Economics
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No cash at toll plazas from April 10; UPI payments to cost 1.25 times more
Cash payments at National Highway toll plazas will be discontinued from April 10, 2026, as mandated by a gazette notification issued by the Ministry of Road ...
India–New Zealand FTA likely to be signed on April 24, may bring $20 billion investment boost over 15 years
India and New Zealand are expected to sign a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on April 24, 2026, at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi Negotiations concluded on December 2...
Top 10 per cent rural households control 44 per cent of land in India: Report
A working paper (2026/09) titled "Land Inequality in India: Nature, History, and Markets" by the World Inequality Lab found that the top 10% of rural househo...
Govt doubles 5-kg LPG cylinder quota to ease supply concerns amid Hormuz tensions
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas doubled the daily quota of market-priced 5-kg LPG (Free Trade LPG / FTL) cylinders for migrant workers across all s...
India’s Green Pathway
A detailed analysis examines India's green energy transition — the trajectory of solar, wind, and green hydrogen development, the targets set under national ...
Fitch unit cuts India's economic growth targets amid Iran war
BMI (Business Monitor International), a research unit of Fitch Ratings, has downwardly revised India's economic growth forecast for FY27 (2026-27), citing th...
MHI holds pre-bid consultations on permanent magnet manufacturing scheme
The Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) held a pre-bid conference on April 7, 2026 for its ₹7,280 crore scheme to promote domestic manufacturing of sintered r...
India allows expansion of mining leases to unlock deep-seated minerals
The Government of India notified the Minerals Concession Rules, 2026 on March 30, allowing holders of mining leases and composite licenses for deep-seated mi...
India's high-growth economy gets a Middle East oil shock
The escalating conflict in West Asia involving Iran has triggered a triple energy shock for India: surging crude oil prices (Brent crossed $112/barrel), a sh...
Kalpakkam fast breeder reactor attains criticality; defining step: PM Modi
India's Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu achieved criticality on April 6, 2026 — the point at which a sustained nuclear chain r...
Living with oil risk in 2026: Why India and the Global South need fossil-fuel intensity metric
Amid the ongoing West Asia conflict and crude oil prices crossing $115/barrel in March 2026, analysts have argued that the existing framework for measuring e...
‘Government’s semiconductor mission will promote research’: MeitY Additional Secretary
India Semiconductor Mission 2.0 (ISM 2.0) was announced in Union Budget 2026–27 with an allocation of ₹1,000 crore for FY 2026–27, as an expansion of the ori...
Monetary Policy: Why RBI will keep rates steady & revise inflation and growth forecasts
The RBI is expected to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 5.25% at its April 2026 MPC meeting, while simultaneously revising both its inflation and growt...
Rejecting military intervention, how UK, Europe are leading diplomatic effort to reopen Strait of Hormuz
The United Kingdom hosted a meeting of foreign ministers from over 40 countries to coordinate diplomatic and political measures to reopen the Strait of Hormu...
Why did Iran war not affect China’s energy security so far?
Despite the ongoing Iran war and Strait of Hormuz blockade — which has disrupted ~20% of global oil and LNG trade — China's energy security has remained rela...
16 Indian vessels still stranded near Strait of Hormuz, 8 including 2 more LPG ships exited safely
As of April 6, 2026, 16 Indian vessels remain stranded in the Persian Gulf region due to the IRGC's closure of the Strait of Hormuz Eight Indian vessels, inc...
RBI rate-setting panel starts deliberations amid West Asia crisis; decision on Wednesday
The Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) commenced its three-day deliberations on April 6, 2026, with the policy decision scheduled for Ap...
Iran rejects latest ceasefire proposal as Trump deadline approaches
Iran rejected a US-brokered temporary ceasefire proposal, instead demanding a permanent end to hostilities, lifting of sanctions, reconstruction commitments,...
World’s largest fertiliser importer India issues tender as war hits domestic production
India, the world's largest fertiliser importer, floated a fresh global tender for ~2.5 million metric tonnes of urea as the West Asia (Iran-region) conflict ...
Brent above $110 on Trump's fresh threats to Iran, OPEC+ output-hike decision caps surge
Brent crude oil surged past $110 per barrel after Trump threatened Iran over the Strait of Hormuz blockade, approaching levels last seen during the 2022 Russ...