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The property tax performance of Indias municipal bodies has been poor Indias cumulative property tax was 0.15-0.2% of its GDP

Indias trade surplus with the U.S. is critical as it offsets a structural trade deficit with China, but a heavy U.S. tariff and the potential impact of AI on exports could put this surplus at risk and intensify pressure on the rupee; India should treat the tariff threat as a wake-up call to diversify its export markets and products

The diversification of Indias export markets and products as another buffer against a potential tariff shock.

The clarification is expected to ease concerns among small digital service providers and individuals receiving or making legitimate cross-border payments for personal or small-scale professional purposes.

She says these women survive amidst starvation, social oppression, and the three-fold inequalities of caste, class, and gender

The GST Council will meet in New Delhi on October 8 for the first time after its meeting on September 3-4, 2025.

As of now, we do not see any drop in volumes. And I dont personally think that a small fee will have a major impact on the volumes, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra said

The RBIs Monetary Policy Committees decision to hike interest rates seems aimed more at controlling expectations of future inflation levels than at bringing down inflation itself. That is a job for the government

The project is being developed by a joint venture of Damodar Valley Corporation and Coal India.

The hike comes after nearly three-and-a half years; monetary policy stance was changed to calibrated tightening from neutral

Both the interim agreement on trade and the overall Bilateral Trade Agreement between India and the U.S. are heavily delayed, and now statements from both sides suggest that talks are stuck

CM Joseph Vijay seems to have mastered the art of welfare politics by accommodating the gratis within an about 4 lakh crore revenue-spending framework. However, the real test is whether the government can convert 84 lakh daily journeys into measurable gains in female employment, productivity, household income and mobility

If 100 collected in MDR causes more than 100 of economic value to disappear elsewhere, the payment system ends up better funded and the country poorer

OpenAI, a signatory to the EUs AI-content code alongside Google, Anthropic, Meta, Microsoft and Mistral, will watermark ChatGPT text in the EU; tests show the watermark can weaken sharply after editing

India's exports have performed better than expected and are likely to provide the main upside to the FY27 growth outlook relative to the April forecasts, World Bank said in a report

According to sources in the Finance Ministry, the proposal covers process reforms, structural reforms, ease of living and doing business, exports of services, and e-commerce

The SME Growth Fund was first mentioned in Union Budget 2026, when Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had spoken about it as a means to incentivise enterprises based on select criteria

According to a note sent out by the Cabinet Secretariat, the SME Growth Fund will be for direct equity investments in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to create future champions

Foreign portfolio ownership in NSE-listed companies declined to about 15.8%, says Congress leader Shaktisinh Gohil.

The latest increase represents only a partial pass-through of higher fuel costs. A full pass-through, it said, would have required a significantly steeper increase.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the U.S. was weaponising tariffs in a bid to address its trade imbalance, and said that such structural issues should be addressed through negotiations and discussions

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the proposed Indo-U.S. trade agreement has been a hard and very rigorously negotiated agreement

The PNGRBs new drive aims to add 50 lakh new piped gas connections, convert 40 lakh unbilled connections into active users and register 50 lakh more users by the end of the fiscal year 2027

Mr. Goyals remarks in the U.S. comes even as the U.S. Trade Representative has already levied a 10% forced labour tariff on imports from India, and is in the process of investigating it for structural excess capacity, which could result in further tariffs

Partnership to facilitate student and faculty exchanges, joint research, publications and short-term academic programmes

Coal India informed that coal production is expected to pick up further with monsoons over.

The third phase of the National PNG Drive would be in force until end of fiscal year 2027.

Strong demand across electronics, food, pharma, and textiles pushed total sales growth to its highest level since February. Moreover, export orders also expanded at a quicker pace from clients in Brazil, Europe, the UAE and the U.S.

The government has been conducting a fortnightly review of export levies since March 27, in the backdrop of the conflict in West Asia

The senior official at PNGRB mentioned the level-playing field could be instituted either through required and suitable taxation, subsidies or infrastructure, among other things.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russias economy was stable and the country did not need handouts from anyone. Speaking at the first session of the newly elected State Duma, Putin criticised countries that he said were forced to seek financial assistance.

In an interview to The Hindu, the former official in Spains foreign office also said that there is an immense case to be made for European companies to be investing in India

Dragonpass: AI Is Shifting the Membership Economy from Perks Redemption to Personalized Experiences

General insurers would see the benchmark shift from gross written premium to domestic GDPI, with the ceiling trending towards 20% within five years against 32.1%

India and the UAE have set a target of doubling bilateral trade to $200 billion by 2032 after trade reached around $100 billion. The target was agreed by the two countries earlier this year.

Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Puri also stated that India was not just a major consumer but actively looking to shape the global conversation around energy.

Refuses plea by petitioner for interim stay, but issues notice

Alive App Raises $1 Million From Powerhouse Ventures and Flipkart Ventures to Accelerate India's Experience Economy

Several Congress leaders of Rajendranagar segment join BRS

In 2013, the bauxite project was shelved following unanimous resistance by the Dongria Kondh community, a PVTG in Odisha, through landmark Gram Sabha resolutions, dubbed as Indias first environmental referendum

Union Home and Cooperation Minister urges Keralam to harness its strong cooperative network to drive agricultural and blue economy growth. He invited the State Cooperation Minister to Delhi to formulate a comprehensive strategy for integrating various central schemes.

To achieve this, the country must put greater effort into growing multiple sectors, including startups, using technological innovations

How Nepal should approach rebuilding and recovery a month after devastating floods hit Himalayan communities? In this episode of The Climate Economy, we talk to Dr. Nimesh Dhungana, Visiting Fellow at the International Inequalities Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), about post-disaster governance, accountability and the role of affected communities.