Economics
Trade, fiscal policy, banking, agriculture and economic indicators
No-confidence motion discussion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla likely on March 9: Sources
The Congress party submitted a no-confidence motion (technically, a removal resolution under Article 94(c)) against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, signed by 118...
Puducherry Assembly to pass interim budget on Feb 12
The Puducherry Legislative Assembly passed an interim budget for the fiscal year 2026-27 on February 12, 2026, ahead of the scheduled Assembly elections. A V...
Actress Tamannaah assumes roles as KSDL brand ambassador amidst ‘non-Kannadiga’ row
Karnataka Soaps and Detergents Limited (KSDL) formally appointed actor Tamannaah Bhatia as brand ambassador for Mysore Sandal Soap and related products for a...
Draft income tax rules: Hike in threshold for quoting PAN for cash deposits, hotel bills, property transactions
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) released the Draft Income Tax Rules, 2026 on February 7, 2026, inviting stakeholder feedback ahead of their implemen...
Unemployment at 4.8% in Oct-Dec, but share of salaried jobs down again
India's unemployment rate declined to 4.8% in October-December 2025, down from 5.2% in the previous quarter (July-September 2025), according to the Ministry ...
India’s power mix to shift from coal to renewables by 2070; Nuclear seen as key baseload: NITI Aayog
NITI Aayog released a study titled "Scenarios Towards Viksit Bharat and Net Zero" projecting India's power sector fuel mix transformation Under the Current P...
On flagship skill PMKVY scheme blacklist: Empty centres, claims, counter-claims, few takers
The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship blacklisted 178 Training Partners (TPs) and Training Centres (TCs) under PMKVY 4.0 in October 2025 for...
J&K unemployment hits 6.7%, nearly double the national average – and job seekers have paid ₹48 crore in application fees
Jammu and Kashmir's unemployment rate stands at 6.7% — nearly double the national average of 3.5% — according to the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) 2023...
US releases fact sheet on trade deal, mentions ‘certain pulses’ among agricultural products to see tariffs cut
The White House released a fact sheet on February 9, 2026, detailing the India-US interim trade agreement, explicitly mentioning "certain pulses" among agric...
Only joint statement on US trade deal counts: Govt to House panel
The Indian government told a Parliamentary panel that only a jointly issued official statement on any India-US trade deal would constitute an authoritative, ...
How the US trade deal will change India’s feed market
The United States and India have outlined an interim bilateral trade agreement under which India has agreed to allow imports of key US agricultural commoditi...
How India’s US deal tariff advantage over Bangladesh vanished overnight
On February 6, 2026, India signed an interim trade deal with the US that reduced the US reciprocal tariff on Indian goods from 50% to 18% — marginally below ...
Why farmer unions have called for a strike against US-India trade deal framework
Multiple farmer unions and trade unions have announced a nationwide strike (Bharat Bandh) on February 12, 2026, protesting the India-US interim trade deal fr...
Unemployment rate declined in urban and rural India during Oct-Dec quarter
The Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) quarterly bulletin for October-December 2025 reported a decline in unemployment rates: rural unemployment fell to 4.0...
New tax rules may change how you deposit cash, pay bills, claim HRA
The Ministry of Finance released Draft Income Tax Rules, 2026, prescribing the operational framework for the new Income-tax Act, 2025, which comes into force...
Agri sector sees more hope than fear in Indo-US trade deal
While farmer organisations have protested the India-US trade deal, industry associations and agricultural exporters see the agreement as a net opportunity — ...
Farmers’ organisations threaten to launch protest against US trade deal
Multiple farmers' organisations, led by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), threatened to launch a large-scale protest against the India-US trade deal announced...
India’s aim is to move EV space to a leadership position: H D Kumaraswamy
Union Minister for Heavy Industries H.D. Kumaraswamy stated that India's aim is to move the electric vehicle (EV) sector to a global leadership position, cit...
India may allow US pulses like ‘masur’ at zero duty
Reports indicated that India may allow zero-duty import of US-origin masur (lentils) as part of the India-US trade deal framework, though similar treatment i...
Flexi jobs aligning with labour code’s social security norms: ISF report
The Flexi Employment Social Impact Report 2025, released by the Indian Staffing Federation (ISF), found that 82% of flexi workers in India are in assignments...