Economics
Trade, fiscal policy, banking, agriculture and economic indicators
Digital-only toll collection implemented at national highway fee plazas
All 1,150+ fee plazas on National Highways and Expressways have transitioned to exclusively digital toll collection from April 10, 2026, with cash payments n...
Piyush Goyal holds talks with Saudi Arabia trade minister on stronger supply chains
India's Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal met with Saudi Arabia's Trade Minister Majid bin Abdullah Al Qassabi on the sidelines of an international economic for...
Our fisheries exports have risen from Rs 60,000 cr to Rs 68,000 cr after US tariffs: MoS Baghel
India's fisheries exports have risen to approximately ₹68,000 crore from ₹60,000 crore, with the sector showing strong resilience despite the United States i...
Watch: Global oil crisis: Why is India’s transport sector far more exposed than China’s?
As crude oil prices surged nearly 67% in the weeks following the Strait of Hormuz closure (late February 2026), the differential impact on India and China's ...
India in final stages of formulating processing value chain for critical minerals: Mines Secretary
The Secretary of the Ministry of Mines stated that India is in the advanced stages of formulating a dedicated scheme to develop domestic processing value cha...
The week in charts: Monetary policy, fertilizer subsidy, weak monsoon forecast
The Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) concluded its April 2026 meeting (April 6–8) by keeping the policy repo rate unchanged at 5.25%, ...
Untimely rains hit wheat procurement amid record harvest hopes
Unseasonal and untimely rains across key wheat-growing states — Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan — since mid-March 2026 delayed ...
RBI proposes upper layer NBFCs to be defined by absolute asset size of ₹1 lakh crore+
The Reserve Bank of India released draft directions proposing to replace the existing complex methodology for identifying Upper Layer NBFCs with a simple abs...
Induction-based cooking to add 13-27 GW of energy requirements: Official
Officials from the Ministry of Power stated that a shift to induction-based cooking across India could add between 13 and 27 gigawatts (GW) to the country's ...
Trump says U.S. will have Strait of Hormuz 'open fairly soon'
President Donald Trump stated that the United States will have the Strait of Hormuz "open fairly soon," signalling continued pressure on Iran to lift its blo...
Federal court hears new case against Trump's latest global tariffs
The U.S. Court of International Trade in New York heard oral arguments in a case styled Oregon et al. v. Trump et al., filed on March 5, 2026, by a coalition...
RBI's Utkarsh 2.0 places focus on better service
The Reserve Bank of India's Utkarsh 2.0 medium-term strategy framework (covering 2023–2025) placed strong emphasis on improving customer service and financia...
‘Would throw banking operations into disarray’: Why SC rejected oral hearings for accounts declared fraudulent
The Supreme Court, in the case State Bank of India v. Amit Iron Private Limited (2026 INSC 323), delivered a significant ruling on April 7, 2026, settling th...
How the war in Iran affects India’s GDP growth — and your wallet
A war involving Iran that began in early 2026 has severely disrupted energy supply routes in West Asia, with oil prices surging to approximately $109 per bar...
RBI issues draft on review of NBFC-Upper Layer framework
The Reserve Bank of India issued draft directions for public consultation on April 10, 2026, proposing a comprehensive review of the NBFC Upper Layer (NBFC-U...
India’s textile and garments exports to the US declined 28.7% in February 2026
India's textile and garment exports to the United States declined by 28.7% in February 2026 compared to the same month the previous year, reflecting the impa...
India to continue buying Russian crude oil
India has affirmed it will continue buying Russian crude oil even as a 30-day US sanctions exemption granted in early March 2026 nears its April 11, 2026 exp...
India’s role in Chabahar uncertain, Iran hails critical port as ‘golden bridge’ of Delhi-Tehran ties
Iran's Embassy characterised the Chabahar Port as a "golden bridge" of India-Iran ties, even as India's actual operational role at the port faces growing unc...
India must rethink West Asia energy reliance after biggest shock in decades, says ONGC chief
ONGC Chairman and CEO Arun Kumar Singh called for a fundamental rethink of India's energy strategy, warning that the West Asia conflict has exposed the vulne...
India-UK FTA likely by May 1; EU deal expected by year-end
The India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA), signed in May 2025, is expected to come into force by May 1, 2026 — within approximately 45 days of the April 2026 a...