Economics

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed industry leaders at a post-Budget webinar series (March 2026), urging Indian firms to substantially ramp up investment...

China's National People's Congress (NPC) convened in Beijing on March 4, 2026, drawing approximately 3,000 delegates; the session is expected to run for abou...

Coordinated US-Israeli strikes on Iranian military and nuclear infrastructure on 28 February 2026 triggered a sharp rise in global oil prices, with Brent cru...

Following the outbreak of the US-Israel war against Iran on February 28, 2026, major Gulf aviation hubs — including Dubai International Airport (the world's ...

Following US-Israeli military strikes on Iran, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and warned that any...

Following a revision of India's GDP base year from 2011–12 to 2022–23, the nominal GDP for FY2026 was placed at Rs 347 lakh crore — approximately Rs 10 lakh ...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced plans to channel $1.2 billion into India's clean energy transition in calendar year 2026, continuing its role as I...

Following joint US-Israeli military strikes on Iran in late February 2026, including the reported killing of Iran's Supreme Leader, Iran has threatened to cl...

The escalating Israel-Iran conflict — following coordinated US-Israeli strikes on Iranian military and nuclear infrastructure in late February 2026 — is expe...

India's Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rose to 56.9 in February 2026, up from 55.4 in January — the highest reading in four months (since Oct...

On February 27, 2026, the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released a new series of GDP estimates shifting India's base year from ...

India's GST Council undertook a major rationalisation of the GST rate structure in September 2025, collapsing the earlier four-slab system (5%, 12%, 18%, 28%...

The Iran-US-Israel conflict — triggered by coordinated airstrikes on Tehran including the reported killing of Supreme Leader Khamenei — sent immediate shockw...

EPFO's Central Board of Trustees (CBT) recommended retaining the interest rate on Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) deposits at 8.25% per annum for 2025-26 — u...

With Iranian IRGC threats effectively halting tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, Indian state refiners and government officials convened emergency ...

Following coordinated US-Israel airstrikes on Iran — including the reported killing of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei — Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps...

The United States Trade Representative (USTR) confirmed that India and the US are actively progressing toward a comprehensive Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA)...

The Commerce Ministry held inter-ministerial deliberations with exporters and logistics firms on March 2, 2026, to assess the impact of escalating West Asia ...

India and Canada signed a $2.6 billion uranium supply deal through Canadian mining giant Cameco, covering approximately 22 million pounds of uranium deliveri...

More than 10 million Indians live and work in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries — the UAE (3+ million), Saudi Arabia (2.7+ million), Kuwait (1+ millio...