Economics
Trade, fiscal policy, banking, agriculture and economic indicators
India–US eye 'big-ticket energy deals' soon as PM Modi, Donald Trump discuss West Asia crisis
India and the United States are expected to finalise major bilateral deals in the coming weeks, with energy as the centrepiece, even as PM Modi and President...
NAAS calls for developing smart alternate fertilisers to achieve self sufficiency
The National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS) has called for developing "smart alternate fertilisers" to reduce India's dependence on imported chemica...
IMF revises India’s FY27 GDP growth a notch up to 6.5%
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) revised India's GDP growth forecast for FY2026-27 upward by 0.1 percentage points to 6.5%, up from the January 2026 est...
Mint Explainer: Why govt wants stricter gold hallmarking and what will change for buyers
The government is mandating that jewellers link photographs and physical dimensions to every hallmarked gold jewellery piece, creating a comprehensive digita...
IMF raises India FY27 GDP growth forecast to 6.5% even as the world stumbles through conflict
The IMF's April 2026 World Economic Outlook (WEO) raised India's GDP growth forecast for FY27 (2026-27) to 6.5%, up 0.1 percentage point from the January 202...
IMF raises India's growth forecast to 6.5% for FY27
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised India's GDP growth forecast to 6.5% for FY2026-27 (FY27), maintaining India's position as the world's fastes...
Weak grid infrastructure, land access, financial barriers for developers slowed PM-KUSUM's progress: Study
A study has identified weak grid infrastructure, land access constraints, and financial barriers for developers as the key reasons PM-KUSUM's solar capacity ...
Kharif season faces "double whammy" from El Nino risk and Gulf tensions: Experts
Experts have flagged a "double whammy" threatening India's 2026 Kharif agricultural season: a likely below-normal monsoon linked to El Niño, and sharply high...
India must cut fertiliser import dependence, leverage AI and precision tech: ICAR chief
The chief of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has called for a multi-pronged strategy to reduce India's dependence on fertiliser imports, e...
El Nino threat looms large as data shows strong link to weak monsoons
Global climate agencies have issued warnings about a likely El Niño event developing in summer 2026, with the potential for it to be stronger than earlier fo...
On nuclear energy, an Indian milestone
The 500 MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu, attained its first criticality on 6 April 2026 — the moment a sustained nuclear c...
Fuel, fertiliser prices may remain high for prolonged period: IMF, World Bank, IEA
The International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank, and International Energy Agency (IEA) jointly warned that fuel and fertiliser prices are likely to remain ...
India received highest number of regressive tax recommendations from IMF: Oxfam
Oxfam International released a report analysing 1,049 tax-related recommendations issued by the IMF to 125 countries between 2022 and 2024 The report found t...
Rise in middle class vulnerability
A World Bank policy paper argues that India's welfare analysis must shift from simply counting people below a poverty line to measuring how far people are fr...
Amid a looming spectre of El Nino, IMD says monsoon likely to be 'below normal'
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted the 2026 southwest monsoon will be "below normal," with rainfall forecast at 92% of the Long Period A...
Monsoon poor in every 7 out of 10 El Nino years
Historical analysis of El Niño years since 1980 shows that approximately 70% of El Niño years coincided with deficient or below-normal Indian summer monsoon ...
A strategic ethanol shift amid West Asia tensions
With elevated oil prices triggered by the West Asia conflict and growing uncertainty over Strait of Hormuz transit, India's ethanol blending programme has em...
IMF, World Bank, IEA urge countries to stop hoarding energy supplies, imposing export controls
The International Energy Agency (IEA), International Monetary Fund (IMF), and World Bank Group jointly formed a coordination group to manage the global econo...
Food, fuel prices push up March retail inflation to 3.4%
India's retail (CPI) inflation rose to 3.4% in March 2026 from 3.21% in February, driven by food and fuel price pressures Food inflation climbed to 3.87%, wi...
SC wants govt response to PIL seeking hike in MSP for grains
The Supreme Court sought responses from the Centre and states on a PIL demanding MSP for farmers that at minimum covers C2 (comprehensive cost of production)...