Economy

Platform workers face high risks, limited protection: Gig workers survey

Nationwide survey of 1,000 platform workers finds gaps in insurance and safety training, while extreme heat, road accidents and long working hours add to risks

Uttar Pradesh fast-tracks acquisition of 25,000 hectares near expressways

"The district officials have been directed to expedite the process of identifying the land parcels for acquisition under the IMLC blueprint," a senior official said.

Australia to Uzbekistan: India widens uranium push for 100 GW nuclear goal

India is widening and renewing uranium supply options with Australia and Uzbekistan as it prepares for an over elevenfold expansion in nuclear capacity to 100 GW by 2047

India-US trade deal hinges on preferential terms from Washington: Goyal

Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said India will finalise and announce details of its trade agreement with the US once Washington offers preferential terms compared with India's competitors

India's economic growth brings confidence, new opportunities to world: Modi

India and Belgium agreed to significantly expand cooperation in trade, defence, critical minerals, clean energy and technology after talks between PM Narendra Modi and Belgian PM Bart De Wever

Services PMI rises to 54.1 in August as output and employment pick up

The sector expanded faster in August, with employment growth strengthening, though new business remained subdued and the headline PMI stayed below its long-run average

Govt issues FAQs on GDP revision, explains new series and methodology

The government has revised the GDP estimate for Q1 FY2025-26 following the introduction of a new GDP series with 2022-23 as the base year

India services PMI rises to 54.1 in August; job growth at 15-month high

Business activity strengthened in August as new orders rose faster and services hiring reached a 15-month high, while input cost inflation remained moderate and charge inflation quickened

India fastest-growing major economy, clocked 7.8% Q1 growth: FM Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said India remains the fastest-growing major economy after recording 7.8 per cent growth in Q1 FY27 despite global disruptions

India, Iran not discussing trade deal, says Rubio on Modi-Pezeshkian meet

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said many countries maintain contact with Iran, after PM Modi met Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian at the SCO summit

Govt asserts no 'mechanical' boost aided Q1FY27 GDP growth print

Input prices rose faster than output prices, driving negative manufacturing deflator, govt said

La Caisse acquires 24% stake in Altius Telecom for ₹12,100 crore

Investment comes ahead of Altius' planned transition to a publicly listed InvIT through an offering expected to raise around Rs 6,000 crore

Belgian PM to focus on diamonds, defence, maritime ties during India visit

Bart De Wever's three-day visit will explore deeper trade and investment ties, defence and maritime cooperation, and opportunities from the India-EU free trade agreement

India must review green finance norms to fund nuclear energy: NITI member

Abhay Karandikar says nuclear energy should get access to green finance, while India must build specialised skills and capacity to achieve its 100 GW target by 2047

India's economy can near $20 trn by 2046 if current growth pace holds: CEA

The economy doesn't need "heroic assumptions" to meet that target, Chief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran said

UP Higher Education Incentive Policy 2024: Key features, incentives, eligibility and implementation

The policy is a financial-incentive framework intended to encourage sponsoring bodies to establish new private universities in Uttar Pradesh

India-Sacu pact could reshape New Delhi's emerging-market trade strategy

The proposed preferential trade agreement could open new export markets, diversify critical mineral supplies and test whether calibrated deals with developing economies can complement India's recent d

Shun foreign holidays, avoid buying gold: PM Narendra Modi renews appeal

PM cites India's 7.8 per cent June-quarter GDP growth to renew his Swadeshi pitch, urging citizens to embrace self-reliance and sustain economic momentum

Datanomics: Falling prices give a boost to manufacturing's real growth

Manufacturing prices fell in Q1 even as real growth outpaced nominal growth, pointing to deflationary pressure unlike agriculture and services

India's sugar flip-flop highlights fault lines in agri trade policy regime

The decision to import 1 MT of raw sugar after allowing exports earlier in the season has revived questions over crop estimates, policy predictability and the cost of repeated trade interventions