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Just in:   • EU leaders need to relook at GSP+ trade status for Pakistan  • NHAI likely to garner Rs 35,000-40,000 crore from road assets in FY26  • 30 lakh join PM Vishwakarma Scheme in 2 years, 4.7 lakh loans worth Rs 41,188 crore approved  • India-US trade talks resume amid renewed hopes over tariffs  • Passenger vehicle sales down in Aug as consumers await GST cuts, 2-wheeler sales up: SIAM  Last updated: 17 Sep, 2025    In Depth EU leaders need to relook at GSP+ trade status for Pakistan IANS | 17 Sep, 2025 The GSP+, or Generalised System of Preferences, of the European Union was designed as a means of linking trade preferences to specific commitments in the areas of human rights, labour rights, environmental protection, and good governance.    Read more.... How GST rate rejig is going to boost businesses, empower common man IANS | 04 Sep, 2025 The wide-ranging GST reforms are set to improve lives of citizens and ensure ease of doing business for all, especially small traders and businesses, thus strengthening the economy.     Read more.... Enhanced dignity, gave people power to script their own destiny: PM Modi as PM Jan Dhan completes 11 years IANS | 28 Aug, 2025 As the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) completes 11 years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the scheme has enhanced dignity and empowered people to script their own destiny.    Read more.... India’s solar surge marks a bold leap towards a Net Zero future IANS | 19 Aug, 2025 India has become the world’s 3rd-largest solar energy producer, doubled its solar manufacturing..    Read more.... India-UK FTA: A Boon for Tech and Textiles, A Worry for Farmers? Moonis Rehman | 11 Aug, 2025 In the himalayan state in Uttarakhand, a free trade agreement (FTA) signed last month between India and UK has brought a smile on the face of resort owner Sunil. “I am very happy today”, he says.     Read more.... Trump's unilateral tariffs on India - a hammer for a screw! Moonis Rehman | 05 Aug, 2025 Any skilled craftsman will tell you not to use a hammer to turn a screw because if you do that, you only end up damaging the screw and the wood. But this is precisely what the United States has done by unilaterally announcing the tariffs of 25% on Indian imports.     Read more.... Biggest, most economically significant trade deal UK has made since leaving EU: Starmer on FTA with India IANS | 25 Jul, 2025 Stressing that the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and the UK will benefit both the nations, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday called the deal the "biggest and most economically significant trade deal" that the country has undertaken since after leaving the European Union (EU). He stated that India-UK FTA will boost wages, raise living standards and put more money in the pockets of the working class.    Read more.... Policymakers need to be vigilant of evolving global crude price dynamics impact: RBI IANS | 24 Jul, 2025 While active government intervention has contained spillover to domestic oil prices, policymakers need to be vigilant and cautious of the direct and indirect impact of the evolving global crude price dynamics through continuous assessment, given India’s increasing dependence on crude oil imports, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has stressed.    Read more....   Archives: 2025 ( 35 )    2024 ( 82 )    2023 ( 57 )    2022 ( 53 )    2021 ( 55 )    2020 ( 54 )    2019 ( 56 )    2018 ( 57 )    2017 ( 60 )    2016 ( 53 )    2015 ( 60 )    2014 ( 747 )    Index     Customs Exchange Rates Currency Import Export US Dollar ₹84.00 ₹82.25 UK Pound ₹104.65 ₹108.10 Euro ₹92.50 ₹89.35 Japanese Yen ₹56.10 ₹54.40 As on 25 Jul, 2025   Daily Poll Who do you think will benefit more from the India - UK FTA in the long run?  Indian businesses & consumers.  UK businesses & consumers.  Both will gain equally.  The impact will be negligible for both.   Commented Stories

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