Economics
Trade, fiscal policy, banking, agriculture and economic indicators
Jan Vishwas Bill 'giant step' for ease of living, business: Shah
Parliament passed the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, amending 784 provisions across 79 Central Acts administered by 23 Ministries The bill...
How latest amendments to Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code promise a swifter resolution process
Parliament passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2026 on April 1, with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stating the changes aim to a...
Under global spotlight, Australia plays hardball on social media ban
Australia is standing firm on its world-first social media ban for children under 16, resisting pressure from major technology platforms despite early enforc...
‘Only country to have lost mariners’—India flags its concerns at UK-led West Asia talks
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri represented India at a high-level meeting hosted by UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, convening over 60 countries to address...
RBI grants approval to Emirates National Bank of Dubai to acquire up to 74% stake in RBL Bank
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) granted approval on April 1, 2026 for UAE-based Emirates National Bank of Dubai (Emirates NBD) to acquire up to 74% stake in ...
Trump fires Pam Bondi as U.S. attorney general, White House official says
US President Donald Trump dismissed Pam Bondi as Attorney General on April 2, 2026 — only about two months after she took office in January 2026 following Se...
1973 OPEC oil embargo to US-Israel & Iran war: 6 geopolitical conflicts that shaped India’s energy strategy
The ongoing US-Israel war against Iran and the resulting Strait of Hormuz crisis have prompted a retrospective examination of how geopolitical shocks have hi...
Trump unveils 100% tariff on some patented drugs on ’Liberation Day’ anniversary
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on April 2, 2026 — the first anniversary of "Liberation Day" — imposing tariffs of up to 100% on patented...
Explained: RBI’s ban on speculative games in rupee through NDD, amid pressures on rupee
The Reserve Bank of India issued a circular on April 1, 2026, prohibiting Authorised Dealers (ADs — primarily banks) from offering Non-Deliverable Derivative...
Nuclear fusion cost models too optimistic to be viable, experts warn
Two studies published in the journal Nature Energy (2026) challenge prevailing assumptions about the economic viability of nuclear fusion power plants. Resea...
India is looking at preferential market access for its products in the US: Goyal
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, speaking on the sidelines of the WTO's 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) held in Yaounde, Cameroon (March 26–30...
Critical petrochemical products get full customs duty exemption
The Ministry of Finance announced a full customs duty exemption on approximately 40 petrochemical feedstocks and polymers, effective April 2 to June 30, 2026...
Rajya Sabha passes Jan Vishwas Bill; have tried to bring swift and proportionate penalties, says Goyal
Both houses of Parliament passed the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026 — Lok Sabha on April 1 and Rajya Sabha on April 2, 2026, both by voice ...
SEBI proposes to enable share buybacks through stock exchanges
SEBI issued a consultation paper on April 2, 2026, proposing the reintroduction of the open market route for share buybacks — allowing listed companies to re...
Jal Shakti Minister’s remarks on Kaleshwaram trigger row in Rajya Sabha
Union Jal Shakti Minister CR Patil sparked a major controversy in the Rajya Sabha by declaring that over ₹1 lakh crore spent on Telangana's Kaleshwaram Lift ...
High steel prices hit engineering manufacturers
India's engineering manufacturers are facing significant margin pressure as domestic steel prices remain elevated, squeezing production costs in sectors from...
Telangana delists RTA m-Wallet app; move to integrate with Vahan and Sarathi
Telangana's Transport Department has delisted its state-level RTA m-Wallet app — a first-of-its-kind digital transport payment platform — as part of a move t...
West Asia crisis: Rajnath Singh chairs high-level meet to minimise impact on India
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh chaired the second meeting of the Informal Group of Ministers (IGoM) on April 2, 2026, at Kartavya Bhawan-2, New Delhi, to ass...
PMI slows to lowest level in 4 years in March
The HSBC India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) fell to 53.9 in March 2026 from 56.9 in February, marking the weakest manufacturing expansion i...
Govt imposes import curbs on all articles of gold, silver, platinum
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) revised the import policy for all articles of gold, silver, and platinum jewellery (under Customs Tariff Head...