Economics
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GST collection surges 14% in June
Gross GST collections rose approximately 14% year-on-year to ₹1,94,812 crore in June 2026, compared to ₹1,71,105 crore in June 2025, driven primarily by a 34...
Modi-Takaichi talks to focus on economic, energy security, AI, supply chains
The latest India-Japan Annual Summit brought together the two countries' heads of government to advance the Special Strategic and Global Partnership across f...
Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi arrives in India for three-day official visit
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrived in New Delhi for a three-day official visit, marking her first bilateral visit to India as Prime Minister and ...
GST mop up grows 14% to ₹1.95 lakh crore in June
India's gross GST revenue stood at ₹1,94,812 crore in June 2026, reflecting approximately 14% year-on-year growth — the second-highest monthly collection fig...
GST collections rise 14% to ₹1.95 trillion in June, as tax revenue from imports soars
India's gross GST collections grew 13.9% year-on-year in June 2026, reaching approximately ₹1.95 lakh crore, up from ₹1.71 lakh crore in June 2025. Import-re...
A severe El Niño could threaten something essential to half of humanity — rice
A strengthening El Niño, amplified by climate change, is disrupting monsoon rainfall patterns across Asia, threatening production of rice — the staple crop p...
India, Japan eye LNG stockpiling partnership amid global supply uncertainty as Sanae Takaichi arrives today: Report
India and Japan agreed to establish a joint task force for LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) stockpiling cooperation, with the arrangement to be formalised through...
As VB - G RAM G comes into force today govt notifies enhanced wage rates
The Viksit Bharat — Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin), or VB-G RAM G, has officially come into force with the government notifying revised w...
Kharif sowing slumps 23 pc amid delayed monsoon; key reservoirs level at 26 pc storage
Kharif crop sowing across India stood at 182.72 lakh hectares as of late June 2026 — down 23% from 236.46 lakh hectares in the same period the previous year ...
Banks NPA at multi-decadal low of 1.8pc, Indian financial system remains resilient: RBI report
The Reserve Bank of India's Financial Stability Report (FSR) released on June 30, 2026, reported that Gross Non-Performing Assets (GNPA) of Scheduled Commerc...
Domestic financial system remains resilient despite external shocks, says RBI report
The Reserve Bank of India released its Financial Stability Report (FSR) on June 30, 2026, concluding that India's domestic financial system remains resilient...
RBI’s FSR flags geopolitical risks to India despite West Asia truce
The Reserve Bank of India released its June 2026 Financial Stability Report (FSR), flagging that global financial stability risks remain elevated even as an ...
GatiShakti, reforms & Aatmanirbharta: Inside PM Modi's marathon meet with top govt officials
The Prime Minister held an extended meeting with senior secretaries across central ministries to review progress on governance reforms and ease of living and...
In Graphics: How GST cuts triggered a rally for Indian businesses
Government analysis of the September 2025 GST rate rationalisation reveals a significant expansion of the indirect tax base in the second half of FY2025-26, ...
Govt approves proposal to amend Khadi and Village Industries Commission Act
The Union Cabinet approved a proposal to amend the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) Act, 1956, signalling a significant legislative overhaul of...
RBI releases the Financial Stability Report, June 2026
The Reserve Bank of India released the June 2026 edition of the Financial Stability Report (FSR), a biannual publication reflecting the collective assessment...
Shipping conglomerate MSC group acquires 49 pc stake in Vizhinjam Port for over Rs 13,000 crore
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) Group, through its terminal arm Terminal Investment Limited (TiL), has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a ...
Switzerland’s MSC to acquire 49% stake in Adani’s Vizhinjam port in Kerala for ₹13,220 crore
Terminal Investment Limited (TIL), a unit of Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) — the world's largest container shipping line — agreed to acquire a 49% sta...
India plans to add strategic fuel reserves after Iran war shock
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has constituted a committee to examine the expansion of India's Strategic Petroleum Reserves (SPR), prompted by sup...
Kharif sowing slumps 23% amid delayed monsoon; key reservoirs level at 26% storage
Total kharif crop sowing stood at 182.72 lakh hectares as of late June 2026 — down 23% compared to 236.46 lakh hectares at the same point last year — as the ...