President Droupadi Murmu has given assent to the Viksit Bharat—Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025, marking a major overhaul of India’s rural employment framework. The new law raises the statutory employment...

India and Oman significantly strengthened their bilateral relationship during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official visit to the Sultanate from December 17 to 18, marked by the signing of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership...

India’s economic growth is expected to strengthen further over the next few years, with GDP projected to expand by 7.5 per cent in FY27, according to Axis Bank’s Economic Outlook 2026. The report, authored by Neelkanth Mishra, Chief...

As traditional medicine regains prominence in global health discussions, India is emerging as a key leader by combining its vast heritage of indigenous knowledge with modern regulation, digital innovation and scientific validation, the...

India’s goods exports recorded a sharp rebound in November, rising 19 per cent year-on-year to $38.13 billion, supported by a weaker rupee and strong demand from major global markets including the US, Europe and China. The export...

The government has implemented Quality Control Orders (QCOs) in a phased manner, offering exemptions and relaxations to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to ensure that domestic production is not adversely affected. This information was...

India and Italy on Thursday signed the protocol of the India–Italy Joint Commission for Economic Cooperation (JCEC), setting a detailed roadmap to deepen their growing economic partnership. The protocol was formalised during a...

The government has introduced a major overhaul of labour protections for India’s rapidly growing audio-visual sector, bringing film, television, digital media, and related creative professions under a unified regulatory framework. The...

The United States and India have held a new round of high-level consultations aimed at accelerating progress across defence, technology, energy and trade cooperation. US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Allison Hooker met Foreign...

The government is reviewing several major initiatives aimed at accelerating electric vehicle (EV) adoption and strengthening domestic manufacturing, Minister of State for Heavy Industries Bhupathiraju Srinivasa Varma informed the Lok Sabha in a...