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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...
Can parametric insurance really put a price on extreme heat — and protect India’s informal workers from its growing economic toll?
Parametric insurance pilots targeting informal women workers in Delhi and Faridabad automatically pay out cash when recorded temperatures cross pre-set thres...
Govt to get record Rs 2.87 lakh cr dividend from RBI
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...
India blocks China's request for dispute panel on solar sector support measures at WTO
At the WTO Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) meeting in Geneva on May 22, 2026, India blocked China's first request for the establishment of a dispute panel in a...
Arvind Panagariya’s advice to RBI: ‘100 is just a number; let rupee depreciate or reserves will bleed out’
Arvind Panagariya, Chairman of the 16th Finance Commission, publicly advised the Reserve Bank of India to allow the Indian rupee to depreciate rather than ag...
India great partner, ready to expand energy exports: Marco Rubio
The US Secretary of State has stated that Washington is prepared to sell India "as much energy as it is willing to buy," signalling a major push to deepen en...
India blocks China’s first request to setup WTO dispute panel in IT, solar measures
India has blocked China's initial request to establish a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute panel concerning India's tariff and incentive measures in the...
623rd Meeting of Central Board of the Reserve Bank of India
The 623rd meeting of the Central Board of Directors of the Reserve Bank of India was held in Mumbai under the Chairmanship of Governor Sanjay Malhotra. The B...
IIRR’s direct seeded rice initiative increases yields by 8-13%
The ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research (IIRR), Hyderabad, reported that its Direct Seeded Rice (DSR) initiative has increased crop yields by 8–13% compar...
Number of unincorporated enterprises rose by 17% in the Jan-March quarter
The National Statistical Office (NSO) under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector E...
India joins forces with China, Japan against UK steel curbs at WTO
The United Kingdom announced significant tightening of its steel safeguard measures effective 1 July 2026: a 60% reduction in the overall tariff-free import ...
NCLAT says NCLT cannot directly order SFIO investigation
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has ruled that the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) does not have the power to directly order an inve...
India needs to raise food grains production to 450 million tonnes by 2047: Chaudhari
The Union Agriculture Ministry has stated that India needs to raise its food grain production to 450 million tonnes by 2047 — a goal aligned with the Viksit ...
India weighs rate hike to steady the rupee
Following the rupee's fall to a historic low near 96.90 per US dollar, the RBI is actively evaluating a menu of stabilization measures: an interest rate hike...
NCLAT says NCLT cannot directly order SFIO Probe; refers matter to Centre
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) ruled that the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) does not have the authority to directly order a Serio...
RBI mulls all options, including rate hike, as rupee slumps
The rupee depreciated to a fresh all-time low of approximately 96.90 against the US dollar in May 2026, prompting the Reserve Bank of India to hold internal ...
RBI rate hikes to start in June, says Standard Chartered
Standard Chartered Bank, in a forecast note, projected that the Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) would begin raising the repo rate as ...
India’s unincorporated businesses rise to 9.2 crores in Q4FY26
The NSO quarterly bulletin for January–March 2026 (Q4 FY26) recorded 9.2 crore unincorporated non-agricultural establishments in India — a 16.7% year-on-year...
India considering several measures to stop CAD from widening further, says Piyush Goyal
The Union Commerce Minister stated that India is actively considering several measures to prevent the current account deficit (CAD) from widening further, wi...