Economics

Economics International Relations

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Goal is to remove fear of ‘tariff wall’, but can’t rush: Nirmala Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman articulated the government's approach to tariff rationalisation in the Union Budget 2026-27: the goal is to reduce the fe...

GS3 (Indian Economy Trade Policy) GS2 (International Relations)

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Economics Polity & Governance

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Govt to pilot digital rupee-based food subsidy under PMGKAY in Puducherry

The Government of India launched a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)-based food subsidy pilot under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) i...

GS3 (Indian Economy Technology) GS2 (Government Schemes)

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Economics Social Issues

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Big change on cards to how fertiliser subsidy is transferred? What Agriculture Minister is proposing

Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan publicly pitched for shifting India's annual Rs 1.7 lakh crore fertiliser subsidy from manufa...

GS3 (Agriculture Government Schemes) GS2 (Social Issues)

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Economics Polity & Governance

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Infra projects see cost overrun of Rs 5.52 lakh cr in January

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation's (MoSPI) Flash Report on Central Sector Infrastructure Projects for January 2026 revealed a cumulati...

GS3 (Indian Economy Infrastructure) GS2 (Government Functioning)

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International Relations Economics

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Can India buy Russian oil after US Supreme Court order? Here's what report suggests

The US Supreme Court on February 20, 2026 ruled (6-3) in *Learning Resources Inc. v. Trump* that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) does...

GS2 (International Relations) GS3 (Indian Economy Energy Security)

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Economics International Relations

6 min

The evolving nature of trade agreements

A recent analysis argues that the bilateral trade agreements being pursued by the Trump administration in 2025-26 constitute a new, legally ambiguous categor...

GS2 (International Relations Multilateral Institutions) GS3 (Indian Economy Trade Policy)

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Economics International Relations

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India now in 'middle ground' after fresh US tariffs but any hike will erode its advantages: UBI Report

A report by Union Bank of India (UBI) assessed that India occupies a relative "middle ground" in the new US tariff landscape after Section 122 of the Trade A...

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Economics

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Geopolitical heat lifts inflation fears but RBI's repo rate hike unlikely

RBI Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) external member Saugata Bhattacharya stated in a recent interview that despite rising inflation risks from geopolitical f...

GS3 (Indian Economy Monetary Policy)

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Economics Polity & Governance

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Unlocking Rs 40 lakh crore: Govt's mega bet on India's infra future

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched the National Monetisation Pipeline 2.0 (NMP 2.0) on 24 February 2026, covering the five-year period FY 2026-2030...

GS3 (Infrastructure Indian Economy)

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Polity & Governance Economics

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MCA to roll out one-time scheme for late corporate filings with minimal penalty

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) announced the Companies Compliance Facilitation Scheme, 2026 (CCFS-2026), a one-time amnesty window for companies wit...

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Economics International Relations

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Nepal's soyoil exports to India jump tenfold on duty free access

Nepal's soybean oil exports to India surged more than tenfold in 2025, reaching 694,153 metric tonnes — up from just 65,138 tonnes in the prior year — primar...

GS2 (International Relations South Asia) GS3 (Agriculture Trade)

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Economics Environment & Ecology

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ISMA cuts India’s 2025-26 sugar production estimate by 5.5% due to erratic weather

The Indian Sugar and Bio-energy Manufacturers Association (ISMA) revised down its 2025-26 sugar production forecast by 5.57% to 32.40 million tonnes (MT), fr...

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Economics International Relations

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India-EU: AISEF, European Spice Association ink deal to strengthen trade cooperation

The All India Spices Exporters Forum (AISEF) and the European Spice Association (ESA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the International Spice C...

GS2 (International Relations India-EU) GS3 (Indian Economy — Trade)

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Economics Polity & Governance

6 min

Fertiliser industry may soon see an end to inspector raj

The Indian government is planning significant regulatory reforms for the fertiliser sector, aimed at reducing "inspector raj" — the term used to describe exc...

GS3 (Agriculture Economy) GS2 (Governance)

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Economics Polity & Governance

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Fresh math for world's fastest growing economy: What's behind India's GDP revision and why it matters

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released a revised GDP series on 27 February 2026, shifting the base year from 2011-12 to 202...

GS3 (Indian Economy)

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International Relations Economics

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Commerce minister Piyush Goyal says India has concluded nine free trade agreements covering 38 nations

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal announced that India has concluded nine free trade agreements covering 38 nations, providing preferential access ...

GS2 (International Relations Trade) GS3 (Indian Economy)

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Economics Polity & Governance

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New Seed Bill likely in second part of budget session; proposes mandatory registration, penalty and imprisonment

The government is expected to introduce a new Seeds Bill in the second part of the Budget Session of Parliament (2026), replacing the Seeds Act, 1966 and the...

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Economics

6 min

No rethink on new bank lending norms for brokers: RBI Governor

RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra reaffirmed that the new bank lending norms for stock brokers will proceed as planned, rejecting calls for a rethink from the cap...

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Economics Science & Technology

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Cabinet raises POWERGRID’s equity cap to boost participation in green energy transmission projects

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved raising the permissible equity investment limit for Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERG...

GS3 (Indian Economy Infrastructure Energy)

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Economics

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Unstable, too broad: New GDP series won’t use UPI transaction data

On February 27, 2026, the National Statistics Office (NSO) under MoSPI released a new GDP series with base year 2022-23, replacing the previous base year of ...

GS3 (Indian Economy National Income Statistics)

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