Economics
Trade, fiscal policy, banking, agriculture and economic indicators
USTR Greer to travel to India for trade talks, deal possible, senior US official says
The US Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer is scheduled to travel to India in the weeks following the G7 leaders' summit in France, with a senior US a...
India's FTAs set stage for $1 trillion export target: Report
A new report by Yes Securities identifies India's recent wave of Free Trade Agreements as a structural catalyst that could unlock $1 trillion in merchandise ...
Retail inflation at 16-month high of 3.9% as food items get dearer
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) data for May 2026, showing retail inflation at 3.93% ...
El Nino sets in, clouds kharif outlook
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has officially confirmed the onset of El Niño conditions over the equatorial Pacific Ocean, raising concerns for In...
Govt limits diesel sales to 200 litres per vehicle in a day, bars bulk users to buy through petrol pumps
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas issued the Motor Spirit and High Speed Diesel (Temporary Regulation of Supply through Retail Outlets) Order, 2026 o...
Govt bars bulk industrial petrol, diesel purchases through petrol pumps
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas issued the Motor Spirit and High Speed Diesel (Temporary Regulation of Supply through Retail Outlets) Order, 2026 o...
Asked India to buy Russian oil, then hit us with tariffs: Jaishankar on US flip-flops
India's Ministry of External Affairs, in remarks delivered at an international forum in Finland, publicly highlighted a contradiction in US trade and energy ...
India retail inflation hits 16-month high of 3.93% in May amid food, energy price rise
India's retail CPI inflation rose to 3.93% in May 2026 from 3.48% in April — the fifth straight monthly increase and the highest reading under the new CPI 20...
At NITI Aayog, Vijay lays out TN development agenda—raises NEET, funds, youth skills & infra demands
At the 11th NITI Aayog Governing Council Meeting (June 11–12, 2026), Tamil Nadu's Chief Minister presented a comprehensive development agenda emphasising coo...
3 strikes, 3 days, 3 deaths—Rise in Indian-crewed shadow fleet ships draws concern in New Delhi
Three oil tankers were struck by US naval forces within three days off the coast of Oman, resulting in three Indian seafarer deaths and at least 65 requiring...
India's retail inflation quickens to 3.93% in May amid high food & fuel prices
India's Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based retail inflation rose to 3.93% in May 2026, up from 3.48% in April — marking the fifth consecutive monthly increase ...
India willing to let fiscal deficit widen to 4.8% of GDP: Report
India may allow its fiscal deficit to widen to 4.8% of GDP in 2026-27, departing from the 4.3% target set in the Union Budget presented in February 2026. The...
BRICS agriculture ministers begin deliberations in Indore on food security, small farmers' welfare
A five-day BRICS agriculture event is underway in Indore, comprising a three-day Agricultural Working Group meeting (June 9–11) followed by a two-day ministe...
Weak monsoon, El Niño to take a tenth of India’s hydro power generation offline
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has revised its 2026 southwest monsoon forecast down to 90% of the Long Period Average (LPA) — placing the outlook ...
NITI Aayog meet: PM Modi & CMs talk about making energy ‘available & reliable’, prices ‘competitive’
At the 11th Governing Council Meeting of NITI Aayog (June 11, 2026), energy emerged as a central policy theme under the meeting's theme "Inclusive Human Deve...
First gold jewellery shipment from Kolkata to Oman sent under India-Oman CEPA
On June 11, 2026 — just ten days after the India–Oman CEPA came into force (June 1, 2026) — the first consignment of gold jewellery from Kolkata was dispatch...
PM Surya Ghar sees 40 lakh installations so far: Local cell mandate may hit solar scheme
PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana has surpassed 40 lakh rooftop solar installations across India, making it one of the fastest-scaling residential solar progr...
India moves to diversify pharma exports & cut US market dependence, eyes $130 billion target by 2030
The Commerce Ministry has initiated measures to reduce India's dependence on the US market for pharmaceutical exports, following the West Asia crisis and its...
Himachal wants high level committee to assess financial impact; Punjab wants Special Category Status
At the 11th Governing Council Meeting of NITI Aayog (June 11, 2026), Himachal Pradesh demanded that a high-level committee be constituted to assess the finan...
Gearing up for El Nino: NCCF puts tenders to sell Tur Dal on hold
The National Cooperative Exports Limited (NCCF) has paused tenders for selling tur (arhar) dal from the government's buffer stock, following a request from t...