
March 22, 2022 09:26 IST
Petrol and diesel prices have been hiked for the first time in over four months. Why now? Will they increase further?
Tue, Mar 22, 2022
March 22, 2022 08:10 IST
The prices of both petrol and diesel are expected to rise further as crude oil prices have increased sharply due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The price of Brent crude has increased by 40 per cent to $114.2 per barrel, up from $81.6 barrel when OMCs last revised fuel prices. India imports about 85 per cent of its crude oil requirements.
Wed, Mar 23, 2022
March 21, 2022 14:42 IST
The price of bulk diesel is now about Rs 25 per litre higher than that of diesel at retail points of oil marketing companies across the country. What impact does this have on consumers?
Tue, Mar 22, 2022
March 18, 2022 03:38 IST
The official added the exchange rate between the currencies could be based on the rate with a third currency. Queries sent to the Finance Ministry on the issue by The Indian Express did not elicit a response.
Fri, Mar 18, 2022
March 17, 2022 03:28 IST
Despite a fall in oil prices over the past week, price of Brent crude has risen around 29 per cent since the beginning of the year, amid concerns about stable supply of oil and gas.
Thu, Mar 17, 2022
March 16, 2022 14:07 IST
The price of crude oil has fallen to just above $100 per barrel from $139, which was the highest level in 14 years. Why are crude prices cooling, and what impact will it have in India?
Thu, Mar 17, 2022
March 15, 2022 04:39 IST
Usually, a depreciation in the domestic currency is expected to give a boost to exports, as traders get more local currency when they convert the export proceeds, but importers, on the other hand, need more local currency to buy the same quantity of imported inputs.
Tue, Mar 15, 2022
March 11, 2022 15:05 IST
Russia is the third largest producer of crude oil, behind America and Saudi Arabia, and the second largest exporter after the Suadis.
Sat, Mar 12, 2022
March 09, 2022 11:24 IST
The US is the world’s largest producer and a net exporter of crude oil. In 2021, Russian crude oil accounted for about 10 per cent of US oil imports but about 30 per cent of the oil imports of Europe.
Wed, Mar 09, 2022
March 05, 2022 14:16 IST
The Competition Commission of India has dismissed allegations of predatory pricing against e-commerce platform Shopee. What were the allegations against the company, and what has the CCI found?
Sat, Mar 05, 2022
March 04, 2022 04:00 IST
Russian invasion: The price of Brent crude has risen around 30 per cent since the beginning of February amid mounting concerns about stable supply of oil and gas. India imports about 85 per cent of its crude oil requirements.
Fri, Mar 04, 2022
February 28, 2022 11:50 IST
Panagariya, a professor of economics at Columbia University, predicted that India’s GDP could grow at 7-8 per cent in the next decade
Tue, Mar 01, 2022
February 26, 2022 16:13 IST
“The change in FDI policy is sufficient to facilitate foreign investment in LIC up to 20 per cent,” said a government official noting that an amendment to the LIC Act, 1956, was not required.
Sun, Feb 27, 2022
February 25, 2022 04:00 IST
To take stock of the evolving situation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and other senior government functionaries Thursday.
Fri, Feb 25, 2022
February 24, 2022 13:22 IST
Russia Ukraine Conflict: Russia is India’s 25th largest trading partner with exports of $2.5 billion and imports of $6.9 billion in the first nine months of FY2022. We explain the impact Russia's invasion of Ukraine could have and what exporters are concerned about.
Fri, Feb 25, 2022
February 24, 2022 11:19 IST
Russia Ukraine Conflict: Oil prices have been rising over the last couple of months due to tensions between Russia and Ukraine. Brent crude prices breached the $100 barrel today, as Russian President Vladimir Putin authorised a 'military operation' in the Donbass region. How will this impact the Indian economy?
Fri, Feb 25, 2022
February 22, 2022 12:26 IST
The rising global tensions and threat of an invasion in Ukraine have caused oil prices to surge and the stock markets to crash.
Wed, Feb 23, 2022
February 22, 2022 10:29 IST
India and the UAE have signed an agreement to increase bilateral merchandise trade to $100 billion by 2030. Why is this trade agreement significant? How will the agreement boost bilateral trade? What are some of the goods excluded from the deal?
Wed, Feb 23, 2022
February 22, 2022 03:30 IST
Between FY11 and FY21, exports to nine countries and two trading blocs, with which India already has trade agreements, grew 36 per cent to top $62 billion while imports from these countries grew 44 per cent to nearly $75 billion, doubling the trade deficit to $11.8 billion in FY21 from $5.8 billion in FY11.
Tue, Feb 22, 2022
February 18, 2022 12:36 IST
The Centre's new policy offers 25 years of free power transmission for any new renewable energy plants set up to supply power for green hydrogen production before July 2025. What are the incentives and what's next?
Fri, Feb 18, 2022
February 16, 2022 14:18 IST
Telangana has been particularly vocal about the "increasing burden" forced upon states by the Centre on account of the clean energy cess imposed on coal and the RPOs (Renewable Purchase Obligation).
Wed, Feb 16, 2022
February 14, 2022 09:35 IST
Commerce minister Piyush Goyal has said that the interim agreement set to be announced in about 30 days will cover “most areas of interest for both countries” including goods, services, rules of origin, sanitary and phytosanitary measures and customs procedures.
Tue, Feb 15, 2022
February 13, 2022 08:39 IST
The Central Consumer Protection Authority has directed GlaxoSmithKline to discontinue advertisements for Sensodyne products. Here's why
Tue, Feb 15, 2022
February 13, 2022 03:51 IST
Power Secretary Alok Kumar also said the ministries of power, coal and railways were actively working towards boosting coal supply, and that power generation companies, or gencos, were unlikely to face the issue of low coal inventory post monsoon in 2022.
Sun, Feb 13, 2022
February 11, 2022 03:33 IST
The report, titled ‘Jailed for Doing Business’, documents 1,536 laws and 69,233 compliances that are applicable to Indian businesses, with about 55 per cent (843) of such laws and 38 per cent (26,134) of compliances carrying criminal clauses.
Thu, Feb 24, 2022




