Economics
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Koraput tribal farmers send ginger and Kalajeera rice to Karnataka, Punjab and Haryana
Tribal farmers from Koraput district, Odisha, have sent consignments of ginger and GI-tagged Kalajeera rice to Karnataka, Punjab, and Haryana The initiative ...
Embraer, Mahindra Grp plan to set up MRO facility for C-390 Millennium aircraft in India
Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer and the Mahindra Group announced plans to establish a Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility in India for the C-390...
India's agri products, auto exports making greater inroads in EU
India's automotive exports to the EU surged from USD 1.6 billion to USD 2.2 billion in April-December 2025, with the EU's share rising from 9.8% to 11.6% of ...
Discussions for India's full membership of IEA underway
Discussions for India's full membership of the International Energy Agency (IEA) are under way, following India's formal request in October 2023. India joine...
Trump ‘grasping for excuses' to slap ‘outrageous’ tariffs on India — US lawmaker says ‘ally’ singled out
US Congressman Brad Sherman (Democrat, California), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and House Financial Services Committee, accused Pr...
Nothing but appeasement: SC slams freebies before polls
The Supreme Court on February 19, 2026, sharply criticised state governments for rolling out freebie schemes on the eve of elections, calling it "nothing but...
India-France to set up National Centre of Excellence (NCoE) in Kanpur
PM Modi announced the establishment of an India-France National Centre of Excellence (NCoE) for Skilling in Aeronautics and Defence at the National Skill Tra...
No reason to believe India has changed stance on purchasing crude oil: Russia’s foreign ministry
Russia's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova stated on February 18 that Moscow sees "no reason to believe" India has changed its stance on purchasi...
Spotlight: Sandalwood: An expensive fragrance
India, once the world's leading producer of sandalwood, has been displaced by Australia as the top producer The Union Budget 2026-27 announced that the Centr...
Access pass for fishing in India's EEZ to be launched in Gujarat's Veraval
Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh (Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying) launched the Access Pass for fishing in India's Exclusive Economic Zon...
Major FTAs done; focus now on their effective utilisation
India has signed over 18 comprehensive Free Trade Agreements, with six concluded in the past four years alone (UAE, Australia, EFTA, UK, Oman, and New Zealan...
India-EU FTA to open new avenues for trade, investment: PM Modi, Greek counterpart
PM Modi met Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis on the sidelines of the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi. Both leaders agreed that the India-EU Free Trade A...
Ambani, Adani pledge USD 210 bn for India’s AI push
At the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, Mukesh Ambani announced a Rs 10 lakh crore (~USD 110 billion) investment in AI infrastructure over seven years, i...
In Srinagar, Himachal CM Sukhu warns India-US trade deal to hit apple growers in J&K, HP
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, speaking in Srinagar, warned that the India-US interim trade deal will adversely affect apple, almond...
Labour codes: Nearly two dozen employer compliances listed
The Labour and Employment Ministry has prepared a list of nearly two dozen compliances for employers under the four new labour codes The compliances are cate...
Can India’s power system keep up with the explosion in data centres?
India's data centre sector is experiencing explosive growth, with installed capacity expected to rise from 1.4 GW to 9 GW by 2030, potentially consuming abou...
Can Indian IT bridge the AI ‘deployment gap’? Infosys chief says that’s possible, as software major ties up with Anthropic
Infosys and Anthropic (maker of Claude AI) announced a strategic collaboration on February 17, 2026, to develop and deliver advanced enterprise AI solutions ...
Higher area under summer crops may offset lower kharif pulses output
Area sown under summer (Zaid) crops crossed 36.2 lakh hectares in early 2026, with pulses and oilseeds registering acreage gains that could help offset the m...
India relaxes Chinese equipment import curbs for power, coal amid project delays
India has relaxed its five-year-old restrictions on Chinese equipment imports, allowing state-run power and coal companies to begin limited procurement from ...
Nvidia, OpenAI partner Indian industry, educational institutes
At the India AI Impact Summit 2026 (held February 18, 2026), Nvidia and OpenAI announced major partnerships with Indian industry and educational institutions...