India and the US are working to resolve the remaining sticking points in their proposed trade agreement and are hopeful of finalising the pact within the next several weeks, US envoy to India Sergio Gor said on Wednesday.Speaking at Citi’s 2026 India Conference, Gor said a US trade delegation is currently in India negotiating the…
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a package of projects and schemes worth Rs 39,290 crore, spanning aviation, highway infrastructure and transport modernisation, with the largest allocation going towards the creation of an Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) Price Stabilisation Fund.According to details of the Cabinet decisions, the government approved a Rs 10,000 crore ATF Price…
The government said that due to the crisis in the Middle East, international ATF prices have increased 2.5 times. (AI image) Amid the prolonged Middle East conflict, the government has approved an Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) Price Stabilisation Fund to safeguard problems being faced by airlines, oil marketing companies and fliers. This will be a…
In a major clean-air initiative aimed at reducing vehicular pollution in the National Capital Region, the Union Cabinet has approved a Rs 5,041 crore scheme to replace older trucks and buses in Delhi-NCR with cleaner BS-VI and electric vehicles, backed by a package of financial incentives for vehicle owners, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on…
Going forward, Indian exports to the US may face higher scrutiny and the additional tariffs will hit as well, say experts. (AI image) Two days after Commerce minister Piyush Goyal said that the India-US trade deal was now down to finalising the ‘commas and full stops’, the Donald Trump administration has proposed to impose additional…
The government’s recent hike in gold import duty has fuelled a surge in smuggling, with illicitly imported gold reportedly being sold at discounts of up to Rs 10 lakh per kilogram, creating a significant price gap with legally imported bullion.According to industry participants cited by ET, gold brought into the country through unofficial routes is…
For Indian investors, domestic gold prices remained comparatively resilient. (AI image) Gold price prediction today: While gold and silver prices are seeing some weakness, in the domestic market gold has managed to exhibit some resilience, says Vedika Narvekar, Research Analyst – Commodities & Currencies, Anand Rathi Shares and Stock Brokers.Gold’s broad consolidation phase from April…
India and the United States may be 99% closer to signing the BTA, but a new proposal from Washington suggests that the trade story isn’t quite finished yet. The United States Trade Representative (USTR) on Wednesday named India among countries that could face additional tariffs over concerns about preventing goods linked to forced labour from…
The latest flare-up in West Asia has once again pushed Brent crude prices close to the $97-per-barrel mark. (AI image) Stock market crash today: Indian equity benchmarks, Nifty50 and BSE Sensex, tanked in trade on Wednesday as fresh tensions between US and Iran weighed on sentiment and led to crude oil prices rising.Both the Sensex…
“Indian equity markets are expected to open on a flat to mildly negative note, with Gift Nifty trading around 23,477, down by 15 points, indicating subdued opening cues for domestic indices. Global markets remained broadly positive on the back of resilient economic data and easing concerns over major geopolitical developments, though investors are likely to…