Economics
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Mint Explainer | Will water shortages derail India’s AI Data Centre boom?
India is pursuing an aggressive expansion of AI data centre capacity as part of its digital economy ambitions, attracting tens of billions of dollars in inve...
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Over a month after the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Rules, 2026 came into effect (May 1, 2026), the Ministry of Electronics and Information Tech...
UN agency says it pauses Hormuz ship evacuation initiative after vessel attacked
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) paused its Strait of Hormuz ship evacuation initiative on June 25, 2026, after a containership was attacked in ...
Three States have arrived at ‘historic consensus’, says D.K. Shivakumar as new gates of Tungabhadra dam are inaugurated
All 33 newly installed crest gates of the Tungabhadra Reservoir were inaugurated on June 25, 2026, at Munirabad (Hosapete), in the Vijayanagara district of K...
Eighth Pay Panel may stay cautious on fitment factor
The Eighth Central Pay Commission (8th CPC), constituted by the Central Government, is in early discussion stages and has not yet finalised its recommendatio...
US trade deal to be on the day India secures tariff edge: Piyush Goyal
The Union Commerce Ministry has indicated that the Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) with the United States will not come into force until India secures a mean...
India notifies QCO enabling flexible sourcing framework for some sectors
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) notified the Transition Facilitation (Quality Control) Order, 2026, introducing a flexibl...
Political will driving India-US trade deal, says ex-diplomat
Ministerial-level talks between India and the United States on the Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) have intensified, with both sides aiming to finalise an in...
Storage in India’s 166 major reservoirs drops to 26% of capacity
Storage in India's 166 major reservoirs monitored by the Central Water Commission (CWC) has dropped to approximately 26.37% of total live storage capacity — ...
Govt proposes 7 kg grain per beneficiary under Antyodaya Anna Yojana; family quota capped at 35 kg
A draft amendment to the National Food Security Act, 2013 proposes changing the Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) entitlement from a flat 35 kg per household to 7 ...
India’s 77 paddy & 65 maize-growing districts prone to at least 10% yield loss on El Nino impact
A study of historical El Niño episodes found that 77 paddy-growing districts and 65 maize-growing districts in India are prone to yield losses of at least 10...
RBI’s digital scam compensation pilot | Explained
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has finalised a new customer protection framework that, for the first time, brings common online scams — where victims are tr...
Why has India-U.S. trade deal been delayed? | Explained
India and the U.S. concluded a fresh round of trade talks in late June 2026, with India's trade minister meeting his U.S. counterpart, but no clarity emerged...
Centre extends ₹7,280-crore rare earth magnet tender by a month as industry seeks more time
The Ministry of Heavy Industries extended the bid deadline for its Rs 7,280-crore Rare Earth Permanent Magnet (REPM) scheme from June 29, 2026 to July 29, 20...
Iran warns against Hormuz crossings without authorisation
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued a formal warning that vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz must use only routes officially designat...
What are Indian farmers’ concerns over impacts of India-U.S. BTA | Explained
Farmer groups and unions held demonstrations as the U.S. Trade Representative concluded his visit to India following meetings with India's Commerce Minister ...
Strait of Hormuz: How months of closure creates challenges for ships
Even as shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz begins to partially resume following the June 2026 ceasefire, hundreds of vessels that have spent weeks...
India’s poorest ration-card holders may see cereal quota tied to family size under new draft law
The Department of Food and Public Distribution has released a draft National Food Security (Amendment) Bill, 2026, proposing to replace the flat 35 kg per ho...
India to begin 2% isobutanol-diesel trials to kickstart diesel biofuel push
India has commenced government-backed trials of a 2% isobutanol-diesel blend, involving Tata Motors (vehicle testing), HPCL (Hindustan Petroleum Corporation ...
Infra projects see Rs 5.4 lakh crore cost overrun: MoSPI
According to a government flash report by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), India's major infrastructure projects (each exceed...