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India resets QCO roadmap to align standards with lab readiness, ease friction with trading partners

New Delhi, Jan. 2 -- Dear reader, as 2025, a year of global tumult and volatility, rolls by, Mint's reporters and columnists look around the corner on what is coming in 2026-to help you know what to e... Read More


States' fiscal stress deepens despite revenue gains

New Delhi, Jan. 1 -- India's states entered FY24 with stronger revenue inflows but ended the year under mounting fiscal stress, as rising debt and fixed spending commitments eroded fiscal flexibility,... Read More


India extends provisional anti-dumping duty on low-ash metallurgical coke imports from six countries till 30 June

New Delhi, Dec. 31 -- After extending the safeguard duty on imports of steel primarily from China and Vietnam till April 2028, India on Wednesday imposed a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of ... Read More


CAG flags states' fiscal stress as debt, committed spending erode revenue gains

New Delhi, Dec. 31 -- India's states entered FY24 with stronger revenue inflows but ended the year under mounting fiscal stress, as rising debt and fixed spending commitments eroded fiscal flexibility... Read More


Govt rolls out market access support scheme to push Indian exports into new markets

New Delhi, Dec. 31 -- Nearly two months after the cabinet cleared the export promotion mission (EPM) on 12 November, the government launched the market access support (MAS) intervention on Wednesday. ... Read More


EU's carbon border adjustment mechanism from 2026 to hit Indian steel, aluminium exports: GTRI

New Delhi, Dec. 31 -- Indian steel and aluminium exports to the European Union are set to face a sharp competitiveness shock from 1 January 2026, when the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM... Read More


Textiles to safety: Rejig in standards for export fillip

new delhi, Dec. 31 -- India is stepping up efforts to align its products with global quality benchmarks, with the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) notifying a fresh set of new and revised norms for te... Read More


Surrogate advertisement rules stuck in a legal grey zone

New Delhi, Dec. 30 -- New Delhi: India's rollout of surrogate advertising guidelines is likely to be delayed further, as the government struggles to find clear legal authority under the Consumer Prote... Read More


CCPA continues crackdown on mandatory service charge, fines China Gate restaurant

New Delhi, Dec. 30 -- The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has imposed a Rs.50,000 fine on China Gate Restaurant Private Limited, which operates the Bora Bora restaurant chain in Mumbai, f... Read More


New testing protocols for EV farm tractors

New Delhi, Dec. 30 -- The government has brought in new testing standards for electric farm tractors, aiming to create a uniform framework to assess their safety, reliability and performance as the ma... Read More