Economics

The United States struck military targets on Iran's Kharg Island, home to approximately 90% of Iran's crude oil export capacity, in what Trump described as "...

A State Bank of India (SBI) research report warned that a possible El Nino build-up in 2026, combined with geopolitical tensions driving energy prices higher...

President Trump warned he may "wipe out" Iran's largest oil export hub on Kharg Island if Iran continued to block shipping through the Strait of Hormuz — fra...

Rating agency ICRA projects India's integrated sugar mills to report 5-8% revenue growth in FY2026, driven by improved sugarcane availability after a poor FY...

Karnataka, which contributes billions to national GDP growth and commands among the highest FDI inflows of any Indian state, is simultaneously running a reve...

Global crude oil prices rose sharply to around $102 per barrel (Brent), driven by geopolitical tensions and supply disruptions, creating inflationary pressur...

Indian equity benchmark indices declined approximately 2% on March 14, 2026, with the Nifty 50 slipping from an open of 23,462 to a close near 23,112 — touch...

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated that the United States is "begging" India and the world to purchase Russian oil currently stranded at sea — a ...

Iranian state media reported that US strikes on Kharg Island left the island's oil infrastructure intact, with only military installations (air defences, nav...

Global raw sugar prices fell to $313 per metric tonne in February 2026, down from $445/MT in February 2025 — a drop of approximately 30% year-on-year — drive...

The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) updated and expanded several Venezuela-related General Licenses to allow greater investm...

The US Department of Energy began initial deliveries from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), releasing 86 million barrels in the first tranche of a 172 m...

The US Trade Representative (USTR) initiated Section 301 investigations on March 11, 2026, against 60 economies — including India, China, the EU, UK, Japan, ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled projects worth Rs 23,550 crore in Silchar, the principal city of the Cachar district in southern Assam, ahead of the As...

Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) have continued large-scale selling of Indian equities into early 2026, following record net outflows of approximately ₹1,5...

Two Indian-flagged LPG tankers — Shivalik and Nanda Devi, owned by the Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) — crossed the Strait of Hormuz on March 14, 2026 a...

Parliament received a compilation of updates on India's trade challenges in March 2026, covering three key areas: (1) the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mecha...

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal announced on March 13, 2026, that the India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) — formally called the Comprehe...

The Indian government informed Parliament in March 2026 that India's imports from China have been growing at a slower rate over time, while India's exports t...

The government has scrapped the strategic divestment of IDBI Bank after financial bids from shortlisted buyers came in below the government-set reserve price...