Economics
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India well positioned, no impediments: Pichai on when next global AI champion can emerge from India
At the India AI Impact Summit (February 18, 2026, Bharat Mandapam), Google CEO Sundar Pichai asserted that India is "well positioned" with "no impediments" t...
Gujarat govt presents Rs 4.08 lakh crore Budget; big push to tourism, sports infrastructure
Gujarat Finance Minister Kanubhai Desai presented the state's Budget for 2026-27 with a total outlay of Rs 4,08,053 crore — an increase of Rs 37,803 crore (1...
Exclusion of “New India Co-operative Bank Ltd., Mumbai” from the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934
The Reserve Bank of India excluded New India Co-operative Bank Ltd., Mumbai from the Second Schedule to the RBI Act, 1934, via Notification CO.DOR.RAUG.No.S7...
Google CEO Sundar Pichai highlights India’s AI potential, announces US-India connectivity initiative
Google CEO Sundar Pichai addressed the India AI Impact Summit at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi (February 18, 2026) and met Prime Minister Modi on the sidelines....
Unique Transaction Identifier for OTC Derivative Transactions
The Reserve Bank of India issued notification RBI/2025-26/222 on 18 February 2026, mandating the use of a Unique Transaction Identifier (UTI) for all over-th...
Exclusive: Tata, two consortia led by L&T, Bharat Forge shortlisted for making fighter jets
The Ministry of Defence shortlisted three private sector entities for the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) programme: Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TA...
UPI-like AI service for MSMEs on common platform: Vaishnaw
Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 that the next phase of the India AI Mission will offer a "UPI of AI" — a comm...
Bharat-VISTAAR, offering farmers crop support in their languages, goes live today
Bharat-VISTAAR (Virtually Integrated System to Access Agricultural Resources), an AI-powered multilingual agricultural advisory platform announced in Union B...
India’s capacity to scale next-generation biologics draws focus at BioAsia 2026
BioAsia 2026, the 23rd edition of Asia's premier life sciences summit, was held on February 17-18, 2026 at HITEX Exhibition Centre, Hyderabad, under the them...
Cities of debt: On the Urban Challenge Fund
The Union Cabinet approved the Urban Challenge Fund (UCF) with a total Central Assistance outlay of INR 1 lakh crore, expected to leverage an aggregate inves...
India’s solar manufacturing boom turns into a structural glut
India's solar module manufacturing capacity has surged 13-fold since 2020, reaching approximately 154 gigawatts (GW) by end-2025, while domestic solar instal...
What are bio-based chemicals and enzymes? | Explained
India is scaling its bioeconomy with a focus on bio-based chemicals and enzymes — substances produced through biological processes (microbial fermentation, e...
Transitioning to green steel
A detailed analysis argues that India's transition to green steel is now both technically feasible and economically viable, with the "green premium" — the ex...
Shahpurkandi Dam set for commissioning, Ravi waters to boost irrigation in Jammu and Punjab
The Shahpurkandi Dam on the Ravi River in Pathankot district, Punjab, is set for commissioning after nearly three decades of construction delays, with operat...
India needs to mobilise $500 billion a year to meet Net Zero ambition: Global Energy Alliance
The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) released analysis indicating that India needs to mobilise approximately $500 billion per year to mee...
India launches ‘Bharat VISTAAR’ to provide single window information to farmers
The Union Agriculture Minister launched Phase-1 of Bharat-VISTAAR (Virtually Integrated System to Access Agricultural Resources) in Jaipur, Rajasthan, coinci...
Shivraj asks why Congress objects to US trade deal if imports are necessary
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan addressed concerns over the India-US Bilateral Trade Agreement, reiterating that imports of wheat, rice, mai...
A budgetary signal as banks cannot bear it all
Union Budget 2026-27 proposes a structural shift in India's financial architecture, moving long-term infrastructure financing away from bank balance sheets a...
Tamil Nadu to unveil Agroforestry Policy, ease rules on tree cultivation
Tamil Nadu announced it will unveil a state agroforestry policy — aligning with India's National Agroforestry Policy (2014) — to allow farmers to grow high-v...
NPCI extends ‘UPI One World’ wallet service to visitors from 40 countries to AI Summit
The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) extended its UPI One World wallet service to foreign visitors from 40+ countries attending the India AI Imp...