Economics
Trade, fiscal policy, banking, agriculture and economic indicators
'Agreed upon new deal that builds on FTA': New Zealand PM hails PM Modi's visit
India and New Zealand elevated their bilateral relationship to the level of a "Strategic Partnership" during a Prime Ministerial-level visit to Auckland, the...
Trade Minister to lead business delegation in October: ‘Canada CEPA intends to provide preferential market access in India’
A further India-led business delegation to Canada was announced for October, continuing the outreach begun with an earlier large-scale trade mission to Ottaw...
Government intervenes as shipping shocks expose container vulnerability
The first outcome of the ₹10,000 crore Container Manufacturing Promotion Scheme (announced in Union Budget 2026-27) materialised on 3 July, when an India-mad...
India, New Zealand elevate ties to strategic partnership; launch 2030 roadmap
India and New Zealand elevated bilateral relations to a Strategic Partnership during talks in Auckland, endorsing a Roadmap to 2030 to structure cooperation ...
India can add $700 bn to $1.4 trn to GDP with higher female workforce participation, says CSEP study
A study by the Centre for Social and Economic Progress (CSEP) estimates that raising female workforce participation in India could add between $700 billion a...
India, New Zealand eye strategic partnership; aim to double trade to ₹35,000 cr by 2030
India and New Zealand elevated their bilateral relationship to the level of a "Strategic Partnership" during a Prime Ministerial-level visit to Auckland, the...
India seeks review of proposed tariff, cites flaws in USTR's report on forced labour probe
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) had initiated Section 301 investigations, covering around 60 economies, into failures to act on i...
Monsoon deficit narrows sharply, but weak Kharif sowing remains a key risk: Report
India's cumulative southwest monsoon rainfall deficit narrowed sharply to 15% below normal, down from 38% a week earlier, following a week of rainfall runnin...
India lays groundwork for a big business boost along the coasts
The government is setting up dedicated Marine Export Zones (MEZs) to build an integrated seafood ecosystem that combines farming, processing, and export logi...
Gadkari to chair BRICS transport ministers' meet in Nagpur
A two-day BRICS Transport Ministers' Meeting was held in Nagpur under India's BRICS Chairship for 2026. The meeting was organised under the theme "Building f...
India, New Zealand adopt Strategic Partnership Roadmap to 2030 with trade target of NZ$7 billion
India and New Zealand elevated their bilateral relationship to a "Strategic Partnership" during an official visit by the Indian Prime Minister to New Zealand...
Why does India need an Index of Services Production? | Explained
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) finalised the framework for India's first Index of Services Production (ISP) through a Techni...
GST law panel clears proposal to shield buyers' input tax credit from supplier defaults
A GST law committee cleared a proposal to protect buyers' input tax credit (ITC) even when the supplier fails to deposit collected tax with the government Un...
World Bank approves $890 million for India’s rooftop solar programme
The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors approved an $890 million financing package to support India's national rooftop solar programme. The package com...
India lays out tariffs and quotas for U.K. vehicles under trade deal
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) notified the procedure for allocating Tariff-Rate Quotas (TRQ) for import of petrol and diesel passenger vehi...
'This visit is historic': PM Modi begins first Indian PM visit to New Zealand in four decades; trade, defence on agenda
India and New Zealand held their first prime-ministerial-level visit in four decades, with India's Prime Minister arriving in Auckland for a two-day visit an...
India notifies process to claim UK FTA tariff quota benefits on vehicle imports
The government notified the process for importers to claim concessional tariff benefits on passenger vehicle imports from the United Kingdom under the India-...
Shipping lines halt fresh cargo bookings through Strait of Hormuz amid renewed attacks
Major shipping lines suspended fresh cargo bookings through the Persian Gulf after renewed military strikes shattered a ceasefire that had briefly restored p...
Uranium, energy pacts with Australia to charge up India
India and Australia held their Annual Summit in Melbourne, where the two governments finalised the administrative arrangement operationalising their 2014 Civ...
India, Australia ink defence pacts, fast-track trade deal
India and Australia held their Annual Summit in Melbourne, where the two governments finalised the administrative arrangement operationalising their 2014 Civ...