Rising food prices push retail inflation to 5.54% in Sept

Days After the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) increased interest rates for the first time in over three-and-a-half years, government data released on Monday showed that headline inflation rate surged from 4.83% in August to 5.54% in September, driven mostly by high food prices. 

Navy inducts INS Mangrol, to help detect and counter underwater threats

INS Mangrol, the third vessel in the Mahe-class Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC) series, was commissioned at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai Monday, strengthening the Indian Navy's ability to detect and counter enemy submarines in shallow coastal waters. 

China looming, Arunachal hydel project under fresh protest shadow

Nearly a month after columns of security personnel moved into the Ugeng-Komkar area of the Siang valley in Arunachal Pradesh, to facilitate surveys and drilling for the prefeasibility report of the proposed 11,200-MW Siang Upper Multipurpose Project, protests against it are refusing to die down. 

Unregulated use of GM: A cautionary tale

A quarter or more of India's cultivated area under cotton comprises genetically modified (GM) hybrids incorporating "unapproved" herbicide-tolerant (HT) and Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) traits, according to a seed industry-commissioned study. This isn't surprising. Cotton farmers today face problems of labour scarcity for manual weeding and pink bollworm insect attacks. They would be inclined to plant hybrids that enable them to spray chemical herbicides and provide protection against a broader spectrum of bollworms and sucking pests. 

CJI: Right to life includes right to enjoy pollution-free water, air

Emphasising that human rights violations require coordinated action across institutions, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant Monday called on courts, governments, and other institutions to work together to address systemic failures and protect the rights of the most vulnerable. 

States, Centre told to focus on data analytics, tech to widen GST base

Deeper data analytics, leveraging technology, moving away from enforcement-led and intrusive actions, tracking taxpayers who do not pay tax in cash and using invoice matching are among the measures that central and state officers have been asked to focus on to deepen the tax base under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime. 

IMF raises India's FY27 growth forecast to 7%

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised its GDP growth forecast for India to 7% for 2026-27, up from 6.4% in July, on the back of "stronger-than-expected momentum, supported by resilient domestic demand and robust services activity". The sharp increase in the forecast for the current fiscal comes days after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) did the same. The Indian central bank now expects India's GDP to expand by 7.1% this year. 

How to keep an economy stable using policy tools

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2026-commonly called the Economics Nobel - to two American economists: Robert E Hall of Stanford University and Michael Woodford of Columbia University. They will share the prize money of 12 million Swedish kronor (approximately Rs 12 crore).