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India on track to surpass $4 trn GDP in FY26: CEA Anantha Nageswaran

Nageswaran noted that the country should register growth and progress with the environment taken into account

Jobs in unincorporated sector rose marginally in Q2, shows NSO data

Meanwhile, the number of establishments in the sector rose to 79.7 million from 79.42 million during the corresponding period

Datanomics: Delhi's Red Fort 4th-largest attraction for domestic tourists

The Red Fort reopened after the recent blast and ranked fourth among centrally protected monuments for domestic visitors in FY25, drawing 2.88 million tourists and remaining a key heritage attraction

MCA should strive to be futuristic to serve stakeholders: FM Sitharaman

FM asked the Corporate Affairs Ministry to modernise systems, enhance transparency and ensure time-bound services as she reviewed Regional Directorates and the Registrar of Companies

India's merchandise exports up in first 3 weeks of November: Piyush Goyal

Merchandise exports grew in the first three weeks of Nov, Piyush Goyal said after a Board of Trade meeting that reviewed tariff challenges, export incentives and ongoing trade talks with key partners

Minecraft 2.0: AI-driven exploration reshaping India's hunt for rare earths

India is transforming how its hunts for copper, lithium, rare earths and more, using AI to shave years off exploration timelines and reshaping the push for critical mineral security

Festive demand and GST relief to drive India Inc's Q3 FY26 growth: ICRA

ICRA expects India Inc. to post 8-10% year-on-year revenue growth in Q3 FY26, supported by festive and rural demand, GST rationalisation and easing costs

States pause spending as they await 16th Finance Commission's payouts

Most states have reduced their market borrowings, and raised less-than-projected amounts via state government securities, pushing up yields for short-term papers that the Centre typically uses

Net ECB inflows moderate to $8 bn in Apr-Sep as registrations decline

Net ECB inflows eased to $8 bn in April-September 2025 as borrowings fell yoy, but inflows still exceeded outflows, prompting RBI to adjust norms amid a strong external sector

Charitable institution forms to be overhauled ahead of new I-T Act rollout

Das said he shared stakeholders' concerns regarding the complexity of the existing audit report forms filed by trusts

ADB clears $400 mn loan to improve road connectivity in Maharashtra

The RBL modality allows the implementing agencies to pool resources and align efforts toward shared results, ensuring coordinated development assistance and common targets

Indian economy to surpass $4 trillion in FY26, says CEA Nageswaran

India currently is the fifth largest economy in the world with a GDP of around $3.9 trillion

India's Russian oil imports set to fall to three-year low in December

This month, India is expected to receive 1.87 million bpd of Russian crude, provisional data from Kpler showed

Pvt capex sluggish as cheap Chinese imports dent demands: Economist Chinoy

Chinese exports into the US were a free flowing river, but the 32 per cent tariff slapped by the Donald Trump administration is acting like a wall, leading to the same goods being spilled out

Ageing populations a 'ticking time bomb' for GDP growth, says EBRD

The report pointed to a range of factors driving the fall in the birth rate - from shifts in social norms to a reduction in women's career earnings from having a baby

IMF likely to alter classification of India's exchange rate regime

The currency plunged to a record low on Friday after the central bank unexpectedly stepped back from defending it as firmly as before

Canada eyes decade-long $2.8 bn uranium pact with India as ties improve

Canada's proposed agreement to supply uranium to India is expected to run for a decade, valued at $2.8 billion. The arrangement is likely to form part of a wider framework for nuclear cooperation

India's economy grew at 7.3% in Q2 on rural and govt spending boost: Poll

India remains one of the world's fastest-growing major economies in the face of US President Donald Trump raising tariffs on Indian goods to 50 per cent in August

What India can do to address its low-inflation problem and aid growth

Traders attributed at least part of the slide to the RBI's reluctance to intervene, breaking with the practice of recent months as the currency weakened largely due to an elusive trade deal with US

Ottawa working fast to advance trade deal with India: Canada FM Anita Anand

Relations between Canada and India have been strained since Canadian police accused New Delhi of playing a role in the June 2023 assassination of a Canadian Sikh activist near Vancouver