Category: Economy
India FTA to create market of 2 billion people: EU chief Ursula von der Leyen
Davos: The European Union is close to finalising a free trade agreement (FTA) with India, although some steps are still pending to complete the deal,…
RMZ signs MoU with Andhra Pradesh to invest up to $10 billion in infrastructure
Bengaluru: RMZ has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Government of Andhra Pradesh to invest up to $10 billion in mixed-use, digital, industrial,…
NITI Aayog reports on government’s women safety schemes should be public: CIC
New Delhi, The Central Information Commission has said that third-party evaluation reports prepared by the NITI Aayog on women safety schemes implemented by the Ministry…
Reduce customs duty slabs in Budget 2026: GTRI
New Delhi: India needs to simplify its customs duty structure by cutting the actual number of duty slabs, instead of only tweaking the basic customs…
Budget 2026: FinMin shares status of key direct tax reforms for investors, startups and aam aadmi
New Delhi: The Centre Government of India has completed the implementation of several key direct tax reforms announced in recent Union Budgets, aiming to enhance…
India’s core sectors’ growth accelerates to 4-month high of 3.7% in December
India’s eight core infrastructure sectors expanded by 3.7 per cent in December 2025, slowing from 5.1 per cent in the same month last year but…
India-Europe ‘mother of all deals’ within reach as EU chief Ursula von der Leyen hints at breakthrough
The European Union and India are moving closer to concluding a long-pending free trade agreement, with negotiations entering what EU leaders describe as a decisive…
Govt to extend quality certification fee concessions for small firms by 3 years
New Delhi: The government is set to extend quality certification fee concessions by three years beyond the current mid-2026 deadline to support small and medium…
Ignore gold's message at your peril
Gold emerged as a top performer in 2025, a year marked by significant global financial market turmoil. This surge in gold’s value is linked to…
India’s sugar output jumps 22% to 15.9 million tonnes by mid January: ISMA
New Delhi, India’s sugar production rose 22 per cent to 15.9 million tonnes by January 15 in the 2025-26 season from a year earlier, supported…