Economy

Apprenticeship applications at six-year low in 2025 despite vacancies

Applications under the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme fell to a six-year low in 2025, exposing a widening gap between vacancies and candidate participation

India may seek sunset clause in US trade pact amid tariff concerns

India may seek an automatic review clause in its interim trade deal with the US, aiming to safeguard tariff concessions amid evolving American trade policies

Stir over Karnataka's AI city grows amid land acquisition concerns

Karnataka's ₹18,000-crore AI city near Bengaluru faces growing resistance as farmers oppose land acquisition, citing threats to livelihoods, agriculture and green cover

iPhones fuelled 47.24% surge in smartphone exports to US in April

India's smartphone exports to the US surged 47% in April, led by Apple, underscoring the company's continued push to expand iPhone manufacturing in the country

Draft satcom spectrum rules call for layers of security approvals

Draft spectrum rules mandate additional government clearance for satcom firms before public rollout, even after spectrum allocation

Shaping a fresh narrative as India-US ties enter a transactional phase

Modi and Trump's G7 meeting suggested India-US ties are entering a more transactional phase, with trade and trust taking centre stage

StatsGuru: Remittances, services exports support BoP amid wider trade gap

A widening trade deficit and foreign fund outflows strained India's external accounts in FY26 despite robust growth in services exports and remittance inflows

Upstream oil PSUs may see greater focus on exploration in evaluations

The oil ministry is considering increasing the weightage of exploration activities in the performance assessment of upstream oil PSUs to boost domestic hydrocarbon discoveries

India to host BRICS energy ministers' meeting in Gurugram on June 25-26

India will host the 11th BRICS Energy Ministers' Meeting under its 2026 Chairship, focusing on energy security, sustainability, innovation and universal access to energy

India remains ADB's largest pvt sector market; eyes ₹1 bn in direct support

ADB plans to sustain its $1-billion private sector funding in India this year, with clean energy and supply-chain finance in focus

India, US to hold two-day ministerial-level trade pact talks this week

Piyush Goyal and USTR Jamieson Greer will meet this week as India pushes for a tariff edge in the first phase of the bilateral trade pact

'Indian exporters must upgrade product standards to benefit from UK FTA'

Experts said that the govt should conduct an outreach programme in different parts of India to inform the domestic industry about the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between 2 nations

'Centre prioritising energy security by shifting towards coal gasification'

Union Minister for Coal and Mines G Kishan Reddy said that more than 35 companies will be starting coal gasification activities in India within two months

India-EU FTA to be signed by Dec, implemented from Feb-Mar next year: Goyal

Under the India-EU FTA, about 93 per cent of Indian shipments will enjoy duty-free access to the 27-nation bloc, while imports of luxury cars and wines from the EU will become less expensive

Exports rise 15% during Apr-Jun 14 despite global uncertainties: Goyal

Goyal said that despite 50 per cent tariffs imposed by the US, India's exports in 2025-26 recorded healthy growth

India seeks US tariff edge over rival nations before enacting trade pact

The issue currently pending is that our duties need to be lower compared to those of competing nations, said Piyush Goyal

India boosts Russian, UAE oil purchases in June ahead of Hormuz reopening

India imported an average of 2.66 million barrels per day of crude oil from Russia in June, through June 19, compared to 1.91 million bpd in May

A stock trader's guide to navigating risks of rare 'Super El Niño'

A high probability of a "Super El Niño" heading into 2027 may drive up temperatures in some parts of the world, sending power demand surging, hurting crop yields and reigniting inflationary pressures

El Nino is a global crisis, keeping close watch on situation: Piyush Goyal

Goyal said the government is prepared and focused on safeguarding farmers' interests. "If a water crisis arises, all necessary steps to tackle it will be taken," he assured

India must invest in deep tech, not rely on global trends: Neelkanth Mishra

He was speaking at the 15th convocation ceremony of the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN)