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74 stories for “Economy” · March 2026
Clear filtersThe Government of India has launched PRARAMBH 2026, a nationwide awareness drive on the Income Tax Act 2025, which comes into force on 1 April 2026.PRARAMBH stands for Policy Reform and Responsible Action for Mission Vik...
The Government of India has rolled out the Credit Guarantee Scheme for Microfinance Institutions 2.0 (CGSMFI-2.0) with a corpus of ₹20,000 crore.It offers guarantee cover to Member Lending Institutions (MLIs) that lend t...
The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has published the midterm review of the 20th Electric Power Survey.India's installed power capacity is projected to rise from about 520 GW in 2026 to 1,121 GW by 2035–36.Solar is e...
The Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) released the India BioEconomy Report (IBER) 2026 in New Delhi.India's bioeconomy stood at $195.3 billion in 2025, contributing roughly 4.8–5% of GDP, with gr...
The Government of India has introduced the RELIEF (Resilience & Logistics Intervention for Export Facilitation) scheme under the Export Promotion Mission (EPM) to help exporters hit by trade disruptions.It aims to cut lo...
India's trade deficit with China has gone past $100 billion for the first time, touching about $102 billion during FY 2025–26 (April–February).A trade deficit arises when a country's imports exceed its exports over a per...
The Union Cabinet has cleared the Small Hydro Power (SHP) Development Scheme with an outlay of ₹2,584.60 crore covering FY 2026–27 to 2030–31.The scheme targets around 1,500 MW of new small hydro capacity across the coun...
The National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC), under the Ministry of Cooperation, has launched the Dirghavadhi Krishak Punji Sahakar Yojana to strengthen long-term credit for cooperatives. It will provide long-...
The Union government announced a Coconut Promotion Scheme in the Budget 2026–27 to lift coconut output and farm incomes. India is the world's largest coconut producer, with about 30.37% of global production. The crop cov...
The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has released the Final Estimates for 2024–25 and the First Advance Estimates for 2025–26 of horticulture crops. In 2024–25, the area under horticulture rose to 301.36 lakh...
The Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden in Srinagar, the largest tulip garden in Asia, has been opened to visitors. Its opening signals the arrival of spring in the Kashmir Valley. The garden lies at the foothills of the...
The Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh has launched the Gaudham Yojana, under which about 1,460 shelters will be set up across the State for stray and abandoned cattle. The scheme seeks to ensure their protection, housing, f...
