Economy Interviews

India targets semiconductor and micro-LED leadership with phased manufacturing push

Rajiv Memani, president of the Confederation of Indian Industry and regional managing partner of EY Africa India region speaks on the challenges and opportunities facing India Inc

Former NITI Aayog member and noted agriculture economist Ramesh Chand says India is better prepared to handle rainfall variability than in the past

Rising oil prices from the US-Israel-Iran conflict threaten Asia's growth, widening deficits, fuelling inflation, and testing energy security across major economies

The GDP revision improves measurement, says former chief statistician Pronab Sen, but raises questions on double deflation, consumption surge and fiscal maths

Company opens largest dairy feed plant in South-Asia in Punjab today with an investment of ₹300 crore

Ashwini Vaishnaw outlines the nation's global ambi­tions in AI

These FTAs are tools to ensure that our youth are not just suppliers to the domestic market but active participants in global trade and growth, says PM Modi

Former chief statistician says the revised cpi was overdue, supports excluding free pds items and sees little immediate impact on rbi policy decisions

Kahi problemach nahi (there's no problem). The NHAI is economically sound, and it has an AAA rating, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said

The India-US trade deal, had it come a little earlier, would not have made the Union Budget any different, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said

Budget tax reforms aim to simplify compliance as 86% of individuals shift to the new tax regime ahead of the new Income Tax Act rollout, says Agrawal

Container support scheme will lead to capacity equal to 10% of global demand

CBIC Chairman Vivek Chaturvedi explains the Budget's calibrated customs duty exemptions, SEZ flexibility and tariff reforms amid global trade headwinds

India's exports to the EU could double to $150 billion within five years of the FTA, says Piyush Goyal, stressing balanced market access while protecting sensitive sectors

CEA V Anantha Nageswaran says industry cannot be protected forever, backs reforms for sustained 7% growth, and stresses innovation and exports as key to India's economic future

Nabard's Madhya Pradesh chief general manager C Saraswathi outlines priorities around rural MSMEs, agri-processing, cold storage and tribal development

From chips to sovereign AI, Ashwini Vaishnaw lays out how India plans to build a full-stack tech ecosystem and become a major semiconductor and AI power by 2032

The 27-nation bloc is imposing this tax on goods that emit carbon during the manufacturing process

UP's industrial push gains momentum with strong policy incentives, rising land demand, and a major fifth ground-breaking ceremony set to roll out projects worth lakh-crores