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Mumbai: Recent declines in India's forex stockpile signal significant home-and-away central bank interventions in the past fortnight, estimated by some to be worth about $5-$6 billion in the offshore rupee market, to curb excessive depreciation of the local currency, bank treasury officials told ET. Market participants point to at least two instances of the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) likely presence in the offshore non-deliverable forwards (NDF) market, particularly around 9 am, just before ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 8 (PTI) The Centre on Friday announced the subsidised retail sale price of tomatoes in the range of Rs 47-60 per kg in the national capital through the National Cooperative Consumers' Federation of India (NCCF), to provide relief to buyers. The NCCF, which has been procuring tomatoes from Azadpur mandi since August 4, is retailing them with minimal margins, the consumer affairs ministry said. "To date, NCCF has sold 27,307 kilograms of tomatoes at retail prices ranging from Rs 4 ...Read More >
Mumbai, August 4, 2025: As of June 2025, as per industry data the Indian mutual fund (MF) industry stands at an AUM of ₹74.40 lakh crore, marking more than a sevenfold growth over the past decade. Equity commands the largest share at 59.94%, followed by debt at 26.53%, hybrid at 8.28%, and other categories accounting for 5.26%. A key development in the industry has been the steady rise of passive investing, which now accounts for approximately 17% of total AUM. While active funds continue to do ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 3 (PTI) The government has notified a new framework for the edible oil industry, imposing stricter registration and reporting requirements on producers to enhance transparency and oversight, according to an official release. The 2025 Vegetable Oil Products, Production and Availability (VOPPA) Regulation Order, notified on August 1 by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, amends the Vegetable Oil Products Production and Availability (Regulation) Order, 20 ...Read More >
NEW DELHI - President Donald Trump's new list of tariffs on half the world's countries sent the United States' trading partners scrambling to understand how their businesses will be affected. India got the bad news a day earlier - its goods face a tariff of 25 per cent or more - but the extra time was hardly enough to adjust to the fresh chaos. Indian negotiators had not expected to conclude a meaningful deal in time to meet Mr Trump's revised deadline of Aug 1. But they did expect to be trea ...Read More >
India's UPI system, despite its global success, faces backlash as small vendors receive GST notices based on digital transaction data. This has led to a shift back to cash transactions, with vendors fearing tax scrutiny. Concerns rise that aggressive formalisation efforts may push the informal economy further underground, undermining the goals of financial inclusion and transparency. By all official accounts, India's digital payments revolution is a runaway success. The Unified Payments Interfa ...Read More >
Kolkata: ITC saw a marginal decline in net profit in the first quarter of FY26 to Rs 4,912 crore from Rs 4,917 crore in Q1FY25. Its revenue, however, saw a 20% jump from Rs 17,457 crore to Rs 20,911 crore.According to the company, the marginal decline in net profit was due to the demerger of its hotel business. Profit figures for Q1FY25 included Rs 97.5 crore from the hotels business. The conglomerate's profit would have been Rs 4,820 crore. The rise in revenue was largely due to cigarette and a ...Read More >
July 18 (Reuters) - Gold traded flat on Friday and was headed for a weekly fall, weighed down by an overall stronger dollar and solid U.S. economic data, while platinum scaled its highest level since August 2014. Spot gold was unchanged at $3,337.59 per ounce, as of 0156 GMT. U.S. gold futures eased 0.1% to $3,343.20. Bullion has declined 0.5% so far this week. The dollar edged 0.1% lower against its rivals on Friday, but was headed for a second straight weekly gain. A stronger dollar makes gr ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Firing fresh salvo at Anil Agarwal-run Vedanta Group, US short-seller firm Viceroy Research said in its latest report that Vedanta Semiconductors is a 'sham' commodities trading operation designed to improperly avoid classification as a non-banking financial company (NBFC). According to Viceroy, "We believe that Vedanta Limited (VEDL) subsidiary, Vedanta Semiconductors Private Limited (VSPL), is a sham commodities trading operation designed to improperly avoi ...Read More >
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) may impose higher additional margins for electricity futures in times of high volatility , said Tuhin Kanta Pandey, Chairperson of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) at the launch of Monthly Electricity Futures here on Friday. "Electricity has been categorised as a high volatile commodity, thereby attracting a high initial margin requirements. This will discourage undue speculative activity. Additional margins may be imposed in times of h ...Read More >
