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Coir exports from India touched ₹6,614.40 crore in 2025-26, a jump of 305.70% over 2014-15. Coir is a natural fibre taken from the outer husk of the coconut, and India leads the world in both producing and exporting it,...
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...
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has struck Paytm Payments Bank Limited (PPBL) off the Second Schedule of the RBI Act, 1934, which lists scheduled banks meeting set eligibility norms. The step follows the RBI's April 2026...
The Union government is encouraging aquaculture insurance under PM-MKSSY (Pradhan Mantri Matsya Kisan Samridhi Sah-Yojana) by offering a 40% incentive on premiums. India achieved its highest-ever fish output of 19.8 mill...
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...
According to the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), the Workforce Participation Rate (WPR) for persons aged 15 and above climbed to 52.8% in August 2026, its highest level since March. Rural WPR rose to 55.8% while urb...
India and MERCOSUR signed the First Additional Protocol to the India–MERCOSUR Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) to enable electronic Certificates of Origin, promoting paperless trade and cutting the time and cost of iss...
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...
Chhattisgarh has become India’s first inland State to start exporting value-added Tilapia fish products, shipping 382 tonnes to the United States. The State has put nearly ₹900 crore into fisheries under the Pradhan Mant...
IntroductionDemonstrating robust structural expansion over the past decade, India's agriculture and allied sectors achieved historic milestones on 18 August 2026: the Agricultural Gross Value Added (GVA) expanded from ₹2...
