Category: Economy
After 8-year freeze, Andhra’s prawns return to Australia
Eight years after restricting shrimp imports from India, Australia on Tuesday granted first import approval for unpeeled Indian prawns from Andhra Pradesh. After Trump tariffs…
Dual valuation proposed for NPS, APY portfolios
New Delhi: The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority of India has come out with a discussion paper proposing a dual valuation approach for the…
Coal import drops marginally in August to 20.58 MT
New Delhi: India‘s coal import dropped by marginal 0.6 per cent to 20.58 million tonne in the month of August, over the year-ago period. The…
Fertiliser imports spurt in Sept as good rains raise hopes of strong rabi sowing
New Delhi: India has sharply increased fertiliser imports ahead of the rabi (winter) sowing season, buying nearly six times more urea and three times more…
Compensation portal set up for annual toll pass
New Delhi: The road transport and highways ministry has set up a compensation portal and assigned dedicated officers to enter into agreements with concessionaires, as…
India’s core growth loses steam, slows to 3% in Sept
New Delhi: A contraction in the output of coal, crude oil, refinery products and natural gas dragged India’s core sector down to a three-month low…
Key infrastructure sectors’ growth at 3 pc in Sep
India’s eight key infrastructure sectors’ growth stood at 3 per cent in September 2025, according to official data released on Tuesday. The core sectors’ output…
‘Better to destroy than sell’: Onion tears flood Maharashtra, farmers’ hopes dashed
When Sudam Ingle, a farmer from Purandar in Maharashtra, took his onions to the local market last week, he returned home with just Rs 664…
Government must protect market from Chinese dumping: MPC’s Nagesh Kumar
The Centre needs to step in to protect the domestic market from dumping by Chinese exporters, Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) member Nagesh Kumar told ET,…
Net FDI turns negative in August as outflows, FPI selling rise
Gross foreign direct investment (FDI) into India fell to $6.0 billion in August after surging to over a four-year high of $11.11 billion in July….