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Eight Indian states cap fiscal deficit at 3%; Punjab tops debt stress list

New Delhi, April 30 -- Eight Indian states have pegged their fiscal deficit-the gap between spending and revenue receipts met via borrowings-for the ongoing financial year at 3% or below their respect... Read More


Eight states peg fiscal gap at 3%; UP revenue-surplus, Punjab most indebted

New Delhi, April 30 -- Eight Indian states have pegged their fiscal deficit-the gap between spending and revenue receipts met via borrowings-for the ongoing financial year at 3% or below their respect... Read More


EPFO plans Aadhaar-based portal to unlock dormant PF accounts

NEW DELHI, April 29 -- The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) plans to launch a digital platform to help members identify and reactivate dormant or unclaimed EPF accounts using Aadhaar-base... Read More


India extends e-comm origin filter deadline to July 2027

New Delhi, April 29 -- The government has extended the timeline for implementing the mandatory country-of-origin filter on all e-commerce platforms by a year to 1 July 2027. As per a notification issu... Read More


Mint Explainer: Why is the govt weighing a duty cut on cotton imports?

New Delhi, April 29 -- India currently levies a 5% basic customs duty on raw cotton imports. The government had temporarily waived this duty between 19 August and 30 September 2025, and later extended... Read More


Online retailers get time till July 2027 to roll out country-of-origin filter

New Delhi, April 28 -- The government has extended the timeline for implementing the mandatory country-of-origin filter on all e-commerce platforms by a year to 1 July 2027. As per a notification iss... Read More


Mint Explainer | Is India's wheat export push a good idea?

New Delhi, April 23 -- The government's decision to reopen wheat exports in February after nearly four years-and then scaling up the quota from 2.5 million tonnes to 5 million-comes as India sits on a... Read More


India's textile exports edge up 2.1% in FY26 despite global headwinds

New Delhi, April 22 -- India's textile exports rose 2.1% in the previous fiscal year (FY26) to Rs.3.16 trillion, according to data released by the ministry of textiles on Wednesday, reflecting steady ... Read More


India's textile waste holds billions, but inefficiencies block recovery

New Delhi, April 21 -- India generates about 7.25 million tonnes of textile waste annually, but lacks adequate collection, sorting and recycling capacity, resulting in a Rs.78,500 crore loss of value ... Read More


Centre plans phased QCO rollback to ease input supply constraints

New Delhi, April 19 -- The Centre is planning to roll back a significant number of quality control orders (QCOs) imposed on input materials, aiming to ease compliance burdens and support manufacturing... Read More