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Amid US reciprocal tariffs, Austria tells Sitharaman it seeks deeper economic ties with India

New Delhi, April 11 -- US trade policies are hurting European economies, making it vital to deepen innovation-led partnerships with fast-growing economies like India, Austrian finance minister Markus ... Read More


Italy to co-host IMEC ministers meet in second half of 2025: Antonio Tajani

New Delhi, April 11 -- Italy will co-host a meeting of foreign ministers from countries in the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) in the second half of the year, Italian deputy prime mi... Read More


Centre may revisit rural infrastructure fund allocation during half-yearly review

New Delhi, April 11 -- The government may revise allocations to the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) later this year following a broader expenditure review aimed at bolstering the rural ec... Read More


Moody's cuts India's 2025 GDP growth forecast to 6.1%

New Delhi, April 11 -- 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


Japan to help India draft carbon-neutral roadmap for power sector

New Delhi, April 11 -- Japan is stepping in to help India clean up its power sector. The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the country's development aid arm, will work with India's Centr... Read More


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