Category: Economy
This Budget could be the spark behind India’s AI power shift
Union Budget 2026 arrives at a moment when India’s artificial intelligence ambitions are well-funded and well-articulated, but increasingly constrained by execution and policy clarity. Over…
India-US trade deal: US lawmakers urge President Trump to seek lower Indian tariffs on pulse crops in BTA talks
New York/Washington: Two US lawmakers have urged President Donald Trump to push for favourable provisions for pulse crop in any future trade deal with India,…
Indian Jute Mills Association seeks ban on private raw jute trading
Kolkata: The Indian Jute Mills Association (IJMA) has urged the Centre to urgently intervene to control spiralling raw jute prices and ensure availability of the…
GTRI calls for overhaul of tariff structure, customs to boost India’s trade
New Delhi: India needs a sweeping overhaul of its import tariff structure and customs administration to cut trade costs, strengthen manufacturing competitiveness and revive export…
Budget 2026: EV incentives, step up R&D, localisation push on wishlist
India Budget: The upcoming Union Budget could extend and fine-tune fiscal and policy incentives to accelerate electric vehicle (EV) adoption in India, with a focus…
Mother of all deals: Piyush Goyal on upcoming FTA with European Union
New Delhi: India’s free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU) will be the “mother of all deals”, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal…
India works to protect Chabahar Port after waiver ends
India is working around US sanctions against the Chabahar Port to safeguard its interests after the expiry of the sanctions waiver in April through a…
Cross-border e-commerce gets a legup, postal exports put on par with cargo shipments
New Delhi: In a major boost to cross-border e-commerce, the government has overhauled customs rules, treating exports made through postal channels on par with regular…
Microcredit scheme for gig, platform workers in works
New Delhi: The Centre is finalising a microcredit scheme to provide collateral free loans of up to Rs 10,000 per year to gig workers, domestic…
Gems, jewellery exports dip 4.98% in December to $1,883.85 million: GJEPC
Mumbai, India’s overall gems and jewellery exports witnessed a 4.98 per cent on-year decline to USD 1,883.85 million (Rs 16,978.44 crore) in December 2025, as…