Economics
Trade, fiscal policy, banking, agriculture and economic indicators
Government e-Marketplace facilitates orders worth ₹5.03 lakh crore in 2025-26
Government e-Marketplace (GeM) facilitated orders worth ₹5.03 lakh crore in the financial year 2025-26, continuing its trajectory as India's primary public p...
Mint Explainer | Why Opec+'s output increase in May won't cool global oil prices
OPEC+ approved a modest output increase of 206,000 barrels per day (bpd) for May 2026, even as the US-Iran conflict continues to block the Strait of Hormuz. ...
Advancing India’s Fisheries Sector
The Union Budget 2026-27 proposed the highest-ever total annual budgetary support of ₹2,761.80 crore for the fisheries sector, surpassing the ₹2,703.67 crore...
‘A proud moment’: PM Modi hails India’s ‘defining step’ in civil nuclear journey as Kalpakkam fast breeder reactor attains criticality
The 500 MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu achieved first criticality — a landmark moment in which a self-sustaining nuclear ...
RBI MPC 2026: Rate-setting panel starts deliberations amid West Asia crisis; decision on Wednesday
The Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) commenced its April 2026 three-day review, with the policy decision scheduled for announcement on...
India has enough fiscal space to push capex, support sectors impacted by West Asia crisis: FM
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated that over a decade of fiscal prudence has given the government enough room to push capital expenditure and support...
GeM Achieves ?18.4 Lakh Crore GMV, Emerges as Key Digital Public Procurement Platform
The Government e-Marketplace (GeM) has achieved a cumulative Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) of ₹18.4 lakh crore, including ₹5 lakh crore transacted in FY 2025...
India seeks 2.5 million metric tons of urea amid Middle East supply disruptions
Indian Potash Limited (IPL), the state-run procurement agency, issued a global tender to import approximately 2.5 million metric tonnes (MMT) of urea ahead o...
Sebi, RBI explore steps to shield companies from market volatility
India's market regulator SEBI is in discussions with industry bodies to navigate financial market volatility triggered by the West Asia conflict. The RBI is ...
India's FY27 GDP growth forecast downgraded to 6.8-6.9% amid energy supply disruptions: Report
ICICI Bank revised India's FY2026-27 GDP growth forecast downward to 6.8–6.9%, from a prior estimate of 7.2%, citing energy supply disruptions caused by the ...
West Asia conflict threatens global energy arteries; prudent economic handling over a decade allows India to keep space for capex: FM
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated that a decade of prudent fiscal management has given India sufficient room to expand capital expenditure and suppo...
RBI MPC Meeting: India seen holding rates as 'Goldilocks' phase gives way to stress
The Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) began its April 2026 deliberations with an overwhelming consensus expecting the repo rate to rema...
Iran war and the looming prospect of stagflation
The 2026 Iran war and Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz have triggered what the International Energy Agency (IEA) has characterised as the "largest supp...
Iran-Israel war LIVE: Trump threatens to strike Iran's infrastructure if Strait of Hormuz isn't reopened
US President Donald Trump issued an ultimatum demanding Iran reopen the Strait of Hormuz by April 6, 2026, threatening to strike Iranian civilian infrastruct...
RBI likely to hold rates as war-driven risks cloud inflation and growth outlook
The Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is expected to keep the repo rate unchanged at its April 2026 meeting (April 6–8), with 23 out of...
RBI may keep rates unchanged, focus on rupee stability and bond yields
The Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is widely expected to hold the repo rate unchanged at 5.25% in its April 2026 meeting (scheduled ...
The World Trade Organization is flailing
The World Trade Organization's 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) was held from March 26–30, 2026 in Yaoundé, Cameroon — the first WTO ministerial to be host...
Transforming India’s nuclear power landscape
India's SHANTI Act (Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India) has received presidential assent after passing both Hous...
NeSL enabling real-time access to digital debt & claims data in insolvency cases
National e-Governance Services Ltd (NeSL), India's first Information Utility (IU) under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code framework, is providing real-time ...
Chabahar work to expand even more rapidly in post-war era': Iran envoy
Iran's Ambassador to India has stated that work at Chabahar Port will expand "even more rapidly" once the current West Asia conflict ends, describing it as a...