Economics

The Idukki Hydroelectric Project (IHEP) completed 50 years of operation in February 2026, having been commissioned on February 12, 1976, by Prime Minister In...

Major AI companies -- Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, Oracle, and xAI -- signed the "Ratepayer Protection Pledge" at the White House, committing to ...

Multiple ships remain anchored off Gulf coasts following fires and military strikes near the Strait of Hormuz, unable to transit the critical waterway Indian...

By Day 6 of Operation Epic Fury (launched 28 February 2026), Iran launched a new, expanded wave of drone and ballistic missile attacks targeting Israel and a...

Following Iran's declaration of the Strait of Hormuz as closed in retaliation for US-Israeli airstrikes on February 28, 2026, supertankers loading voyages in...

Mentions of "air pollution" on corporate earnings calls surged in 2025, with nearly 1,000 references in analyst calls and financial presentations Companies a...

Brent crude oil prices climbed past $83 per barrel, rising over 2%, as tensions in West Asia escalated following coordinated US-Israeli airstrikes on Iran on...

Two Russian oil tankers that had been signalling East Asia as their destination switched course toward India, as the ongoing Iran conflict raised fears of su...

At the National People's Congress (NPC) session beginning March 4, 2026, China announced a GDP growth target of 4.5–5% for 2026 — setting a range rather than...

Coordinated US-Israeli airstrikes on Iran on February 28, 2026, triggered Iranian retaliatory missile strikes, with some projectiles landing near US military...

The West Bengal Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) ruled that non-alcoholic beverages such as mojito, rose lemonade, cucumber mint, and lychee vitamin water ...

Two tankers carrying approximately 1.4 million barrels of Russian Urals crude oil have reversed course toward Indian ports after the Iran war disrupted alter...

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that the Trump administration would raise its global tariff rate from 10% to 15% "sometime this week" (early Ma...

A member of the Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has warned that the escalating Middle East conflict presents significant near-term ch...

The Indian Rupee breached 92 per US dollar for the first time ever, hitting a record all-time low of 92.18, falling 55 paise in a single session on March 4, ...

Gujarat's Morbi district — the world's largest ceramic tile manufacturing hub — faces a potential shutdown as gas supplies from Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC...

Over 180 Indian flights were cancelled on March 4, 2026, as the escalating West Asia conflict led to airspace closures across multiple countries in the regio...

Karnataka trade and export bodies have raised the alarm over the severe impact of the West Asia conflict on the state's trade ecosystem, with many Kannadiga ...

Southern states — primarily Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana — have renewed allegations of systematic bias in GST revenue devolut...

The escalating West Asia conflict caused the cancellation of approximately 1,500 flights in just four days as Iran launched retaliatory attacks that triggere...