Economics
Trade, fiscal policy, banking, agriculture and economic indicators
Agriculture exports up 2.8 pc to USD 52.55 bn in 2025-26
India's agricultural and allied product exports reached USD 52.55 billion in FY2025-26, registering a 2.8% growth over the previous year — an all-time high f...
India likely to breach budgeted fiscal deficit target for FY27: BMI
BMI Research (a unit of Fitch Solutions) has projected India's fiscal deficit for FY2026-27 to reach 4.5% of GDP, exceeding the government's budgeted target ...
RBI issues Draft Master Direction on Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPIs), 2026
The Reserve Bank of India released a draft Master Direction on Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPIs), 2026, for public consultation — replacing the existing 202...
Minutes of the Monetary Policy Committee Meeting, April 6 to 8, 2026
The 60th meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), held during April 6–8, 2026, unanimously voted to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 5.25%, main...
Digital Payments – E-mandate Framework, 2026
The Reserve Bank of India issued the Digital Payments – E-Mandate Framework, 2026 (RBI/DPSS/2026-27/396), consolidating eight earlier circulars into a single...
India’s LPG crisis is the wake-up call it cannot ignore
India's structural vulnerability in cooking fuel supply was sharply exposed in early 2026 when geopolitical disruptions in the Gulf triggered severe LPG shor...
WTO accepts request of India, Taipei to defer ICT import duty dispute ruling until Oct 2026
At a meeting of the WTO's Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) in Geneva on April 21, 2026, the DSB accepted a joint request from India and Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) ...
Iran says tanker defied US blockade; Maritime data links it to India
The tanker Felicity, operated by the National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC), dropped anchor near Sikka on Gujarat's coast — a key crude-handling hub serving ...
Fossil fuel generation in India, China falls for first time this century: Report
Fossil fuel-based electricity generation declined simultaneously in both India and China in 2025 — for the first time this century — driven by record growth ...
India, South Korea expand shipbuilding ties, target ₹2.2 lakh crore maritime push
India and South Korea formalised a comprehensive maritime and shipbuilding partnership framework titled VOYAGES (Vision for Operation of Yard Assisted Growth...
Renewable energies overtook global electricity demand last year, led by solar growth in India, China
For the first time in the modern power system, clean power generation growth exceeded total global electricity demand growth in 2025, according to Ember's Gl...
India’s seafood exports cross ₹72,325.82 crore in FY26 on shrimp led growth, market diversification
India's marine product exports reached an all-time high of ₹72,325.82 crore (approximately USD 8.28 billion) in FY2025-26, according to provisional data from...
West Asia crisis impacts India’s trade, oil imports and remittances: RBI Governor
RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra, speaking at Princeton University on April 18, 2026, outlined the multi-channel economic impact of the West Asia crisis on India...
FTA partners drive India’s trade surge as reliance on non-FTA countries dips, says NITI Aayog report
NITI Aayog released the seventh edition of its Trade Watch Quarterly report covering October–December (Q3) of FY 2025-26, highlighting a dramatic rise in Ind...
India’s GDP growth to slow to 6.4% in FY27 amid geopolitical headwinds: UN report
The UN-ESCAP's Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2026 projected India's GDP growth to slow to 6.4 percent in FY2026-27 from 7.4 percent in 2...
India's economy projected to grow at 6.4% this year: UN
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP) projected India's GDP growth at 6.4 percent for 2026 (CY/FY basis) and ...
Seafood exports up 11.2% in 2025-26
India's seafood exports reached an all-time high of Rs 72,325.82 crore (approximately $8.28 billion) in FY 2025-26, registering an 11.2 percent growth over t...
India faces inflation spillover risks from Middle East conflict: RBI
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued a formal cautionary assessment warning that the ongoing conflict in West Asia (the Middle East) poses material inf...
India ramps up PNG adoption with over 5 lakh new connections
Since March 2026, more than 5.01 lakh new Piped Natural Gas (PNG) connections have been gasified (supply commenced) and over 5.68 lakh customers registered f...
RBI issues consolidated directions on Digital Payments – E-mandate framework, 2026
The Reserve Bank issued consolidated directions titled "Digital Payments – E-mandate Framework, 2026," bringing all existing instructions on recurring electr...