Economics
Trade, fiscal policy, banking, agriculture and economic indicators
Indian agricultural sector under threat by trifecta of below-Normal Monsoon, El Nino, and West Asia war: ICRA
The India Meteorological Department's (IMD) first long-range forecast (LRF) for the 2026 Southwest Monsoon pegs seasonal rainfall at 92% of the Long Period A...
India’s March trade deficit narrows to $20.67 billion on year
India's merchandise (goods) trade deficit narrowed to USD 20.67 billion in March 2026, down from USD 21.70 billion in March 2025, as both exports and imports...
Gems and jewellery exports fall to five-year low on U.S. tariffs
India's gems and jewellery exports fell to a five-year low as shipments to the United States plunged 45% year-on-year to USD 5.09 billion, according to data ...
Indian official team to visit Washington next week for trade talks
An Indian negotiating delegation is travelling to Washington for three-day trade talks from April 20-22, 2026, to resume discussions on an interim bilateral ...
India‘s textile and apparel exports degrow by -2.22% in FY 26: Govt Data
India's total textile and apparel exports for FY2025-26 stood at USD 35.16 billion, a degrowth of 2.22% compared to USD 35.96 billion in FY2024-25, according...
India-UK trade agreement may come into force next month: Commerce Secy
India's Commerce Secretary confirmed that the India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) is expected to come into operation "sometime in May"...
India’s trade deficit narrows to $20.67 billion in March on West Asia risks
India's merchandise trade deficit narrowed to $20.67 billion in March 2026, compared to $27.1 billion in March 2025 — a significant contraction, but for reas...
Crude unlikely to return to pre-war levels soon; India's import bill may rise $70bn annually: Report
Brokerage Prabhudas Lilladher estimates India's annual oil import bill could surge by more than $70 billion due to persistently elevated crude prices stemmin...
WPI inflation rises to 38-month high of 3.88 pc in March on higher fuel prices amid West Asia crisis
Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-based inflation rose sharply to 3.88% in March 2026, the highest reading in 38 months (over 3 years), up from 2.13% in February a...
Guidelines for Urban Challenge Fund released; Rs 5,000 cr-credit repayment guarantee scheme launched
Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal Khattar released the operational guidelines for the Rs 1 lakh crore Urban Challenge Fund (UCF) on April ...
Wholesale price inflation rises 3.88 pc in March on surge in crude rates
India's Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-based inflation rose to 3.88% in March 2026, the highest level in 38 months, driven primarily by surging crude petroleum ...
Geopolitical tensions cripple India-Middle East trade in March
India's exports to Middle East fell over 50% in March 2026, with gems and jewellery exports to UAE down approximately 80%, following the temporary closure of...
India’s exports drop 7.44 pc to USD 38.92 billion in Mar amid disruptions due to West Asia crisis
India's merchandise exports contracted 7.44% year-on-year to USD 38.92 billion in March 2026, down from USD 42.05 billion in March 2025, as the West Asia con...
India’s unemployment hits five-month high of 5.1% in March: PLFS
India's unemployment rate rose to 5.1% in March 2026, up from 4.9% in February, marking the highest level since October 2025, according to the monthly bullet...
India achieves record exports of USD 860 billion in 2025-26: Piyush Goyal
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal announced that India achieved a record $860 billion in total exports (merchandise + services) in FY 2025-26, surp...
Government likely to roll out mobile PLI 2.0 with outlay of over $5 billion by May
The government is expected to roll out a new Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for mobile phone manufacturing — Mobile PLI 2.0 — by May 2026, with an ...
China surpasses US as India's largest trading partner in FY26; trade gap swells to USD 112.16 bn
China has surpassed the United States to become India's largest trading partner in FY2025-26, with bilateral trade reaching USD 151.1 billion for the full fi...
India unveils a power-packed FTA calendar: UK, Oman, New Zealand deals next
India is set to operationalise multiple major free trade agreements in 2026, marking one of the most active periods in the country's trade diplomacy history....
Implementation of Section 51A of UAPA, 1967: Updates to UNSC’s 1988 (2011) Taliban Sanctions List: Amendment of 04 Entries
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued a notification (RBI/2026-27/12) on April 15, 2026, directing all regulated financial entities to implement amendments ...
Aatmanirbhar 2.0 in works to cushion India against supply chain, energy Pain
The government is working on a second phase of the Aatmanirbhar Bharat (self-reliant India) initiative — informally called Aatmanirbhar 2.0 — specifically de...