Page-10 of Economy & Banking Current Affairs
India’s Coconut Exports Rise 62% in FY26
India’s coconut product exports rose 62% in FY26 to ₹7,038.35 crore, or USD 794.70 million, from ₹4,349.03 crore in the previous fiscal year. India also remained the world’s...
Critical Coal Stock Falls at 45 Power Plants
Government and industry data dated 27 August 2026 showed that 45 coal-fired power plants in India were operating with critically low coal inventories. The affected plants had coal...
NABARD and NaBFID Sign Pact for Rural Infrastructure
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) and the National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Mumbai on...
India’s Rice Exports to 26 Priority Markets Rise
India’s rice exports to 26 priority markets reached ₹23,476 crore and 4.79 million tonnes between November 2025 and March 2026. The Indian Rice Exporters Federation analysed the data...
India Plans 100 New Ships to Cut Freight Bill
India plans to add 100 new vessels to its merchant fleet over the next five years to reduce dependence on foreign shipping lines for carrying critical cargo such...
CBN and PHARMEXCIL Sign MoU for Pharma Exports
The Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN) and the Pharmaceuticals Export Promotion Council of India (PHARMEXCIL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 24 August 2026 at the CBN...
Government Approves PPP Lease for 11 Airports
The Government of India has approved the leasing of 11 Airports Authority of India airports to private players under the public-private partnership model for a 50-year concession period....
Women’s Digital Financial Inclusion in Platform Economy
The International Labour Organization and the National Council of Applied Economic Research released a joint policy brief titled Advancing Women’s Digital Financial Inclusion in the Platform Economy in...
India Lifts Export Ban on Wheat Flour Products
India changed the export policy for wheat, durum wheat and related wheat flour products from “Prohibited” to “Free” with immediate effect on 24 August 2026. The order covers...
UPI Completes Ten Years of Operations
The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) completed ten years of operations on August 25, 2026. It was launched in 2016 under the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) with...
Centre Launches Kanda Express for Onion Transport
The Union government launched the Kanda Express on 24 August 2026 to transport onions from Nashik in Maharashtra to major consuming centres such as Delhi, Chennai, Kochi and...
