Image for representation only | Photo Credit: Getty Images The Reserve Bank of India is unlikely to re-introduce the policy of lending money daily to banks at a fixed rate, despite increased clamour for it from market participants, three sources said on Thursday (July 31, 2025). The policy, called fixed rate liquidity operations, will help…
U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a 25% tariff on Indian imports, along with an additional “penalty” targeting India’s defence and energy trade with Russia and its role in the BRICS alliance. In this LIVE analysis at 2:15 p.m., top experts examine how the Trump tariffs will impact Indian exports, India–U.S. trade negotiations, BRICS dynamics,…
File picture of U.S. President Donald Trump | Photo Credit: Reuters A day after announcing 25% tariff rate on India in addition to an unspecified “penalty” tariff for India purchasing Russian energy and arms, US President Donald Trump has dubbed both the nations as “dead economies”. Launching a fresh attack on social platform Truth Social,…
Putting an end to months of speculation, U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday (July 30, 2025) announced that imports from India will attract 25% tariffs from August 1, “plus a penalty”, citing India’s purchases of energy and military equipment from Russia, its high tariffs, and its “strenuous and obnoxious” non-monetary barriers to trade. India and…
As Kerala positions itself toward a knowledge-based economy, it is imperative that we recognise and harness the untapped potential of the creative and cultural sector — a sector that has long flourished informally but now deserves structured policy attention and investment. Kerala’s demographic and economic realities make a strong case for embracing the creative economy….
File picture of U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on February 13, 2025 | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed his desire to speak with Prime Minister Narendra Modi before giving the final nod to the long-anticipated India-U.S. trade agreement, sources…
The Index of Industrial Production (IIP), the nation’s monthly barometer of goods output, revealed a 10-month low growth rate in June, at 1.5%, largely due to the sharp contraction in mining activity, by –8.7% (10.3% in June 2024), and electricity output, by –2.6% (8.6% in June 2024). The early onset of the southwest monsoon, with…
Representational image of a an MSME industrial unit | Photo Credit: K. Pichumani Indian negotiators are trying to ensure future trade agreements, such as those with the U.S. and the EU, include similar carved-out features to benefit Indian micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) along the lines of what was included in the recently signed…
The Sensex tanked 572.07 points or 0.70% to settle at 80,891.02 on Monday (July 28, 2025). The Nifty declined 156.10 points or 0.63% to 24,680.90. File | Photo Credit: PTI Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty bounced back after a three-day fall, ending higher on Tuesday (July 29, 2025), powered by a rally in blue-chip…
The manufacturing sector grew at a 5-month high of 3.9% in June 2025, up from 3.2% in May and 3.5% in June of last year. Representational file image. | Photo Credit: Reuters Growth in industrial activity slowed to a 10-month low of 1.5% in June 2025, down from 1.9% in May. This slowdown was driven…
