Economics
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India to hold off on US trade deal amidst new probe by Trump, sources say
India signalled it would adopt a "wait and watch" approach on finalising the interim trade agreement with the United States after the US Trade Representative...
Tax nudges lead 5 million taxpayers to revise returns; refund claims drop ₹2,000 crore
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) initiated the NUDGE campaign — Non-Intrusive Usage of Data to Guide and Enable — starting December 2025, using data ...
India rebuts reports of pause in US trade talks
India's Commerce Secretary issued a clarification rebutting media reports suggesting that India-US bilateral trade agreement (BTA) negotiations had been paus...
China announces anti-dumping duty on certain rubber imports from India, Japan, Canada
China announced the imposition of anti-dumping duties on certain rubber imports from India, following a formal anti-dumping investigation that was extended a...
India’s forex reserves fall $11.68 billion to $716.81 billion, biggest drop in over a year
India's foreign exchange reserves fell by $11.683 billion to $716.810 billion for the week ending March 6, 2026 — the steepest single-week decline since Nove...
Fitch raises India’s GDP growth projection for FY26 to 7.5 pc
Fitch Ratings revised India's GDP growth projection for FY2025-26 (current fiscal year) upward to 7.5%, marginally higher than its December 2025 estimate of ...
EXPLAINER: Why kerosene and coal are making a temporary comeback in India
The Indian government has temporarily reintroduced kerosene for household cooking use and permitted coal, biomass, and refuse-derived fuel (RDF) pellets as a...
‘India is our friend’: Iran envoy hints at 'safe passage' for Indian ships via Strait of Hormuz
Iran's Ambassador to India, Mohammad Fathali, confirmed that Tehran will provide safe passage to Indian-flagged vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, stating...
Global sugar prices slide on Brazil surplus, India outlook stable: ICRA
Global raw sugar prices fell sharply to $313 per metric tonne in February 2026, down from $445 per metric tonne a year earlier, as surplus production from Br...
US, India moving very close to finalising critical minerals agreement: Envoy Sergio Gor
US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor announced at the India Today Conclave 2026 that the United States and India are "moving very close" to finalising a critica...
Lok Sabha approves additional spending of Rs 2.01 lakh crore for FY 2025-26
Lok Sabha approved the Second Batch of Supplementary Demands for Grants for FY2025-26, permitting the government to spend an additional net amount of ₹2.01 l...
India stands tall in shaky world economy as Fitch lifts FY26 growth view to 7.5%
Fitch Ratings on March 13, 2026, raised India's GDP growth projection for FY2025-26 (ending March 2026) to 7.5%, up from its December 2025 estimate of 7.4% C...
ExplainSpeaking: Understanding the ‘discrepancies’ in India’s new GDP data
On February 27, 2026, MoSPI (Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation) released India's new GDP series with a revised base year of 2022-23, replac...
Expert Explains | Iran war: ‘Oil reserves are sufficient… LNG reserves are the greater concern’
Expert analysis indicates that India's crude oil supply is relatively more resilient to the Strait of Hormuz closure than commonly assumed — approximately 60...
Explained: Changes in India’s FDI policy for Land Bordering Countries, including China, and who stands to gain
The Union Cabinet on March 10, 2026, approved amendments to the Consolidated FDI Policy relating to investments from countries sharing a land border with Ind...
South Asia bets on LNG demand surge as India leads 110 mtpa import expansion
South Asia has approximately 110.7 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) of LNG import capacity in development, representing about 17% of the global total in the p...
Govt rethinks plan to float tenders for 1 GW wind energy projects amid weakening interest
The Indian government has reconsidered its plan to float a fresh 1 GW offshore wind energy tender, citing rising global costs and persistently weak developer...
Iran says it will not close Strait of Hormuz but reserves right to protect security
Iran stated that it would not immediately close the Strait of Hormuz but explicitly reserved the right to do so under certain conditions. The statement came ...
Global EV registrations drop 11% in February as China sales plunge 3%
Global electric vehicle (EV) registrations declined 11% in February 2025 compared to the previous month, falling to approximately 1 million units — the lowes...
India, Chile agree to boost cooperation in trade, investment, mineral exploration, space
India and Chile agreed to boost bilateral cooperation across trade, investment, health and pharmaceuticals, mining and mineral exploration, science and techn...