Economics
Trade, fiscal policy, banking, agriculture and economic indicators
Centre, states collect record ₹2.43 trillion in gross April GST revenue
The combined gross GST revenue collected by the Centre and all states for April 2026 reached approximately ₹2.43 lakh crore (₹2,42,702 crore), marking the hi...
India stays on USTR priority watch list on IPR
India continues to figure on the USTR Priority Watch List in the 2026 Special 301 Report, published April 30, 2026 — a position it has held continuously sinc...
India’s gross GST collections hit record Rs 2.42 lakh crore in April, up 8.7%
India's gross GST revenue for April 2026 stood at ₹2,42,702 crore, the highest monthly collection since GST was launched in July 2017. This represents an 8.7...
Fertiliser output steady despite West Asia crisis; govt secures 37 lac ton urea imports for kharif
Despite the ongoing West Asia conflict disrupting global energy and shipping routes, India's domestic fertiliser production has remained broadly stable. Dome...
Rain check! A dry economic switch may add to Indians' war-led shocks
India's 2026 southwest monsoon season is forecast to be below normal — the first below-normal monsoon in three years — driven by a return of El Nino conditio...
US raises concerns at India’s duties on IP-intensive goods, source code, AI working paper
The USTR's 2026 Special 301 Report, released April 30, raises specific concerns about two areas of Indian policy beyond pharmaceutical patents: high import d...
India, UK discuss ways to boost bilateral trade
India and the UK held a virtual bilateral meeting to advance trade and investment cooperation, with discussions centred on operationalising the Comprehensive...
US Trade Representative retains India on priority watch list on IPR; Vietnam faces toughest scrutiny
The United States Trade Representative (USTR) released its annual Special 301 Report on April 30, 2026, retaining India on the Priority Watch List for intell...
Give our bullion back: India wants its gold under own lock and key
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has significantly accelerated the repatriation of India's gold reserves stored overseas, bringing back 168.06 metric tonnes d...
Govt to continue with budgeted capex despite fiscal stress due to global uncertainties: Official
Despite fiscal stress arising from global trade-war-related uncertainties and potential revenue shortfalls, the Union government has affirmed its commitment ...
Mines Ministry deems 58 companies eligible to participate in critical minerals recycling scheme
The Ministry of Mines has approved 58 companies as eligible participants under the Incentive Scheme for Promotion of Critical Mineral Recycling, a flagship c...
Align food system to hydrological realities
The World Bank released its flagship report "Nourish and Flourish: Water Solutions to Feed 10 Billion People on a Livable Planet" in March 2026, warning that...
Gulf within: on the UAE leaving OPEC
The United Arab Emirates formally announced its departure from OPEC and the broader OPEC+ grouping, with the exit effective May 1, 2026, in a major blow to t...
India’s sprint beyond the dairy red line to the Pacific
The India–New Zealand FTA represents a calibrated shift in India's trade posture, marking the first time India has offered any form of preferential market ac...
Fertiliser output steady despite West Asia crisis; government secures 37 lakh ton urea imports for kharif
Total domestic fertiliser production stood at 62.37 lakh tonnes during March–April 2026, while imports were at 15.39 lakh tonnes — together adding approximat...
SEZs must diversify beyond U.S. market and IT services: CEA
India's Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) highlighted that approximately half of all Special Economic Zone (SEZ) exports flow to just two destinations — the Unite...
On May Day, a workforce in India without a floor
India's four Labour Codes — the Code on Wages 2019, the Industrial Relations Code 2020, the Code on Social Security 2020, and the Occupational Safety, Health...
India plans ₹51,000 crore ship acquisition to secure energy supply chain
India announced a roadmap to acquire 62 vessels in FY 2026–27, backed by an investment of ₹51,383 crore, creating an additional 2.85 million Gross Tonnage (G...
India’s first green methanol plant to turn Kutch’s most invasive weed into marine fuel
India's first green methanol plant is being set up to convert Prosopis juliflora — an invasive weed that has devastated the Banni grasslands of Kutch, Gujara...
SVAMITVA maps 3.3L villages, unlocks Rs 135L cr in rural land value: Study showcased at WB meet
An IIM Ahmedabad impact evaluation study supported by the World Bank found that the SVAMITVA scheme has digitally mapped approximately 3.30 lakh (330,000) vi...