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OPEC cuts Indias 2026 oil demand growth forecast to 40,000 barrels per day

Gasoline and diesel to drive consumption amid strong vehicle sales, manufacturing and agricultural activity.

13 Oct 2026 9:35 pm
NTPC eyes green hydrogen exports, targets Asian and European markets

CMD Gurdeep Singh added that green hydrogen could become a viable business but the priority is for it move from a pilot to commercial scale.

13 Oct 2026 9:09 pm
RBI to continue efforts to curb rupee volatility; external factors driving currency fall: Nirmala Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the rupee has reached a low against the U.S. dollar mainly due to global uncertainties, even though Indias macro-economic fundamentals, including forex reserves, are strong and the regulator RBI is ensuring that the domestic currency stays stable

13 Oct 2026 4:58 pm
How does the U.S.-Russia diesel deal impact India?

Apart from the deal to allow Russia to sell diesel to the U.S. and global markets, U.S. President Donald Trump also announced an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine

13 Oct 2026 1:06 pm
India grows with the world, not at anyone's cost, cites strong economic fundamentals, says PM Modi

The Prime Minister cited the country's 7.8% economic growth in the April-June quarter, foreign-exchange reserves exceeding $700 billion and reforms spanning taxation, insolvency and labour laws as evidence of its resilience

13 Oct 2026 12:08 pm
No choice: IMF says developing countries must cut spending despite war shock

Unfortunately, after years of the global economy being hit by shock after shock, debt levels have increased quite a lot, and at the same time, inflation has become a problem, says IMF deputy director of research

13 Oct 2026 11:48 am
IMF upgrades 2026 growth forecast but warns of split outlook

In its World Economic Outlook report, the Fund left its forecast for 2027 global growth unchanged at 3.4%

13 Oct 2026 9:30 am
Why does India need a trained workforce for elderly care?

Indias 60-plus population is projected to touch 347 million by 2050, underscoring the need for a robust caregiving ecosystem; a formal training programme, building on existing small-scale initiatives, could promote gender parity in caregiving and recognise informal, unpaid family caregivers

13 Oct 2026 8:37 am
ADNOC open to further long-term LPG deals with India, sees India among most important energy markets: Acting CEO, Marketing

ADNOC supplied more than 500,000 barrels of crude a day to India in 2025, almost one in ten barrels of [Indias] crude imports. The company is exploring opportunities with ISPRL to expand storage of crude oil, LNG and LPG, including strategic reserves

12 Oct 2026 11:33 pm
Food, fuel and precious metals drive September retail inflation to 23-month high of 5.5%

Inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in September 2026 was the highest since October 2024. The rate in September also marked a substantial increase over the 4.8% rate seen in August 2026

12 Oct 2026 6:37 pm
The 2026 Nobel-winning insights into how Govts should stabilise economies

The research done by Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford also provides an empirical basis for the idea that the effectiveness of economic policy is also determined by how well governments communicate why they are implementing those policies

12 Oct 2026 6:05 pm
Explained | RBIs worries about pressure on rupee and measures to curb volatility in forex market

The RBI said these measures would strengthen market discipline and ensure appropriate risk management in the foreign exchange market, while maintaining an orderly and transparent market environment

12 Oct 2026 5:05 pm
Robert E. Hall, Michael Woodford win Economics Nobel 2026

This years laureates in economic sciences, Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford, have developed new macroeconomic models that have significantly improved our ability to implement effective stabilisation policy. On the basis of these models, well-timed fiscal and monetary policy measures can reduce the economys peaks and troughs, the Academy said

12 Oct 2026 3:26 pm
When our meandering money leaves a mark

If every penny we spend leaves a digital footprint, what happens when strangers follow that indelible trail? For, a trail of transactions can reveal who a person actually is

12 Oct 2026 3:32 am
CREDAI conference discusses real estate sectors role in Tamil Nadus ambition to become $1.5 trillion economy

This years theme was Tamil Nadu 2036 Building the Next Decade Towards a $1.5 Trillion Economy

11 Oct 2026 5:47 pm
Excess: More to pay, not more to receive

Some policies have a compulsory excess. You can also opt for a voluntary excess which will be over and above any compulsory excess

11 Oct 2026 8:05 am
AI data-centre boom puts Indias power grid under pressure, drives up upgrade costs

Electricity officials around India are grappling with the many ways Artificial Intelligence infrastructure is reshaping power transmission dynamics.

