Economics
Trade, fiscal policy, banking, agriculture and economic indicators
Geopolitical heat lifts inflation fears but RBI's repo rate hike unlikely
RBI Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) external member Saugata Bhattacharya stated in a recent interview that despite rising inflation risks from geopolitical f...
Unlocking Rs 40 lakh crore: Govt's mega bet on India's infra future
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched the National Monetisation Pipeline 2.0 (NMP 2.0) on 24 February 2026, covering the five-year period FY 2026-2030...
MCA to roll out one-time scheme for late corporate filings with minimal penalty
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) announced the Companies Compliance Facilitation Scheme, 2026 (CCFS-2026), a one-time amnesty window for companies wit...
Nepal's soyoil exports to India jump tenfold on duty free access
Nepal's soybean oil exports to India surged more than tenfold in 2025, reaching 694,153 metric tonnes — up from just 65,138 tonnes in the prior year — primar...
ISMA cuts India’s 2025-26 sugar production estimate by 5.5% due to erratic weather
The Indian Sugar and Bio-energy Manufacturers Association (ISMA) revised down its 2025-26 sugar production forecast by 5.57% to 32.40 million tonnes (MT), fr...
India-EU: AISEF, European Spice Association ink deal to strengthen trade cooperation
The All India Spices Exporters Forum (AISEF) and the European Spice Association (ESA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the International Spice C...
Fertiliser industry may soon see an end to inspector raj
The Indian government is planning significant regulatory reforms for the fertiliser sector, aimed at reducing "inspector raj" — the term used to describe exc...
Fresh math for world's fastest growing economy: What's behind India's GDP revision and why it matters
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released a revised GDP series on 27 February 2026, shifting the base year from 2011-12 to 202...
Commerce minister Piyush Goyal says India has concluded nine free trade agreements covering 38 nations
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal announced that India has concluded nine free trade agreements covering 38 nations, providing preferential access ...
New Seed Bill likely in second part of budget session; proposes mandatory registration, penalty and imprisonment
The government is expected to introduce a new Seeds Bill in the second part of the Budget Session of Parliament (2026), replacing the Seeds Act, 1966 and the...
No rethink on new bank lending norms for brokers: RBI Governor
RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra reaffirmed that the new bank lending norms for stock brokers will proceed as planned, rejecting calls for a rethink from the cap...
Cabinet raises POWERGRID’s equity cap to boost participation in green energy transmission projects
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved raising the permissible equity investment limit for Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERG...
Unstable, too broad: New GDP series won’t use UPI transaction data
On February 27, 2026, the National Statistics Office (NSO) under MoSPI released a new GDP series with base year 2022-23, replacing the previous base year of ...
I-T brings Rs 14,601-crore undisclosed offshore investments to tax
The Income Tax Department has successfully brought Rs 14,601 crore in undisclosed offshore investments to tax through a crackdown on foreign asset concealmen...
With Trump’s IEEPA tariffs ruled illegal, who can claim refunds, and how do they go about it?
The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on February 20, 2026 in Learning Resources Inc. v. Trump and V.O.S. Selections v. United States that the International Emergen...
PM Surya Ghar scheme crosses 30 lakh rooftop solar installations
PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana has crossed 30 lakh rooftop solar installations since its launch in February 2024, generating an estimated 9-10 GW of power....
India & Canada to begin free trade talks during Carney’s visit, says Piyush Goyal
PM Narendra Modi announced that India and Canada would formally begin negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) — a free trade d...
India’s pulses imports ease 4.5 per cent to 65.69 lakh tonnes during 2025
India's total pulses imports declined by 4.5% to 65.69 lakh tonnes (6.57 million tonnes) in 2024-25, down from higher levels in 2023-24, reflecting improved ...
States increasingly reliant on market loans to finance deficits, says Vedartha report
A report by Vedartha (the AIF and PMS brand under Bandhan AMC) highlights that State Government Securities (SGS) outstanding have surged five-fold since FY20...
India cuts dividend tax for large French investors
India and France signed an Amending Protocol to their 34-year-old Double Taxation Avoidance Convention (DTAC) during French President Emmanuel Macron's visit...