India may import more food, feed and farm commodities as drought hits cropsAmid predictions of drought in India this financial year, food and agricultural imports are anticipated to rise sharply. With serious reduc...
29 Oct, 2026, 06.39 AM IST
India's soybean imports surge to record as domestic prices rallyIndia's soybean imports significantly increased to 1.1 million metric tons in 2025/26 compared to the previous year. Rising domestic prices...
28 Oct, 2026, 12.18 PM IST
India jewellers hold off gold buying, betting prices will dropIndian jewellers are delaying gold purchases ahead of the festive season, betting that prices will fall further after dropping below $4,000...
28 Oct, 2026, 07.59 AM IST
India’s steel future depends on breaking its costly coal habitIndia plans to significantly increase its steelmaking capacity to support its development goals by 2047. The National Steel Policy proposes...
28 Oct, 2026, 01.10 AM IST
India in striking distance of 8% growth as reforms boost economy: Shaktikanta DasDas said the BFSI sector has a crucial role to play in India's journey from a lower-middle-income economy to a high-income economy, through...
28 Oct, 2026, 12.44 AM IST
Tax officials visit Radico Khaitan offices and plant amid probe into bulk Scotch imports under India-UK pactTax officials from the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence have visited offices and a manufacturing facility of Radico Khaitan. These actio...
27 Oct, 2026, 09.26 PM IST
India considers measures to boost local production of 100 critical inputs to cut import reliance, government official saysIndia is taking steps to encourage the local manufacturing of 100 key items that are currently imported. This initiative aims to decrease d...
27 Oct, 2026, 07.09 PM IST
No pressure from US to cut Russian oil imports, Oil minister Hardeep Singh Puri saysOil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said India has faced no US pressure to reduce Russian crude imports. US President Donald Trump waived fresh...
27 Oct, 2026, 11.48 AM IST
India expected to extend duty-free cotton imports through December, sources sayIndia is expected to extend the 11% customs duty exemption on cotton imports until the end of December to ease supply shortages, lower dome...
26 Oct, 2026, 03.26 PM IST
India's gold import route changing course for a benefit all jewellers wantIndia is diversifying its gold import sources as expanding domestic refining capacity, tax incentives and the India-UAE trade pact reshape ...
26 Oct, 2026, 01.32 PM IST
India brings back duties on specified Chinese titanium dioxide importsIndia has reintroduced anti-dumping duties on titanium dioxide imports from China due to material injury caused to domestic producers. This...
24 Oct, 2026, 11.23 PM IST
India's exports to Germany could cross $50 billion by 2030: ASSOCHAMASSOCHAM said the potential for expanding market access, investment and business partnerships between India and Germany. It said the two co...
23 Oct, 2026, 09.42 PM IST
Urea imports surge 40% despite push to cut chemical fertilisersTotal urea imports in the April-September period rose to 5.589 million tonnes from 3.979 million tonnes in the first half of last fiscal ye...
22 Oct, 2026, 11.50 PM IST
India extends duty-free raw sugar import deadline to December 31India has extended the deadline for duty-free imports of 1 million metric tonnes of raw sugar by two months to December 31, giving importer...
22 Oct, 2026, 09.44 PM IST
Speedy project approvals, assured buyers key to India's 100 MT coal gasification target by 2030India has set a target to gasify 100 million tonnes of coal by 2030 with significant investments. The coal ministry estimates the investmen...
22 Oct, 2026, 04.18 PM IST
India sets import quotas for New Zealand apples, kiwifruit under FTAIndia will implement a quota system for importing apples, kiwifruit, Manuka honey, and albumins from New Zealand. The quotas will gradually...
21 Oct, 2026, 04.17 PM IST
Tariff quota notified for New Zealand fruits, honeyKiwifruit imports will qualify for zero customs duty under the tariff rate quota (TRQ), subject to a minimum CIF value of $1.80 per kg whil...
19 Oct, 2026, 11.37 PM IST