India’s retail inflation rise to 3.93% in May 2026
India’s headline retail inflation, measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), experienced a notable acceleration in May 2026, climbing to…
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Indian economy, trade, commodities and government policy.
Govt hikes cancer drug prices by 50% amid shortage
In a major regulatory intervention to avert a severe public healthcare crisis, India’s drug price regulator, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing…
Indian govt restricts bulk industrial fuel purchase at petrol pump
In a major policy intervention to protect individual vehicle owners from localized fuel shortages, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural…
India to develop indigenous 6G tech
In a major push to transition from a technology adopter to a global standard-setter, the Government of India is aggressively…
Govt remove excise duty on Ethanol petrol
In a major fiscal push to accelerate India’s transition toward green energy, the Ministry of Finance has officially exempted petrol…
Govt restore royalty on crude oil to 16.66%
In a sudden and unexpected policy reversal, the Indian government has restored the effective royalty rate on crude oil produced…
India’s petroleum exports to Africa zoom 110% in May
Responding to shifting global demand and escalating geopolitical realities, India’s refined petroleum product exports to Africa exploded by 110% month-on-month…
India’s engineering goods exports cross $122B in FY26
Defying severe global trade disruptions, elevated freight rates, and volatile maritime bottlenecks, India’s engineering goods exports scaled a historic high,…
India’s solar project construction cost rise 20% in 2026
After years of aggressive cost deflation that transformed India into one of the cheapest solar energy markets globally, the sector…
India’s GCCs add 200,000 net employees, outpacing IT services
In a telling re-alignment of India’s 315 billion dollar technology sector, Global Capability Centres (GCCs)—the captive, in-house technology and operations…