Month: June 2026
New series debut: WPI at 9.7% in May; energy costs drive surge; revamped index expands basket to 957 items
New Delhi: India’s wholesale inflation rose to a record 9.7% year-on-year in May, the first reading under the revised Wholesale Price Index (WPI) series that…
Weak monsoon threat looms; food inflation fears rise
New Delhi: Trends show that moderate or stronger El Nino events have often coincided with weak monsoons, said a report by rating agency Care, indicating…
USTR Greer, Piyush Goyal to hold trade pact talks next week
New Delhi: US trade representative Jamieson Greer will meet commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal during his visit to India on June 23-24 to discuss…
India, Slovakia sign defence cooperation intent, deepen ties
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico elevated bilateral relations to a comprehensive partnership and the two sides also concluded…
India’s engineering exports jump 24% to USD 12.31 billion in May: EEPC
Kolkata: India’s engineering goods exports jumped 24.48 per cent to USD 12.31 billion in May 2026, from USD 9.89 billion in the year-ago period, industry…
India, UK working to resolve issues for trade pact implementation
New Delhi: India and the UK are discussing issues hindering the implementation of the free trade agreement, which was signed in July last year, a…
India’s exports to US remain flat in May, imports rise 54.43%
New Delhi: India’s exports to the US remained flat at USD 8.81 billion in May, while imports rose 54.43 per cent year-on-year to USD 5.87…
Major boost to Meghalaya’s infrastructure as Nitin Gadkari lays foundation stones of 6 National Highway projects
Guwahati: In a major boost to Meghalaya’s infrastructure landscape and regional connectivity,Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways laid the foundation stones for…
Gold imports up 34 pc to $3.41 bn in May; silver shipments plunge over 86 pc
New Delhi: India’s gold imports rose by 34 per cent year-on-year to USD 3.41 billion in May, driven by high prices of the precious metal,…
Remittances, services surplus lift India to $4.7 billion current account surplus in April
Kolkata: India reported a $4.7 billion current account surplus in April riding on higher inward remittance flows, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data showed. This…