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India Joins BRICS Centre for Industrial Competencies To Support Manufacturing & MSMEs

New Delhi, Feb. 4 -- India on Wednesday formally joined the BRICS Centre for Industrial Competencies (BCIC) at an event organised by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)... Read More


RRBs Exceed PSL Targets With Strong Push To Agriculture, Micro Enterprises: Govt

New Delhi, Feb. 4 -- Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) have significantly exceeded their prescribed Priority Sector Lending (PSL) targets, particularly in agriculture and micro enterprises, according to inf... Read More


Next Phase Of Electronics PLI Scheme Under Consultation: Ashwini Vaishnaw

New Delhi, Feb. 4 -- The government is in discussions with mobile phone manufacturers, IT firms and other electronics companies on the next phase of the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme, Union... Read More


Switch To Venezuelan Crude Could Cut India's Oil Import Costs By USD 3 Bn, Says SBI Research

New Delhi, Feb. 4 -- India's crude oil import bill could fall by as much as USD 3 billion a year if the country shifts part of its crude sourcing from Russia to Venezuelan heavy crude, according to a ... Read More


Sensitive Sectors Like Agriculture & Dairy Protected In India-US Deal: Piyush Goyal

New Delhi, Feb. 4 -- Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said that India's sensitive sectors, particularly agriculture and dairy, have been protected under the India-US trade deal. ... Read More


India-EU FTA Could Enter Into Force This Year; Now In Legal Scrubbing Phase: EU Ambassador

New Delhi, Feb. 4 -- The India-European Union Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is currently undergoing 'legal scrubbing', with both sides committed to completing the process quickly to enable its signing an... Read More


US Tariff Cut May Lift India's Economic Growth To 7.4%, Above Survey Projections: CEA

New Delhi, Feb. 4 -- India's economy could grow faster than earlier projected after the United States sharply reduced tariffs on Indian goods, Chief Economic Adviser V. Anantha Nageswaran said on Tues... Read More


Over 100 MSME Sellers, Buyers From 16 Countries Attend Reverse Buyer-Seller Meet In Shillong

Shillong, Feb. 4 -- The Meghalaya government's Department of Commerce and Industries, in collaboration with the Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO), organised the Reverse Buyer-Seller Mee... Read More


No GST On Life And Health Insurance Premiums After Council Nod: Govt

New Delhi, Feb. 4 -- The government has exempted GST on all individual life and health insurance policies, including family floater plans, following a recommendation of the GST Council, Minister of St... Read More


Budget 2026-27 Signals Fiscal Restraint on Judiciary Amid Mounting Backlogs and Reform Imperatives

New Delhi, Feb. 3 -- The Union Budget 2026-27 has allocated a net outlay of Rs 4,509.06 crore for the judiciary, lower than the revised estimates of Rs 5,189.87 crore for 2025-26. The allocation broa... Read More