Category: Economy
India-US air cargo plummets to nine-year low amid Trump tariff spike
Air cargo movement between India and the United States has plunged to its lowest level in nine years following steep tariff hikes by the Donald…
India’s growth cycle bottoming out, with indicators like interest rate and liquidity cycles supporting growth ahead: Report
The domestic growth cycle may be bottoming out, with low interest rates and liquidity cycles, a decline in crude oil prices, and a normal monsoon,…
Pretty close to doing a deal good for everybody: Trump on trade talks with India
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) hinted towards coming closer to a trade deal with India. He also said that at some point,…
Trade talk on table as EAM Jaishankar visits Canada
New Delhi: External affairs minister S Jaishankar is visiting Canada for the G7 foreign ministers’ meeting on Tuesday-Wednesday, eyeing a revival of talks on a…
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…