Economics
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India-Oman to implement CEPA on Monday
The India-Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), signed on December 18, 2025, came into force on June 1, 2026 — marking a significant deep...
National Family Health Survey-6 findings | Complete coverage from The Hindu
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare released the National Family Health Survey–6 (NFHS-6) covering data collected in 2023–24, surveying approximately 6...
New IIP series with FY23 base year to be out on Monday; credit-debit cards in, sewing machines out
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released a revised Index of Industrial Production (IIP) series with a new base year of 2022-2...
Interim trade deal: US may offer to lock-in India’s tariffs to insulate from Section 301 penalties
A visiting US trade team in New Delhi proposed locking in India's tariff levels as part of an interim trade agreement, insulating Indian exports from potenti...
Amid super El Nino threat, which PMFBY crop insurance model suits farmers?
A super El Niño threat in 2026 has intensified the debate over which crop insurance model — the standard PMFBY structure or the Maharashtra-pioneered "Beed f...
India, US chief negotiators to hold four-day trade talks from June 1
India and the United States began four days of chief-negotiator-level trade talks in New Delhi on June 1, 2026, aiming to finalise the interim trade agreemen...
Why is India pushing for coal gasification? | Explained
The Union Cabinet approved a ₹37,500 crore scheme to promote new surface coal and lignite gasification projects aimed at producing syngas and downstream indu...
Govt to help 150,000 farmers access machinery, curb stubble burning
The government has announced a plan to extend agricultural machinery access to 1.5 lakh (150,000) small and marginal farmers through an outlay of ₹8,550 cror...
Railways’ electrification push reduces diesel consumption by 63%
Indian Railways has electrified 99.6% of its broad-gauge network, covering 69,873 route kilometres out of approximately 70,001 km, completing what was envisi...
India-US trade negotiators to begin four-day talks on June 1
India and the United States commenced four days of high-level trade negotiations in New Delhi on June 1, 2026, aimed at finalising the details of an interim ...
RBI sees services exports, remittances cushioning current account in FY27
The Reserve Bank of India's Annual Report for 2025-26 projects that India's current account balance in FY27 will be supported by robust growth in software an...
India, Oman trade pact to come into force from June 1; Check what's inside
The India-Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) came into force on June 1, 2026, granting Indian goods 100% duty-free access to Oman acros...
Why is India pushing for coal gasification?
The Union Cabinet approved a ₹37,500 crore incentive scheme for surface coal and lignite gasification projects, targeting gasification of approximately 75 mi...
Hormuz | The strait where America stalled
Since late February 2026, shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has been severely disrupted following the outbreak of a US-Israeli military campaign ...
India opens CSR funding to non-profits via social stock exchange in landmark policy shift
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs amended Schedule VII of the Companies Act, 2013 to allow companies to channel Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds t...
West Asia crisis could pose headwinds to growth, inflation in the short run: RBI Annual Report
The RBI's Annual Report for 2025-26 identified the West Asia crisis as posing "headwinds to growth and inflation in the short run" for the Indian economy. Th...
RBI says West Asia war clouds growth outlook, but India remains relatively resilient
The RBI's Annual Report for 2025-26 cautioned that a prolonged escalation of the West Asia war could hurt India's growth momentum and rekindle inflationary p...
Indian economy to remain resilient in FY27 despite West Asia conflict impact: RBI in Annual Report
The Reserve Bank of India released its Annual Report for 2025-26, projecting India's real GDP growth at 6.9 per cent for 2026-27, even as the West Asia confl...
Canada-India Joint Statement 2026 Trade and Investment Forum
India and Canada launched the Canada-India Trade and Investment Forum at a ministerial-level meeting, issuing a joint statement reaffirming commitment to dee...
Government launches common landing portal for unclaimed financial assets
The central government launched a common landing portal that aggregates access to multiple existing portals for tracing and claiming unclaimed financial asse...