10 Oct 2026 7:11 pm
Coal supplies to power plants rise 36% from September lows; rail loading hits 465 rakes a day

The Coal Ministry stated that rail loading has also improved, stock depletion and power demand are also expected to moderate mid-October citing historical trends.

9 Oct 2026 7:41 pm
Indias share of global greenfield investments more than double Chinas in 2020-25

A report by the UN Conference on Trade and Development said that greenfield investments are increasingly taking place in strategic sectors. It added that India remains the fastest-growing major economy, even though domestic consumption is starting to show signs of strain due to higher prices

9 Oct 2026 6:15 pm
What are the reforms proposed by the GST Council?

After having sorted out most of the rate-related complications in GST during its last meeting in September 2025, the GST Council has now unveiled several process reforms that could further overhaul how the tax is administered in the country

9 Oct 2026 2:00 pm
Adequate response: on the RBI and inflation

The RBI policy review will need Central assistance to effectively fight inflation

9 Oct 2026 1:08 am
GST Council scraps arrest powers of GST officers, ups prosecution threshold to 5 crore

On input tax credit claims, the 57th GST Council decided to set up a Committee of Officers to examine how to protect a genuine buyer who holds a proper invoice, has received the goods, and has paid his supplier in full.

8 Oct 2026 6:15 pm
Delhis monuments are becoming stages for a new cultural economy

Ticketed concerts are bringing new audiences into Delhis monuments. But as heritage becomes part of the experience economy, questions about permissions, conservation and commercial use remain

8 Oct 2026 1:26 pm
Why have SLBCs/UTLBCs been asked to report SC beneficiary data for key government schemes for jobs and entrepreneurship?: Explained

The primary focus of the SLBS is supposed to be on policy and strategic issues relating to the flow of priority sector credit and overall financial inclusion in the state, as per the RBI guidelines governing the functioning of the committees

8 Oct 2026 10:35 am
Failure to finalise US trade deal may hurt India, but new FTAs can cushion tariff blow: RBI chief

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

7 Oct 2026 8:11 pm
Individuals spared from new FEMA reporting requirement: RBI clarifies

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.

7 Oct 2026 7:25 pm
Poor women workers in informal sector contribute significantly to nations economy: Nandini Azad

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

7 Oct 2026 6:47 pm
MDR a small fee, will not have major impact on UPI volumes: RBI Governor Malhotra

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

7 Oct 2026 5:28 pm
L&T gets initial nod to build main part of 1,600 MW thermal power plant in Jharkhand

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

7 Oct 2026 1:18 pm
Why are Indian and U.S. leaders cooling off on a trade deal? | Explained

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

7 Oct 2026 11:54 am
Vettri Payanam: What is the economic mileage of a free ride?

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

7 Oct 2026 10:30 am
Why charging for UPI changes the math

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

7 Oct 2026 1:17 am
OpenAI to watermark ChatGPT text in EU under AI Act rules

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

6 Oct 2026 9:06 pm
Centre to propose five-pronged reform plan at GST Council meeting on October 8

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

6 Oct 2026 5:51 pm
Union Cabinet approves 10,000-cr SME growth fund to boost manufacturing

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

6 Oct 2026 5:47 pm
Congress slams BJP for wrecking economy, claims foreign investors withdrew 4.03 lakh crore in 2026

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

5 Oct 2026 9:41 pm
IndiGo revises fuel surcharge for the third time

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.

5 Oct 2026 8:04 pm
India-U.S. deal has reached plateau where further demands, concessions will be very difficult: Sitharaman

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

5 Oct 2026 6:10 pm
What are the objectives of the National PNG Drive 3.0? | Explained

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

2 Oct 2026 3:34 pm
Commerce Minister Goyal defends India against U.S. forced labour and excess capacity investigations

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

2 Oct 2026 2:24 pm
SRMIST signs MoU with South Koreas Jeonbuk National University

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

2 Oct 2026 12:52 am
Coal India production up 9.2% in September

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

1 Oct 2026 10:05 pm
PNG Drive 3.0 targets 50 lakh new connections, shifts focus to gas network utilisation

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

1 Oct 2026 8:50 pm