Category: Economy
IPL teams appeal for tax rematch: ‘Treat event as sport, not entertainment’
New Delhi: Indian Premier League (IPL) teams have asked the finance ministry to treat the tournament’s cricket fixtures as sporting events and not entertainment, a…
RBI plans to remain nimble to prevent persistent supply shock amid West Asia crisis
Kolkata: Reserve Bank of India governor Sanjay Malhotra said the central bank will stay agile in policymaking to ensure that the supply shocks triggered by…
Deal activity value jumps 18 pc to USD 123.8 bn in 2025; volumes drop marginally
Mumbai: Overall deal activity in the country jumped 18 per cent by value to USD 123.8 billion in 2025, despite a 3 per cent drop…
Phase-I of bilateral trade agreement with US almost ready: Piyush Goyal
New Delhi: India and the US have almost finalised the first tranche of their bilateral trade agreement (BTA), and New Delhi will discuss a mechanism…
The luxury of hindsight, the urgency of foresight: What India can still get right
There is a peculiar asymmetry in statecraft, foresight is often dismissed as alarmism until events confer upon it the legitimacy of hindsight. The unfolding crisis…
West Asia crisis poses risks to India’s trade and macroeconomic stability: NITI Aayog report
New Delhi: The geopolitical tensions in West Asia pose risks to India’s trade and macroeconomic stability by widening the current account deficit (CAD), exerting pressure…
Core sector output fell 0.4% in March, lowest in 19 months
India’s core sector output fell by 0.4% year-on-year in March, the lowest in 19 months, due to a steep decline in fertiliser production amid the…
RBI draft for upper layer non-banks affects CICs disproportionately, raises compliances costs
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank’s recently released draft on upper layer non-bank finance companies (NBFCs) impacts core investment companies “disproportionately” by upping compliance costs, a report…
Govt reviews rural schemes, supply chain woes to protect beneficiaries from Iran war impact
New Delhi: The rural development ministry on Monday said it has reviewed its key schemes, keeping in view the possible impact of the West Asia…
FY27 capex growth of states pegged at 8–10%: report
Mumbai: States’ capital expenditure growth is likely to slow down to 8-10 per cent in FY27 from 17 per cent in FY26, a report said…