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Springboard 2026 | How India balanced tariffs and trade deals in a defining year

New Delhi, Dec. 30 -- 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 ... Read More


From textiles to smart mobility, govt overhauls standards to meet global norms, ease exports

New Delhi, Dec. 30 -- 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


Centre onboards private labs to verify weights and measures

NEW DELHI, Dec. 29 -- The Centre has begun opening up India's legal metrology ecosystem to private participation, authorizing private laboratories to verify and certify weighing and measuring instrume... Read More


New testing protocols for EV farm tractors

New Delhi, Dec. 29 -- 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


India sets first-ever testing standard for electric farm tractors

New Delhi, Dec. 28 -- 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 these... Read More


India rolls out first dedicated standard for incense sticks amid global scrutiny

New Delhi, Dec. 26 -- In a move aimed at tightening quality, safety and sustainability norms in a sector deeply rooted in India's cultural practices, the government on Friday launched a new Indian sta... Read More


India-Oman trade deal signed as New Delhi seeks to de-risk exports amid tariff war

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- India signed a free-trade agreement (FTA) with Oman on Thursday, adding another pillar to New Delhi's expanding trade and strategic engagement with the Gulf, following a similar ... Read More


India-Oman FTA signed as New Delhi seeks to de-risk exports amid tariff war

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- India signed a free-trade agreement (FTA) with Oman on Thursday, adding another pillar to New Delhi's expanding trade and strategic engagement with the Gulf, following a similar ... Read More


India-Oman CEPA set to be signed as New Delhi steps up Gulf trade push

New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- New Delhi: As the India-Oman free trade agreement (FTA) is set to be signed on Thursday during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Muscat, the deal is being positioned as a k... Read More


Mint Explainer: What Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill means for India's higher education

New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- The government is preparing a comprehensive overhaul of India's higher education regulatory framework through the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025, which was introduce... Read More