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Principal Secretary-2 to the PM, Shaktikanta Das, highlights India's 7.8% average GDP growth as a blueprint for navigating global volatility. With global risks tilted to the downside due to frequent geopolitical shocks, India's experience offers a model of navigating volatility through structural reforms, policy discipline, and innovation, Principal Secretary-2 to the Prime Minister of India Shaktikanta Das said on Thursday. The global economy has been grappling with persistent shocks, includi ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) India has consistently shown strong resilience during global crises, not just surviving them but transforming and emerging stronger each time, Shaktikanta Das, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, said on Thursday. Speaking at the AIMA National Leadership Conclave in the national capital, Das said that India's journey through turbulent times reflects its ability to grow despite challenges. "During every crisis, the country has not merely endured diffic ...Read More >
Lucknow: While inaugurating the 6th Uttar Pradesh Agricultural Science Congress 2026 held in Lucknow, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath presented a comprehensive and forward-looking vision for the overall development of the agriculture sector. He clearly stated that the time has come to take agriculture from production to productivity, from productivity to profitability, and ultimately from profitability to prosperity. The vision of an Atmanirbhar Viksit Bharat will be realised only when the farme ...Read More >
Lucknow: While inaugurating the 6th Uttar Pradesh Agricultural Science Congress 2026 held in Lucknow, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath presented a comprehensive and forward looking vision for the overall development of the agriculture sector. He clearly stated, the time has come to take agriculture from production to productivity, from productivity to profitability, and ultimately from profitability to prosperity. The vision of a Atmanirbhar Viksit Bharat will be realized only when the farmer bec ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has taken a cautious but balanced approach in its latest Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting held on April 8, 2026, as it tries to support growth while keeping risks under control. The central bank has decided to keep the repo rate unchanged at 5.25 percent and continue with a neutral policy stance, signalling that it is watching both growth and inflation closely. India's economy showed strong performance in FY26, with real GDP growth estimated at 7.6 ...Read More >
Lucknow, April 8 (UNI) While inaugurating the 6th Uttar Pradesh Agricultural Science Congress 2026 here on Wednesday, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath presented a comprehensive and forward-looking vision for the overall development of the agriculture sector. He clearly stated that "The time has come to take agriculture from production to productivity, from productivity to profitability, and ultimately from profitability to prosperity. The vision of an Atmanirbhar Viksit Bharat will ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 8 (UNI) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor, Sanjay Malhotra, announced on Wednesday that the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has unanimously decided to keep the repo rate unchanged at 5.25%. Speaking about GDP numbers, the Governor said, "As per the new GDP series comes into play, the real GDP growth for last year is estimated at 7.6%. In terms of quarterly GDP growth projection, the growth for Q1 is projected at 6.8%, Q2 at 6.7%, Q3 at 7% and Q4 at 7.2%." In terms of in ...Read More >
New Delhi: The United States and Iran have agreed to a two-week ceasefire, a breakthrough that officials suggest was quietly directed by Beijing's growing diplomatic guidance. While Pakistan has emerged as the primary mediator for the upcoming negotiations in Islamabad, according to US President Donald Trump, it was Beijing that helped get Tehran to the negotiating table. The proposal, which emphasises an immediate cessation of hostilities, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and a long-ter ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 8 (ANI): The Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday kept the policy repo rate unchanged at 5.25 per cent in the first monetary policy announcement of the financial year 2026-27, citing rising global uncertainties and geopolitical tensions. Announcing the decision, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra said that the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) unanimously voted to maintain the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility at 5.25 per cent. Also Read | Why I ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has unanimously decided to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 5.25 per cent, and to maintain a neutral stance amid geopolitical uncertainties, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra said on Wednesday. The RBI expectedly kept the interest rates unchanged amid hopes of a global recovery on the back of a ceasefire in the six-week-long US-Israel-Iran conflict. The policy decision comes as a month-and-a-half-long West Asia conflict has d ...Read More >
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New Delhi, April 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has said that geopolitical tensions, including wars in Ukraine and Iran, are the biggest risk facing the bank and the global economy, and urged a renewed commitment to core American values to navigate these uncertainties. The CEO warned about economic uncertainty from these tensions including their impacts on commodities as well as the industry-wide impact of artificial intelligence. "The challenges we all face are significant. ...Read More >
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is planning a joint initiative to build the capacity of independent directors and strengthen corporate governance through collaboration with regulators, industry, professional bodies and academic institutions, Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said. "SEBI will seek to embark on a joint initiative for capacity building of independent directors at scale with a view to further improve corporate governance," he said at the CII corporate governance summit ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said the global economic landscape has moved from a phase of isolated shocks to one of "permanent volatility", underlining rising uncertainty due to geopolitical tensions and economic disruptions. Addressing the Golden Jubilee event of the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy in Delhi, Sitharaman pointed to several global challenges that have reshaped the world economy in recent years. "The current year ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 6 (PTI) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said India has fiscal space to support sectors impacted by escalating West Asia crisis, while the Reserve Bank has room to cut interest rate to deal with global challenges. The Monetary Policy Committee headed by Reserve Bank Governor will announce its stance on interest rate on Wednesday. There is a widespread speculation that RBI will maintain status quo. The rate-setting panel began its deliberations on Monday. Observing t ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey on Monday said that escalating tensions in West Asia are disrupting global energy