Month: August 2026
Shift from production to agri-food value chains key to raise farm incomes: ICAR’s Jat
India must shift from a production-centric agriculture model to an agri-food value chain approach to boost farmers’ incomes, drive diversification and create rural jobs, said…
SIAM’s now-withdrawn letter: What the science says about chloride, moisture and your E20 petrol
The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), in its now withdrawn letter to the Union ministry of petroleum and natural Gas (MoP&NG), raised the issue…
Commerce ministry notifies norms for inventory-based e-commerce exports
New Delhi: The commerce ministry on Wednesday notified procedures for online companies to undertake inventory-based cross-border e-commerce. The government recently allowed e-commerce firms, having foreign…
Plastic notes in India get a likely release date: Here’s what RBI Governor said
Plastic currency notes in India could enter circulation at the beginning of the next financial year if ongoing field trials go as planned, Reserve Bank…
Will FCNR (B) deposit scheme that’s bringing billions of dollars to India end? RBI Governor says this
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has no plans to prematurely wind up its special Foreign Currency Non-Resident (Bank), or FCNR(B), deposit scheme that has…
IMF flags rising financial stability risks as BigTech expands deeper into payments, lending and financial services
New Delhi: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that the growing role of large technology companies in financial services could pose risks to financial…
RBI holds policy rates while raising growth forecast; cuts inflation projections
The central bank Wednesday unanimously decided to keep the benchmark repo rate unchanged at 5.25% for the fourth consecutive review and retained a neutral stance,…
OfBusiness IPO plans: SoftBank-backed OfBusiness is said to explore reviving IPO
OFB Tech Pvt, the operator of technology supply chain and financing platform OfBusiness, is considering reviving plans for an initial public offering that could raise…
RBI MPC Meeting 2026: Central bank flags a threat for Indian agriculture warming up in the Pacific
Even as the Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on Wednesday trimmed its inflation forecast, it flagged El Niño-driven risks to agriculture and…
RBI MPC Meeting 2026: Crude oil volatility remains key inflation risk
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday warned that volatile global crude oil prices remain a key risk to inflation, saying geopolitical tensions have…