Economy

Govt committed to easing regulations, boosting export economy: Sitharaman

In her 2025-26 Budget speech, the minister had announced that a high-level committee for regulatory reforms will be set up for a review of all non-financial sector regulations

India-US trade deal long overdue, it will boost GDP of both nations: USIBC

Goyal and US secretary of commerce Howard Lutnick held their first meeting in Washington on Tuesday

Govt panel pulls up several bodies for slow monetisation, sets new targets

Govt panel pulls up several bodies for slow monetisation, sets new targets

World sees India as trusted partner, industry must take advantage: PM Modi

Addressing a post-Budget webinar on Regulatory, Investment and Ease of Doing Business Reforms, PM Modi also said that amid supply-chain disruptions caused by economic uncertainties globally

Modern framework needed to create growth-conducive investment climate: CEA

Nageswaran said India has emerged as the preferred investment destination as evidenced from gross FDI inflows

Steel imports from China, S Korea, and Japan hit record high during Apr-Jan

India, the world's second-biggest crude steel producer, shipped in record quantities of finished steel during April-January

How quality control orders are crippling India's trade competitiveness

India's exporters are already under dire threat from the US. That only makes it more important that they should not be attacked from the domestic side. QCOs must be eliminated immediately

NITI Aayog plans policy for medium-size firms to aid their growth

Nageswaran said MSMEs should shed their fear of growth and transform across scales - from micro to small, from small to medium, and from medium to large enterprises

Centre plans to auction 30 underground coal mines in the next round

This comes as the coal ministry aims to increase underground coal mining to 100 million tonnes (mt) annually by 2030 against the current production of 34.3 mt

Cargo growth at major ports slowed in 10MFY25, shows ministry data

Private ports see contraction in coastal cargo in FY25

Railways, defence spends lift govt capital expenditure 51% in January

Capital expenditure for road ministry in the month of January 2025 was down 63 per cent over the corresponding month last year

MGNREGA work demand remains higher for the fourth straight month

Meanwhile, available funds for the scheme seems to be falling short of the expenditure and as on March 3, a negative net balance of Rs 18,681.24 crore is reflected in the books

Manufacturing PMI dips to 14-mth low in Feb as new orders, production fall

Despite slowing to the weakest since December 2023, rates of expansion in output and sales remained elevated, according to a private survey

Woman credit seekers up 3x in 5 years, says Niti Aayog & Cibil report

Women borrowers increased at 22% CAGR between 2019 and 2024

Bihar govt tables Rs 3.17 trn Budget, proposes women-centric schemes

Bihar's Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, who holds the finance portfolio, tabled a Rs 3.17 trillion Budget in the Assembly

Datanomics: India closes in on Japan for fourth-largest economy tag

The Indian economy has come closer to Japan. The latter stood at $4 trn in 2024. It is quite possible that India's economy may overtake Japan's next year as latter's economy is struggling to grow

RBI deputy guv Swaminathan J moots empathetic stance for stressed MSMEs

Additionally, he highlighted the need for digital solutions, alternative credit assessment models, and greater participation in platforms like TReDS by lenders to mitigate the funding challenges

Amazon Web Services to invest $8.2 bn in Maharashtra by 2029-30: Vaishnaw

The minister said that Amazon Web Services (AWS) plans to significantly increase employment in India as well

CCI's draft regulations on cost in predatory pricing by dominant firms

CCI has so far acted as a fair and mature regulator, fulfilling its role under the Preamble of the Act

Only unemployment, inflation manufactured in bulk under Modi govt: Rahul

The former Congress president called for the removal of "unjust" taxes, eliminating monopoly, opening the doors of banks and giving rights to the talented