Economics
Trade, fiscal policy, banking, agriculture and economic indicators
India’s Trade Partnerships Powering Global Integration and Growth
India ranks 3rd among Global South economies in trade partnership diversity, according to UNCTAD's Trade and Development Report 2025, with a diversity index ...
India, Israel elevate ties; fast-track FTA, UPI link, mobility boost
India and Israel elevated their bilateral relationship to a "Special Strategic Partnership for Peace, Innovation and Prosperity" during high-level diplomatic...
US slaps 126% tariff on solar firms, cites Adani not joining subsidy probe
The United States Department of Commerce on 20 February 2026 announced a preliminary Countervailing Duty (CVD) of 125.87% on solar cells and modules imported...
Days after adverse court ruling, Lutnick in Delhi for trade talks
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick made a surprise visit to New Delhi on February 26, 2026, holding talks with India's Commerce and Industry Minister Piyus...
Deflators, discrepancies, data sources: After 11 years, India’s GDP set to get updated
MoSPI released the new GDP series on February 27, 2026, with 2022-23 as the revised base year, replacing the 2011-12 base that had been in use since 2015. Th...
Concessions and simplified system for start-ups, faster accident claim disposal: Railways announces two more reforms
Indian Railways announced additional reforms under its "52 Reforms in 52 Weeks" initiative, including concessions for startups using the Rail Tech Portal and...
Railways reform plan 2026: RailTech Portal launched; Railway Claims Tribunal goes online
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw launched the Rail Tech Policy 2026, the Rail Tech Portal, and the e-Railway Claims Tribunal (e-RCT) as part of Indian Railway...
Budget 2026-27: ‘Important to anchor our fiscal policy in terms of debt’
The Union Budget 2026-27 introduced a significant shift in India's fiscal policy anchor: from annual fiscal deficit targeting to a medium-term debt-to-GDP ra...
The shift of critical minerals to India’s strategic centre
A detailed analysis published in February 2026 documents a fundamental shift in India's policy posture on critical minerals — from a peripheral concern to a ...
Storage in India’s key reservoirs drops below 60% of capacity
India's major reservoirs monitored by the Central Water Commission (CWC) have seen water storage levels drop below 60% of total live storage capacity as of l...
Digital platforms must share revenue fairly with news publishers, content creators: Vaishnaw
Union Minister for Information Technology and Communications Ashwini Vaishnaw addressed the DNPA (Digital News Publishers Association) Conclave 2026, calling...
New GDP series to use 600 item level data ; adopts double deflation for sharper growth estimates
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released a revised GDP series on February 27, 2026, adopting 2022-23 as the new base year — r...
India & Israel to expedite negotiations for an early signing of FTA
India and Israel concluded the first round of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations in New Delhi from February 23-26, 2026, marking a milestone in a trade ...
How the Russia-Ukraine war is hurting the home front
Four years after Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the cumulative impact on global food prices remains significant — with wheat, sunflower oil, ...
Analysing India’s cycle of deprivation and affluence
A detailed analysis of income mobility data for 2014–2025 reveals sharp upward and downward income shifts across Indian households, with serious implications...
India’s manufacturing subsidies draw fire from US, China
On February 24, 2026, the WTO Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) formally established a dispute panel in case DS642, targeting India's Production Linked Incentive...
Eligible manufacturer-importers to get duty deferment facility from March
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has introduced a new Deferred Customs Duty Payment facility for a category called Eligible Manufacture...
Kerala veers from impressive social gains to mounting fiscal strain
Kerala presents a paradox of impressive social development outcomes — high literacy, low infant mortality, high life expectancy — alongside escalating fiscal...
Maruti Suzuki Gujarat rail project becomes world’s first under Verra carbon standard
Maruti Suzuki India's in-plant railway siding at Hansalpur, Gujarat has become the world's first modal shift in transportation project registered under the V...
India-Israel FTA on cards? PM Modi shares update on trade deal; concludes historic state visit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Israel on February 25-26, 2026 in a historic state visit — the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister since his 2017 tr...