Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) in India rose 18% to $35.18 billion during April-September of this fiscal year, while the inflow from the U.S. more than doubled to $6.62 billion during the period, according to the latest government data released on Monday (November 1, 2025)….
Indian economist and former Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of India, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, will virtually deliver the 4th B.P.R. Vithal Memorial Lecture at Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS) in Hyderabad on December 1, 2025. | Photo Credit: Siddhant Thakur India is entering an economic transition far more complex than the breakthrough…
Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Gross GST collection rose at a slower pace of 0.7% in November at ₹1.70 lakh crore, as domestic revenues declined, according to the government data released on Monday (December 1, 2025). Gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection was over ₹1.69 lakh crore in…
The Sensex dipped by 13.71 points or 0.02% to settle at 85,706.67. The Nifty skidded 12.60 points or 0.05% to 26,202.95 on November 28, 2025. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty hit their fresh all-time highs in early trade on Monday (December 1, 2025) as investors’ sentiment turned positive after…
Foreign institutional investors sold equities worth ₹3,795.72 crore on a net basis on November 2, 2025, according to exchange data. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The rupee traded in a narrow range against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Monday (December 1, 2025), as the support from positive domestic equities was negated by…
The two bills are listed for introduction by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on December 1, 2025. Photo: Sansad TV via PTI Photo The government will introduce two bills in the Lok Sabha on Monday (December 1, 2025) to levy excise duty on tobacco and tobacco products, and a new cess on manufacturing of pan masala….
The story so far: On November 21, Union Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced the implementation of four Labour Codes — the Code on Wages, 2019, Industrial Relations Code, 2020, Code on Social Security, 2020 and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (OSHWC) Code, 2020. Parliament had passed these codes between 2019 and 2020. Why…
By cutting off a nation’s access to resources, finance, and trade, sanctions aim to put economic pressure on the government or leaders to alter their policies. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Economic sanctions are measures imposed on a country, group, or individual to change their attitude or behaviour. They can also be tools of foreign…
“We will continue to see relentless growth,” Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said, adding India’s merchandise and services exports too have recorded high growth during April-October this fiscal. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday (November 29, 2025) said a host of steps and reforms undertaken by…
A view of the RBI logo outside its headquarters in Mumbai. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday (November 28, 2025) issued 244 consolidated Master Directions (MD) after undertaking a review exercise pertaining to approximately 3500 directions, circulars, and guidelines issued over the years, to reduce compliance burden on the…
