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RBI likely to hold rates as war-driven risks cloud inflation and growth outlook
As the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) heads into its first policy decision of the new financial year on 8 April, a rate pause is widely expected even as a…
CII seeks urgent support as West Asia war-led supply chain crisis deepens
Supply-side pressures arising from the West Asia war continue to persist, and businesses need targeted liquidity support, industry lobby group Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) said on Sunday. The next…
Prices of rice, wheat, atta and pulses fall despite West Asia war
New Delhi: The government’s measures have kept prices of essential commodities in India stable, with staples such as rice, wheat, atta and pulses showing a decline over the year and…
RBI MPC: Malhotra & co expected to keep rates unchanged in first policy since US-Iran war, says SBI report
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to keep key policy rates unchanged in its upcoming Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting scheduled for April 6-8, amid heightened global uncertainty…
The week in charts: Jet fuel prices, FPI exodus, E20 vehicle gap
From a sharp slowdown in manufacturing activity, to international airfares coming under pressure as jet fuel costs surge, India’s nationwide rollout of E20 fuel, foreign portfolio investors posting their biggest…
NHAI eyes sub- ₹1.5 trillion debt in FY27, zero debt by 2030
India’s state-owned highway builder is accelerating debt reduction as part of a broader move away from market borrowings, and towards budgetary support and asset monetization, in order to ease interest…
Govt plans rare earth magnet push; pre-bid meeting set for 7 April
NEW DELHI: The ministry of heavy industries (MHI) will on 7 April hold a pre-bid consultation on the recently floated request for proposals (RFP) under its ₹7,280-crore scheme to incentivise…
Govt eases fund release rules for centrally sponsored schemes
New Delhi: In a move aimed at speeding up fund releases under centrally sponsored schemes and reducing delays in utilization, the government has introduced a new fund flow mechanism, allowing…
India’s manufacturing registers weakest growth in nearly four years: PMI survey shows
India’s manufacturing sector expanded at its weakest pace in nearly four years in March 2026, as rising cost pressures, intense competition, heightened uncertainty and the war in West Asia weighed…