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Central banks, particularly in emerging markets, are boosting their gold reserves, pushing bullion prices to new highs

Under the terms of the BAPA, the company has agreed to the arms length price in relation to the purchase of advertisement space and enterprise products from GAP for financial years 2016-17 to 2024-25

The Economic Survey 2025-26, presented by Chief Economic Adviser V. Anantha Nageswaran, offers a calm, data-driven assessment of Indias economic prospects amid global uncertainty.

The Union government should make regulatory changes and include coffee, tea, and rubber under PMFBY, wherein 80% to 90% of premiums are paid by governments, say planters

In a Brooklyn federal court filing, the SEC and lawyers for Mr. Gautam and Mr. Sagar Adani stated they would accept service of the regulators legal papers, removing the need for a Judges ruling on service methods

The two-day conclave on inclusive and accessible tourism will be held on January 31, 2026 and February 1, 2026 in Kochi organised by Kerala Tourism in partnership with The Hindu Group

Chief Economic Advisor V. Anantha Nageswaran also said that States would have to balance the political attractiveness of cash transfers with the needs of growth and development

Locking in billions of dollars in carbon inefficient technologies will be environmentally disastrous and harm the Indian economy

The Economic Survey has a framework for economic and governance strategy

Commerce Minister says India only negotiating FTAs with developed countries, no question of rethink on RCEP; while the EU indicated the FTA sent a political message to the U.S., Mr. Goyal said Indias only message was its growth story

Congress chief accuses Modi govt. of weakening the transparency law, cites pendency, vacancies and safety of activists

Third year in a row: It may be recalled that in order to cut mounting losses, Ola Electric had let go off over 1,000 people, including contract workers, in March 2025. Prior to that, in November 2024, it reduced some 500 jobs impacting diverse departments

The primary reason behind the foreign investor selling remains weak earnings and rupee depreciation

Nations will require to invest 1% of GDP in AI Sovereignty by 2029. Regulatory pressure, geopolitics, cloud localisation, national AI missions, corporate risks and national security concerns are driving governments and corporations to accelerate investments in sovereign AI, says the tech market analyst firm

The Central Government received 25.25 lakh crore or 72.2% of the corresponding budget estimates (BE) of 2025-26 of total receipts up to December 2025, says the data released CGA

Catering to domestic market can fetch returns to a limited extent, it is the overseas which offered good prospects for entrenpreneurs in T.N. because of strong Tamil Diaspora, says official

The three components are used in the production of penicillin-class antibiotics Penicillin G-potassium, 6-APA, and Amoxicillin Trihydrate

APSEZ received an A- (Stable) rating, a rare instance of an Indian corporate breaching the sovereign rating threshold, while AGEL and AESL were each rated BBB+ (Stable), in line with India's sovereign rating.

Sensex declined to settle at 82,269.78 and Nifty dropped to end at 25,320.65

The company had posted a total profit after tax of around 1,425 crore a year ago

Bougainville Copper may engage with the Indian company Lloyds Metals & Energy Limited for a mining or services partnership contract model

The company had logged a profit of 504.93 crore a year ago

On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), silver futures for March delivery plunged 12,169, or 3.04%, to 3,87,724 per kilogram in a business turnover of 8,710 lots

Fresh foreign fund outflows and weak trends in global equities also added to markets' weakness during initial trading

According to forex traders, a sharp recovery in the Indian currency was capped by a strong greenback and withdrawal of foreign funds from domestic equity markets

For the past year, the President has aggressively attacked Fed Chair Jerome Powell, whose term as the head of the US central bank ends in May

Supply-side constraints, governance gaps weigh on city life, says Survey

The Economic Survey argued that, while the Centre has managed to substantially improve its fiscal deficit ratios since the COVID-19 pandemic, the States have seen their finances worsen over this period due to falling revenue and higher spending on unconditional cash transfers

An expanding network of Free Trade Agreements supports Indias trade strategy by offering reliable market access amid global uncertainty, according to the Economic Survey

As per data from the Reserve Bank of India, allocations for health and family welfare as a percentage of GDP by all States and Union Territories have increased from 2017-18. In contrast, the Union governments spending on health, which increased moderately during the pandemic, has decreased post-pandemic

The CEA observed that as demand for such minerals spur, advanced economies promoting standards-based critical markets could carve challenges relating to affordability and entrapment in lower-value segments of the supply chain, among other things

Feed and fodder shortages, which account for a significant share of milk production costs, are the most critical constraint, as livestock growth has outpaced fodder expansion

The Survey in its past iterations has framed climate change as a global risk that threatens food production, livelihoods and has called upon countries - at various times - to support developing countries such as India to transition away from fossil fuel

Rural regions now account for over 57% of Indias active internet users and are growing at nearly four times the pace of urban India, signalling a structural shift in where and how digital adoption is expanding

Average annual growth rate over last five years was 4.4% but the second quarter of current financial year saw 3.5% growth, which is less than the average

The Survey noted that aggregate spending on UCT programmes, particularly for women, is estimated at about 1.7 lakh crore for the current financial year 2025-26

Currently, short-term capital gains from debt instruments are taxed at the tax rates applicable to investors. For equities, however, holding less than a year attracts a capital gain tax of 20% and more than a year attracts 12.5% rate.

Restrictions may also be levied onmarketing of infant and toddler milk and beverages to tackle rising obesity