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India clocks 27 per cent surge in new businesses as reforms drive growth
IANS | 05 Mar, 2026
India has recorded a 27 per cent surge in the number of new business registrations from 1.55 lakh in 2020–21 to 1.98 lakh in the first 10 months of 2025–26 (as on February 3, 2026) on the back of economic reforms that have enhanced the ease of doing business in the country, according to an official factsheet issued on Thursday.
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Indian firms making clean energy investments will reach better markets globally: PM Modi
IANS | 03 Mar, 2026
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that as global supply chains are being reshaped, Indian companies who are making clean and green energy investments will be able to reach better markets worldwide.
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PM Modi to address post-budget webinar on sustaining economic growth today
IANS | 03 Mar, 2026
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a Post-Budget Webinar on the theme “Sustaining and Strengthening Economic Growth” on Tuesday at 11:15 a.m. via video conferencing.
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India, EU agree to grant each other MFN status for 5 years under trade deal
IANS | 28 Feb, 2026
India and the European Union have agreed to give each other Most-Favoured-Nation (MFN) treatment for five years after their proposed free trade agreement (FTA) comes into force.
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Centre’s industrial corridor strategy propelling growth across states
IANS | 26 Feb, 2026
The Centre’s strategy of accelerating industrial development has picked up pace, with four National Industrial Corridors already being completed, while another four are nearing completion since the Rs 28,602 crore package was announced
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Too early to comment on US tariff changes, commerce ministry reviewing situation: FM Sitharaman
IANS | 23 Feb, 2026
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said it is too early to assess the impact of the recent tariff changes announced by the United States, adding that the commerce ministry is currently reviewing the situation.
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India pushes currency diversification, FTAs to counter Trump's pullback from IPEF
IANS | 21 Feb, 2026
India is pursuing currency diversification alongside efforts to strengthen supply chains and expand exports through free trade agreements to counter US administration's pullback from Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF), a new report has said.
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Centre launches new interventions in Export Promotion Mission to boost MSMEs
IANS | 20 Feb, 2026
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday launched seven additional interventions under the Export Promotion Mission, a flagship initiative of the Centre aimed at empowering micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) for competing in global markets.
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Sitharaman makes strong pitch for FDI in India at CEOs meet in Norway
IANS | 18 Feb, 2026
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made a strong pitch for more foreign direct investment (FDI) in India at a roundtable meeting with prominent Norwegian CEOs and investors in Oslo on Wednesday.
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FM Sitharaman to bolster economic ties with Norway, meet CEOs and investors
IANS | 16 Feb, 2026
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was set to meet Jonas Ghar Store, Prime Minister of Norway, and hold bilateral meetings with Norwegian Finance Minister Jens Stoltenberg along with Minister for Trade and Industry, Cecilie Myrseth, it was announced on Monday.
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