Economics
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“Soybean and cotton farmers interests are protected”- Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis on Indo-US trade deal
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis assured farmers that soybean and cotton interests are fully protected under the India-US interim trade deal anno...
Tariff cuts on soybean oil, fruits, and wine: What interim agreement on India-US trade entails
Under the India-US interim bilateral trade framework announced on 7 February 2026, India agreed to reduce or eliminate import duties on several US agricultur...
What India has really given on agriculture in India-US trade deal
India and the United States announced an interim bilateral trade agreement (BTA) framework on 7 February 2026, the most significant reset in bilateral trade ...
India’s GPU capacity may triple to 100,000 by 2026-end: IndiaAI Mission CEO
IndiaAI Mission CEO Abhishek Singh announced that India's GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) capacity is expected to triple from the current approximately 38,000...
‘Metro Man’ Sreedharan: ‘Centre is silent on Kerala high speed rail as LDF govt has done RRTS stunt’
E. Sreedharan, known as "Metro Man," accused the Kerala LDF government of proposing a Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) as a deliberate ploy to derail his...
What is Bihar’s Gender Budget, and why did Nitish government spend Rs 2.5 lakh crore in 5 years?
Bihar has spent Rs 2.5 lakh crore, or approximately 20% of its total budget, on women-centric schemes over the last five financial years through its Gender B...
India-US trade deal: 25 per cent penalty is off, monitoring of Russian oil imports in
The US removed the 25% additional tariff that had been imposed on India in August 2025 specifically as a penalty for India's continued purchase of Russian cr...
On agriculture, look for low-hanging fruit, move carefully
The Union Budget 2026-27 prioritized high-value crops such as coconut, cocoa, and cashew, allocating Rs 350 crore to boost farmer incomes through crop divers...
Anthropic has sent a message to Bengaluru
US-based AI company Anthropic (maker of Claude AI) is opening its first India office in Bengaluru in early 2026, its second office in the Asia-Pacific region...
Why SC sent back Flipkart’s alleged market dominance case to the NCLAT
The Supreme Court set aside a 2020 NCLAT order that had directed the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to investigate Flipkart for alleged abuse of domin...
How India-US trade pact can affect GPU access, data centre investment opportunities
The India-US interim trade framework includes a provision to "significantly increase trade in technology products, including GPUs and other goods used in dat...
Trump order announces rollback of 25% additional tariffs: What it says India has ‘committed to’
President Trump signed an Executive Order on 6 February 2026 suspending Executive Order 14329, which had imposed an additional 25% tariff on all Indian impor...
Trump effect: Harley-Davidson could make a comeback in India after US deal
The India-US interim trade framework announced on 7 February 2026 grants zero-duty access for US motorcycles in the 800cc to 1,600cc segment and above, direc...
Bharat Petroleum in talks with Azerbaijan’s SOCAR for LPG procurement, also looks at U.S.
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) is in talks with the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) for LPG procurement, confirmed by T.V. Pand...
Trade deal opens the U.S. textile market of $118 billion to India
The India-US interim trade framework opens access to the $118 billion US textile and apparel import market for Indian exporters by reducing reciprocal tariff...
The India-EU trade deal is also a strategic turning point
India and the European Union concluded negotiations on a historic Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on 27 January 2026, the largest trade deal ever negotiated by ei...
Qualcomm announces tape-out stage of 2nm semiconductor design in Bengaluru
Qualcomm announced the completion of tape-out for a 2-nanometre (2nm) semiconductor chip design, with the design work carried out entirely across its Indian ...
India-U.S. deal does not include any item that would hurt Indian farmers, says Piyush Goyal
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal stated that all sensitive agricultural items have been kept out of the India-US interim trade deal, asserting that no item in ...
Odisha CM launches ambitious economic regional plan BCPPER
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi launched the economic development plan for the Bhubaneswar-Cuttack-Puri-Paradip Economic Region (BCPPER), targeting ...
Global firms are now trusting India for their most advanced semiconductor work: Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
Union Minister for Electronics and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw stated that global firms now trust India for their most advanced semiconductor work, moving beyond bac...