Category: Economy
New US sanctions bill on Russia puts Modi in a bind
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is caught in an energy policy bind with no easy exit. Cutting Russian oil imports to avoid potential new US tariffs…
Shivraj Singh Chouhan asks states to meet farm targets on time; warns against ‘eating, meeting and sitting’
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday directed southern states to complete their agricultural targets within stipulated timelines, stressing that regional conferences must result…
EU waste proposal would ban India from importing bloc’s metal scrap
Brussels: India will be among the countries barred from importing EU metal waste, including aluminium scrap, under a new law due to take effect in…
India’s forex reserves drop $4.92 billion to $780.78 billion as of September 11
India’s foreign exchange reserves declined by $4.92 billion to $780.78 billion in the week ended September 11, according to data released by the Reserve Bank…
Canada advances trade talks on agreements with India, ASEAN, and the Philippines
Maninder Sidhu, Canada’s Minister of International Trade, will be in Mumbai, India, on September 18 and 19 to strengthen Canada’s trade and investment relationship with…
The mood, as per Moody’s: Shocks keep coming, India keeps growing
India is not just growing faster than many others, but also growing despite the global turbulence. Credit ratings agency Moody’s has raised India’s real GDP…
India’s net direct tax collections rise 13% to Rs 12.1 lakh crore till September 17 of FY27
India’s net direct tax collections rose 12.96% year-on-year to Rs 12.12 lakh crore as of September 17 of financial year 2026-27, according to data released…
India set to sustain 6.5-7% real GDP growth, nominal growth seen at 11-12%: Jefferies
India is on track to record real GDP growth of 6.5-7 per cent in the current fiscal year, while nominal GDP growth is expected to…
India’s ‘sugar high’ warrants caution on RBI hikes, JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s Jahangir Aziz says
India’s economy may be enjoying a “sugar high” from earlier stimulus that is set to eventually fade, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s Jahangir Aziz,…
FM Sitharaman asks banks to step up financial literacy efforts for MUDRA beneficiaries
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday asked banks providing loans under the PM MUDRA Yojana to step up financial literacy efforts across…