New Delhi: India's goods exports in June fell a tad from a year earlier, but a sharper drop in imports aided the trade deficit to narrow to a four-month low. Exports reduced 0.05% year-on-year to $35.14 billion, a seven month low, while imports fell 3.71% to $53.92 billion, leaving a trade deficit of $18.78 billion compared with $20.84 billion in June last year. Exports to the US in the past month rose sharply to $25.52 billion from $20.89 billion, despite the base tariff on Indian goods shipp ...Read More >
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Commercial Tax Department has once again issued a clarification regarding the recent tax notices sent to bakeries, condiments, and tea stalls in Bengaluru. Following earlier backlash, the department had stated that traders with annual turnover below ₹1.5 crore can opt for the Composition Tax Scheme and pay only 1% tax, offering significant relief. Now, in a press release, the department reiterated that traders who have received notices should visit their respective tax ...Read More >
Srinagar: The Counter-Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) unit of Jammu and Kashmir Police is conducting searches at ten locations across four districts in the Valley. An official told news agency -- Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the raids are part of an ongoing investigation into a terror-crime case linked to a terrorist sleeper cell and recruitment module handled by Jaish commander Abdullah Ghazi from across the border. The searches are underway at one location in Pulwama, six in Ganderbal, one in ...Read More >
CHENNAI: IT and Digital Services Minister Dr Palanivel Thiaga Rajan on Thursday acknowledged the declining share of agriculture in the state's GDP - driven in part by the rapid growth of electronics manufacturing - but cautioned that unchecked structural imbalances in the rural economy could weaken the social fabric. "It is vital to the health of society that small and medium-sized farm organisations, especially in the plains and hill regions, receive targeted support to survive and grow," he s ...Read More >
Udaipur: Vedanta group firm Hindustan Zinc Ltd (HZL) on Friday reported 4.7% decline in consolidated net profit at Rs 2,234 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2025 on account of decline in revenue.The company had posted a net profit of Rs 2,345 crore in the year-ago period, HZL said in a filing to BSE.Revenue during the first quarter of FY26 dropped to Rs 7,591 crore from Rs 7,893 crore in the year-ago period.In a statement, HZL said the decline in revenue was due to reduced volumes and decrea ...Read More >
NEW DELHI/BATHINDA: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Friday conducted searches at 22 de-addiction centres across Punjab, including in Chandigarh, Barnala and Ludhiana, after its investigation revealed illegal sale of drugs by these centres. The agency also searched a premise in Mumbai linked to the accused.Dr Amit Bansal, who runs these 22 centres, is prime accused in the case, sources said. Bansal, against whom Punjab Police has registered multiple FIRs, is alleged to be engaged in illega ...Read More >
Udaipur: Vedanta group firm Hindustan Zinc Ltd (HZL) on Friday reported 4.7% decline in consolidated net profit at Rs 2,234 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2025 on account of decline in revenue.The company had posted a net profit of Rs 2,345 crore in the year-ago period, HZL said in a filing to BSE.Revenue during the first quarter of FY26 dropped to Rs 7,591 crore from Rs 7,893 crore in the year-ago period.In a statement, HZL said the decline in revenue was due to reduced volumes and decrea ...Read More >
The rupee appreciated 6 paise to 86.06 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Friday (July 18, 2025) on the back of a weaker greenback and a marginal drop in global crude oil prices. However, steady foreign fund outflows capped sharp gains for the local unit, forex traders said. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 85.99 before dropping to 86.06 against the US dollar, up 6 paise from its previous close. The rupee declined 20 paise to settle at 86.12 against the US dollar o ...Read More >
Taking support from global trade tensions, Gold August futures contracts at MCX opened higher today by Rs 178 or 0.18% at Rs 97,389/10 g after settling negatively in the previous trading session. In the last 2 days, gold prices have fallen by Rs 400. Meanwhile, silver September futures contracts surged by Rs 314 or 0.28% at Rs 1,11,800/kg after witnessing profit booking for the last 2 days. On Tuesday, gold and silver settled on a weaker note in the domestic and international markets. Gold Aug ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 17: Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty settled lower on Thursday following selling in IT and banking shares and investors remaining in a wait-and-watch mode ahead of the outcome of the US-India trade talks. The 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 375.24 points or 0.45 per cent to settle at 82,259.24. During the day, it fell by 415.21 points or 0.50 per cent to 82,219.27. The 50-share NSE Nifty closed lower by 100.60 points or 0.40 per cent to 25,111.45. Fresh foreign fund outflows a ...Read More >
