Economics
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Regional Workshop at Raipur reviews progress of World’s Largest Grain Storage Plan, White Revolution 2.0 and formation of 2 lakh new cooperative societies
The Ministry of Cooperation convened a high-level regional workshop to review progress on three flagship initiatives: the World's Largest Grain Storage Plan ...
States to get VB-G RAM G funds based on the Finance Commission formula
States will receive their share of central taxes based on the revised horizontal devolution formula recommended by the 16th Finance Commission, applicable fo...
Alarm bells: on the Index of Eight Core Industries data
The Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI) grew by only 1.7 per cent (provisional) in April 2026 compared to April 2025, signalling continued stress in the ind...
Home and abroad: on the Prime Minister’s five-nation diplomatic tour
The Prime Minister concluded a five-nation tour spanning the UAE, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, and Italy between May 15–20, 2026, with energy security an...
Modi expresses support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Cyprus
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides held a bilateral meeting in New Delhi on May 22, 2026, marking the elevation of India...
RBI greenlights record surplus transfer of Rs 2.86 lakh crore
The Central Board of Directors of the Reserve Bank of India, at its 623rd meeting held in Mumbai, approved a record surplus transfer of Rs 2,86,588.46 crore ...
RBI MPC: Bank economists back a rate hike in H2 of FY27
Bank economists have flagged the possibility of an interest rate increase by the Reserve Bank of India in the second half of FY27 (October 2026 onwards), dri...
India in better position to manage retail inflation, RBI must hold rates: ASSOCHAM
ASSOCHAM (Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India) released a statement urging the Reserve Bank of India to maintain the current repo rate at i...
IIT Roorkee inks technology transfer pacts for advanced battery tech commercialisation
IIT Roorkee has signed two technology transfer agreements with Cathion Energy Private Limited for the commercialisation of advanced lithium-ion battery elect...
RBI Board okays record surplus transfer of Rs 2.86 lakh crore to government for FY26
The Reserve Bank of India's Central Board approved a record surplus transfer of Rs 2,86,588 crore (approximately Rs 2.87 lakh crore) to the Central Governmen...
Gross FDI into India hit new record of $95 billion in FY26, but net inflows only $7.7 billion
India's gross Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows reached a record $95 billion in FY2025–26, surpassing the previous high and reflecting strong investor ...
RBI board approves dividend payment of ₹2,86,588 crore to government
The RBI Central Board formally approved a surplus transfer of ₹2,86,588.46 crore to the Central Government for FY 2025-26 — the precise figure that constitut...
SRS indicates India in throes of demographic transition
The Registrar General of India released the Sample Registration System (SRS) Statistical Report 2024, revealing that India's demographic transition is deepen...
India blocks China’s request for WTO dispute panel on IT, solar
At a meeting of the WTO's Dispute Settlement Body (DSB), India formally blocked China's first request to establish a dispute settlement panel in a case cover...
RBI may revisit 2013 crisis playbook as rupee slides to record low
With the rupee touching a record low of approximately ₹97 per dollar, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) under Governor Sanjay Malhotra is evaluating a set of d...
Rupee plunge sees India turn to 2013 taper tantrum playbook
The Indian rupee fell to a record low of nearly 97 per dollar in May 2026, significantly exceeding prior record lows (the currency had weakened from around 8...
Washington wants Delhi to buy more US oil & gas, says Rubio ahead of India visit
Ahead of his four-day India visit (May 23–26, 2026), US Secretary of State Marco Rubio signalled that Washington seeks a significant expansion of US energy e...
RBI not in favour of rate hikes to defend rupee, prioritises inflation
The Reserve Bank of India has signalled it will not deploy interest rate hikes as a tool to defend the Indian rupee, which has been under pressure from a glo...
RBI transfers record ₹2.87 trillion dividend to Centre, raises risk buffer
The Reserve Bank of India's Central Board approved a record surplus transfer of Rs 2,86,588.46 crore to the Central Government for the accounting year 2025–2...
RBI declares record Rs 2.87 lakh crore dividend to cushion war shock
The Reserve Bank of India approved a record surplus transfer of ₹2,86,588.46 crore to the Central Government for the financial year 2025-26, the largest such...