Economics
Trade, fiscal policy, banking, agriculture and economic indicators
Govt set to launch new version of PM KUSUM scheme focusing on agri solar PV component
The government is preparing to launch PM-KUSUM 2.0, the successor to the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan scheme, with a dedicated ...
Govt rejigs gas allocation to ensure uninterrupted cooking gas, CNG supply
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas issued the Natural Gas (Supply Regulation) Order, 2026, under the Essential Commodities Act, to regulate the produc...
Fiscal deficit as percentage of GDP revised upwards for FY'23 to FY'25 after GDP base revision
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released a new GDP series on February 27, 2026, shifting the base year from 2011-12 to 2022-2...
PM hails cabinet decisions on boosting rail, road connectivity
The Union Cabinet approved multiple projects focused on rail and road connectivity, with emphasis on tribal and rural regions Jal Jeevan Mission extended as ...
Govt eases FDI norms for China, other countries sharing land border with India: Sources
The Union Cabinet approved an amendment to Press Note 3 (2020 Series), relaxing the mandatory prior government approval requirement for foreign direct invest...
RBI issues Directions on Prudential Norms on Declaration of Dividend and Remittance of Profit by Regulated Entities
The Reserve Bank of India issued five Master Directions and four accompanying Repeal Directions on March 10, 2026, establishing a comprehensive and uniform p...
Reserve Bank of India (Commercial Banks - Prudential Norms on Capital Adequacy) Third Amendment Directions, 2026
The Reserve Bank of India issued its Third Amendment to the Commercial Banks Prudential Norms on Capital Adequacy Directions, 2026 (RBI/2025-26/238), effecti...
Reserve Bank of India (Small Finance Banks – Prudential Norms on Declaration of Dividend) Directions, 2026
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued the "Small Finance Banks — Prudential Norms on Declaration of Dividend Directions, 2026" (RBI/2025-26/391) on March 10...
Hybrid super-credits could distort India’s CAFE-III emission targets, warns ex-NITI Aayog official
A former senior official of NITI Aayog warned that the proposed inclusion of "hybrid super-credits" in India's forthcoming CAFE-III (Corporate Average Fuel E...
West Asia conflict: Oil tops $100 a barrel, gas shortage fear grips restaurants, tiles industry
Crude oil prices surged past $100 per barrel — and briefly touched $119 at peak — following escalating US-Israel military action against Iran, marking the fi...
Donald Trump says Iran war could be over soon, but oil disruption would trigger harsher U.S. strikes
US President Donald Trump publicly warned that if Iran disrupted the flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz, the US would respond with strikes "twenty time...
Refineries told to boost LPG production for domestic use, petroleum ministry says amid Iran war
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas directed all oil refineries to maximise LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) production and channel additional output excl...
Centre invokes Essential Commodities Act to regulate gas supply as Iran and US-Israel conflict rages on
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas issued a gazette notification — the Natural Gas (Supply Regulation) Order, 2026 — invoking the Essential Commoditie...
How duty cuts in cancer drugs will ease burden for patients
Data analysis reveals the significant financial relief that customs duty cuts on cancer drugs — announced across Union Budgets 2025 and 2026 — are delivering...
Australia-India partnership moves closer to green steel with ‘world-first’ agricultural waste trial
In a world-first demonstration, rice husk pellets derived from agricultural waste were successfully blended at 5% and 10% concentrations into commercial coal...
India invokes Essential Commodities Act to secure LPG supply amid West Asia tensions
The Government of India invoked the Essential Commodities Act (ECA), 1955 to safeguard domestic cooking gas (LPG) supplies amid the escalating West Asia conf...
India's farm exports seen to touch $55 billion in 2025, Piyush Goyal says
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal stated that India's agricultural and food product exports are expected to touch $55 billion (approximately ₹5 lak...
Israel-Iran war LIVE: Iran vows to fight 'as long as needed' as Trump says war will end 'soon'
The Israel-Iran war, which began on February 28, 2026 with US-Israeli strikes targeting Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile infrastructure, has entered its ...
US-Israel war with Iran sends oil soaring, raises alarms for India Inc
The US-Israel military campaign against Iran, launched in late February 2026, has caused a sharp surge in global crude oil prices, with Brent crude rising to...
Shipping cos, vessel operators told to refrain from predatory pricing amid West Asia conflict
The Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) issued a formal advisory to all shipping companies and vessel operators directing them to refrain from predatory, n...