Kharif sowing has crossed 1,086 lakh hectares, but rice acreage is lower
India’s latest sowing data show broad crop coverage holding up, even as rice acreage remains below last year’s level.
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Agriculture & Rural India
Exam-relevant current affairs and explainers for Agriculture & Rural India.
FCI’s new MoU puts technology and accountability at the centre of foodgrain management
The FY 2026–27 agreement is a reminder that food security depends not only on procurement, but also on storage, movement, data and institutional performance.
India’s packaged-food crackdown is really a governance story
Enforcement against misleading labels, hygiene failures and unsafe products is exposing the gap between food-market growth and regulatory capacity.
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.
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.
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.
India’s industrial output growth slows to 6.7% in July
Official data showed manufacturing stayed strong, while mining contracted and overall growth cooled from June’s revised pace.
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.
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.
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.
Iran rejects new US sanctions as mediators focus on reopening the Strait of Hormuz
The six-month conflict has pushed diplomacy toward one of the world’s most important oil transit routes, where shipping remains well below normal.
India has put its first imaging satellite into geosynchronous orbit
EOS-05 is designed to watch large areas for longer, changing how India can monitor weather, disasters, agriculture and the ground below.
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.
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.
Only a handful of commodity ships crossed Hormuz. India should care
Traffic through the world's most important oil chokepoint remains far below normal, pushing Brent above $96 and turning a distant conflict into a direct risk for India's import bill and inflation.
‘Toxic’ crosses ₹190 crore worldwide after its second day
The Yash-starrer opened strongly but saw a sharp second-day drop, according to entertainment trade coverage.
Perspective: why RBI communication is becoming a market issue
Recent signals on liquidity and rates have not always pointed in the same direction, increasing the burden on investors to infer policy intent.
Perspective: oil chokepoints and AI optimism are pulling markets in opposite directions
Hormuz disruption keeps inflation risk elevated while Nvidia’s outlook continues to support the technology trade.