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Aluminium Industry Under Stress
Why in news? India’s aluminium extrusion industry is facing a downturn as construction firms switch to cheaper UPVC plastics and imports from ASEAN ...
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Why in news? India’s aluminium extrusion industry is facing a downturn as construction firms switch to cheaper UPVC plastics and imports from ASEAN ...
Why in news? In September 2025 India’s export prospects dimmed after the United States announced punitive tariffs of up to 50 per cent on a large...
Why in news? At its 56th meeting in September 2025 the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council recommended consolidating the tax rate structure into two...
Why in news? India has built roughly 44 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy projects – mainly solar and wind – that are ready to generate electrici...
Why in news? The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) launched the BHARATI initiative in September 2025 to nu...
Why in news? Japan Post Bank announced that it will pilot a blockchain‑based deposit currency called DCJPY starting in 2026. Reports in September 20...
Why in news? The United Nations Population Fund’s India Ageing Report 2023 highlighted that older women in India live longer than men but spend more...
Why in news? Financial analysts have raised concerns about a significant decline in household financial savings in India. The trend is attributed to r...
Why in news? The Ministry of Education released the Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) report for 2024‑25. The report s...
Why in news? An opinion piece argued that India’s vast young population could become a liability if the country fails to create jobs and impart rele...
Why in news? The Union Cabinet approved the restructuring and extension of the Prime Minister Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) scheme...
Why in news? August 2025 marked eight years since the Goods and Services Tax (GST) was introduced. Analysts used the anniversary to review how GST has...
Why in news? India and China are facing structural economic challenges. India’s private investment and manufacturing are stagnant, while China’s e...
Why in news? The Ministry of Labour reported that women’s workforce participation rate in India has almost doubled—from 22 percent in 2017‑18 to...
Why in news? The Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) completed 11 years on 28 August 2025. Nearly every household and over 90 percent of adults in ...
Why in news? In international trade discussions, the United States threatened additional tariffs on countries imposing digital services taxes (DSTs) o...
Why in news? The Indian government finalised a 21‑member National Designated Authority (NDA) to oversee carbon markets in the country. Establishing ...
Why in news? The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) met in August 2025 amid high inflation and slowing growth. Discussions abo...
Why in news? The Government and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) were due to review the inflation target for the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) for th...
Why in news? The Union Cabinet has extended the national programme to distribute fortified rice through the Public Distribution System and nutrition s...