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FIU has moved against 15 crypto platforms. The key issue is AML compliance, not a blanket crypto ban
The enforcement action focuses on registration and reporting obligations under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
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Indian markets are flat, but oil above $100 is changing the risk map underneath
Energy producers can benefit from higher crude even as the broader economy faces pressure through inflation, the rupee and input costs.
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The rupee has weakened to around 95.30 as expensive oil keeps pressure on India's currency
RBI-linked dollar sales may slow the slide, but the broader pressure is coming from India's oil import bill and sustained demand for dollars.
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The rupee has slipped past 95 to the dollar as oil tests the RBI’s defence
Rising crude prices and persistent dollar demand pushed the currency weaker despite recent intervention by the Reserve Bank of India.
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India’s 7.8% GDP print has triggered a methodology debate. MoSPI is defending the new series
The statistics ministry says the new base year and wider use of direct digital and survey data make the revised series stronger.
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NSE’s long-awaited IPO is moving closer, with a reported ₹1,700-1,785 price band
The proposed listing would place India’s dominant exchange among the country’s most valuable listed companies.
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Sponge iron prices have hit a two-year high as coal costs squeeze Indian producers
Higher imported-coal costs and domestic supply constraints are feeding into steel-making inputs.
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Indian markets fell as crude surged and IT stocks came under pressure
The Sensex and Nifty declined as investors reassessed inflation and growth risks from higher oil prices.
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Steel prices are rising again. Coking coal and imports explain why
Post-monsoon demand is colliding with costlier coking coal even as rising imports limit how far domestic mills can push prices.
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Nifty’s closing auction is creating a new kind of expiry-day volatility
India’s new closing-auction mechanism is meant to improve price discovery, but derivatives expiry is exposing a volatility problem.
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₹37,500 crore coal-gasification push draws seven bids. The trade-off matters
The scheme is designed to turn domestic coal into products such as syngas, urea and synthetic gas while reducing selected import dependencies.
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RBI is defending the rupee again as oil pressure returns
State-run banks were seen selling dollars as the rupee weakened, highlighting how oil and capital flows feed into exchange-rate management.
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Indian banks have a hidden FX risk in overseas deposits
Large foreign-currency deposits have strengthened funding, but interest payments can still create exchange-rate exposure if banks leave them unhedged.
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The US now supplies more than half of India’s LPG imports
The shift from less than 10% to over 50% in six months shows how the Hormuz crisis is rapidly rewiring India’s energy-supply geography.
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India’s next EV challenge is freight, not just cars
NITI Aayog’s new PACT platform and Zero Emission Truck Marketplace are designed to solve a difficult problem: making clean trucking commercially scalable.
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RBI pulled more than ₹6 lakh crore from banks in a day. Here is what a VRRR does
A record liquidity surplus has turned an obscure monetary-policy tool into a useful real-time lesson on how the RBI manages money-market conditions.
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DGFT has opened Certificate of Origin systems to business software. Why that matters for trade
The Open API can reduce duplicate data entry for exporters and is a useful case study in digital public administration and trade facilitation.
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India grew 7.8%. The argument is now about how that growth is measured
A strong headline number has opened a deeper debate over deflators, the new GDP series, jobs and whether official growth is matching what households and businesses actually feel.
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India wants every new government solar and wind project to come with storage
The next phase of India's renewable build-out is not just about adding solar panels and turbines. It is about making clean power available when the sun is down and the wind is weak.
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RBI has more dollar firepower. It is already using it to steer the rupee
The rupee has gained despite expensive oil and weak Asian currencies, as the central bank repeatedly sells dollars after special schemes brought in more than $136 billion.
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India wants 100 GW of nuclear power. That creates a uranium problem
An elevenfold expansion in nuclear capacity will require far more than reactors. India is now widening fuel relationships from Australia to Uzbekistan.
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NSE is closer to an IPO after years under the shadow of co-location cases
The exchange that sits at the centre of Indian markets has spent years trying to list itself. A Supreme Court development removes another major regulatory obstacle.
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India grew 7.8%. August factories tell a more cautious story
The June-quarter GDP print beat expectations. A day later, manufacturing PMI fell to 52.8, its weakest expansion in five years. Both signals matter.
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VinFast pauses local manufacturing plans for three EVs in India
Supplier work on the VF3, VF6 and VF7 localisation programmes has been suspended while the Vietnamese carmaker reassesses costs.
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Unacademy sold for $206 million. In 2021, it was worth $3.44 billion
upGrad has acquired the edtech company in an all-stock deal. The price captures how sharply India’s pandemic-era edtech boom was repriced.
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India’s forex reserves climb to a record $729.33 billion
RBI data shows reserves rose for an eighth straight week, supported by strong capital inflows and recent measures to attract foreign currency.
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Japan spent a record $96.5 billion in a month to support the yen
Finance Ministry data shows the scale of Tokyo’s intervention as the currency struggled near four-decade lows.
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S&P keeps China at A+ and expects growth above 4%
The stable outlook reflects expectations of stronger fiscal support, even as weak domestic demand and property stress remain risks.