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Bureaucratic reshuffle: Neeraj Mittal moves to petroleum, Amit Agrawal to telecom, Manoj Joshi to pharma

New Delhi, Nov. 21 -- In a major secretary-level bureaucratic reshuffle, the Centre on Thursday changed the top leadership across key ministries, including petroleum, telecommunications, pharmaceutica... Read More


CAG directs all states to adopt uniform expenditure classification by FY28 in major public finance reform

New Delhi, Nov. 20 -- The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has directed all states to adopt a uniform structure for classifying government expenditure by FY 2027-28. The move aims to ove... Read More


UK Minister for Indo-Pacific kicks off India visit to boost bilateral ties

New Delhi, Nov. 20 -- Seema Malhotra, UK's minister for the Indo-Pacific, kicked off her first official visit to India on Thursday to build momentum around the recently-signed free trade agreement (FT... Read More


India brings new standards for cybersecurity, wind energy and homeopathic medicines; sets April 2026 deadline

New Delhi, Nov. 20 -- New Delhi: The government has started a major overhaul of the regulatory framework for critical infrastructure and emerging technologies, a move that follows the withdrawal and e... Read More


CAG charts a tech-driven overhaul of public audit, data-led reforms

New Delhi, Nov. 19 -- New Delhi: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India is looking to overhaul the country's public audit system, moving towards data-centric reviews, artificial intelligen... Read More


India's exports to the US recover in October after four-month slump

New Delhi, Nov. 18 -- India's exports to the US showed signs of recovery in October after four straight months of decline, even as the broader export landscape remained subdued and the country's impor... Read More


India-US economic partnership strong and expanding, says Piyush Goyal

New Delhi, Nov. 18 -- New Delhi: Union commerce minister Piyush Goyal stated that the India-US partnership remains strong and expanding across sectors, with no cause for concern about the trajectory o... Read More


Govt defers quality compliance deadline for handloom, raw sugar to May

New Delhi, Nov. 18 -- The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) on Monday pushed back enforcement of its newly-amended standards for handloom cotton muslin and handloom cotton mix sarees to May 2026, offer... Read More


India plans HR reset to unlock talent mobility gains in free trade agreements

New Delhi, Nov. 17 -- The Centre is planning to upgrade human resource (HR) standards in India's services sector, including how skills are certified and employees are trained, to bring India's HR prac... Read More


Mint Explainer | What US tariff exemptions on key farm goods mean for India's exporters

New Delhi, Nov. 17 -- The US has exempted a group of agricultural and food-related products from the reciprocal tariffs it imposed earlier this year, a move that could offer India a narrow but meaning... Read More