Economics
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FM Sitharaman outlines Union Budget 2026-27 priorities at US-India Strategic Partnership Forum meet
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addressed the Board Members of the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) in New Delhi on February 10, 2026...
EPFO may allow EPF withdrawal through UPI using new app from April
The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is set to launch a new mobile application from April 2026 that will allow its nearly 8 crore members to...
'Historic' trade deal will open Indian markets to US goods: White House
The White House released a fact sheet outlining key terms of a framework for an Interim Agreement between the US and India, describing it as a 'historic'...
India's net-zero drive to require $300 bn annual investment: StanChart
Standard Chartered's India and the Energy Transition report (released February 10, 2026) estimates that India will require annual investments of up to $300...
RBI proposes deregistration window for NBFCs without public funds
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued draft directions on February 10-11, 2026, proposing to exempt certain Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) from...
Bangladesh plans to shift from Indian to U.S. cotton
Bangladesh's interim government announced plans to shift its cotton sourcing from India to the United States as a condition for accessing zero-duty status...
Decarbonise transport sector through modal shift, zero emission vehicles: NITI report
NITI Aayog stressed the need to decarbonise the transport sector through modal shift, zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs), and clean fuels and technologies to...
Pest resistance increasing in Bt-cotton: Minister
The Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare confirmed in a Lok Sabha reply that pink bollworm (Pectinophora gossypiella) has developed...
India focuses on indigenous rare earth permanent magnets to bolster EV ecosystem: Kumaraswamy
The Union Cabinet has approved the Rare Earth Permanent Magnets (REPM) scheme with a financial outlay of Rs 7,280 crore to establish 6,000 metric tonnes per...
FUNCTIONING OF e-NAM PLATFORM
The government reviewed the functioning of the National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) platform, monitoring performance and penetration among farmers including...
SMART AGRO-FOOD SYSTEMS AND SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION PRACTICES
The government outlined its key agronomic priorities in a Lok Sabha reply, focusing on climate-resilient, carbon-neutral, and regenerative agriculture to...
India must rationalise food stocks, adopt local strategic reserves: Pingali
Prabhu Pingali, Director of the Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition at Cornell University, has called for a fundamental reimagining of...
IWAI Facilitates ODC Movement via Inland Waterways to Boost Assam’s Semiconductor Ecosystem
The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) facilitated the movement of a 189.26 metric tonne Over Dimensional Cargo (ODC) consignment crucial for...
US-Bangladesh trade deal signed as White House agrees to lower tariffs to 19% — What's inside?
The United States and Bangladesh signed the United States-Bangladesh Agreement on Reciprocal Trade in February 2026, reducing the US tariff on Bangladeshi...
Unemployment rate eases to 4.8% during Oct-Dec
India's unemployment rate eased to 4.8% in the October-December 2025 quarter (Q3 FY26), down from 5.3% in Q2 FY26 — a three-quarter low — according to the...
India, EU truly mother of all deals; brings together nearly one-fourth of global economy: Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal
Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal described the India-EU free trade agreement as 'truly the mother of all deals,' noting it brings together nearly...
Budget’s MAT overhaul may trigger one-off hits to select company financial statements
The Union Budget 2026-27 reduced the Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) rate from 15% to 14% of book profits, while making MAT a 'final tax' from April 1, 2026...
India to end digital services tax, cut agri & industrial tariffs: US
India and the United States announced a framework for an Interim Agreement on reciprocal trade, with the US reducing its reciprocal tariff on Indian goods...
NITI Aayog Releases Study Reports on Scenarios Towards Viksit Bharat and Net Zero
NITI Aayog released eleven study reports titled 'Scenarios Towards Viksit Bharat and Net Zero' on 9-10 February 2026 at the Ambedkar International Centre...
Unclaimed bank deposits of Rs 72,454 crore lying with DEA Fund: MoS Finance
Unclaimed bank deposits totalling ₹72,454 crore were lying with the Depositor Education and Awareness (DEA) Fund maintained by the Reserve Bank of India as...