Commercial cooking gas and aviation fuel have become more expensive in India from September 1, 2026, putting additional pressure on restaurants, hotels, caterers and airlines. State-owned oil marketing companies have increased the price of 19 kg commercial LPG cylinders by ₹9.50. In Delhi,...
New Delhi: India’s foreign exchange reserves jumped by $14.14 billion in the week ended August 7, 2026, reaching $707.002 billion, according to data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The increase marks the sharpest weekly rise since the week ended January 30 and takes reserves t...
New Delhi: India was the world’s sixth-largest economy in the financial year 2025–26, with a nominal Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of around $3.92 trillion, according to the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) April 2026 World Economic Outlook. The figure was cited by the government in Parl...
Indian and global financial markets remained cautious on Wednesday as investors closely monitored major policy decisions, central bank actions, corporate earnings and geopolitical developments that continue to influence the global economy. In India, market participants are watching governm...
Nearly eight years after the Indian government announced the demonetisation of ₹500 and ₹1,000 currency notes, the policy remains one of the most debated economic decisions in the country’s history. On November 8, 2016, the government declared that the two high value currency notes w...
The India-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement (FTA), one of the most significant trade deals negotiated by India in recent years, is now set to come into force after both countries resolved a major dispute over British steel safeguard measures. The development follows high level discussion...
A series of recent developments involving Indian export consignments has reignited debate over the country’s quality control systems and preparedness to meet increasingly stringent global standards. China has temporarily suspended three Indian chilli exporters after detecting excessi...
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has revised its economic projections for the current financial year, raising its inflation forecast while lowering growth expectations, signaling a more challenging period ahead for the Indian economy. In its latest monetary policy review, the RBI increased ...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has warned that the ongoing crisis in West Asia could push millions of people around the world back into poverty if the situation continues to worsen. Speaking during recent public addresses and government meetings, Modi described the current decade as a “Decad...
For millions of people around the world, owning a house is no longer just a financial goal it is becoming an increasingly difficult dream. From major cities in India to the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, property prices are rising much faster than salaries, leaving ordina...
