File picture of job seekers at a job fair, used for representation only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The unemployment rate (UR) among people aged 15 years and above declined to 4.7% in November, the lowest level since April, when it stood at 5.1%, according to the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) report for November…
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Winter session of Parliament, in New Delhi. Photo: Sansad TV via PTI There is increased demand for urea from farmers because of good monsoons and them seeing the prospect for one more crop, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told the Lok Sabha whilst seeking…
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Winter session of Parliament, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: – There is increased demand for urea from farmers because of good monsoons and them seeing the prospect for one more crop, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told the Lok Sabha whilst seeking its…
India and Mexico are discussing ways to mitigate the impact of Mexico’s proposed tariff increases on countries it does not have a free trade agreement with, which includes India, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said on Monday (December 15, 2025). A quick way to resolve the issue would be through a Preferential Trade Agreement, he said,…
Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal. Photo: linkedin.com India and the U.S. are “very close” to finalising an initial trade agreement on reciprocal tariffs, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said, although he declined from specifying a deadline for it. On the negotiations with the European Union, Mr. Agrawal said both sides are at the final stage where all…
Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal speaks during the ‘Italy-India Business Forum’, in Mumbai, on December 11, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Projected thermal power requirement is expected to grow to 307 gigawatts (GW) by 2035, Union Minister for Commerce Piyush Goyal stated in response to a question from The Hindu. Speaking to reporters on Monday…
The rupee on Monday (December 15, 2025) crashed to its lowest-ever level of 90.80 before settling at a fresh all-time low of 90.74 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar, registering a loss of 25 paise over its previous close, weighed down by uncertainty over an India-U.S. trade deal and persistent foreign fund outflows. Forex traders said…
The 30-share BSE Sensex dipped 54.30 points, or 0.06%, to 85,213.36. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended marginally lower on Monday (December 15, 2025) in tandem with a weak trend in global markets and persistent foreign fund outflows. Also, uncertainty over an India-U.S. trade deal weighed on investors’…
The trade deficit in November stood at $24.53 billion. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters India’s exports jumped by 19.37% to $38.13 billion in November, while imports dipped by 1.88% to $62.66 billion, according to government data released on Monday (December 15, 2025). Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said that outbound shipments in November offset the losses…
Image used for representational purposes. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Last week, my friend Sudha told me she had invested her bonus in a mid-cap stock. When I asked why she chose that company, she replied instantly, “My boss said it will become 10X in five years.” No goal, no logic, no fundamentals, no analysis….
