The reference to unilateral trade and finance-related actions is significant as the US has pursued sweeping tariff measures against trading partners
Pillai tells that the CCI could have done more to curb concentration, and social protection should have featured more prominently in the reforms
China supplied at least 80 per cent of India's imports across 71 electronics product lines in 2025-26, with dependence concentrated in key upstream components
Euro gives a challenge to dollar in export invoicing, while the US remains a far bigger player in forex transactions
Equirus Securities sees HPCL as the most vulnerable among major oil marketers, while BPCL is relatively better placed due to stronger integration and distillate yields
A Business Standard poll of 11 economists projects August retail inflation at 4.5-5 per cent, driven by higher food prices and a firmer core inflation reading
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman calls for stronger AI safeguards, human oversight and regulatory coordination while warning against emerging systemic risks
"If authorized by the Council, this will be the largest trade agreement ever concluded by both the EU and India," the European Commission said in a statement
Ball Corporation, Crown Holdings and Canpack will set up aluminium beverage can units in Meerut and Unnao, strengthening the state's advanced packaging ecosystem
The move comes after surplus cash with banks rose to a record high of around 11 trillion rupees following massive inflows under the central bank's recent capital-raising windows.
The rupee pared most of its initial losses and settled at 95.57 (provisional) against the USD, down by 5 paise, on Friday, helped by a correction in crude oil prices and suspected RBI intervention
Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Committee will reassess growth and inflation dynamics at its meeting next month amid rising prices of crude oil due to the ongoing West Asia crisis, Guv Malhotra said
The policy took effect from its notification date and is to remain operative for five years, subject to any earlier amendment or cancellation
Consumption-led sectors, including consumer goods, retail and leisure, are expected to remain the cornerstone of growth, reaching about $150 billion by FY31 at an annual growth rate of around 25%
Nitin Desai says India's reform ideas predated 1991, but the bigger challenge now is boosting manufacturing and new businesses to create jobs and move workers out of agriculture
Food inflation could remain elevated through the festive season as uneven monsoon rains, kharif crop uncertainties, El Nino risks and higher global food prices put pressure on household budgets
Uttar Pradesh steps up efforts to attract foreign investment in manufacturing, semiconductors, electronics and data centres
The move comes as India and the US continue negotiations on a trade deal, whose broad contours were agreed earlier this year
NITI Aayog member Rajiv Gauba called for a systematic review of laws and regulations, saying India's next-generation reforms must move away from the licence, approval and permission regime
OMCs are losing ₹5 a litre on petrol and ₹23 on diesel as Brent crude crosses $100 a barrel, while escalating US-Iran tensions add to India's energy supply risks