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India's iron ore imports are expected to rise this year, driven by increased demand from JSW Steel, the country's largest steelmaker by capacity, as falling global prices make overseas purchases more attractive, traders and analysts said. "We expect this year's iron ore imports to be around 8-10 million metric tons, largely by JSW Steel," said Dhruv Goel, chief executive of commodities consultancy BigMint. India's iron ore imports totalled around 6 million tons last year, ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Markets regulator Sebi is considering a review of the valuation methodology for physical gold and silver held by mutual funds through exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to ensure greater consistency and better alignment with prevailing domestic market prices. In this regard, Sebi has proposed that AMCs should use spot prices published by domestic commodity exchanges to value gold and silver, replacing the current practice of using LBMA prices, according to its consultation paper on Wednesd ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) Two people died and four others were injured after a fire broke out at a house in east Delhi's Old Govindpura area on Tuesday evening, an official said. Police have identified the deceased as Tanveer (28) and Nusrat. A call was received at Jagatpuri police station at 8.46 pm regarding a fire incident at Band Gali, Old Govindpura, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Shahdara) Prashant Gautam said. When a police team reached the spot, it found that 10 people were trapped insi ...Read More >
New Delhi: India's goods exports in June fell a tad from a year earlier, but a sharper drop in imports aided the trade deficit to narrow to a four-month low. Exports reduced 0.05% year-on-year to $35.14 billion, a seven month low, while imports fell 3.71% to $53.92 billion, leaving a trade deficit of $18.78 billion compared with $20.84 billion in June last year. Exports to the US in the past month rose sharply to $25.52 billion from $20.89 billion, despite the base tariff on Indian goods shipp ...Read More >
India stands at a critical economic juncture. The combination of sound domestic macroeconomics and rising external frictions presents both a test and an opportunity. As India demonstrates strengthening macroeconomic foundations, escalating trade tensions with the United States marked by sharply higher tariffs and legislative threats create a defining moment for New Delhi's economic policy and diplomacy. Balancing internal stability with external pressure, India must now engage the shifting land ...Read More >
PRNewswire Chandigarh [India], July 15: Chandigarh University, India leading private university, in collaboration with job platform Apna and investment firm Venture Catalysts (VCats) have launched Campus Tank, India first university-led Startup launch-pad for young innovators below the age of 30 to pitch their ideas and get funding of $1 Million to launch their startups along with expert venture guidance, strategic ecosystem alliances and immersive startup incubation. APNA which is India larges ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) State-owned GAIL (India) Ltd has signed a gas sales and purchase agreement (GSPA) to buy 1 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Vitol Asia Pte Ltd for 10 years starting 2026. The GSPA follows a binding term sheet signed in January 2024, GAIL said in a statement. Also Read | Will Samosa and Jalebi Display Cigarette-Style Health Warnings? PIB Fact Check Debunks Fake News, Says Health Ministry's Advisory Doesn't Mention Warning Labels on Indian Food Products. ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) State-owned GAIL (India) Ltd has signed a gas sales and purchase agreement (GSPA) to buy 1 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Vitol Asia Pte Ltd for 10 years starting 2026. The GSPA follows a binding term sheet signed in January 2024, GAIL said in a statement. "Under the agreement, Vitol will deliver LNG to GAIL from its global LNG portfolio," it said. Speaking on the occasion, GAIL Director (Marketing) Sanjay Kumar said the company is expanding its lon ...Read More >
India's overall trade deficit (merchandise and services) narrowed significantly to $3.51 billion in June 2025, down from $7.30 billion in June 2024, as exports outpaced imports on a year-on-year basis, government data showed on Tuesday. The decline in the trade deficit reflects stronger export performance, aided by resilient demand in key global markets and robust service sector growth. The data suggests that overall exports (merchandise and services) rose to $67.98 billion in June 2025, compa ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) The Indian economy is expected to grow at 6.5 per cent in the current financial year, despite geo-political tensions and trade policy uncertainties, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) Chairman S Mahendra Dev said on Tuesday. In an interview with PTI, Dev further said that domestic growth will be driven by low inflation, resulting from good monsoon and benign interest rate regime, triggered by three back-to-back rate cuts by the Reserve Bank of India ...Read More >
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