Category: Economy
BRICS+ agriculture beyond borders: Trade and resilience for a food-secure world
Agriculture today stands at a defining crossroads. Climate change, geopolitical uncertainty, water stress, biodiversity loss, rising input costs and market volatility are reshaping food systems…
El Niño clouds loom over kharif crops, farm pay
New Delhi: A disruptive weather event, developing thousands of miles away in the central Pacific Ocean, could significantly weigh on India’s agricultural output, stoke inflation,…
FM Sitharaman discusses ways to boost growth with Bengal CM
NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday huddled with West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari in the national capital and discussed ways to accelerate…
Phase 1 of India-US trade pact hinges on Section 301 probe, official says
New Delhi: The first phase of the bilateral trade agreement between India and the US can be finalised after the conclusion of Section 301 investigations…
What’s brewing? FinMin seeks gold lending info from banks
MUMBAI: The finance ministry has asked bullion banks to share all information on ‘gold metal loans‘ and ‘loan against gold’ since 2023, sparking conversations that…
EU clears continued imports of Indian aquaculture goods
New Delhi: The European Union has included India in the list of countries authorised to continue exporting aquaculture products, eggs, honey and animal casings to…
Rs 33,660 crore industrial parks scheme to help get investments, create jobs: Piyush Goyal
New Delhi: The ₹33,660-crore Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojna (BHAVYA) scheme will help attract investments, create jobs and provide modern social infrastructure in the 100 industrial…
CEA Nageswaran backs CAG audit of local bodies
New Delhi: Chief economic adviser V Anantha Nageswaran on Monday underscored the need for audits of funds flowing to Panchayati Raj institutions by the Comptroller…
Deposits under RBI’s latest foreign currency non-resident bank scheme will carry one-year lock-in
Deposits raised under the Reserve Bank of India’s latest foreign currency non-resident bank (FCNR-B) scheme will carry a one-year lock-in, and swaps undertaken by banks…
RBI exempts bank swap deals from net unhedged FX exposure norm
Kolkata: The swap deals done by banks with the Reserve Bank of India for the money raised through foreign currency deposits, external commercial borrowings and…