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27 stories for “Economy” · October 2026
Clear filtersUnion Minister Pralhad Joshi opened the eighth edition of Windergy India 2026, a wind energy exhibition and conference held in Chennai. The event comes as India works towards a goal of 100 GW of installed wind power capa...
India has signed a joint statement with the United States and 13 other economies to confront structural excess capacity in key industries. Its focus is on five sectors: batteries, solar panels, chemicals, foundational se...
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has published the Strategy for Environmental-Economic Accounts in India 2026–2030. It seeks to strengthen natural resource accounting, close data gaps and b...
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...
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 Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) published the Annual Survey of Industries (ASI) 2024–25. Registered manufacturing units rose to 2.67 lakh and total employment grew 7.19% to 2.10 crore. Gro...
Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav released the guidelines for implementing the National Coastal Mission (NCM) 2.0 in New Delhi. Being a Central Sector Scheme, NCM 2.0 carries a sanctioned outlay of ₹767 crore an...
Sagarmala Finance Corporation Limited (SMFCL) is preparing to float India's first-ever blue bond, with the proceeds going to sustainable port, shipping and ocean-economy ventures. SMFCL is the country's first Non-Banking...
PM-DHARA (PM-Developing Harmonized and Accelerated Renewable-energy Access) has received the Union Cabinet's nod to strengthen transmission networks within States. By FY 2032–33 it aims to enable the evacuation of as muc...
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...
International Coffee Day was observed on 1 October with the International Coffee Organization (ICO) campaign “Coffee is Part of the Solution.” The ICO says coffee supports around 12.5 million farming families worldwide....
Trinidad and Tobago is set to become the first country in the Caribbean to adopt India's Unified Payments Interface (UPI). UPI already operates in 11 foreign countries: Bhutan, Nepal, Singapore, UAE, France, Sri Lanka, M...
