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Road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari India should aim for 100 per cent ethanol blending in the near future to strengthen energy self-reliance, road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari said on Tuesday. He said that vulnerabilities in oil supplies due to the ongoing crisis in West Asia have made it essential for the…

MUMBAI: RBI on Monday partially unwound emergency curbs on rupee derivatives, signalling a shift from firefighting to restoring normal market function after a spell of currency volatility.The central bank withdrew its April 1 directive, which had barred banks from offering non-deliverable forwards (NDFs)—offshore rupee derivatives settled in foreign currency—and prevented users from rebooking cancelled forward…

Oil prices declined on Tuesday, reversing sharp gains from the previous session, as expectations of imminent US-Iran peace talks eased concerns over prolonged supply disruptions from the Middle East.Brent crude futures fell 95 cents, or 1%, to $94.53 per barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude for May dropped $1.54, or 1.72%, to $88.07….

“Indian equity markets are expected to open on a mildly positive note on Tuesday (21st April 2026), supported by stable global cues and a firm trend in GIFT Nifty. GIFT Nifty is currently trading around 24,388, up by 50 points, indicating a positive start for domestic benchmark indices. Early trends also suggest a steady undertone…

CHENNAI: India’s carbon emissions have, for once, paused. In 2025, the country’s carbon dioxide output edged down, breaking a decades-long trend of steady increases. This is also the first time on record that emissions have fallen during normal economic conditions. Previous declines were seen only during exceptional disruptions, such as the 2020 pandemic and the…

NEW DELHI: Amidst the conflict in West Asia, output in India’s eight core infrastructure industries contracted 0.4% in March, the first since last Oct, as four of the sectors registered a decline in production during the month, latest official data released Monday showed. Fertiliser output (-24.6%) saw the steepest contraction in March as plants went…

MUMBAI: Public sector insurers led by GIC Re and New India Assurance have anchored the Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool with commitments exceeding the targeted $100 million, while a $1.5 billion sovereign backstop from the govt remains central to its capacity to underwrite large risks. The pool aims to enable sea trade with countries in the…

To receive repayments, importers in the US are required to submit claims which include shipment details, applicable tariff classifications. (AI image) The US government has rolled out a system to facilitate refunds of over $166 billion from tariffs introduced by Donald Trump and later invalidated by the US Supreme Court. In February, the court struck…

NEW DELHI: India is looking to renegotiate its free trade agreement with South Korea to address the widening trade deficit and make the pact more contemporary, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said on Monday.“All options are on the table… we may even consider rewriting it into a completely new FTA because it should be…

Gold price prediction today: Gold prices are likely to take cues from the US Federal Reserve stance on rate cuts in the near future, says Praveen Singh, Head Currencies and Commodities, Mirae Asset ShareKhan. Source link