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India Tightens Trade Rules, Bans Imports Of Goods Made With Forced Labour

New Delhi, July 15 -- India has prohibited the import of goods produced using forced labour, tightening its trade framework amid rising global scrutiny. The move follows an amendment to the Foreign T... Read More


UP Draft Property Tax Rules Offer Relief To Micro And Small Enterprises

Lucknow, July 15 -- The Uttar Pradesh government has proposed a major property tax relief for the state's micro and small enterprises (MSEs) by bringing them under the same property tax category as re... Read More


Electricity Bills Set To Increase In Delhi On Higher Power Surcharge

New Delhi, July 15 -- Delhi's power regulator, the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC), has allowed distribution companies to levy an additional fuel and power purchase adjustment surcharge... Read More


India-EU FTA May Redirect USD 10-11 Bn Exports From US: Report

New Delhi, July 15 -- The proposed India-European Union Free Trade Agreement (FTA) could enable India to redirect exports worth an estimated USD 10-11 billion from the United States to the European ma... Read More


SC Reinforces Arbitration Framework, Rejects High Court Intervention in Section 16 Arbitral Orders

New Delhi, July 15 -- The Supreme Court has ruled that High Courts cannot ordinarily interfere under Article 227 of the Constitution with an arbitral tribunal's order rejecting a jurisdictional challe... Read More


Govt to Auction 20 Strategic Mineral Blocks in 8th Tranche to Boost Domestic Supply Chain

New Delhi, July 15 -- The Ministry of Mines on Wednesday launched the eighth tranche of auctions for 20 critical and strategic mineral blocks as part of efforts to boost domestic availability of miner... Read More


WPI Inflation Accelerates To 9.87% In June As Food, Metals Costs Rise

New Delhi, July 15 -- The annual wholesale price inflation (WPI) accelerated to 9.87 percent in June 2026 from 9.68 percent in May, driven mainly by higher prices of mineral oils, food articles, basic... Read More


MoSPI Launches Monthly Index Of Services Production To Track Formal Services Sector

New Delhi, July 15 -- The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has launched the Index of Services Production (ISP) with 2024-25 as the base year, introducing a monthly indicator... Read More


India-UK CETA Comes Into Force, Grants Duty-Free Access To 98% Of Indian Exports

New Delhi, July 15 -- India's Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with the United Kingdom will come into force on July 15, providing duty-free access to 98 percent of Indian goods export... Read More


India, Maldives Conclude First Round of Free Trade Agreement Negotiations

New Delhi, July 14 -- India and the Maldives have concluded the first round of negotiations for a proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA), marking progress in efforts to strengthen bilateral trade and inv... Read More