Economics

India is now recognized as the most technologically ambitious agricultural insurance market globally, anchored by the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY...

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced a 30-day waiver allowing India to purchase Russian crude oil currently stranded at sea, covering transactions f...

The US Treasury Department issued a 30-day sanctions waiver — General License 133 — permitting Indian refiners to receive Russian crude oil already loaded on...

India is in active talks with the International Energy Agency (IEA) and oil-producing country ministers to secure fuel supply continuity amid the ongoing US-...

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva declared the Fund's readiness to assist countries facing balance of payments crises due to the Middle East conflic...

The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas issued a directive on March 5, 2026, compelling all oil refiners to maximise production of propane and butane strea...

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah presented Karnataka's Budget 2026-27 with a total outlay of ₹4,48,004 crore — his record 17th state budget, the most by any finan...

The US Treasury Department, through its Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), issued a 30-day waiver on March 6, 2026, allowing Indian refiners to purchas...

An opposition Congress MP raised questions about India's sovereignty after the United States granted a 30-day waiver allowing India to purchase Russian oil s...

The US Treasury Department issued a 30-day waiver on March 5, 2026 allowing the sale and delivery of sanctioned Russian oil already loaded on vessels to Indi...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated that agriculture is a "strategic pillar" for India's long-term economic growth, not merely a subsistence sector. The ...

Global brokerage Jefferies warned that the West Asia crisis could raise near-term energy risks for India via higher oil prices and supply disruptions, partic...

Oil options price volatility doubled to $80 over a two-month period, reflecting extreme uncertainty in global energy markets amid the West Asia conflict. Exp...

India and Finland elevated bilateral ties to a Strategic Partnership in Digitalisation and Sustainability during Finnish President Alexander Stubb's visit to...

The ongoing US-Iran war in West Asia threatens up to Rs 5,000 crore of India's pharmaceutical exports to the region due to surging freight costs and maritime...

Analysis highlights the systemic "pink tax" -- a phenomenon where products marketed to women are priced higher than functionally identical products for men, ...

The suspension of Indian airline flights to West Asia — triggered by US and Israeli military strikes on Iran (late February 2026) and retaliatory Iranian thr...

Indian basmati rice exporters have urged APEDA to seek Covid-type relief from the Commerce Ministry after the Israel-Iran war severely disrupted shipping rou...

IndiGo, India's largest airline, has been forced to ground its entire fleet of six Boeing 787 widebody aircraft used for European routes since February 28, 2...

A coalition of 24 US states, led by Oregon, California, New York, and Arizona, filed a lawsuit at the US Court of International Trade challenging President T...