Economics
Trade, fiscal policy, banking, agriculture and economic indicators
Indian envoy to US meets US Trade Representative amid talks on finalising trade deal
India's Ambassador to the United States, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, met US Trade Representative (USTR) officials to advance talks on a bilateral trade agreement bet...
India's trade gap shrinks in March, swells in FY26
India's merchandise trade deficit narrowed to $20.67 billion in March 2026, down from $27.1 billion in the same month the previous year, as both exports and ...
Fighting precarity and a phantom boss, gig workers join wider labour unrest
India's gig and platform workers — delivery riders, cab drivers, and app-based service providers — are joining a broader wave of labour unrest, with strikes ...
India’s trade deficit eases marginally to $21 billion in March amid West Asia crisis; goods exports up by 1% in FY26
India's goods trade deficit narrowed marginally to $20.67 billion in March 2026, down from a peak of $26.72 billion in November 2025. The narrowing was prima...
India's fossil fuel power output sees sharp decline in March amid push for renewables
India recorded one of the sharpest declines in coal-fired power generation among major economies in March 2026, driven primarily by a surge in solar and wind...
India’s negotiating team to visit Washington next week as US readies new global tariffs
India's trade negotiating team is scheduled to visit Washington from April 20–22, 2026, for the next round of discussions on the bilateral trade agreement. T...
Devious menace: On predatory loan apps
Predatory digital loan applications continue to operate in regulatory grey zones, exploiting gaps between formal banking regulation and the informal fintech ...
India rejects USTR allegations, seeks end to Section 301 probe
India submitted a formal rebuttal to the USTR's Section 301 probe, characterising the US allegations as "baseless and lacking in evidence." The government ur...
UN Awaits Go-Ahead to Move Fertilizer Through Strait of Hormuz
The United Nations is awaiting final authorisation to move a fertilizer shipment through the Strait of Hormuz, amid the ongoing US-led blockade and Iran-Isra...
Tamil Nadu's spiral: From welfare to freebies
Tamil Nadu's governance model, long associated with welfare provisioning, is facing growing scrutiny as the line between public welfare investments and unsus...
India trade delegation to visit US for BTA talks, first in-person meeting since October
An Indian trade delegation led by Darpan Jain (Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce) is scheduled to visit Washington DC from April 20–22, 2026, for ...
Electronics imports cross USD 100 billion in 2025-26: Commerce Ministry
India's electronics imports crossed USD 100 billion for the first time in 2025-26, according to data released by the Commerce Ministry — a landmark that unde...
US’ 301 probes: India denies allegations, seeks termination of both investigations
India formally submitted its response to the US Trade Representative (USTR), rejecting all allegations made under two parallel Section 301 investigations ini...
Govt's wheat procurement to drop 69% due to delayed arrivals
Government wheat procurement in the 2026-27 Rabi Marketing Season (RMS) has fallen approximately 69% compared to the same period last year, reaching only abo...
WPI inflation hits 38-month high of 3.9% in March as soaring energy, crude prices amid West Asia war drive up costs
India's Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-based inflation reached 3.88% in March 2026 on a year-on-year basis, the highest level in 38 months (since January 2023),...
India stands by trade pact with US, trade negotiators to visit Washington next week
India has reaffirmed its commitment to finalising the bilateral trade agreement with the United States, with trade negotiators confirmed to travel to Washing...
US Sec 301 probe: India rejects allegations, requests for terminations of both investigations
India has formally rejected the allegations underlying the United States Trade Representative's (USTR) Section 301 investigation targeting India among 16 eco...
Plastic bags to playing cards: Wholesale prices jump, push March WPI inflation to 38-month high
WPI inflation hit 3.88% in March 2026 — a 38-month high — with manufactured products playing a significant role alongside the headline energy price shock fro...
India, US to hold trade talks in Washington from April 20
India's commerce ministry delegation, led by chief negotiator Darpan Jain, travelled to Washington DC for trade talks from April 20–22, 2026 — the latest rou...
After war, rain: Below-average monsoon emerges as new inflation risk
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued its first Long Range Forecast for the 2026 Southwest Monsoon on April 13, 2026, predicting below-normal rain...