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India’s revamped inflation data addresses IMF concerns, says statistics secretary Saurabh Garg

India’s consumer inflation index, based on the new series, addresses the International Monetary Fund’s concerns about the country’s data integrity, a top official said Friday….

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(FILES) The key change is that the weightage of food has decreased significantly and that of transport has increased. (AFP)
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How to read the new retail inflation series| Business News

Calculating inflation involves four key processes: identifying the items for which price data is collected; classifying and weighing them, identifying the markets from which to…

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Niti Aayog lays out a roadmap for enhancing electronics’ export

India’s electronics strategy must transition beyond labour-intensive assembly toward higher value-added activities alongside improvements in logistics efficiency and regulatory simplification to help develop a globally…

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For aam aadmi from Seva Teerth by Modi: PM’s first 4 decisions from his new office focus on women, farmers, youth and startups

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first set of decisions from his new office complex, Seva Teerth, were announced today, Friday. Within hours of shifting operations to…

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From dotcom to AI boom, investors seek ways to protect portfolios as stocks, bonds, and alternatives show rising risks
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How to hedge a bubble, AI edition| Business News

On February 8th sports fans watching the Super Bowl, an American-football game, were treated to an ad for Claude, an artificial-intelligence chatbot. That might have…

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Vegetable vendors wait for customers at a local market in New Delhi (AFP FILE)
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New CPI series shows January inflation at 2.75%| Business News

India’s inflation series is now 12 years up-to-date. The National Statistics Office (NSO) released the new Consumer Price Index (CPI) series on Thursday with base…

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Exports grow 8.5% in Q2, trade momentum builds: Niti Aayog

New Delhi: India’s exports grew 8.5 per cent in the July-September quarter of 2025-26 financial year, marking an improvement over the previous quarter and underscoring…

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This view shows a great egret (Ardea alba) with the crude oil tanker Blasa from Panama in the background on Lake Maracaibo in Maracaibo, Venezuela, on February 1 (AFP FILE)
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India boosts US crude oil buys as Russia imports dip| Business News

India saw more than a 65.6% annualised jump in petroleum crude imports, valued at $8.2 billion, from the United States, in April-December 2025, while imports…

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Reliance Industries operates the world's largest oil refinery in Jamnagar. (Reuters)
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Reliance Industries said to win US licence for Venezuelan oil| Business News

The United States has issued a general licence to Reliance Industries Ltd. that will allow the operator of the world’s largest refining complex to buy…

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MediaVerse 2025, themed “Clicks, Content, and Credibility: Strategic Communication in a Hyperlinked World” was attended by a host of senior professionals (Sourced)
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Strengthening the industry–academia bridge in a hyperlinked communication era| Business News

In an era defined by rapid technological change and rising influence of artificial intelligence, the media and communication landscape is changing far more quickly than…

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