Economics
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NITI Aayog calls for ‘Operation Golden Green’ to boost J&K’s horticulture sector, increase exports
NITI Aayog released a report titled "Roadmap for Horticulture Development in the UT of Jammu and Kashmir" on April 8, 2026, pitching "Operation Golden Greens...
RBI to withdraw investment fluctuation reserve requirement for banks
The Reserve Bank of India announced its intention to withdraw the mandatory Investment Fluctuation Reserve (IFR) requirement for commercial banks The rationa...
NITI Aayog lays out roadmap for horticulture transformation in J&K
NITI Aayog released a comprehensive roadmap titled "Roadmap for Horticulture Development in the UT of Jammu and Kashmir," anchored by a mission-mode initiati...
RBI Issues Draft Directions for ‘Trade Receivables Discounting System’
The Reserve Bank of India released a comprehensive set of draft directions — Reserve Bank of India (Trade Receivables Discounting System) Directions — for pu...
RBI invites comments on Draft “Reserve Bank of India (Governance) Amendment Directions, 2026”
The Reserve Bank of India released draft Amendment Directions for bank governance on April 8, 2026, covering four categories of regulated entities: commercia...
RBI Monetary Policy Meeting LIVE Updates: Will Governor Sanjay Malhotra hold repo rate steady as the $100 oil shock hits India?
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India met from April 6–8, 2026, under Governor Sanjay Malhotra for the first bi-monthly policy rev...
India’s data centre electricity demand makes planners go back to drawing board to map new energy security playbook
The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) is revising its national electricity demand forecasts after discovering that concentrated data centre development in ...
Government issues draft norms to standardise state, district GDP estimates
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has released draft uniform guidelines for the compilation of Gross State Value Addition (GSVA...
Government doubles 5-kg LPG cylinder quota to ease supply concerns amid Hormuz tensions
The central government has doubled the per-outlet quota for 5-kg LPG cylinders at distributorships to ease household supply concerns amid disruptions caused ...
Continued West Asia crisis deepens stress on manufacturing sector
The ongoing West Asia conflict is inflicting sustained stress on India's manufacturing sector, with MSMEs bearing a disproportionate share of the pain. MSMEs...
Oil production to take hit, output from Middle East expected to drop by 9 million barrel per day
Oil production from the Middle East is expected to drop by approximately 9 million barrels per day (mb/d) in April 2026, according to estimates from the US E...
On India’s updated climate pledges
On March 25, 2026, the Union Cabinet approved India's updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) for the period 2031–2035, submitting it to the UN Fram...
Sugar exports may be capped, surplus diverted to ethanol
The government is considering capping sugar exports if the approved export quota of 1.5 million tonnes for the current season is not fully utilised due to po...
Centre may rejig spending to meet FY27 fiscal deficit target
The Indian government is reviewing its expenditure priorities to absorb new spending pressures arising from supply chain disruptions caused by the West Asia ...
From falling U.S. wealth to Indian factory closures, oil shock raises global recession risk
Global markets have entered a period of acute turmoil following disruptions to oil supplies from West Asia, triggered by the ongoing war in Iran India's alum...
Over 10,000 West Asia flights of Indian carriers cancelled since Feb 28; AI hikes fuel surcharge
Over 10,000 flights operated by Indian airlines in or through West Asia have been cancelled since the Iran war escalated, representing a massive disruption t...
Affordable housing at heart of DDA’s new TOD policy notified by Centre
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has notified the Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Policy for Delhi, amending the Master Plan for Delhi-2021 (MPD-...
Why Odisha’s BJD, BJP leaders opposed the carving out of stretch from Railways’ biggest freight-loading zone
The Railway Board decided to transfer the Palasa–Ichchapuram section (approximately 50 km) from the Khurda Road Division of the East Coast Railway (ECoR) to ...
EV sales surge 25% to 24.52 lakh units in FY26
India's total electric vehicle (EV) retail sales across all segments surged approximately 24.6–25% year-on-year to around 24.52 lakh units in FY2025-26. Elec...
India’s South-West Monsoon will be below-normal this year, says private weather forecast agency
Private weather forecasting agency Skymet has predicted a below-normal southwest monsoon for India in 2026, projecting seasonal rainfall at 94% of the Long P...