Economics
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India's mobile phone exports jump 165-fold in a decade to ₹2.59 lakh crore: Govt
The government informed Parliament that India's mobile phone exports have risen roughly 165-fold over the past decade, from about ₹1,500 crore in 2014-15 to ...
GST rollout boosted state tax revenues, buoyancy, says India Ratings
A study by India Ratings (Ind-Ra) found that state tax revenue buoyancy rose sharply after the rollout of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), based on a compar...
Lok Sabha passes coal mines bill
Parliament passed the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Bill to provide a legal mechanism for reallocating coal blocks whose earlier allocations had been struc...
Coal block allocations since 1993 illegal: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that the allocation of coal blocks by the Central Government since 1993 lacked a fair and transparent procedure and was arbitrary and ...
Supreme Court quashes allocation of 214 coal blocks
The Supreme Court quashed the allocation of 214 out of 218 coal blocks allotted by the Central Government between 1993 and 2011, holding the allocation proce...
U.S. Senate advances sanctions bill targeting Russian-Iranian oil buyers, including India and China
The U.S. Senate voted 86-12 to advance the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, a bipartisan sanctions bill named for the late Senator ...
India’s carbon market targets too weak to drive industrial transformation: Report
An independent climate policy analysis has assessed India's Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS) and concluded that its current emission-intensity targets are...
Lavender helps Jammu and Kashmir farmers adapt to a warmer, drier climate
Lavender cultivation, promoted under CSIR's "Aroma Mission" and popularly called the "Purple Revolution," is expanding across Jammu & Kashmir as a low-water,...
Dealers can't keep over 400 tonne stock of sugar: Government
The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution imposed a stock limit on sugar dealers, restricting them from holding more than 4,000 quintals...
India curtails 8,133 GWh of solar power as grid struggles to absorb excess daytime supply
India curtailed (held back) approximately 8,133 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of solar power during the April-June quarter, as the electricity grid struggled to absor...
Govt imposes stock limit on sugar from Aug 1 to Nov 30 to prevent hoarding during festival season
Nationwide stock-holding limits have been imposed on private sugar dealers, restricting them from holding more than 4,000 quintals of sugar at any single loc...
India-China border trade via Lipulekh to start from Aug 1, China allows 20 traders to cross border
Border trade between India and China through the Lipulekh Pass will resume from 1 August 2026 Twenty Indian traders will travel to Purang (Taklakot) on the C...
India curtailed 8,133 GWh solar power in Q1 to ‘maintain grid security’: Centre informs Parliament
The government informed Parliament that 8,133 GWh of solar power generation was curtailed (held back from the grid) during the April-June quarter Monthly cur...
Govt considering proposal to ease FDI norms for downstream investments: Sources
A proposal to ease foreign direct investment (FDI) norms governing downstream investments is reportedly under inter-ministerial consideration The stated obje...
With Red Sea disrupted, India may have to import more Russian oil. That comes with risks
Attacks and threats by Yemen's Houthi forces in the Red Sea and Bab-el-Mandeb Strait have led some Saudi-linked crude tankers bound for India and China to tu...
Mine closure opens opportunities in circular economy but needs coordinated efforts
Over the past two years, 42 mines have been scientifically closed in India, with the Ministry of Coal aiming to scientifically close more than 105 mines [Unv...
Monsoon Session: Parliament to take up anti-paper leak Bill today, MSME, others on agenda
The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 was taken up for consideration during the Monsoon Session of Parliament, seeking to...
Supreme Court: Insolvency shield is for firm, not promoters
The Supreme Court reaffirmed that the protective shield available to a company undergoing insolvency proceedings does not extend to its promoters who have gi...
Ministry pushing RBI to open licences for more urban cooperative banks: Secretary Ashish Kumar Bhutani
The Ministry of Cooperation has been engaging with the Reserve Bank of India to secure fresh licences for setting up new Urban Cooperative Banks (UCBs) A sen...
Finance Ministry imposes anti-dumping duty on low ash met coke
The Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, notified anti-dumping duty on imports of low ash metallurgical (met) coke into India The Directorate General ...