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Shrimp farmers shift to local sales amid price drops, export disruptions

June 27, 2026 admin

A woman, K. Kondalamma, displays tiger shrimp being sold by the roadside on the outskirts of Vijayawada on Saturday. Tiger shrimp, which normally fetch strong demand in overseas markets, are now being sold directly to consumers. | Photo Credit: G.N. RAO With the shrimp prices falling in the market due to the impact of US-Israel-Iran…

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Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurates Northeast’s largest spice processing plant in Meghalaya

June 19, 2026 admin

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurates Northeast India’s largest organic spice processing plant in Meghalaya’s Ri-Bhoi district in the company of Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma and his Sikkim counterpart Prem Singh Tamang on Friday, June 19, 2026. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday (June 19, 2026) inaugurated the…

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Rising prices in Tamil Nadu and a ship-sized hole in household budget

May 24, 2026 admin

For Mahalakshmi R., who has been riding a bike taxi for nearly two years, every increase in fuel and food prices directly cuts into her daily earnings. What was once enough for three modest meals a day is no longer sufficient. “I earn an average of ₹700 to ₹1,000 each day, depending on the number…

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China’s new worldview and the future of global politics

May 19, 2026 admin

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, take a walk through Zhongnanhai Garden, in Beijing on Friday. | Photo Credit: ANI U.S. President Donald Trump completed his visit to the People’s Republic of China(PRC) on May 14 and 15, 2026, a first in nine years. As the most consequential bilateral relation, the entire…

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On global tensions and India’s economy

March 31, 2026 admin

Rising geopolitical instability in West Asia is forcing a reassessment of how India’s macroeconomic strength is measured. As of March 2026, this instability has translated into active macroeconomic stress. The rupee has depreciated to a record low of ₹95 per dollar, the Indian basket of crude oil hit $156.29 per barrel, and the Reserve Bank of India…

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What are economic sanctions and how do they work?

November 29, 2025 admin

By cutting off a nation’s access to resources, finance, and trade, sanctions aim to put economic pressure on the government or leaders to alter their policies. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Economic sanctions are measures imposed on a country, group, or individual to change their attitude or behaviour. They can also be tools of foreign…

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How China Is Using Its Rice Cookers And Dish Washers To Save The Economy

January 9, 2025 admin

Beijing: China is expanding its consumer trade-in scheme to revive demand in the sluggish household sector. The move includes adding more home appliances to the list of products eligible for trade-in and offering subsidies for digital goods. Microwave ovens, water purifiers, dish-washing machines, and rice cookers are among the new additions to the scheme. Consumers…

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Watch: Indian economy: what to expect in 2025?

January 3, 2025 admin

Indian economy: what to expect in 2025? | Video Credit: The Hindu At the start of 2024, there was a lot of excitement about the Indian economy – the country was one of the fastest growing economies in the world and there was anticipation that India will become a $4 trillion economy in 2024-25 and…

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The Modi Government’s 25 Things-To-Do in 2025

January 2, 2025 admin

When Julius Caesar’s Senate fixed January 1 as the ‘first day of the year’, the idea wasn’t only to ‘start afresh’. It was also when those in civil office were to set in motion their responsibilities. In that tradition, coming down from 45 BC, let the existing coalition government headed by Narendra Modi set out…

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Tax cuts may have saved 3 lakh crore rupees for India’s largest corporates: Data

December 2, 2024 admin

Taxed at a significantly lower rate following the introduction of the concessional tax regime in 2019, India’s largest corporates may have saved over ₹3 lakh crore in tax payments since then. This is in addition to over ₹8 lakh crore in revenue foregone through various deductions granted to companies in the decade since 2012-13 (FY13)….

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