Economics
Trade, fiscal policy, banking, agriculture and economic indicators
IIRR’s direct seeded rice initiative increases yields by 8-13%
The ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research (IIRR), Hyderabad, reported that its Direct Seeded Rice (DSR) initiative has increased crop yields by 8–13% compar...
Number of unincorporated enterprises rose by 17% in the Jan-March quarter
The National Statistical Office (NSO) under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector E...
India joins forces with China, Japan against UK steel curbs at WTO
The United Kingdom announced significant tightening of its steel safeguard measures effective 1 July 2026: a 60% reduction in the overall tariff-free import ...
NCLAT says NCLT cannot directly order SFIO investigation
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has ruled that the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) does not have the power to directly order an inve...
India needs to raise food grains production to 450 million tonnes by 2047: Chaudhari
The Union Agriculture Ministry has stated that India needs to raise its food grain production to 450 million tonnes by 2047 — a goal aligned with the Viksit ...
India weighs rate hike to steady the rupee
Following the rupee's fall to a historic low near 96.90 per US dollar, the RBI is actively evaluating a menu of stabilization measures: an interest rate hike...
NCLAT says NCLT cannot directly order SFIO Probe; refers matter to Centre
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) ruled that the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) does not have the authority to directly order a Serio...
RBI mulls all options, including rate hike, as rupee slumps
The rupee depreciated to a fresh all-time low of approximately 96.90 against the US dollar in May 2026, prompting the Reserve Bank of India to hold internal ...
RBI rate hikes to start in June, says Standard Chartered
Standard Chartered Bank, in a forecast note, projected that the Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) would begin raising the repo rate as ...
India’s unincorporated businesses rise to 9.2 crores in Q4FY26
The NSO quarterly bulletin for January–March 2026 (Q4 FY26) recorded 9.2 crore unincorporated non-agricultural establishments in India — a 16.7% year-on-year...
India considering several measures to stop CAD from widening further, says Piyush Goyal
The Union Commerce Minister stated that India is actively considering several measures to prevent the current account deficit (CAD) from widening further, wi...
Unincorporated establishments surge to over 9 cr; jobs hit 15-cr mark: Govt survey
The National Statistical Office (NSO) released the latest Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises (ASUSE) data, showing that the number of unincor...
India, Italy upgrade ties to special strategic partnership after Modi-Meloni talks
India and Italy formally upgraded their bilateral relationship to a Special Strategic Partnership on May 20, 2026, following talks in Rome — the first dedica...
ITA flags financial stress in India’s tea sector despite record 280 million kg exports
The Indian Tea Association (ITA) has flagged acute financial stress in India's tea sector despite the country recording a historic export of 280.40 million k...
India-Italy ties hit sweet spot: Deals on defence, critical minerals
India and Italy finalised a Defence Industrial Roadmap during the Rome summit (May 19–20, 2026) covering co-development and co-production of helicopters, nav...
India’s pitch to US nuclear mission: Scale up capacity, small modular reactors key
India has pitched to the US-side of the bilateral nuclear energy cooperation framework to scale up nuclear capacity, with small modular reactors (SMRs) ident...
FAO Agricola Medal conferred on PM Modi
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations conferred its highest honour, the Agricola Medal 2026, on India's Prime Minister, at a cere...
As India's R&D faces funding & talent crunch, Niti panel suggests 50+ fixes
Niti Aayog released two reports titled "Ease of Doing Research & Development in India — Removing Obstacles, Promoting Enablers" and an accompanying survey re...
CCI to onboard analysts and data scientists
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) is onboarding data scientists and analysts with expertise in artificial intelligence tools and digital market opera...
India, Italy upgrade ties | Special strategic partnership announced: Trade to corridor, defence to ports
India and Italy elevated their bilateral relationship to a Special Strategic Partnership on May 20, 2026, during a summit in Rome — the highest level of bila...