Category: Economy
Unemployment rate steady at 5.2% in October
New Delhi: India’s overall unemployment rate in October remained unchanged from the previous month at 5.2%, as a small drop in the rural unemployment rate…
16th Finance Commission submits reports to President Murmu; to be tabled in Winter Session of Parliament
Chairman of the 16th Finance Commission Arvind Panagariya on Monday submitted to President Droupadi Murmu the panel’s report, recommending the share of states in the…
India to gain from US reciprocal tariff cuts on some agri items: Commerce ministry
India is expected to gain from the US decision to roll back reciprocal tariffs on certain agricultural products such as tea, coffee and spices, the…
Govt to roll out guidelines to implement export promotion mission from this month: Comm Secy
New Delhi: The commerce ministry has already started the work to frame detailed guidelines for the Rs 25,060 crore Export Promotion Mission (EPM) and it…
Gold imports jump threefold to record USD 14.72 bn in Oct
New Delhi, The country’s gold imports surged about threefold to hit a record high of USD 14.72 billion in October, mainly due to higher festival…
Wheat sowing till Nov 11 of current rabi season up 17 pc to 66.23 lakh hectare
New Delhi: Area under coverage for wheat till November 11 of the ongoing rabi (winter-sown) season rose 17 per cent to 66.23 lakh hectares on…
Refunds delay: CBDT Chairman says I-T dept analysing wrongful claims; payouts likely by Dec
New Delhi: CBDT Chairman Ravi Agrawal on Monday said the tax department is undertaking an analysis of wrongful deductions claimed in certain cases, leading to…
First phase of India-US trade deal nearing closure; to address tariff issues: Official
The first phase of the proposed India-US bilateral trade agreement (BTA) is ‘nearing closure’ and would address the hefty 50 per cent tariffs imposed by…
India’s unemployment rate remains unchanged at 5.2% in October, urban jobs see moderate rise
India’s unemployment rate in October remained unchanged at 5.2% with a marginal decline in rural unemployment, which changed from 4.6% in September, 2025 to 4.4%…
Oil gets lift from India, China buying as global glut looms
Global oil markets may be dominated by concerns about a glut, but producers have found some support in buying from China and India, spurred by…