India’s Exports to Core BRICS Markets Rise 34%
Our Bureau New Delhi India’s exports to the four core BRICS economies, China, South Africa, Brazil and Russia, rose 34% year-on-year to $19.9 billion during…
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India’s $12 Billion Semiconductor Push Expected to Create Over 1 Lakh Jobs
Our Bureau New Delhi Semiconductor investments worth around $12 billion are expected to create more than one lakh jobs in India, Union Electronics and Information…
UPI Charges to Apply on Large Merchant Payments from October 15
Our Bureau New Delhi India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) will introduce a 0.4% Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on merchant transactions above ₹2,000 from October 15,…
642 cars import quota from UK approved by India
Our Bureau New Delhi India has approved the import of 642 passenger cars from the United Kingdom under the tariff-rate quota provisions of the India-UK…
India’s Goods Trade Deficit in August narrows with decline in Gold Imports
Our Bureau Mumbai India’s merchandise trade deficit narrowed to $26.86 billion in August, as a sharp decline in gold imports offset a marginal month-on-month fall…
India’s Wholesale Inflation Rises to 9.92% in August
Our Bureau Mumbai India’s wholesale price-based inflation rose to 9.92% in August 2026, up from 9.78% in July, as higher fuel, food and manufactured-product prices…
Dilma Rousseff welcomes creation of Global South Institute
“An important and necessary initiative for Brazil”: BRICS Bank President Dilma Rousseff, President of the New Development Bank (NDB), enthusiastically welcomed the presentation of the…
India Rises to Fourth-Largest Forex Reserve Holder
Our Bureau Mumbai India has overtaken Russia to become the world’s fourth-largest holder of foreign exchange reserves after its reserves recorded a historic weekly increase…
IMF gives a thumbs up to India’s statistical framework overhaul
Our Bureau New Delhi The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has welcomed India’s efforts to modernise its statistical framework, saying the introduction of updated economic indicators…
Qualcomm launches all-in-one payment device for smaller Indian shops
Our Bureau Bengaluru Qualcomm has launched an affordable all-in-one payment device in India that combines a point-of-sale (POS) terminal, dynamic QR payments and a payment…