India's fiscal deficit stood at Rs 1.62 trillion during the first two months of the financial year (April-May FY27), accounting for 9.6 per cent of the full-year Budget Estimate (BE) of Rs 16.96 trillion, according to data released by the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) on Tuesday.
Indian stock markets ended lower in a volatile trading session on Tuesday, with the Nifty closing below the 23,900 mark. The benchmark indices erased their early gains and oscillated between positive and negative territory throughout the day.
HDFC Bank has appointed former Chief Election Commissioner and Finance Secretary Rajiv Kumar as part-time non-executive chairman.
Dr PK Mishra said India built one of the world's finest survey-based statistical systems in the 1950s, with the National Sample Survey emerging as a globally acclaimed model that shaped research and policymaking across the developing world.
Putting the negotiations in perspective, Gor said the India-US trade agreement had been under discussion for around 18 months, describing the progress as unusually fast.
Adani Airport City Limited (AACL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Adani Airport Holdings Limited (AAHL), has officially announced that it will develop integrated airport cities across its airport network, bringing together hospitality, retail, entertainment, convention and commercial infrastructure within seamlessly connected, walkable urban districts.
Following the recent US-Iran peace deal, India's growth outlook for calendar year 2026 has been revised upward to 6.8 per cent by Goldman Sachs.
Micron Technology briefly overtook Meta Platforms and Tesla by market capitalisation on Thursday after the US memory-chip maker delivered stronger-than-expected quarterly guidance, reinforcing investor confidence in the artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure boom and soaring demand for memory chips.
The investment bank noted that India remained resilient despite the impact of Middle East tensions, with government measures helping reduce the impact of higher energy costs.
Cargo Force expects a significant increase in shipping demand following the implementation of the UK–India Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on 15 July 2026.
