Month: March 2026
Iran war shock: Middle East conflict could cut 1 ppt from India’s FY27 GDP outlook
New Delhi: India’s real GDP growth for the next fiscal could erode by around 1 percentage point, while retail inflation could rise by about 1.5…
New I-T law, higher securities transaction tax on F&O trade to kick in from April 1
New Delhi: The new income tax law and other budgetary provisions, including higher Securities Transaction Tax (STT) on F&O trade and lower TCS on overseas…
“Unfortunate for India,” Ex R&AW Chief hints at probable inflation if West Asia situation escalates
New Delhi: Former R&AW Chief Vikram Sood, said that India and Israel are allies; but the attack on Iran and killing of its Supreme Leader…
ETtech Explainer: What Emergent’s ARR reveals about AI’s numbers game
A debate over how vibe-coding startup Emergent — backed by the likes of SoftBank, Lightspeed, and Khosla Ventures — has reported its numbers has put…
Quick commerce expands beyond groceries with VC funding, but scale questions persist
Quick commerce in India is not just about grocery delivery anymore. Food, construction materials, medicines, baby care and house help are among a multitude of…
India diesel exports jump 20% in March amid Iran war
New Delhi: Record difference between the price of crude oil and refined diesel amid the Iran war pushed India to increase diesel exports 20% month-on-month…
IBC helped banks recover 52% bad loans: Nirmala Sitharaman
New Delhi: Finance and corporate affairs minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said the decade-old insolvency law has been instrumental in improving the health of the…
Pulses import duties likely to stay unchanged
New Delhi: The government is expected to keep the current import duties on pulses and extend the duty-free period for tur and urad to prevent…
Fiscal deficit until February eases to 80.4% of FY26 target
New Delhi: The Centre’s fiscal deficit in the first 11 months of current financial year touched 80.4% of the annual target, compared with 85.8% a…
India must pursue value-driven critical minerals diplomacy in Africa
The Strait of Hormuz crisis has turned energy resilience into a mineral-security story. Withroughly one-fifth of global petroleum liquids moving through Hormuz and recent disruptionsalready…