India, New Zealand to deepen ties in financial services The broader FTA, finalized on Monday, includes a commitment from New Zealand for $20 billion in investments in India over… December 23, 2025 19:23 IST
States bunch up capex in final months of a fiscal year The report underlines that with regular cheaper borrowing facilities such as special drawing facilities and ways and means advances nearing exhaustion, several… December 23, 2025 18:49 IST
RBI to stay growth-supportive & approach 2026 with hope & vigour, says governor Sanjay Malhotra The RBI bulletin’s summary of the developments during the year does point to a year well-concluded despite challenges. It also… December 23, 2025 11:28 IST
Policies helped build economic resilience in 2025 amid external headwinds: RBI bulletin The rupee depreciated against the US dollar in November, pressured by the strengthening of the US dollar, muted foreign portfolio… December 22, 2025 22:48 IST
New Zealand offers 5,000 work visas to Indian professionals, removes cap on post-study work visas as part of FTA Unlike its neighbouring country Australia which had substantially increased the study visa application fees this year, New Zealand has focussed… December 22, 2025 22:36 IST
New Zealand FTA: Import duty on apple to halve, zero-duty for kiwifruit likely New Zealand pears will also receive a 50% tariff reduction, which will be phased in over ten years to bring… December 22, 2025 22:16 IST
Braving the tariff heat: US tariff accelerates market diversification by Indian exporters EU, Russia scale up seafood imports from India; plastic exports to South America, Africa picks up; gems shipments to UAE,… December 22, 2025 22:00 IST
‘US tariffs, demand slowdown pose risks despite strong Q2 growth’ Q&A with MPC member Nagesh Kumar “GDP growth in FY26 Q2 surprised on the upside at 8.2%, driven by strong rural consumption and investment, despite a… December 22, 2025 20:53 IST
Natural gas import bill down 12% in Apr-Nov State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) produced 12,354 mmscm of natural gas during this period, down from 12,578 mmscm in the… December 22, 2025 19:46 IST
In advanced stage of talks with US on trade deal: Goyal While FTAs that have been signed with Oman and New Zealand have provided alternate markets to many sectors impacted by… December 22, 2025 19:39 IST
India, New Zealand finalise FTA to double trade in five years; New Delhi also secures $ 20 billion investment commitment India and New Zealand decided to launch FTA negotiations in March and the first round of talks were held in… December 22, 2025 18:00 IST
As US trade talks stall, India seals third free-trade deal this year with New Zealand The “historic deal” ensures New Delhi zero-duty-export access for all its goods to New Zealand while Wellington would get duty… December 22, 2025 15:52 IST
India, New Zealand announce FTA conclusion: PM Modi assures ‘enhanced market access, deeper investment’ NZ to invest $ 20 billion in India as part of the deal Updated: December 22, 2025 12:57 IST
Pulses prices to remain stable on better crop prospects, buffer Indian officials project stable pulses prices in the coming months, driven by a 14.5% year-on-year increase in rabi sowing and… December 22, 2025 00:08 IST
Renewable energy capacity addition on the fast track; grid bottlenecks India has achieved a historic clean energy milestone, with non-fossil fuel capacity reaching 262.7 GW as of November 2025—accounting for… December 21, 2025 22:17 IST
Zero-margin deals, tariff-exempt sectors push exports to US in November India’s exports to the US witnessed a surprising 22% rebound in November 2025, temporarily defying the impact of the 50%… December 21, 2025 21:54 IST
Feasible to meet 4.4% fiscal deficit target for FY26 Economists project that the Indian government will maintain its fiscal deficit target of 4.4% of GDP for FY26, leveraging a… December 21, 2025 19:36 IST
India’s exports to US show partial recovery by Nov, gems and jewellery rebound to $406.2 million: GTRI India’s exports to the U.S. fell 20.7% from $8.8 billion in May to $7.0 billion in November. Updated: December 21, 2025 14:38 IST
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