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GST Collections Rise to ₹1.83 Lakh Crore

Gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection rose 8.1% year-on-year to over ₹1.83 lakh crore in February, supported by stronger import-linked revenues and improved domestic sales. Net GST...

 March 3, 2026

India’s Forex Reserves Hit Record High

India’s foreign exchange reserves rose sharply to a record $725.727 billion in the week ended 13 February, reflecting stronger external buffers and improved financial stability. The increase came...

 February 21, 2026

MoSPI Revises Constant Price Estimates Framework

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation is revising the base year of National Accounts to FY 2022–23. As part of the new series, an Advisory Committee on...

 February 21, 2026

Core Industries Index Rises 4.0 Per Cent

The combined Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI) rose by 4.0 per cent in January 2026 on a provisional basis compared with January 2025. The ICI tracks output...

 February 21, 2026

Sandalwood Cultivation and India’s Market Potential

India’s sandalwood sector is drawing renewed attention after a farmer’s protest brought into light the tension between tree felling for infrastructure and the value of mature sandalwood plantations....

 February 21, 2026

GI-Tagged Salem Sago Exports to Canada

APEDA facilitated the export of 0.5 MT of GI-tagged Salem Sago from Salem, Tamil Nadu to Canada. It was the first direct export consignment shipped by the GI...

 February 20, 2026

DFS Report on RuPay and BHIM-UPI Incentives

The Department of Financial Services has released a socio-economic impact analysis of the incentive scheme for promoting RuPay debit card usage and low-value BHIM-UPI person-to-merchant transactions. The study...

 February 17, 2026

Natco Pharma Gets Approval for Semaglutide Injection

Natco Pharma has received approval from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation to manufacture and market a generic semaglutide injection in India. The company plans to launch the...

 February 16, 2026

India’s Technology Services Roadmap

India’s technology services sector, valued at about $265 billion, has been projected to reach $750–850 billion by 2035 under a 10-year roadmap released by NITI Aayog’s Frontier Tech...

 February 14, 2026

Six-Month TB Regimens Found Cost-Effective

India’s economic evidence on drug-resistant tuberculosis has strengthened the case for shorter, all-oral treatment. An evaluation by ICMR–National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis found that six-month bedaquiline-based regimens...

 February 13, 2026

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