Category: Economy
India’s unemployment rate dips to 5.2% in Q2FY26 as rural jobs rise; youth joblessness edges up
New Delhi: India’s unemployment rate fell to 5.2% in the July-September period from 5.4% in the quarter before, with improvement in rural areas offsetting a…
Union Budget FY27: Economists back growth push, urge Sitharaman to sustain capex and deepen reforms
New Delhi: India’s strong economic expansion, low inflation and a reasonable fiscal deficit give the government the necessary space to unveil a growth-supportive budget for…
FM Sitharaman meets leading economists on FY27 Budget
Ahead of the Union Budget 2026-27, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday met leading economists to elicit their views on the forthcoming Budget. Those present…
Tariffs on copper are not safeguard measures: US on India’s claim in WTO
The US has rejected India’s claim that the 50 per cent tariffs imposed by Washington on copper are safeguard measures under World Trade Organization (WTO)…
India’s unemployment rate eases to 5.2% in September quarter, women’s employment rises
India‘s unemployment rate fell to 5.2% in the July-September quarter from 5.4% in the previous three months, driven by increased rural employment during the farming…
India trade delegation to visit Moscow as US tariffs hit exports
A large delegation of Indian exporters will start a four-day visit to Moscow on Tuesday, a senior trade body official said, part of New Delhi’s…
India mulls easing barriers between SEZs-local market to allow freer flow of goods & services
New Delhi: India is considering lowering the barriers between its multiple dedicated export zones and the domestic market to allow freer flow of goods and…
CII proposes sovereign finance platform for long-term growth
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has proposed the creation of a sovereign-backed financing platform that can help achieve long-term growth ambitions of Asia’s second-biggest…
Toll policy may see a revamp after 30 years
New Delhi: India has proposed revisiting its three-decade-old tolling principles, which form the basis of user fee rates across all national highways, to put in…
President Murmu’s historic state visit to Angola focuses on strategic, economic, youth engagement – The Economic Times Video
President Droupadi Murmu arrives in Luanda, Angola, marking the first-ever State visit by an Indian Head of State to Angola and Botswana. She emphasizes Angola’s…