Economics

An EY report analysed the sectoral implications of the EU-India Free Trade Agreement concluded on 27 January 2026 The report found that the FTA could boost I...

India is exploring isobutanol as the next frontier in biofuel blending after experiments with direct ethanol-diesel blending proved unsuccessful due to poor ...

Parliament has passed the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, with both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha approving it by voice vote. The Bill decrimin...

The United States announced a 100% tariff on patented pharmaceutical products and their active ingredients, effective in phases beginning July and September ...

Parliament passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2026 on April 1, 2026 to address systemic weaknesses that had accumulated since the IB...

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing a 100% ad valorem tariff on imports of patented pharmaceutical products from countries that have...

Russia's First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov visited India and held meetings with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, ...

The Centre directed all states and Union Territories to crack down on hoarding and black marketing of petroleum products and LPG amid supply concerns trigger...

Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal met Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao on the sidelines of the WTO's 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) in Yaounde, C...

Parliament passed the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, amending 784 provisions across 79 Central Acts administered by 23 Ministries The bill...

Parliament passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2026 on April 1, with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stating the changes aim to a...

Australia is standing firm on its world-first social media ban for children under 16, resisting pressure from major technology platforms despite early enforc...

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri represented India at a high-level meeting hosted by UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, convening over 60 countries to address...

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) granted approval on April 1, 2026 for UAE-based Emirates National Bank of Dubai (Emirates NBD) to acquire up to 74% stake in ...

US President Donald Trump dismissed Pam Bondi as Attorney General on April 2, 2026 — only about two months after she took office in January 2026 following Se...

The ongoing US-Israel war against Iran and the resulting Strait of Hormuz crisis have prompted a retrospective examination of how geopolitical shocks have hi...

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on April 2, 2026 — the first anniversary of "Liberation Day" — imposing tariffs of up to 100% on patented...

The Reserve Bank of India issued a circular on April 1, 2026, prohibiting Authorised Dealers (ADs — primarily banks) from offering Non-Deliverable Derivative...

Two studies published in the journal Nature Energy (2026) challenge prevailing assumptions about the economic viability of nuclear fusion power plants. Resea...

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, speaking on the sidelines of the WTO's 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) held in Yaounde, Cameroon (March 26–30...