Economics
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Quad expands critical minerals, maritime cooperation amid China’s growing Indo-Pacific posturing
At the 11th Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting in New Delhi, the grouping formally launched two major new initiatives: the Quad Critical Minerals Framework and ...
India expands mineral security push with new critical minerals, rare earth framework with the US
India and the United States signed a bilateral framework titled "Framework on the Securing of Supply in the Mining and Processing of Critical Minerals and Ra...
Prime Minister of Canada Mr. Mark Carney Calls India-Canada CEPA a “Game Changer” as Shri Piyush Goyal Holds High-Level Talks in Ottawa
India's Union Minister of Commerce and Industry arrived in Ottawa leading the largest-ever Indian business delegation to Canada, comprising industry leaders ...
Why is the Indian rupee falling?
The Indian rupee has depreciated significantly against the US dollar in 2026, falling approximately 7–11% in FY26 — its steepest annual decline in 13 fiscal ...
India, US seal critical minerals and rare earths pact amid global supply chain race
India and the United States signed a bilateral framework agreement on securing the supply, mining, and processing of critical minerals and rare earth element...
Quad vows to invest $20 billion towards critical minerals supply chains
India, Australia, Japan, and the United States unveiled the Quad Critical Minerals Initiative Framework at the Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting in New Delhi o...
‘Uninterrupted flow of global commerce’: Quad launches Indo-Pacific energy security framework amid Hormuz crisis
The Quad foreign ministers, meeting in New Delhi on May 26, 2026, launched the Quad Initiative on Indo-Pacific Energy Security, a new framework to strengthen...
Watch: Is biogas the next big fuel?
The 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis — triggered by the US-Iran conflict — has disrupted approximately 50% of India's crude oil and most of its LPG supply that t...
India to revamp IIP with new base year, wider coverage from June 1
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) will release the revamped Index of Industrial Production (IIP) on June 1, 2026, shifting the ...
Reserve Bank of India cut its risk buffer citing macro factors, dividend to Centre rose by Rs 92,000 crore
The Reserve Bank of India's Central Board approved a record surplus transfer of Rs 2,86,588 crore (approximately Rs 2.87 lakh crore) to the Central Governmen...
US hopes to clinch trade deal soon but India wants tariff clarity
The United States has expressed confidence in concluding an interim bilateral trade agreement with India in the near term, but India has signalled it needs g...
Nirmala Sitharaman urges focus on Fuel, Fertiliser, Forex; hits out at critics for peddling pessimism
The Finance Ministry has articulated a three-pronged framework — "3Fs: Fuel, Fertiliser, and Forex" — to describe the primary economic pressure points that I...
Parliamentary panel to discuss impact of West Asia crisis on India's maritime trade
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism, and Culture convened to examine the "Implications of the West Asia Crisis on India's Maritime Tra...
FM Nirmala Sitharaman reveals petrol & diesel excise duty cut will hit govt revenues by ₹1 lakh crore
The Finance Ministry confirmed that the excise duty cuts on petrol and diesel announced in March 2026 will result in a revenue loss of approximately ₹1 lakh ...
West Asia crisis likely to push fertilizer subsidy beyond ₹3 lakh crore in FY27
The ongoing West Asia crisis has sharply driven up global prices of fertilizer raw materials — particularly urea (approaching $700 per tonne) and DAP (Diammo...
Fertiliser subsidy expected to exceed ₹3 lakh crore in FY27 if geopolitical tensions continue
India's fertiliser subsidy expenditure for FY2026-27 could exceed ₹3 lakh crore if geopolitical tensions in West Asia continue to disrupt global fertiliser s...
Fuel prices up ₹7.5 in 10 days after fourth hike by ₹2.8 per litre
Petrol and diesel retail prices have been revised upward four times in approximately ten days, resulting in a cumulative increase of around ₹7.50 per litre f...
India's wheat procurement surges past 34 million tonnes, bolsters food buffers
Wheat procurement under the Rabi Marketing Season (RMS) 2026-27 crossed 34 million tonnes, nearing the revised target of 34.497 million tonnes — a record sur...
RBI ready to do 'whatever is required' to curb rupee volatility: Sanjay Malhotra
The Reserve Bank of India's Governor has stated that the central bank is prepared to take all necessary steps to curb excessive volatility in the rupee excha...
India to strengthen EV shield against oil imports with fresh subsidies: Report
The government is set to significantly increase subsidies for electric two-wheelers under the PM E-Drive scheme, with the Ministry of Heavy Industries propos...