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Two-way bilateral trade was up to $91.72 billion after six months, a 23.6% rise from last year, and on track to surpass the record $155.62 billion trade figure from 2025

Mineral Oils [containing Petroleum Products], Food Articles, Manufacture of Basic Metals, and Manufacture of Chemicals and Chemical Products have been major drivers of WPI inflation in June 2026, says Commerce and Industry Ministry

India, which imports nearly 85% of its crude oil needs, remains vulnerable to global energy shocks. Over the years, it has pushed several initiatives to promote compressed biogas. Despite these efforts, progress has been limited; government support and incentives could provide a boost to the sector

Data released by Commerce Ministry showed that Indias overall exports, including both goods and services, grew 9.5% to $73.4 billion in June 2026. Total imports, on the other hand, grew nearly 27% to $88.8 billion

The BJP State president says that such priorities have triggered protests by cultivators

Regarding a timeline, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal indicated that the deal could be signed even before the U.S. investigations on its trade partners are completed.

A poor monsoon can damage the economy in three ways: it affects agricultural output, reducing the sectors contribution to the economy; it hits rural income, denting aggregate demand; and it threatens to push up food prices, causing inflation.

The food inflation based on the consumer price index (CPI) was 5.32% in June, higher than 4.78% in May, according to the data

New regulations have been finalised, the government says, they are being translated into Hindi and other official languages before being tabled in Parliament

The first outcome of the 10,000 crore container manufacturing scheme announced in Union Budget 2026-27 came on July 3, when an India-made EXIM container built by DCM Shriram Group was unveiled at Dadri for Maersk, which has placed a follow-on order for another 1,000 containers

Risks from global trade fragmentation, geo-political tensions and external financial market volatility warrant continued vigilance and prudent risk management across the sector, said Sashidhar Jagdishan

As per the Directorate General of Foreign Trades notification, a total of 20,000 completely built units (CBUs) of petrol and diesel passenger vehicles will be allowed for import from the U.K. at concessional rates of 30-50%, depending on the size of the car, down from the normal import duty of between 66-110%

Rising demand for fertilizer, city gas and utilities as well as the governments push for enhanced share of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the energy mix was seen helping the country

An analysis by The Hindu shows that India also once again began importing oil from Iran and Venezuela in April and continued to do so in May 2026

A significant share of life insurance premiums is reinvested in securities that finance government expenditure. While the case for deeper insurance penetration is often made in terms of household financial protection, it is equally important for sovereign fiscal stability

Foreign institutional investors purchased equities worth 393.19 crore on a net basis on July 7, according to exchange data

Foreign Institutional Investors bought equities worth 393.19 crore on July 7, according to exchange data

Hitting back at Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy on the HMT forest land issue, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister Eshwar Khandre on Tuessday accused the Centre of selling forest land illegally for real estate businesses

In this episode of The Climate Economy, we take take a look at super El Nio and its impact on the Indian economy.

Reva University professor was delivering her inaugural address at a Skill Development Programme and Workshop at Sharnbasva University

The proposed public issue will be entirely an offer for sale (OFS) of 14.89 crore equity shares, with existing shareholders collectively divesting nearly 6% of the exchange's equity, according to the draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) filed in June

The changes are aimed at boosting the cash equities market and drawing investors away from the countrys far larger derivatives market, which has seen explosive growth but carries far larger risks for retail investors in particular

Several concerns were raised at the two-day public hearing organised by the Neithaliyal Collective in Ennore, where fishers and residents from Tiruvallur, Chennai, Chengalpattu, and Villupuram presented testimonies before a three-member panel

What the relaxation in the gas curbs mean, the sectors that stand to gain from it, and the road ahead

Minister Piyush Goyal said a team of Indian officials will be visiting Canada for the next round of negotiations

The loss of momentum points to more challenging market conditions and weaker demand, particularly at home, says Pranjul Bhandari, Chief India Economist at HSBC

The buoyancy in GST collections is spurred by imported inflation

Under the old scheme, the Employees' Provident Funds Scheme 1952, the wage ceiling, which is 15,000 per month at present, was relevant at the time of joining a firm for providing the employee with mandatory social security cover.

Designed as a collaborative and knowledge-sharing framework, this strategic MoU aimed to support the Ministry in creating a seamless and enriching travel ecosystem that drives both economic benefits and social impact across Indian destinations

Total withdrawals by Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) from Indian equities have surged to 2.7 lakh crore so far in 2026

India's Luxury Real Estate Evolution - Nagpur's Emerging Luxury Opportunity

Petrol and diesel prices were hiked 7.5 per litre respectively in four tranches in May this year.

Aviation turbine fuel now costs 110 a litre in Delhi, industry sources said

The report noted that both new order and output levels fell in June, driven by the capital goods sector

The latest IIP dataset raises more questions than it answers

The rates are applicable for the fortnight commencing July 1

Coal Indias R&D spend on research and development increased fourfold in fiscal year 2024-25.

The Finance Ministry says this resilience in remittances is because they are pegged to labour market conditions in the region and do not get affected by short-term crises, unlike more volatile flows like FDI, portfolio flows, or debt flows.

The full customs duty waiver on such products provided on April 2 was a emporary and targeted relief, and was set to lapse on June 30

The U.S. envoy to India cited the personal equation between U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi which was driving the ties.

This would take the governments total commitment in NIIF to 60,000 crore.

The court was hearing appeals against a Single Bench order directing that developments in places earmarked for a primary school, a park, a community hall and open space had to be treated as unauthorised

Earlier this month, the Government hadbarred industrial and commercial consumers from purchasing petrol and diesel from retail outlets

While releasing the data, the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation also said that it has further tweaked the new series of the Index of Industrial Production, which had first been released on June 1.

Mahindra & Mahindra, Maruti, InterGlobe Aviation, UltraTech Cement and Larsen & Toubro were also among the laggards from the Sensex index

This ghost does not ask for a feast; neither does it care if its month-end or your budget is already stretched; it simply asks for a bite, again and again, which may gobble up your savings over time

Eternal, Trent, Asian Paints and Tech Mahindra were among the gainers