Economics
Trade, fiscal policy, banking, agriculture and economic indicators
The India-EU trade deal is also a strategic turning point
India and the European Union concluded negotiations on a historic Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on 27 January 2026, the largest trade deal ever negotiated by ei...
Qualcomm announces tape-out stage of 2nm semiconductor design in Bengaluru
Qualcomm announced the completion of tape-out for a 2-nanometre (2nm) semiconductor chip design, with the design work carried out entirely across its Indian ...
India-U.S. deal does not include any item that would hurt Indian farmers, says Piyush Goyal
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal stated that all sensitive agricultural items have been kept out of the India-US interim trade deal, asserting that no item in ...
Odisha CM launches ambitious economic regional plan BCPPER
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi launched the economic development plan for the Bhubaneswar-Cuttack-Puri-Paradip Economic Region (BCPPER), targeting ...
Global firms are now trusting India for their most advanced semiconductor work: Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
Union Minister for Electronics and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw stated that global firms now trust India for their most advanced semiconductor work, moving beyond bac...
India–US trade deal opens zero-duty window for exports worth $44 bn in first phase of pact
Indian exports worth approximately $44 billion will enter the US market with zero reciprocal tariffs under the first phase of the bilateral interim trade agr...
India-US trade deal: List of US goods that will attract ‘zero tariffs’ in India after BTA deal with United States
Under the interim trade framework, India agreed to eliminate or reduce tariffs on a wide range of US industrial goods and selected agricultural and food prod...
Energy security is supreme priority, says MEA as India seeks to diversify sources amid global shifts
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated that ensuring energy security for 1.4 billion Indians remains the government's "supreme priority." The MEA emph...
I-T dept releases draft rules, forms for new Income Tax Act; seeks public inputs
The Income Tax Department released draft rules and forms for the new Income Tax Act 2025, along with two navigators that map old rules and forms to their new...
IT department seeks feedback on rules that make filing easier under Income Tax Act, 2025
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) released draft Income Tax Rules and Forms under the new Income Tax Act, 2025, seeking public feedback until February...
India-US trade deal: Positive for seafood, neutral for most farm produce, small concern over corn and soya
The India-US interim trade framework reduces reciprocal tariffs on Indian goods entering the US from 50% to 18%, significantly benefiting India's seafood sec...
RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 5.25%, maintains neutral stance
The RBI retained the policy repo rate at 5.25% and maintained a "neutral" stance at its February 2026 MPC meeting, the first monetary policy meeting of calen...
RBI moves to shield customers from small fraud, caps compensation at Rs 25,000
The RBI released draft directions proposing that victims of small-value digital banking fraud receive compensation of up to ₹25,000, or 85% of the fraudulent...
RBI doubles collateral-free loans to MSMEs to Rs 20 lakh
The Reserve Bank of India announced that the collateral-free loan limit for micro and small enterprises (MSEs) will be doubled from Rs. 10 lakh to Rs. 20 lak...
Monetary Policy Meet: Repo rate steady at 5.25%; FY26 GDP, inflation projections raised
The RBI's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) concluded its February 2026 bi-monthly meeting by keeping the repo rate steady at 5.25% with a unanimous vote. The ...
RBI Monetary Policy Meet 2026 LIVE: Fraud-hit customers will be compensated up to Rs 25,000, or 85% of amount
The Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), meeting from February 4–6, 2026, unanimously voted to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 5.2...
J-K has tapped less than a quarter of its hydropower potential: Economic Survey
According to the Economic Survey 2025-26, Jammu and Kashmir has harnessed only 3,540 MW — approximately 24% — of its identified hydropower potential of 14,86...
Oil and beyond: With Russia, India has to balance old ties, new realities
Despite sustained US pressure and tariff threats, India has continued purchasing Russian crude oil in 2026, with Russia remaining India's single largest crud...
RBI holds interest rates steady: What drove the decision?
The Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) unanimously voted to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 5.25% during its February 4–6, 2026 m...
Trump says India will stop buying Russian oil. That is easier said than done
US President Donald Trump publicly claimed India had agreed to stop purchasing Russian crude oil and would shift to Venezuelan and American supplies instead,...