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India to continue as fastest-growing major economy globally: Report

New Economic Transformation Strategy for India

India stands at a decisive juncture where global disruptions, protectionist trade wars, capital market volatility, and technological shifts demand a recalibrated, multi layered, radical economic transformation strategy for India's economic drive to achieve the aspirational targets in a time bound accelerated manner.

Apr 2, 2025

Centre exploring new markets to boost fruit exports after robust growth

Centre exploring to widen fruit exports to other countries

After witnessing a tremendous growth in fruit exports in the last five years, the government is now exploring new markets for fruit exports.

Mar 29, 2025

India's forex reserves surge by $4.5 billion to $658.8 billion

India's foreign exchange reserves surged by $4.5 billion to scale a 4-month high of $658.8 billion in the week ended March 28, 2025, according to data released by the Reserve Bank of India on Friday.

Mar 28, 2025

RBI may begin rate easing cycle with 25 bps cut, add durable liquidity: Morgan Stanley

India least exposed to US tariffs as domestic demand offsets it: Morgan Stanley

When it comes to the ratio of goods exports to GDP in the wake of US trade tariffs, India and Japan are the least exposed economies owing to domestic demand strength, a Morgan Stanley report said on Friday.

Mar 28, 2025

EXIM Bank sees India's goods export surging to $111.7 billion in Q2

Despite geo-political uncertainties, India's exports set to cross $800 billion

Despite global uncertainties, India's exports are set to surge, said Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Santosh Kumar Sarangi, adding that exporters should tread the path pragmatically and wisely to navigate the current global trade contours.

Mar 27, 2025

India pips Sri Lanka to become world's 2nd-largest tea exporter

India has surpassed Sri Lanka to become the world's second-largest exporter of tea with 255 million kg of tea exports in 2024, while Kenya has retained the top spot, according to data compiled by the Tea Board of India.

Mar 27, 2025

SEBI proposes new method to prevent stock manipulation in derivatives market

SEBI to take action against Bharat Global Developers over fake disclosures

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Wednesday confirmed its action against Bharat Global Developers Limited (BGDL) for making fake disclosures, carrying out preferential allotment of shares and other violations.

Mar 27, 2025

EPFO to allow instant PF withdrawals via UPI, ATMs by mid-2025

The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is likely to introduce a major change that will allow its members to withdraw their provident fund (PF) instantly through UPI and ATMs by the end of May or early June 2025.

Mar 26, 2025

India to gain the most among emerging markets amid US economic policy shift

With the United States shifting its economic stance, emerging markets are poised for a significant rally, and India stands to gain the most with robust foreign institutional investors (FII) inflows returning into its markets, a new report said on Wednesday.

Mar 26, 2025

India retail market set to reach $2 trillion in next decade: Report

India's organised retail to surpass $600 billion by 2030, capture 35% of total market

India's overall retail sector is poised to become more than $1.6 trillion opportunity by 2030, offering immense headroom for sustained growth for the organised retail industry, according to a new report on Wednesday.

Mar 26, 2025

Revised RBI's priority sector lending norms to further boost economy: SBI report

The recent amendments in priority sector lending (PSL) guidelines by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) should further help the economy grow faster and fine tune the building blocks of the factors of productions, mainly the MSMEs, agri and allied sectors, housing and exports, etc, a report by SBI Research said on Wednesday.

Mar 26, 2025

PMUY scheme: Refills of LPG cylinders by poor households double in last 5 years

The total number of refills of LPG cylinders by poor households under the PM Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) have doubled in the past five years and the per capita consumption of PMUY beneficiaries has risen to nearly four-and-a-half cylinders per year, according to information tabled in the Parliament.

Mar 25, 2025