Economy

Bihar's growth surpasses national average: State finance minister

Bihar's fiscal trajectory demonstrates "disciplined financial management" with the total expenditure by the state government increasing from ₹1.66 lakh crore in 2020-21 to ₹2.82 lakh crore in 2024-25

Manufacturing PMI climbs to 55.4 in January on new orders, hiring

Rising outstanding business volumes drove goods producers to hire extra staff, and the pace of job creation rose to the quickest in three months, the survey stated

India manufacturing PMI rebounds in Jan to 55.4 as orders, output pick up

January manufacturing PMI: The rebound in January came after the seasonally adjusted PMI touched a two-year low of 55.0 in December 2025

US pitches Venezuelan crude to India as its Russian oil imports slow

India became a major buyer of Russian oil after Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022 triggered Western sanctions that drove down its price

Budget 2026: Food subsidy seen rising 12% in FY26 on higher procurement

Officials said the higher provisioning also means that the Food Corporation of India might not have to rely on borrowing or any other means in FY27 to fund its shortfall

Budget 2026 proposes seven high-speed rail corridors linking growth cities

Budget 2026 outlines seven high-speed rail corridors linking cities such as Mumbai-Pune and Delhi-Varanasi, aiming to cut travel time, reduce carbon emissions and support balanced regional development

Budget 2026: Biopharma Shakti plan aims to make India a biologics hub

Union Budget 2026: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveils Biopharma Shakti, a ₹10,000 crore, five-year plan to boost domestic biologics, biosimilars, clinical trials and regulatory capacity

Budget 2026 keeps infra at core, raises capital spending to ₹12.2 trillion

Union Budget 2026 scales up capital spending to ₹12.2 trillion, keeping infrastructure at the centre of growth while signalling continued commitment to fiscal consolidation

Budget 2026: FM Sitharaman pegs fiscal deficit at 4.3% of GDP for FY27

FM Nirmala Sitharaman pegged FY27 fiscal deficit at 4.3% of GDP, signalling continued fiscal consolidation, with net tax receipts seen at ₹28.7 trillion and higher tax devolution to states

Why Budget 2026 GDP and inflation numbers may change within weeks

Key GDP and inflation metrics will be revised in February as MoSPI updates base years, meaning several assumptions underpinning Budget 2026 will be recalculated soon after the speech

Finalised eight FTAs with 37 developed countries in recent years: Goyal

Goyal added that talks for a trade pact have started with the Mercosur group of countries to expand the existing PTA (preferential trade agreement)

Gross GST collection rises 6.2% to over ₹1.93 trillion in January

Cess collection from tobacco products in January stood at ₹5,768 crore, sharply lower than ₹13,009 crore a year earlier, when a cess also applied to luxury, sin and demerit goods such as cars

Trump claims India will buy Venezuelan oil: 'We've already made that deal'

Donald Trump claimed India will buy Venezuelan oil instead of Iranian crude as Washington moves to cut Russia-linked oil trade and ease some sanctions on Venezuela

India-EU FTA: A transformational opportunity for India's textiles

The India-EU FTA grants zero-duty access across the full spectrum of textile and apparel tariff lines, thereby positioning Indian exporters on an equal footing with competitors

India, US working towards closing trade deal quickly, says Piyush Goyal

He expressed confidence that "good news" on this front will be announced in the near future

India-EU Free Trade Agreement will boost footwear, leather exports

The European Union is the largest market for India's footwear and leather sectors, accounting for 43 per cent of exports, Council for Leather Exports Executive Director R Selvam said

Political polarisation worrying investors: Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee

Banerjee cautioned that policy unpredictability, combined with internal polarisation, was undermining the country's credibility as a long-term investment destination

US pitches Venezuelan crude to India as its Russian oil imports fall

The US effort to supply Venezuelan crude to India comes as Washington also seeks to reduce Russian oil revenues that are funding the war in Ukraine

With FTA, India's exports to EU can double in 5 years, says Goyal

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

New CPI series expected to push India's headline inflation prints higher

India's new CPI series, with lower food weight and higher core components, may nudge headline inflation higher but is expected to improve policy predictability and ease RBI's targeting