Category: Economy
ICAR develops indigenous African Swine Fever vaccine, strengthening India’s biosecurity
African Swine Fever (ASF), caused by the African Swine Fever Virus (ASFV), is one of the most devastating trans-boundary animal disease affecting domestic and wild…
ICAR genome breakthrough opens door to improved pigeonpea varieties
Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has developed India’s first fully annotated telomere-to-telomere (T2T) reference genome of pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan L. Millsp.) variety ‘Asha’. Popularly…
Rising ODI outflows signal growing global capabilities of Indian companies: Govt
New Delhi: The increase in overseas direct investment outflow underscores the growing global aspirations and capabilities of Indian enterprises as they venture abroad to acquire…
Household savings rise to 21.7% of GDP in FY25: Govt
New Delhi: Household savings as a share of GDP have risen from 20 per cent in FY23 to 21.7 per cent in 2024-25, and both…
Taxation laws (Amendment) Bill to attract more foreign capital, provide policy certainty introduced in LS
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday introduced the ‘Taxation and other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026’ in the Lok Sabha to attract more foreign capital and…
Indian economy to hit USD 5-trillion mark in FY29 as per IMF: FM
Indian economy is set to cross USD 5-trillion mark in FY29 as per the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the government has adopted a broad-based…
Government invites online applications from August 17-31 to get recognised as GATCs
New Delhi: The government has invited online applications from eligible industries, laboratories, engineering colleges, polytechnics, ITIs, and testing facilities to recognised as Government Approved Test…
India’s exports from SEZs up 11.8% in 2025-26: Govt
New Delhi: The country’s exports from special economic zones (SEZs) rose by 11.8 per cent year-on-year to Rs 16,36,192 crore (USD 185.28 billion) in 2025-26,…
Nepal opens 1st modern tunnel: Japanese-assisted infra to boost India–Nepal trade route – The Economic Times Video
Nepal has opened its first modern road tunnel, the 2.68-km Nagdhunga–Sisne Khola Tunnel on the Tribhuvan Highway, cutting travel time from over an hour to…
India extends anti-dumping duty on select chemicals, metal goods; imposes on one
New Delhi: India has extended the time period of existing anti-dumping duties in July on four products, including certain chemicals, and some iron and steel…