India mulls tighter visa norms for Chinese nationals to curb dumping: Report
The move comes following growing concerns of dumping of goods by China to beat the tariff imposed by the US
Inter-state supplies to unregistered persons, composition taxpayers non-editable from Apr returns: GSTN
GSTN, which manages the tech backbone for Goods and Services Tax, said from the April 2025 tax period, inter-state supplies auto-populated in Table 3.2 of GSTR-3B will be made non-editable
Southern states' share in India's GDP has caught up with that of North, Central India: MC Analysis
In 1970-71, the share of northern states in the Indian economy was 40 percent higher than that of South India, which had a 24.6 percent share of India’s GDP. Five decades later, the share of southern states is nearly as much as the Northern and central parts of India.
India, US to focus on increasing market access, reducing tariff: MoS Finance
India and the US are negotiating a bilateral trade agreement with an aim to double trade to USD 500 billion by 2030
India looks to stitch critical minerals into bilateral trade pact with US: Report
New Delhi and Washington had signed a memorandum of understanding on critical minerals in October last year to boost supply-chain resilience
India closes in on long-sought free trade agreement with UK
The new Labour government’s business and trade secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, traveled to India last month to restart the talks, which had been paused in 2024 due to elections in both the UK and India
India, New Zealand announce resumption of FTA talks
The India-New Zealand FTA negotiations aim to achieve balanced outcomes that enhance supply chain integration and improve market access
Govt’s active debt management to lower borrowing costs for Centre, states: FM
High-cost debts are being repaid to ease borrowing rates, Sitharaman said in the Lok Sabha during the ongoing Parliament session
India's thermal coal imports fall for sixth straight month in February
This is the longest such streak since February 2022, when imports declined for eight consecutive months
GDP in charts: Five factors having a bearing on growth in FY25
While agriculture and services sector growth have held steady, manufacturing is set to disappoint, along with capital formation.
India needs to grow at 7.8% to be high-income nation by 2047: World Bank
Realising this ambitious target of Viksit Bharat will require comprehensive and sustained reforms, the World Bank has said, adding fiscal consolidation should be gradual and not aggressive
India economy’s recovery likely clouded by trade risks ahead
Data due Friday will likely show gross domestic product grew 6.2% in the three months to December, according to a median estimate of economists surveyed by Bloomberg
Ahead of trade talks with US, India looks for possible tariff tweaks: Report
Centre is seeking policy tweaks with a target of enhancing access for US companies
Naming ex-RBI chief Das as key aide highlights PM Modi's economic focus
On Saturday, the government appointed Das, who served a six-year term as RBI Governor until December, as a second principal secretary to the PM, a newly created position.
India's crude oil imports in January rise to highest in eight months
India is the world's third-biggest oil importer and consumer and the data is a proxy for the country's oil demand
India's January merchandise trade deficit widens to $23 billion
On a year-on-year basis, the trade deficit in goods was again wider in January versus the revised figure of $16.56 billion in the same month of the last fiscal year
RBI to enhance liquidity next week by injecting $16 billion to cover for tax outflows
The RBI has doubled the quantum of government securities it aims to purchase to Rs 40,000 crore ($4.61 billion) on a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions
Nearly $1 billion of Indian exports at risk as Trump plans tariff on steel, aluminium imports
In the eleven months of 2024, Indian aluminum exports to the US at $777 billion were 11.5 percent of the country’s total exports of $6.7 trillion in 2023
Nirmala Sitharaman says GST Council to soon take decision on rates, number of slabs
The GST Council, chaired by Sitharaman and comprising her state counterparts, has set up a group of ministers (GoM) to suggest changes in GST rates as well as reduce slabs.
CEA Nageswaran flags land regulations as hurdle in realising India's manufacturing dreams
Nageswaran was speaking at the EXIM Bank International Economic Research annual event
Rupee opens marginally up at 86.52 on lower dollar index, easing retail inflation
On Monday, the rupee logged its biggest slump in two years and ended at record low due to strong dollar demand, outflows from local equities, and limited intervention by the RBI
India infrastructure lender plans up to $4.7 billion fundraising
India needs $2.2 trillion of investment in infrastructure to increase the size of its economy to $7 trillion by 2030, Knight Frank said in a report in December
Pilot for China-like less-than-a-minute nod to e-commerce exports soon to take off: DGFT
Government partnering with Shoprocket, DHL and Cargo Service Centre to start the pilot for less than a minute clearance of e-commerce exports
Stats ministry to soon release results of time use and capex surveys
The two-part capex survey will have one section on investments made in the past year, and the other on investment expectations for the next two years. The time use survey will capture the trends on unpaid and paid workers across gender
