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Between April and August 2026, ASEAN was the regional market where India's exports grew fastest, rising 56%, largely on the back of petroleum products. Petroleum product shipments to the bloc grew 2.4 times to more than...
The 2026 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (formally the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel) has gone to two American economists, Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford. They were...
NABKISAN Finance Limited has listed on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) the first social bond in India devoted solely to the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector. The issue mobilised ₹180 crore for a five-year te...
The Union government, through the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, has officially prohibited Paraquat Dichloride, a highly toxic non-selective herbicide. Paraquat is a fast-acting, broad-spectrum contact weed...
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has revised India's 2026–27 growth projection upward to 7.1%, from 6.3% estimated in June 2026. It credited strong domestic demand and government policies...
The foundation stone has been laid for India's first port-based e-methanol production facility at Deendayal Port in Kandla, Gujarat. E-methanol is a green fuel produced using renewable electricity, typically by combining...
For the first time in more than 50 years, India's coal-based power generation recorded no growth over two years, as clean energy met the increase in electricity demand. Between H1 2024 and H1 2026 (January-June), generat...
The Union Cabinet has approved raising the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) wage ceiling from ₹15,000 to ₹25,000 per month. The move is expected to bring more than 51 lakh additional employees under mandator...
The GOBARdhan Central Sector Scheme, approved by the Union Cabinet on 6 August 2026, came into force on 1 September 2026 with a total outlay of ₹23,731 crore. Running until 2035–36, it seeks to expand production and use...
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) published National Accounts Statistics 2026 using 2022-23 as the base year. Its 64 statements cover GDP, GVA, national income, consumption, savings, capital...
India's solar photovoltaic module manufacturing capacity hit 233 GW by June 2026, but cell capacity is only about 35 GW, with very little ingot and wafer capacity, exposing a large upstream gap. Module plants run at just...
India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) 2026 is expected to gather separate data on digital and platform workers for the first time, covering food delivery executives, drivers and home-service providers. Their earnin...
