Month: August 2026
Finance ministry asks ministries to move from WPI to PPI in future contracts
New Delhi: The finance ministry has nudged all ministries and departments to move to Producer Price Index (PPI), from the current Wholesale Price Index (WPI),…
India must strengthen shipping capacity, naval protection amid growing chokepoints: GTRI
New Delhi: With growing shipping chokepoints, India must treat maritime insecurity as a persistent trade risk and strengthen its domestic shipping capacity, trade finance, naval…
Tiger Global Management cuts stakes in Big Tech, buys into SpaceX
Tiger Global Management trimmed several of its Big Tech stakes, exited Netflix, and took positions in Advanced Micro Devices and SpaceX during the second quarter,…
India could reach $20 trillion by 2036 with 14.2% rupee growth: Equirus
New Delhi: India could reach a $20 trillion economy by 2036 if it can raise underlying rupee growth to around 14.2 per cent and achieve…
Parliamentary panel on finance suggests task force to fill 38 vacant DIPAM positions
New Delhi, The Standing Committee on Finance has flagged the “crippling” 43 per cent vacancy in the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM),…
India’s engineering services exports surge nearly eightfold to USD 13.8 billion in a decade: NITI Aayog
New Delhi: India‘s engineering services exports surged nearly eightfold over the past decade to USD 13.77 billion in 2024-25 from USD 1.77 billion in 2014-15,…
India’s chemicals sector targets up to $81 billion exports by 2030: NITI Aayog report
New Delhi: India’s chemicals industry could target exports of up to USD 81 billion by 2030 as the country seeks to expand domestic production, reduce…
Tata Sons annual meeting may not happen in August. Here’s why
The Tata Sons annual general meeting scheduled for August 18 may not take place after Sir Ratan Tata Trust, a key shareholder in the holding…
‘India was, is and will be one of fastest-growing economies’: SBI Research
New Delhi: India has demonstrated economic resilience through successive global and domestic challenges and will continue to be among the world’s fastest-growing economies, SBI Research…
Foreign Assets Disclosure Scheme 2026: ₹1 crore limit, 30% tax and December 31 deadline — all you need to know
The government’s one-time Foreign Assets of Small Taxpayers Disclosure Scheme, 2026 will come into force on August 16, giving eligible taxpayers a limited window to…