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Strategic petroleum reserves: Why India needs bigger oil buffers & how others compare | Cut The Clutter
With the Strait of Hormuz blockade entering its 50th day (as of the article's context), global attention has turned to the adequacy of countries' strategic p...
Finance Minister advocates ‘anticipatory’ regulation in capital markets
At SEBI's 38th Foundation Day event held in Mumbai on April 25, 2026, the Union Finance Minister delivered the keynote address calling for a fundamental shif...
Separation between economics & strategy that was taken for granted has collapsed in 21stCentury
A CUTS International webinar under its "Global Strategies in the Age of Geoeconomics" (G-SAGE) series highlighted how global economics and geopolitics have b...
'New chapter in India-New Zealand economic ties': Piyush Goyal as FTA nears signing
India and New Zealand signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on April 27, 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, following a meeting of the India-New Zealand Busin...
‘Spillage to open reactor’ phase kicks off at Kudankulam nuclear plant’s unit 3
Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) Unit 3 has commenced the "spillage to open reactor" phase — a critical pre-commissioning activity. The phase involves ...
U.S. won't renew Iranian, Russian oil waivers: Bessent
The US Treasury Secretary announced that the United States does not plan to renew a waiver that had allowed certain purchases of Russian petroleum products c...
Incremental change: On Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency-III
India is transitioning to the third phase of its Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency (CAFE) norms — CAFE-III — effective from April 1, 2027, running through Ma...
Paytm distances itself from Payments Bank after RBI cancels PPBL’s banking licence
The Reserve Bank of India cancelled the banking licence of Paytm Payments Bank Limited (PPBL) on April 24, 2026, effective from the close of business that da...
US slaps 123% anti-dumping duty on Indian solar imports
The United States Department of Commerce (USDOC) imposed a preliminary anti-dumping (AD) duty of 123.04% on crystalline silicon photovoltaic (PV) cells and m...
India-US bilateral trade agreement talks progress: Digital trade, market access in focus
An Indian delegation held in-person talks with US counterparts in Washington D.C. from April 20–23, 2026, as part of ongoing negotiations to finalise the fir...
Ex-CEA Ashok Lahiri to be next NITI Vice-Chairman
The Central Government reconstituted NITI Aayog in April 2026 — described as the first major revamp since the institution's inception in 2015. Economist Asho...
India assured DTAA tax benefits will continue after Supreme Court ruling, Mauritius Cabinet Note says
Following a landmark Supreme Court ruling in January 2026 that upheld the application of India's General Anti-Avoidance Rule (GAAR) to override DTAA capital ...
Economist Ashok Lahiri from Bengal to become Niti Aayog vice-chairman, Gobardhan Das named as member
The central government reconstituted NITI Aayog on April 25, 2026, replacing almost the entire full-time membership in a comprehensive overhaul of the policy...
Credit flows jump 38% in FY26 as RBI easing boosts demand
Total formal credit flows to the commercial sector expanded by 38% in FY2025-26, reaching ₹44.6 lakh crore — a strong reversal from an 8% contraction in the ...
Government to bring new seed, pesticide laws next Parliament session, says Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan
The government has indicated that new laws governing seeds and pesticides are nearing finalisation and are targeted for introduction in the upcoming Parliame...
RBI cancels the Licence of Paytm Payments Bank Limited
The Reserve Bank of India cancelled the banking licence issued to Paytm Payments Bank Limited under Section 22(4) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, effect...
Prolonged West Asia conflict to raise energy costs, hit trade and markets: RBI’s State of the Economy article
The Reserve Bank of India's April 2026 Monthly Bulletin, released on April 23, 2026, included a "State of the Economy" article that assessed the impact of th...
India’s inflation, external debt well within target levels despite global shocks: RBI Governor
On April 20, 2026, the Consulate General of India, New York, hosted an exclusive round-table session attended by over 100 representatives from financial inst...
Sarthi: SEBI’s Trusted Guide for Smarter Investing
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has been actively promoting its investor education ecosystem through two integrated platforms: the SEBI Inv...
RBI cancels Paytm Payments Bank licence
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cancelled the banking licence of Paytm Payments Bank Limited (PPBL) on 24 April 2026, citing a sustained pattern of complianc...