Economy

Indian Railways' slow growth in container volume raises concerns for Q4FY25

Despite Indian Railways reporting a 3.1 per cent Y-o-Y rise in container volumes for the nine months, this growth lags behind the 10 per cent Y-o-Y increase in total Indian port volumes

India's services sector growth improves to 59 in Feb; overall PMI 58.8

Services sectors saw one of the sharpest increases in employment since records began in December 2005

Boost in domestic, int'l demand drives growth in services PMI in February

The India Services Purchasing Managers' Index rose to 59 in February from a 26-month low of 56.5 in January

Govt imposes import curbs on platinum alloy with less than 99% purity

Importers of such platinum alloys are now required to obtain import authorisation from the Directorate General of Foreign Trade

Why India's tax office needs to win over taxpayers, and not tyrannise them

For investment and growth to take off, taxes need to be reliable, uniform and predictable

New national highway project awards rebound after year-long slump

Focus on HAM and BOT with Rs 8000 crore projects awarded in January

India's governance spends are lower than US, emerging market peers

Health has lowest share of paid public-sector employment, while education's share stands at 30%

Free trade agreement tariff concessions cost India Rs 94,172 crore in FY25

Customs revenue set to face greater strain as country pursues more trade pacts

No recovery proceedings on donuts GST dispute, says Bombay High Court

The court also allowed the petitioner to seek a stay in case it receives any recovery notice from the revenue department

Maha Kumbh caused inadvertent cash leakage in system, says SBI report

RBI's recent swap of $10 billion has calmed market participants' frayed nerves

US President Donald Trump and trade policy: What should India do?

The country should convert the Trump threat to an India opportunity, re-embracing a more liberal trade regime as a way of reviving manufacturing output and exports

India's circular economy can create $2 trillion market: Bhupender Yadav

The minister said that through the Plastic Waste Management Rules of 2016, significant steps have been taken targeting municipal, industrial, residential and commercial sectors

Tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada may boost Indian exports to US: Experts

India was the fourth-largest gainer when the US imposed higher duties on Chinese goods during US President Donald Trump's first tenure

Jan Vishwas Bill 2.0: Govt working to boost trust-based governance, says FM

Govt plans to bring Jan Vishwas Bill 2.0 to decriminalise over 100 provisions, said FM Sitharaman at a post-Budget webinar on 'Regulatory, Investment and EODB reforms'

RIL's KG-D6 basin arbitration case highlights gaps in government's approach

The final outcome of all arbitral cases have gone in favour of the government; ironically, the finance ministry itself advised departments to exercise caution when challenging awards for larger cases

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