Economics
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Gulf airlines’ suspension leads to a rise in freight rates to the US and Europe
The suspension of Gulf carrier operations following the West Asia conflict escalation in late February 2026 triggered a significant surge in global air freig...
Inter-Ministerial Group set up to boost supply chain resilience amid West Asia tension
The government constituted an 'Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) for Supply Chain Resilience' to monitor the escalating West Asia conflict and its impact on Indi...
India’s 100 mn barrel crude stocks could cover 40-45 days if Hormuz flows disrupted
India holds approximately 100 million barrels of crude oil across three categories: underground Strategic Petroleum Reserves (SPR) in rock caverns, commercia...
India has ‘40–45 days’ of crude cover, but long-term Hormuz disruption could inflate import bill
India's current crude oil stockpile — combining commercial refinery tanks, strategic reserves, and in-transit shipments — totals approximately 100 million ba...
Sericulture experience park inaugurated near Coonoor in the Nilgiris
A sericulture experience park has been inaugurated near Coonoor in the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu, providing visitors with an immersive educational expe...
Japan in talks with India to explore for rare earths
Japan and India are in active discussions for a bilateral cooperation framework on rare earth mineral exploration, with both governments seeking to reduce st...
GDP revamp: Five questions on India's smaller economy, explained in 5 charts
On February 27, 2026, the National Statistics Office (NSO) under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released a new GDP estimate ...
NGO urges T.N. to make environmental clearance mandatory for large-scale solar projects
An NGO has urged the Tamil Nadu government to make environmental clearance mandatory for large-scale solar energy projects in the state, citing concerns abou...
Haryana’s economic paradox: Per capita income Rs 3.95 lakh, but 7 in 10 families are still ‘poor’
Haryana's Economic Survey 2025-26 projects a per capita Net State Domestic Product (NSDP) of approximately Rs 3.95 lakh, placing Haryana among India's top 3 ...
Indian basmati held up at ports and in transit as Iran war halts new deals
Approximately 400,000 metric tonnes of Indian basmati rice are stranded — roughly 200,000 tonnes in transit and 200,000 tonnes stuck at Indian ports — as the...
India starts countervailing duty probe against Chinese PVC resins
India's Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) launched a countervailing duty (CVD) investigation into imports of PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride) Suspension R...
Watch: Iran-Israel conflict: Why the closure of the Strait of Hormuz matters?
With the US-Israel military campaign against Iran intensifying and Iran threatening to close the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation, global energy markets have ...
When profit prescribes: rethinking health through commercial determinants
A recent analysis highlights the growing recognition that commercial forces — particularly the pharmaceutical industry and the food industry — are major dete...
Govt sets up inter-ministerial group to monitor West Asia developments: Goyal
The Government of India set up an Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) for supply chain resilience to monitor West Asia developments daily and assess vulnerabilitie...
Qatar declares force majeure, gas supplies to Indian industry cut amid Iranian strikes
Qatar has declared force majeure on LNG deliveries to India following a halt in production caused by Iranian drone strikes on Gulf energy infrastructure LNG ...
India has enough oil stock to weather West Asia crisis; coverage in place for 6-8 weeks
Amid escalating conflict in West Asia, official sources and energy analysts confirmed that India has approximately 100 million barrels of crude oil stocks pr...
West Asian crisis: India braces for market impact; growth momentum on track
The escalation of the West Asia conflict following US-Israeli strikes on Iran (28 February 2026) triggered immediate turbulence across Indian financial marke...
India’s growth is structural, not cyclical
An analysis argues that India's sustained economic growth reflects deep structural changes — demographic trends, formalisation of the economy, infrastructure...
Russia said to fulfil India’s energy demand amid Middle East crisis
As the West Asia crisis (triggered by US-Israeli strikes on Iran in late February 2026) disrupted Persian Gulf oil supply routes, Russia signalled its readin...
Road ministry defines catastrophic failures to help in assessment of concessionaire
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has formally defined "Catastrophic Failures" in the context of National Highway (NH) infrastructure, esta...