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The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and New Zealand took effect on 20 October 2026, becoming India's 17th operational FTA. New Zealand has scrapped tariffs on all Indian goods, while India has started offering t...
A new Silver Refinery Scheme has been rolled out by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) to certify silver bullion and coins and stamp them with a hallmark. Under the scheme, silver can be graded at any of three fineness...
India's trade gap with China went past US$105.93 billion in the first nine months of 2026 (January-September), even though Indian shipments to China grew by 40.7%. Two-way trade expanded 25.4% to US$144.45 billion. Expor...
In New Delhi, the Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology unveiled a World Bank Group publication titled World Development Report 2026: The Promise of Artificial Intelligence. The report studies what AI...
India figures among the ten best-performing emerging markets on AI (Artificial Intelligence) readiness, per a World Bank report released in October 2026 under the title "India and Artificial Intelligence: Seizing the Dev...
Ladakh dispatched its first consignment of 15,000 A-grade Lilium stems from KBR Airport, Leh, to major Indian markets. The flowers were grown at Choglamsar's flower field at 10,600 ft (3,265 m), described as the world's...
A team of Indian-led astronomers has identified eRASSU J060839.5–704014 (eRASSU J0608), a pair of white dwarfs that orbit each other in about 6.2 minutes. It is an ultracompact double-white-dwarf binary whose orbit is sh...
The Ministry of Coal and Coal India Limited (CIL) unveiled India's first sector-wide Comprehensive Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Framework for coal companies in New Delhi. It is the first sector-specific CSR guid...
India has become an important supplier of petrol to Russia after Ukrainian drone attacks disrupted Russian refineries. Russia's seaborne petrol imports touched a record 125,000 barrels per day in August 2026. Over the la...
According to Alphaliner, Jawaharlal Nehru Port was the fastest-growing container port in the first half of 2026 and climbed seven places from 28th to 21st globally, just behind Colombo (20th). It handled 4.40 million TEU...
Forty-four social and environmental groups, along with retired forest officers and scientists, have asked the Himachal Pradesh government to prohibit glyphosate-based herbicides on forest land. The chemical is reportedly...
IntroductionIn a contentious international trade development, the United States Department of Commerce and Homeland Security on 18 August 2026 released its comprehensive 'Shadow Transhipment Network' report, placing Indi...
