Economy

The USTR held public hearings this week as part of the consultation process before taking a final decision on the proposed tariffs.

India takes the elimination of forced labour seriously as a constitutional obligation, and as a matter of international law and principle.

According to the AP report, global oil consumption in May fell by 5.3 million bpd from a year earlier to an average of 97.9 million barrels per day.

Helium is crucial for semiconductor manufacturing, and is also used in the medical sector such as in the cooling of MRI machines.

PM Narendra Modi and New Zealand PM Christopher Luxon held talks to deepen India-New Zealand cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, signing multiple agreements and advancing strategic ties.

Between 2014-15 and 2020-21, the Centre disbursed about Rs 14,600 crore in subsidies to sugar mills, including export subsidies to clear surplus stock.

The warning comes as investors and policymakers closely monitor developments between the US and Iran, with energy markets remaining sensitive to any signs of further escalation.

The kitty had expanded to an all-time high of $728.494 billion during the week ended Feb. 27 this year before the onset of the Middle East conflict.

State-owned enterprises, particularly central public sector enterprises (CPSEs), typically raise around USD 1012 billion annually through ECBs.

AIREF asks the 8th Pay Commission to restore pay parity, increase Group B posts and address career stagnation during stakeholder consultations in Bhubaneswar.

Refiners remain adequately supplied through August, but prolonged regional instability could raise risks for LPG and LNG imports.

Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said the proposed pricing aims to benefit consumers while advancing India's clean fuel and energy security goals.

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said India's competitiveness, talent and innovation - not incentives alone - will drive the next phase of global capability centre expansion.

Service sector firms have hit the hardest, accounting for one-third of bankrupt firms in H1 2026, followed by construction and trade sectors.

Initial claims decreased by 2,000 to 215,000 in the week ended July 4, a period that included the Independence Day holiday.

CEA Nageswaran says talent-retention model is turning cutting-edge, not just cost play.

Modi is set to undertake a two-day state visit to New Zealand from July 10 to 11, at the invitation of New Zealand PM Luxon, marking the first trip by an Indian Prime Minister to the country in nearly four decades.

The growth will be supported by policy interventions to attract more foreign capital, as well as fuel tax cuts, targeted credit support, strong services exports, and public capital expenditure.

Union Petroleum Minister Puri told NDTV in an exclusive interview that the row around E20 fuel is timed with E85 launch and thus may be a "manufactured" one.

India's economy is projected to expand at more than double the pace of China and nearly three times that of the United States in FY26, as the country's growth engine withstands the twin shocks of the Middle East war and the global technology cycle, the International Monetary Fund said.