Economics
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2x trade in 5 years, nuclear cooperation: Modi-Macron Nice meet
India and France, meeting on the sidelines of the G7 Summit at Évian-les-Bains (France), held a bilateral summit between the Indian Prime Minister and French...
Gadkari clears E100 fuel framework, paving way for ethanol-only vehicles in India
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways approved the E100 fuel framework by amending the Central Motor Vehicles Rules (CMVR), creating the legal foundati...
Market Coupling Operator proposed for power trading: Sole MCO plan gets pushback from Grid India, IEX
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has proposed the Draft CERC (Power Market) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2026, seeking to introduce ma...
Rajasthan: In-principle clearance for coal block in Hasdeo-Arand
The Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change granted Stage-I (in-principle) clearance for diversion of ap...
Narendra Modi in France: Tech, innovation to dominate bilateral agenda
The Prime Minister's France visit placed deep-technology cooperation, AI governance, and defence at the centre of the bilateral agenda. In Nice, both leaders...
In first post-Naxal investment push, Chhattisgarh receives proposals worth Rs 9,580 crore
Following the declaration of India as free from organised Naxal activity on March 30, 2026, Chhattisgarh held an Investors Connect event in Hyderabad on June...
Why is the Zojila tunnel a game changer? | Explains
In June 2026, engineers completed the final breakthrough of the Zojila Tunnel, linking both ends of the 13.153-km borehole beneath the Zojila Pass on the Sri...
India remains number 2 Russian oil buyer in May
According to a report by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), India remained the second-largest importer of Russian oil in May 2026. India...
Antwerp-Bruges port eyes bigger India share as cargo volumes dip, bets on green hydrogen
The Port of Antwerp-Bruges — Europe's second-largest port by cargo volume — is actively pursuing increased Indian trade as overall cargo volumes between Indi...
Coal Minister Reddy flags disappearance of 40 lakh tonnes of coal; seeks urgent probe into SCCL
Union Coal Minister G. Kishan Reddy wrote to Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on June 10, 2026, flagging news reports that 40 lakh tonnes of coal wo...
NHSRCL building ventilated hoods at tunnel ends to reduce bullet train ‘booming noise’
The National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) is constructing 16 ventilated hoods at both ends of eight mountain tunnels along the 508-km Mumbai-...
Andhra CM directs officials to prioritise restoration, development of chain-linked tanks
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu directed officials to give top priority to the restoration and development of chain-linked tanks under the...
Will voice aspirations of Global South at G7 summit: PM Modi
India's Prime Minister departed for a multi-country European tour: a bilateral visit to France (Nice), the first-ever visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Sl...
The worries in India’s push beyond E20 fuel — and the lessons it can take from Brazil
India has achieved its Ethanol Blending Programme (EBP) target of 20% ethanol in petrol (E20) ahead of the revised deadline of Ethanol Supply Year (ESY) 2025...
World Bank cuts global growth forecast to 2.5% as West Asia conflict triggers energy shock
The World Bank's June 2026 *Global Economic Prospects* report, released on 11 June 2026, cut the global economic growth forecast for 2026 to 2.5% — the lowes...
World Bank warns 2020s could become a 'lost decade' for many developing economies
The World Bank's June 2026 edition of the *Global Economic Prospects* report warned that the 2020s risk becoming a "lost decade" for many developing economie...
USTR Greer to travel to India for trade talks, deal possible, senior US official says
The US Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer is scheduled to travel to India in the weeks following the G7 leaders' summit in France, with a senior US a...
India's FTAs set stage for $1 trillion export target: Report
A new report by Yes Securities identifies India's recent wave of Free Trade Agreements as a structural catalyst that could unlock $1 trillion in merchandise ...
Retail inflation at 16-month high of 3.9% as food items get dearer
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) data for May 2026, showing retail inflation at 3.93% ...
El Nino sets in, clouds kharif outlook
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has officially confirmed the onset of El Niño conditions over the equatorial Pacific Ocean, raising concerns for In...