Economics

India has delayed its coal flexibility plan by one year, pushing back the timeline for requiring thermal power plants to operate at lower minimum loads to ac...

The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas issued directions to strengthen natural gas pipeline infrastructure, remove bottlenecks in PNG (Piped Natural Gas) ...

S&P Global Ratings raised India's GDP growth forecast for FY27 (2026-27) to 7.1%, citing strong private consumption, investment, and export performance as ke...

Women-led Self Help Groups (SHGs) in Uttar Pradesh are collectively collecting 10 lakh litres (1 million litres) of milk daily across 31 districts, generatin...

The Income Tax Act 2025 comes into force on April 1, 2026, replacing the Income Tax Act, 1961, which had undergone over 4,000 amendments across six decades T...

The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas issued the Natural Gas and Petroleum Products Distribution (Through Laying, Building, Operation and Expansion of Pi...

Recent analysis of India's labour market data reveals a deeply fractured employment landscape for youth, with distinct patterns for men and women Women — des...

Agnikul Cosmos, an IIT Madras-incubated private space startup, successfully test-fired its Agnite engine — the world's largest single-piece 3D-printed rocket...

Brent crude oil prices dropped approximately 5–6% to around $98–100 per barrel on ceasefire hopes after the US indicated willingness to pursue talks with Ira...

India has achieved a ~33% reduction in emissions intensity of GDP from 2005 levels (as of 2023), putting it on track to meet its NDC target of 45% reduction ...

The ongoing US-Iran conflict is expected to dent Indian corporate earnings in Q4FY26 (January–March 2026), with the impact likely extending into FY27. Supply...

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz following the US-Iran war has triggered the largest oil supply disruption in the history of the global energy market, acc...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the formation of seven empowered groups to assess and manage the impact of the ongoing West Asia conflict on India's e...

Five India-flagged very large gas carriers (VLGCs), loaded with approximately 2.3 lakh tonnes of LPG (liquefied petroleum gas/cooking gas), are stranded west...

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake called Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 24, 2026, to discuss the escalating situation in West Asia and its...

Government officials have projected that exports under the RoDTEP (Remission of Duties and Taxes on Export Products) scheme have grown at an estimated 20% Co...

US President Donald Trump called PM Narendra Modi on March 24, 2026, as the US contemplated peace talks with Iran following four weeks of intense military co...

The WTO's 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14), termed a "reform ministerial," is set for March 26-29, 2026, in Yaoundé, Cameroon, amid an already fractious gl...

The WTO's 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) is scheduled for March 26-29, 2026, in Yaoundé, Cameroon — the first time a WTO ministerial is hosted in sub-Sah...

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari stated that India can mobilise up to ₹8 lakh crore annually for highway development — ₹5 lakh crore from capital markets backed ...