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…
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Indian economy, trade, commodities and government policy.
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…
Heat waves reduce textile factory productivity by 10%
A newly released global supply chain report confirms that extreme summer heatwaves are no longer just an environmental talking point—they…
After Ethanol, Govt plans 15% isobutanol-diesel
Following the rapid nationwide rollout of E20 (20% ethanol-blended petrol), the Government of India is shifting its focus to the…