After limestone, most of the blocks that have been made operational are that of iron ore. | Photo Credit: Reuters In a first for the country, the Ministry of Mines informed on Tuesday (March 31, 2026) that thirty mineral blocks have been made operational in a single financial year, that is, FY 2025-26. Essential to…
See also: | Photo Credit: scanrail Gold rose on Tuesday but was set for its biggest monthly slump in nearly two decades, as fading rate cut expectations, surging energy costs and a firmer dollar amid the Iran war weighed on demand. Spot gold rose 1.8% to $4,593.12 per ounce by 1208 GMT, hitting its highest…
For every dollar inflow in physically-backed gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in March, there was an outflow of $2.3, according to data from the World Gold Council (WGC). While investments in gold ETFs totalled $9.12 billion, investors chose to cash in $21.35 billion. Overall, gold ETFs witnessed more outflows in all four weeks of the month….
Gold prices rose on Tuesday on hopes of de-escalation in the Middle East conflict, but were poised for their worst month in more than 17 years as higher energy prices dimmed hopes for a U.S. interest rate cut this year. Spot gold was up 1.1% at $4,561.68 per ounce, as of 0427 GMT. U.S. gold…
A view of the RBI headquarters in Mumbai. | Photo Credit: Reuters In a move viewed by a section of analysts as a temporary relief to banking credit lines for brokers, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has deferred the implementation of the Amendment Directions on Capital Market Exposures by three months to July 1, 2026….
The government on Monday (March 30, 2026) left interest rates unchanged for various small savings schemes, including PPF and NSC, for the eighth straight quarter, beginning April 1, 2026. “The rates of interest on various small savings schemes for the first quarter of FY 2026-27, starting from April 1, 2026, and ending on June 30,…
India’s fiscal deficit in April-February was ₹12,50,000 crore or 80.4% of the estimate for the financial year ending March 31, government data showed on Monday (March 30, 2026). Net tax receipts at ₹21,50,000 rupees, up from ₹20,20,000 collected in the same period a year ago. Non-tax revenue at ₹5,80,000 crore, compared with ₹4,90,000 crore a…
Both the indices opened at 22,549.65 points and 72,565.22 points respectively, down over 1% from the previous session’s close. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Indian investors had their worst month in March 2026 as benchmark Nifty fell 11.36%, the steepest decline since March 2020, as global markets reel under war between the U.S. and…
Precious metal prices rebounded by about 3 per cent in the national capital on Monday, with silver jumping by ₹7,000 to ₹2.37 lakh per kilogram, and gold advanced to ₹1.51 lakh per 10 grams on the back of fresh buying by jewellers ahead of the wedding season. According to the All India Sarafa Association, the…
During the April-February period of FY26, India’s industrial production growth remained flat year-on-year at 4.1%. File image for representation | Photo Credit: Reuters India’s industrial production grew 5.2% in February, mainly due to an improvement in manufacturing output, according to official data released on Monday (March 30, 2026). The factory output, measured in terms of…
