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Moody's Analytics cuts India's 2025 growth forecast to 6.1% amid rising US tariff pressures

New Delhi, April 10 -- Moody's Analytics on Thursday trimmed its calendar year (CY) 2025 growth forecast for India to 6.1%, lowering it by 30 basis points from its March projection, in response to US ... Read More


India, UK 'continuing negotiations at pace' towards FTA: Joint statement

New Delhi, April 10 -- India and the United Kingdom are working to deepen bilateral ties, and 'continuing negotiations at pace' towards a Free Trade Agreement and Bilateral Investment Treaty creating ... Read More


Unemployment rate inches up in 2024, women's participation drops

New Delhi, April 9 -- India's overall unemployment rate for individuals aged 15 and above increased slightly during calendar year 2024. Additionally, labour force participation dropped, with more wome... Read More


FM Sitharaman's UK, Austria visit to strengthen economic ties, enhance cooperation: Finance ministry

New Delhi, April 7 -- Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman begins a six-day official visit to the UK and Austria on Tuesday, aiming to strengthen economic ties, enhance financial sector cooperation and... Read More


Women's participation in economy, education, and enterprise seeing steady rise: MoSPI

New Delhi, April 6 -- Women in India are steadily gaining ground across education, finance, enterprise and political participation, the ministry of statistics and programme implementation (MoSPI) said... Read More


Mar services PMI eases as global orders cool

New Delhi, April 5 -- Services sector growth in India slowed in March as sales and business activity softened, while international orders saw the weakest expansion in 15 months, a private survey relea... Read More


Cabinet approves Rs.18,658 crore rail projects, Rs.6,839 crore for border villages

New Delhi, April 4 -- The Union cabinet has approved four railway projects worth Rs.18,658 crore and another Rs.6,839 crore to develop villages on India's borders with Pakistan and China. The railway... Read More


India's services sector growth moderates in March

New Delhi, April 4 -- India's services sector growth eased in March, weighed down by a slight slowdown in business activity and sales, while international orders saw their weakest expansion in 15 mont... Read More


Trump's tariffs to shake up engineering and electronic goods exports

New Delhi, April 3 -- The reciprocal tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump will disrupt Indian exports in key sectors like engineering and electronic goods, potentially reshaping supply chains ... Read More


India's manufacturing growth hits 8-month high in March-but export gains lag

New Delhi, April 2 -- India's manufacturing sector expanded at its fastest pace in eight months in March, driven by strong demand and a sharp rise in output, according to a private survey released Wed... Read More