Ashutosh Anand
The Countdown to RBI’s Big Reveal With the clock striking 09:10 PM IST on September 27, 2025, anticipation builds for the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting, set for September 29 to October 1. This fourth session of FY26 will conclude with Governor Sanjay Malhotra’s announcement on October 1 at 10:00 … Read more
A Transformative Boost for Bihar’s Women On September 26, 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually launched the Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana, a Rs 7,500 crore initiative empowering 75 lakh women in Bihar with an initial Rs 10,000 grant each for self-employment ventures. Attended by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and other ministers via video from Patna, … Read more
India’s economy is projected to chug along at a solid 6.5% growth rate for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026, according to S&P Global Ratings’ latest Asia-Pacific outlook released on September 23, 2025. This unchanged forecast underscores the resilience of domestic demand, fueled by a favorable monsoon, recent income tax cuts, and a surge … Read more
Currency Crisis Deepens On September 23, 2025, the Indian rupee tumbled to a historic low of 88.75 against the US dollar, shedding 47 paise in a single session. This sharp depreciation, the steepest in months, stems from a cocktail of US H-1B visa fee hikes and relentless foreign institutional investor (FII) outflows, hammering the IT … Read more
The Trade War’s Hidden Toll India’s exports to the United States have taken a sharp hit, tumbling 22.2% from $8.83 billion in May to $6.87 billion in August 2025, according to a report by the Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI). The decline coincides with President Donald Trump’s escalating tariffs, which reached 50% on August 27, … Read more
A Turning Point for India’s Conglomerate On September 18, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) delivered a resounding vindication to the Adani Group, dismissing all allegations leveled by the now-defunct US short-seller Hindenburg Research in its January 2023 report. In two separate orders, SEBI’s whole-time member Kamlesh Varshney ruled that claims of … Read more
The Moment of Truth for US Policy On September 17, 2025, the world holds its breath as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell prepares to announce the central bank’s latest policy move at 2 p.m. ET (11:30 p.m. IST). With markets betting on the first rate cut of 2025—a 25-basis-point slash to 4.00%-4.25%—the decision comes amid … Read more
The facility marks a significant step towards India’s Net Zero goals under the National Green Hydrogen Mission. Kandla, July 31, 2025: Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal, inaugurated India’s first indigenously developed 1 MW Green Hydrogen Plant at Deendayal Port Authority (DPA) in Kandla, Gujarat, today. Hailed as a landmark in India’s … Read more
In a move that ratchets up the ongoing tech rivalry, China announced two targeted investigations into the US semiconductor industry on September 13, 2025, just as high-stakes trade talks loomed between the two superpowers. The Ministry of Commerce’s anti-dumping probe into analog integrated circuit (IC) chips—products from companies like Texas Instruments and Analog Devices—comes alongside … Read more
On July 30, 2025, Indian Railways made history by commissioning Kavach 4.0, an advanced Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system, along the Mathura-Kota section of the bustling Delhi-Mumbai corridor. Spearheaded by the Ministry of Railways (MoR) and approved by the Research Designs & Standards Organisation (RDSO), this upgrade aims to revolutionize rail safety by preventing collisions, … Read more
