effect on April 1, 2026. T...
Core sectors growth slows down to 3-month low of 2.3 pc in Feb
Production growth in India's eight core infrastructure sectors slowed to 2.3% in February 2026, down from 3.4% in January 2026 — a visible month-on-month dec...
India minces no words in criticising Iran, says attacks on shipping, Hormuz disruption ‘unacceptable’
India issued its strongest diplomatic statement against Iran at the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) 36th extraordinary session, calling attacks o...
Government unveils Rs 20000 crore credit guarantee plan for MFIs
The government has approved a Rs 20,000 crore (₹200 billion) credit guarantee scheme for microfinance institutions (MFIs), aimed at addressing acute liquidit...
IEA advocates work from home, reduced air travel to tackle oil shock
The International Energy Agency (IEA) published a set of immediate demand-side oil conservation recommendations to cushion the impact of a historic global oi...
Amid Middle East war-related supply disruptions, govt emphasis on improving logistics ecosystem
The government has intensified its focus on improving India's logistics ecosystem in response to global supply chain disruptions linked to escalating Middle ...
Expansion of PMBJKs to Reduce Healthcare Costs
The government has highlighted the rapid expansion of Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP), which now operates nearly 18,000 Jan Aushadhi K...
Core sector output eased to a three-month low of 2.3% in February
India's Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI) slowed to 2.3% in February 2026 — a three-month low — down from 3.4% in January 2026, driven by simultaneous con...
CBDT notifies rules for simplified income tax law, to be effective from April 1
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) formally notified the Income-tax Rules, 2026 on March 20, 2026, to operationalise the Income Tax Act 2025 with effec...
Centre classifies key energy data as national security; mandates real-time reporting from oil and gas firms
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas issued the Petroleum and Natural Gas (Furnishing of Information) Order, 2026, through a gazette notification on Mar...
NITI Aayog proposes National Job Skilling Policy to strengthen India’s skilling ecosystem
NITI Aayog member Arvind Virmani has authored a working paper titled "Education and Skilling for Employment: From Credentials to Learning Outcomes," proposin...
Implementation of Biopharma SHAKTI
The government has announced implementation details for the Biopharma SHAKTI scheme, first proposed in Union Budget 2026–27, with a total outlay of ₹10,000 c...
Amidst latest flare-up, Modi says attacks on energy sites condemnable
Prime Minister Narendra Modi publicly condemned attacks on energy infrastructure in West Asia as "condemnable" and warned they "can lead to avoidable escalat...
Attacks on energy infrastructure bring the war in West Asia closer home
Israeli strikes on Iran's South Pars gas fields triggered intense Iranian retaliation against energy infrastructure across the Gulf, including Qatar's Ras La...
As semaglutide drug patent expires today, what to know about weight loss drug availability
March 20, 2026 marks the nominal expiry date of the main compound patent for semaglutide — the active molecule in blockbuster drugs Ozempic (diabetes) and We...
Prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz could severely disrupt global supply chains: Study
Iran's effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz since late February 2026 has triggered what analysts are calling the largest disruption to the global energy...
Gas shortage caused by Iran war may push India back to dirtier fuels
The ongoing West Asia conflict — which has effectively disrupted Strait of Hormuz transit — has created an acute LPG shortage in India, raising fears that mi...