Economics

The Rajya Sabha passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2025, completing the bill's parliamentary journey after the Lok Sabha passed it o...

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) amended the General Anti-Avoidance Rules (GAAR) on March 31, 2026, clarifying that GAAR will not apply to income — i...

Venezuelan crude oil exports touched 890,000 barrels per day in March 2026, the highest level since December 2019, as Indian refiners emerged as the country'...

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) rolled out some of its toughest currency market measures in over a decade, targeting speculative trading in the offshore rupe...

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) waived full customs duty on a comprehensive list of critical petrochemical products, effective April 2...

The Central Government has issued the Natural Gas and Petroleum Products Distribution Order, 2026, mandating a time-bound transition for households in areas ...

The Ministry of Finance, through CBIC, announced full customs duty exemption on 41 critical petrochemical products effective April 2, 2026, valid until June ...

India's defence exports touched an all-time high of ₹38,424 crore in FY 2025-26, a 62.6% jump over the previous year's ₹23,622 crore. The Defence Minister an...

India's GST collections crossed the Rs 2 lakh crore mark in March 2026 for the first time — touching Rs 2,00,064 crore gross (8.8% year-on-year growth) — eve...

The government granted full customs duty exemption on critical petrochemical products to ensure supply stability and provide cost relief to domestic industri...

The Ministry of Finance, through the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), granted full customs duty exemption on a wide range of critical petr...

The Ministry of Defence fully utilised its revised capital expenditure allocation of Rs 1.86 lakh crore for FY2025-26, marking the second consecutive year of...

The government, through the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), reclassified imports of gold, silver, and platinum jewellery from 'Free' to 'Restric...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) focused on the Middle East conflict, ordering urgent measures to se...

The Reserve Bank of India barred authorised dealer banks from offering rupee Non-Deliverable Forward (NDF) contracts to resident and non-resident clients ami...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a second meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) on April 1, 2026, to review the impact of the escalating Wes...

An editorial argues that while India must accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels — particularly oil — it must simultaneously ensure that cutting de...

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) constructed 5,313 km of national highways in FY2025–26, exceeding its annual target of 4,640 km by 15%. Capit...

Indian Railways posted record performance across all three key metrics in FY 2025-26: freight loading reached 1,670 MT, passenger revenue rose approximately ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is planning a significant diplomatic push to Europe in May-June 2026 to accelerate implementation of the landmark India-EU Free ...