Page 4 - Economy Interviews

Jet fuel price cut by 3% to ₹83,072/kl on softening global oil benchmarks

The price of aviation turbine fuel (ATF) was reduced by Rs 2,414.25 per kilolitre, or 2.82 per cent, to Rs 83,072.55 per kl in the national capital

Panel working on IPR issues of gene-edited rice, says ICAR's ML Jat

Genome editing is a relatively new technology, and we've had a breakthrough with the development of two novel varieties using this approach

Hope to deliver more to Centre to stay the fiscal course: DIPAM Secy Chawla

Public stocks are a very good hedge in anyone's portfolio because the government is behind them. We enforce fair dividend norms very strictly, Chawla said

BTAs are the way to go in the new world order: CII President Sanjiv Puri

Puri said that the India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) has set a template for future deals and will create opportunities for India to build alternate supply chains

US could be on losing side in the test of wills with China: Claude Smadja

There are limits to India-EU FTA, EU lobbies want protection, don't think will meet the timeline

Pest and disease attacks on crops rising due to climate change: Scientist

Prasanna talks about some of the challenges that climate change poses to agriculture and ways to handle them

Govt working on 25 chipsets with Indian IPR to fight cyberattacks: Vaishnaw

Vaishnaw unravels the action on the ground and the move towards localisation

We will provide sufficient liquidity for monetary policy transmission: RBI

The RBI has guided that liquidity should be 1-1.5 percent of NDTL

US tariffs: Recessionary phase not ruled out in key economies, says Montek

The rise in tariffs will raise prices in major economies and trigger an economic slowdown, possibly even prompting a recessionary phase, says Montek

We have been able to stabilise auditing as an institution: NFRA Chairperson

Pandey says audit firms have taken corrective steps following the regulator's inspections, which are among the pivots the organisation is working on

Don't think govt is in a great hurry to sign BTA with US: Ashwani Mahajan

Since the US has announced the imposition of reciprocal tariffs, their markets are down, and there are fears that inflation will increase

GCCs emerging as a big answer to labour migration: Labour Secy Sumita Dawra

Nearly 34 states and union territories (UTs) have pre - published draft rules and it has been done in a harmonized, standardized manner, Dawra said

Donald Trump's tariff cut hopes from India too ambitious: Mark Linscott

No country's exporters favour new tariffs and there can be real impacts, especially for price-sensitive sectors that face plenty of competition in global markets, Linscott said

Brics mulling national currencies to foster trade: Brazil Ambassador

Brazil is optimistic about participation of economic actors, civil society, and businesses in the US to fight climate change

India's carbon market set for 2026 launch, BEE director reveals

Saurabh Diddi, director at Bureau of Energy Efficiency, explains India's carbon credit trading scheme, which includes mandatory compliance and voluntary offsets, aiming for a 2026 launch

Kerala's central tax share has halved from 10th to 15th FC: Vijayan

He tells that the Centre has double standards in dealing with borrowings of certain agencies in the state and those at the Centre as sovereign debt

'UN carbon programmes may help India take a fifth of $1 trn global market'

Some market participants are impatient, I think. They have got other recognised independent standards which they can use in the interim, said DIRK FORRISTER, president and chief executive of the IETA

Repo rate one of many factors to revive growth: MPC Member Nagesh Kumar

In particular, there was a concern about the weaknesses of the manufacturing sector, which is important for job creation due to subdued urban consumption & slow growth of private investments, he said

World looks to India as global adaptation leader: UNFCCC's Simon Stiell

Says adaptation will be the focus area for all nations, urges India to accelerate its clean energy efforts, lauded LiFE mission and says India could be an example for the world on climate action

Foolish to expect pvt sector to take care of everything: Economist Duflo

France has a lot of good presses that specialise in publishing stories for children. I grew up reading books as well as weekly and monthly magazines, Esther Duflo said