The Finance Ministry has extended the deadline for central government employees to choose between the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) and the National Pension System (NPS) to September 30, 2025. This decision follows requests from employee ...more

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal affirmed that India's free trade agreements (FTAs) prioritize domestic industry interests through extensive stakeholder consultations, carefully balancing offensive and defensive needs. He emp ...more

Following US strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities and ongoing tensions, global markets are reassessing Donald Trump's willingness to act decisively. The previous assumption that Trump would back down from threats, particularly regarding ...more

The Ministry of Mines and State governments may launch auctions of more critical mineral blocks in the coming two to three months.

India's economic activity presented a mixed scenario in June, following a notable slowdown in May. While electricity demand showed signs of recovery, vehicle registrations weakened. The May slowdown was attributed to a weaker performanc ...more

India is not ‘desperate’ for a deal as other countries have not signed one with the U.S. either; tariff increase won’t hurt India more than others, say sources; govt. cautious on ‘sensitive’ dairy sector

According to a Parliamentary committee report, as on September, 2024 around 5.49 lakh appeals are pending before the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals), short for CIT(A) and the National Faceless Appeal Centre

During FY25, India’s exports to the ASEAN bloc declined 5.7 per cent to $38.96 billion while imports increased 5.6 per cent to $84.16 billion