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After two years of delay, the long-awaited Loss and Damage Fund meant to support climate-vulnerable nations launched its first call for project proposals this week.

The steep decline was powered by a broad-based GST reduction, a favourable base effect, and a sharp moderation in food prices, which have tumbled to their lowest level in over a decade.

Gold has already surged more than 57% year-to-date, hitting an all-time high of $4,381.21 on October 20, propelled by geopolitical tensions, concerns over U.S. fiscal stability.

State governments are on a borrowing spree. Officials and market reports point to a record issuance plan for states in the current fiscal that runs into trillions of rupees

Now in its sixth week, the shutdown — the longest in U.S. history — has furloughed hundreds of thousands of federal workers, halted publication of most official data, and delayed food benefit payments for millions of low-income Americans.

As Trump's tariffs hit exports and bond yields rise at home, IDFC FIRST Bank's Chief Economist Gaura Sen Gupta explains why this could be India's biggest macro stress test in years.

The dispute traces back to April 2, 2025, when President Trump declared America's chronic trade deficit a "national emergency" and imposed 10% tariffs on nearly all imports, later raising them to as high as 50% on selected countries.

The Chief Minister said the state's core growth pillars—tourism, hydroelectric power, dairy, food processing, horticulture, and natural farming—are being reimagined.

How Team India's historic chase against Australia became a masterclass in belief, leadership, and the business of resilience.

From huge strides made in the historic digital economy framework to strengthening strategic partnerships with India and China, the ASEAN summit marked a pivotal and turning point in ASEAN's integration agenda.

Economists anticipate a turnaround in factory output riding on the back of GST reduction, festival demand, and lax credit.

Finance commissions (FC) have steadily expanded the share of resources devolved to states, from 20.5 per cent in the 11th FC to 42 per cent in its 14th iteration – recorded as the largest increase in the country's history. The previous one held the share at 41 per cent while also accommodating the fiscal disruptions due to the pandemic.

As the economy becomes increasingly digitized, information is often undervalued and poorly managed. Companies are prone to dealing with misinformation and mixed signals and, as such, lack clear ways to measure the reliability or economic worth of the information they need.

AI could add hundreds of billions to India's GDP over the coming decade if adoption accelerates, underpinning coordinated public and private investment plans.

According to its press release, the app utilizes speech recognition technology to incorporate sounds and music into stories as they are read aloud, aiming to create an interactive experience.

From startups, multinational enterprises, to family businesses and rapidly growing firms, leaders across industries are turning to India not just to cut costs but to strengthen the financial core of their operations.

The growth is further poised to be aided by government programmes such as the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, which has already delivered over 28 million homes and allocated USD 130.57 billion in the 2021–24 funding.

The findings, based on a survey of more than 5,200 employees across 14 markets, underline how India's workforce is resetting expectations around performance rather than perks.

What makes the company's story remarkable, however, is not just its rapid growth in the United States but how it's become so critical to India's massive developer community.

For investors, regional realignments registered at the summit may offer new opportunities, but the near-term outlook remains cautious.

Companies are doubling down on India's strategic value— driven by access to deep digital talent, operational resilience, and a favorable regulatory climate