Economics
Trade, fiscal policy, banking, agriculture and economic indicators
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)...
India and France conduct comprehensive review of defence and nuclear cooperation
India and France conducted comprehensive Foreign Office Consultations in Paris, co-chaired by Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and France's Secretary-General M...
India's global Ammonia tender likely ahead to secure fertilizer production
India is planning a global tender for ammonia, a critical feedstock for urea and other nitrogen-based fertilisers, to secure supplies for domestic production...
IMD predicts ‘below normal’ monsoon rainfall over the country amid growing risk of El Niño
IMD's official forecast warns of below-normal rainfall at 92% of the Long Period Average (LPA) for the 2026 South West Monsoon (June–September), with a 35% p...
Japan’s JARTS trains 1,000 engineers for Bullet Train; second TBM assembly starts in Mumbai
Japan's JARTS (Japan Railway Technical Service) has trained 1,000 Indian engineers for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR) project — India's first b...
Two tankers with Iranian oil anchor off Indian ports; Iran-flagged Felicity off Sikka, Curacao-flagged Jaya near Paradip
Two crude oil tankers carrying Iranian crude anchored off key Indian port locations, marking India's first Iranian oil imports in seven years. The Felicity, ...
Consumer prices rose 3.4% in March, early signs of West Asia war’s impact
India's consumer price inflation rose to 3.4% in March 2026 from 3.21% in February — marking an inflection after months of moderation, with early signs of We...
US blockade: India says monitoring developments, calls for ‘unimpeded freedom of navigation’ through Hormuz
India's government stated it was "monitoring developments" relating to the US naval blockade of Iranian ports and called for "unimpeded freedom of navigation...