flows, putting pressure on oil and gas supplies and triggering sharp price volatility. In his address at the 19th CII Corporate Governance Summit, he cautioned that the ongoing conflict could have far-reaching implications for the global economy. Pandey said the current crisis adds to a series of shocks that businesses and re ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey on Monday said that escalating tensions in West Asia are disrupting global energy flows, putting pressure on oil and gas supplies and triggering sharp price volatility. In his address at the 19th CII Corporate Governance Summit, he cautioned that the ongoing conflict could have far-reaching implications for the global economy. Pandey said the current crisis adds to a series of shoc ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 6 (PTI) Precious metal prices in the domestic markets are expected to remain moderately bullish in the fiscal year 2026-27 as geopolitical tensions, trade war fears and growing recession risks globally are likely to bolster safe-haven demand, even as elevated interest rates may limit sharp gains. On the domestic front during FY26, silver futures surged by Rs 1,41,431, or 142.2 per cent, from Rs 99,461 per kg recorded on April 1, 2025, while gold soared by Rs 60,258, or 67 per cen ...Read More >
Jaishankar said multiple global shocks have recently tested India's resilience, and that the country has faced both domestic and external challenges successfully. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said a series of global shocks had recently tested India's resilience, adding that the country has successfully navigated both domestic and external challenges. While speaking at the 15th Annual Convocation of IIM Raipur, Jaishankar said the global order was changing with visible shi ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): Russia and Saudi Arabia will provide more than 60 per cent of the total production increments scheduled for May 2026, leading a collective move by eight OPEC+ nations to adjust voluntary output levels. According to an Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries press release, the participating countries decided to implement a total production adjustment of 206 thousand barrels per day (kbd). The decision followed a virtual meeting of Saudi Arabia, Russia, ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) In their collective commitment to support oil market stability amid the West Asia crisis, the eight OPEC+ countries -- Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, the UAE, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria and Oman -- on Sunday decided to implement a production adjustment of 206 thousand barrels per day in May -- from the 1.65 million barrels per day additional voluntary adjustments announced in April 2023. The countries met virtually on Sunday to review global market conditions a ...Read More >
New Delhi (ABC Live): Iran is using the Strait of Hormuz as a weapon of war because it is the narrow point where geography, oil, shipping, diplomacy, and inflation meet. As ABC Live noted in its earlier explainer on whether the Iran war could trigger a wider global conflict, this war is no longer just about missiles and military strikes. It is also about economic pressure, energy routes, and the costs that can be imposed on the wider world. The Strait of Hormuz remains one of the world's most i ...Read More >
Russia's first deputy prime minister Denis Manturov met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and external affairs minister S Jaishankar on Thursday and discussed ways to advance cooperation in critical areas such as energy and fertilisers. Modi said on social media that he and Manturov discussed "mutually beneficial cooperation in trade, fertilisers, connectivity and people-to-people ties". Modi lauded the sustained efforts by both countries to implement the outcomes of the India-Russia Summit held dur ...Read More >
Hyderabad: A day after it was reported that Iran and Oman were making a joint plan for the Strait of Hormuz, three Omani ships crossed the Strait of Hormuz. These ships crossed the strait near the coast of Oman, unlike all the other ships so far that took a route from near Iran. Iran said on Thursday it was drafting a peacetime protocol that would supervise maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz with Oman, state media reported, with Tehran's closure of the vital oil corridor roiling the ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): Former Indian diplomat KP Fabian said the UK-led group of countries that are currently deliberating on strategies for reopening the Strait of Hormuz will likely not be able to fulfil the guarantees demanded by Iran. Fabian, in a conversation with ANI, said that there can hardly be any meeting that can be done at the military level. "The chair has stated that they will work through diplomacy. But later, there was a statement that there would be a meeting at the ...Read More >
New Delhi: India is looking at preferential market access for its products in the US, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday, adding that the country's trade pact with the US is the 'best' as compared to its competitor countries. "Our relations are very robust. We have a deep strategic partnership on several aspects- technology, defence, trade and investments, and our approach is that India should get preferential market access," Goyal told reporters here as one year elaps ...Read More >
New Delhi: India's manufacturing sector grew at its slowest pace in nearly four years in March 2026 as the Middle East war disrupted supply chains and dented demand, while higher oil prices drove up input costs. The slowdown of manufacturing activities in the country was mainly due to the rising cost pressures, intense competition and heightened uncertainty in the ongoing conflict, a private survey showed on Thursday. As per the survey, the seasonally adjusted HSBC India manufacturing purchasin ...Read More >
Chennai: It has been a year since the US President announced the 'Liberation Day' tariffs and sent the global economies on a roller-coaster ride till they got some reprieve from the US Supreme Court. The talks for a trade deal with India, which started even before the announcement of the tariffs, still hangs in a limbo. The first shock from Donald Trump came on April 2, 2025, when he announced the reciprocal tariffs on its trade partners. He imposed a 10 per cent tariff on all countries and levi ...Read More >
New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal Thursday said the government is preparing a fresh set of measures to help Indian exporters navigate disruptions in global trade caused by the ongoing conflict in West Asia. He indicated that several decisions are currently under consideration across ministries and are likely to be announced soon. Addressing concerns over the impact of the conflict, Goyal said the war has adversely affected the global economy and trade flows, particularly d ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) India's manufacturing sector growth eased to a four-year low in March as cost pressures, fierce competition, heightened market uncertainty and the war in the Middle East led to softer increases in new orders and output, a monthly report said on Thursday. The seasonally adjusted HSBC India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) fell from 56.9 in February to 53.9 in March, indicating the weakest improvement in overall business conditions in close to four years. In ...Read More >
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