On the third and final day of his three-day lecture series in Delhi, RSS Sarasanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat indicated that the Sangh supported the demand that the sites of the Gyanvapi Mosque in Varanasi and the Eidgah at Mathura be given to Hindus. Sangh swayamsevaks were free to associate themselves with any movement for these sites,…
India’s gains from importing discounted Russian oil are estimated to be just USD 2.5 billion per annum, significantly lower than the previously speculated range of USD 10-25 billion, a research report said on Thursday. Read More…
The government is trying to speed up the rollout of export promotion mission to help exporters, a government official said on Thursday, a day after US imposed a total of 50 per cent tariffs on Indian shipments. Read More…
The Finance Ministry, on August 18, had issued a notification doing away with the 11% tariff on cotton imports, comprising a 5% basic customs duty, 5% agriculture infrastructure and development cess and a 1% surcharge on both. Read More…
The source said that various methods to boost e-commerce exports are being explored, but there is a major difference of opinion among stakeholders regarding the inventory-based model of e-commerce. The Commerce and Industry Ministry has begun consultations with industry stakeholders ranging from major e-commerce players including American retail firms Amazon and Walmart-owned Flipkart to Indian…
MUMBAI, Aug 26 (Reuters) – Indian bond traders are calling for central bank intervention as a sharp drop in institutional buying has pushed yields higher, threatening to stall monetary transmission, market participants said on Tuesday. The benchmark 10-year bond yield has jumped 24 basis points to 6.62% in August, including a 22-bp surge over the…
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Tuesday, 26 August, emphasised that shared ancestral traditions have united people across undivided India for millennia, arguing that the DNA of all who have lived in the subcontinent for over 40,000 years is fundamentally the same. Read More…
External affairs minister S Jaishankar said the recent experience has taught India neither to be dependent on a single supply chain or a single market, and suggested diversification as a hedging strategy for industry. His comment at the ET World Leaders Forum comes amid the steep tariffs imposed on Indian exporters by the US and…
The India-US Bilateral Trade Agreement talks are now on rough terrain, with the scheduled sixth round unlikely to take place. The 25 per cent reciprocal tariff has already come into force, meaning India’s exports to the US now face an additional 25 per cent duty over and above the existing MFN rates, with a few…
India’s manufacturing sector is witnessing a quiet yet powerful revolution, driven by the ambitious Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme. With an outlay of ₹1.97 lakh crore, the scheme has become a cornerstone of India’s goal to elevate manufacturing’s share to 25% of GDP, positioning the country as a global industrial powerhouse. As of March 2025,…