India records a labour income share above 57%, yet women earn only 22–23% of male wages. Recent judicial recognition of unpaid domestic care and new data on participation,...
The Sixteenth Finance Commission has introduced "contribution to national GDP" as a criterion for horizontal devolution, replacing the earlier "tax and fiscal effort" measure. The Union Budget accepted...
Currently, debate over "sovereign AI" has intensified after US restrictions on access to certain foreign models. Indian agencies are actively pursuing sovereign AI, but large-scale investment remains limited....
India became the world’s leading ship recycling nation in 2025, meeting its Maritime India Vision 2030 target five years early. India processed 2.99 million GT in 2025 and...
On 22 June 2026 the RBI reported net dollar sales of USD 8.94 billion in the spot market during April to support the Rupee, the second consecutive month...
India’s eight core industrial sectors recorded growth of 0.5% in May 2026, the second‑lowest expansion in 21 months. Five of eight sectors contracted; petroleum refinery products, crude oil,...
India recently secured USD 1.5 billion from the World Bank under the "Boosting Job Creation in the Private Sector Development Policy Financing Operation" to support structural reforms for...
On 22 June 2026 RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra urged banks to treat MSMEs as long-term business partners and inaugurated an RBI awareness programme in Kochi. The RBI is...
India and US officials are holding high‑level talks in New Delhi to finalise the framework for a first‑phase bilateral trade agreement or interim pact. Discussions aim to resolve...
Recently the ILO adopted Convention No. 193 on Decent Work in the Platform Economy, a first global treaty setting binding labour standards for platform workers. Parallel national and...
