As state-run Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (BPCL) works to expand crude procurement from non-Russian sources, India’s oil import policy is clearly being reevaluated. The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas announced on Friday that BPCL would double the amount of its FY26 contract by purchasing 12 million barrels of crude oil from Brazil’s state-owned Petrobras…
According to the market regulator’s bulletin on Friday, fundraising through initial public offerings (IPOs) in India was comparatively mild in December as compared to the peak levels in 2025, but the number of new issuances was the greatest, and the issuance size was the third biggest globally. The Indian equity market’s poor performance due to…
On January 23, the Indian rupee fell to a record low of 91.95 versus the US dollar due to a selloff in local stocks, which exacerbated the existing pressure from speculative flows, importer payments, and dollar outflows. Due to speculative dollar purchases by offshore players, foreign withdrawals from stocks, and demand from bullion and other…
At the end of January, attention turned to the US Federal Reserve’s policy and the Union Budget set to be released on February 1, both of which may impact market volatility and currency fluctuations, according to analysts. In the midst of this, gold prices have been experiencing unprecedented highs, although there was a notable sell-off…
According to the industry association ISMA on Tuesday, the nation’s sugar production has surpassed 15.9 million tonnes (MT) thus far in the current season 2025–2026 (October–September), a 22% year-over-year rise. The increase was mostly caused by improved yields and increased cane supplies. According to data from the Indian Sugar & Bio-Energy Manufacturers Association (ISMA), there…
Sales and imports of fertilizer types have increased dramatically, according to trade sources, despite the government’s efforts to reduce urea and diammonium phosphate (DAP) use through the introduction of nano-variants. Data from April to December of 2025–2026 also show a decrease in domestic fertilizer production as compared to the same time frame in the prior…
The stock market is being slashed deeper and deeper. For the second consecutive session, the stocks were still under pressure. All in all, sales increased. Investor caution was maintained by weak global cues, growing geopolitical concerns, and disappointing quarterly earnings. By midday trade, losses had spread to nearly every sector, and indices had fallen sharply…
According to a commerce ministry official, despite the high US tariffs, India’s marine product exports rose by more than 15% to $6.56 billion in April–December 2025–2026 year over year due to a significant increase in shipments across numerous new countries, including Vietnam and Belgium. According to official figures released on Thursday, India exported marine items…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) revised its projections upward in its World Economic Outlook released on January 19, indicating that India’s economy is expected to develop faster than previously projected in both the current and future fiscal years. India’s GDP is predicted by the IMF to grow by 7.3% in FY26, an increase of 0.7…
Headline CPI inflation increased to 1.3% year over year in December, up 62 basis points from 0.71% in November. But this month’s food inflation dropped to 2.7%, which is better than last November’s 3.9% decline. Comparing December 2025 to November 2025, this shows a 120 basis point increase in food inflation. Urban food inflation decreased…
