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Govt to clear ₹800 crore pending exporters' dues under revamped IES

The move aims to ease pressure on MSME exporters as the revamped Interest Equalisation Scheme is folded into the new Export Promotion Mission

India may raise Saudi oil purchases after pulling away from Russian crude

A modest rise in Saudi imports leaves India facing a sizable shortfall as it cuts back on Russian crude

Samriddhi 2025: 'Industry aligning with India's circular economy vision'

At the Business Standard Samriddhi event in Lucknow, industry leaders said India Inc is gradually embracing the circular economy model, noting its potential to curb pollution

BS Samriddhi 2025: Uttar Pradesh eyes ₹63K crore excise haul in FY26

Bootlegging curbed, compliance up, liquor industry growing 13-14% annually: State excise min

RBI's inflation model under fire as persistent overestimates draw scrutiny

The central bank's inflation miss in the first three months of the year was 0.7 percentage points - the biggest gap in almost six years, and well above economists' projections

Budget 2026-27: Make demergers tax-neutral, biz houses nudge govt

Industry representatives believe that addressing these issues will improve ease of doing business, facilitate legitimate restructuring, and reduce future tax disputes

India, Israel FTA progress review may figure during Goyal's Tel Aviv visit

The minister is leading a 60-member business delegation to Israel, where he would hold discussions with leaders and businesses on ways to boost bilateral trade

Trade portal to open new insights for importers, exporters, startups: Goyal

TIA Portal is a one-stop trade intelligence and analytics platform that integrates multiple global and national databases along with macro-economic indicators

MoSPI releases NIC 2025, aims to capture economy's new & emerging sectors

NIC 2025's new six-digit coding expands coverage to emerging digital, green and indigenous sectors, offering sharper classification for surveys, GDP estimation and policy planning

Goyal launches trade intelligence portal to track FTAs, global mkt trends

Piyush Goyal has launched a unified trade intelligence portal offering real-time analytics on FTA utilisation, global demand, supply chains and export opportunities

Rlys launches policy for bulk terminals to increase cement freight volumes

With the current share of 17 per cent, the railways is expected to earn ₹12,800 crore in the current financial year

Need to relook at Rs 15k ceiling for mandatory pension enrolment: DFS Secy

Nagaraju said the beneficiaries under the government-backed Atal Pension Yojana have touched 8.3 crore, and 48 per cent of them are women

RBI's policy dilemma: To look at inflation or growth for rate action

A forward looking approach would prompt rate cut as H2 GDP growth likely to be softer

LPG deal with US likely to shield India from geopolitical shocks

India's decision to import LPG from the US helps it to diversify sources as it reduces almost full reliance on West Asian countries for supply of the country's primary cooking fuel

Why the South keeps pulling ahead: Growth, demographics and development

Beyond the increasing complaints about their falling share of central tax revenues, the experience of southern states holds a lesson for the poorer regions wishing to bridge the gap

India needs 'last push' to become third-largest economy: Piyush Goyal

India, which became the fourth-largest economy earlier this year, is expected to overtake Germany and move into the third position in the next 2.5-3 years

Icra projects India's GDP growth to ease to 7% for September quarter

Icra said while services and agriculture sectors would lose some momentum in the second quarter, industrial performance would be strong, propelled by manufacturing, and construction

How FDI can unlock India's consumption economy and power MSME growth

Deeper capital flows, strong logistics, digital retail and MSME integration can energise the consumption economy and accelerate the path to Viksit Bharat

Gems & jewellery exports slipped 30% to $2.17 billion in October: GJEPC

Sector hopes for relief as FTA talks with the US and EU progress; FY26 exports may still reach $30-35 billion

PM Kisan 21st instalment: How farmers can do eKYC to get Rs 2000

Farmers must finish the eKYC process to get the 21st instalment of the PM Kisan scheme. The PM Kisan portal and Kisan-eMitra offer help in regional languages to get Rs 2,000