Category: Economy
SC seeks Centre’s response on plea over MSP linked to cost of cultivation
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Centre and others on a plea to accord weightage to states’ proposal on the…
Southwest monsoon to be 8% below Long Period Average: IMD
New Delhi: India is expected to get below-normal monsoon rainfall in 2026 with precipitation expected to be 8% below normal, at 92% of Long Period…
India, Oman discuss ways to boost trade, investments
New Delhi, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday held talks with his Omanese counterpart Anwar bin Hilal bin Hamdoun Al Jabri on ways…
IMD flags below-normal monsoon for 2026; rainfall seen at 92% of long-term average
India is likely to receive below-normal southwest monsoon rainfall in 2026, with precipitation estimated at 92% of the Long Period Average (LPA), the India Meteorological…
India’s March retail inflation quickens to 3.4% as US war on Iran disrupts global trade flows
India’s retail inflation quickened to 3.4% year-on-year in March from 3.21% in February, according to government data released on Monday, as geopolitical tensions and supply-side…
India’s March palm oil imports fall 19% to three-month low
India’s palm oil imports in March dropped nearly 19% on-month and hit a three-month low after a rally in tropical oil prices, in line with…
Dual risks of monsoon deficit and rising input costs threaten India’s rural economy in 2026: Report
India’s rural economy is facing a dual threat in 2026 from a potential monsoon shortfall and a sharp rise in input costs, both of which…
West Asia war: Punjab industry hit by labour shortage, rising costs
New Delhi: The war in West Asia has hit shop floors in the otherwise buzzing industrial and export clusters of Punjab, with long gas queues,…
FM counters Stalin, denies curbs on paddy incentives
New Delhi: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday dismissed Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin‘s allegation that the Union government had directed the state not…
Prolonged war may hit Rs 75,000 crore dividend target
New Delhi: A prolonged West Asia war could keep global commodity prices elevated and hurt the profitability of state-run firms, potentially weighing on the government’s…