Economy Current Affairs — Saari news

💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Important

March 2026 mein retail inflation 3.40%, naye CPI base 2024=100 par

MoSPI (13 April 2026): CPI (base 2024) inflation March mein 3.40%, Feb mein 3.21%.

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💹 Economy 📍 India

Labour Ministry ke Porter aur Gigin ke saath MoU, NCS portal par jobs badhane ke liye

13 April 2026: NCS portal ke liye Porter aur Gigin MoUs; Porter ka target 2030 tak 30 lakh+ opportunities.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 India Important

Seafood Exporters Meet 2026: exports ~₹68,000 crore

Rajiv Ranjan Singh: seafood exports ₹62,000 crore se badhkar ~₹68,000 crore, non-US markets ki wajah se.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Must know

Mineral Concession rules amend: threshold se neeche haematite iron ore ka ASP tay

10 April 2026: Mines Ministry ne Third Amendment Rules 2026 notify kiye — 45% Fe se neeche ke haematite (BHQ, BHJ samet) ka ASP formula.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Important

MoSPI ka unincorporated construction sector par pehla pilot study

10 April 2026: MoSPI report — 98.54 lakh households ne khud ke liye construction kiya, 10.27 lakh unincorporated construction agencies.

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💹 Banking & RBI 📍 Uttar Pradesh

Ministry of Cooperation ka 7th National Review Conference Varanasi mein

9–10 April 2026: Varanasi (UP) mein Ministry of Cooperation ka 7th National Review Conference — cooperative banking, White Revolution 2.0, technology par focus.

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💹 Banking & RBI 📍 India Important

FIU-IND aur I4C ka MoU: cyber fraud aur financial crime ke khilaf

9 April 2026: FIU-IND aur I4C ne information sharing ke liye MoU sign kiya.

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💹 Economy 📍 Maharashtra

DRI ka Operation Dhahabu Blitz: Mumbai airport par gold smuggling syndicate bust

8 April 2026: Mumbai airport par 29.37 kg gold (₹37.74 cr) zabt, Nairobi se aayi 24 women carriers giraftar.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Important

Rare earth magnet scheme: pre-bid mein 25+ companies, bids 28 May tak

7 April 2026: MHI ne ₹7,280 crore ki sintered REPM scheme ka pre-bid conference kiya — target 6,000 MTPA NdFeB capacity.

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💹 Banking & RBI 📍 India

Saraswat Co-op Bank aur Amul ka turnover 2025–26 mein ₹1 lakh crore paar

7 April 2026: Amit Shah ne Saraswat Cooperative Bank aur Amul ko ₹1 lakh crore turnover paar karne par badhai di.

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💹 Markets & Finance 📍 Assam

CCI ka order: Assam Police Housing tenders mein bid-rigging band karein 17 firms

7 April 2026: CCI ne Assam police station electrification tenders mein bid-rigging par 17 parties ko cease and desist order diya.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Important

NSO ne pehla Annual Survey of Incorporated Services Sector Enterprises (ASISSE) launch kiya

6 April 2026: NSO ka pehla ASISSE — ~1.21 lakh enterprises, reference year 2024-25, GSTN sampling frame.

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💹 Economy 📍 India

GeM ka cumulative GMV ₹18.4 lakh crore ke paar

6 April 2026: GeM ka cumulative GMV ₹18.4 lakh crore; FY 2025-26 mein ₹5 lakh crore se zyada.

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💹 Budget & Taxation 📍 India

Social Justice Department ka 2025-26 mein record ₹11,810.82 crore kharch

4 April 2026: Dr Virendra Kumar — DoSJE ka FY26 expenditure ₹11,810.82 crore, FY25 se ~14% zyada.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 India Important

2024-25 mein India ka marine products export ₹62,408 crore

3 April 2026: Fisheries Department — marine exports 2013-14 ke ₹30,213 cr se 2024-25 mein ₹62,408 cr; US sabse bada market.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Important

FY 2025-26 mein captive aur commercial coal mines pehli baar 200 MT ke paar

2 April 2026: Captive/commercial mines ka coal production FY26 mein record 210.46 MT — pehli baar 200 MT paar.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 India Important

Critical petrochemicals par 30 June 2026 tak poori customs duty chhoot

2 April 2026: West Asia conflict ke chalte critical petrochemical products par 30 June 2026 tak full customs duty exemption.

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💹 Budget & Taxation 📍 India Must know

Income-tax Act, 2025 lagu, 1961 wale Act ki jagah

1 April 2026 se Income-tax Act, 2025 lagu — Income-tax Act, 1961 replace; Income-tax Rules, 2026 CBDT ne 20 March 2026 ko notify kiye.

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💹 Banking & RBI 📍 India Important

RBI foundation day: Reserve Bank 1 April 1935 ko bana

RBI ki sthapna 1 April 1935 ko RBI Act, 1934 ke tahat hui; 1 April 2026 ko 91st foundation day.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 India Important

SEZ se domestic sales par concessional customs duty notify

1 April 2026: SEZ units ke DTA sales par conditional concessional customs duty notify — cap 30% of highest FOB exports.

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💹 Budget & Taxation 📍 India Important

MoD ne FY 2025-26 ka ₹1.86 lakh crore capital budget poora use kiya

1 April 2026: Defence Ministry ne FY26 mein Defence Services ka ₹1.86 lakh crore capital outlay (RE) poora utilise kiya.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 India

Apparel aur made-ups exports ke liye RoSCTL 30 September 2026 tak badhi

1 April 2026: Textiles Ministry ne RoSCTL scheme 30 September 2026 tak extend ki; doosre textiles ke liye RoDTEP bhi jaari.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 Gujarat Must know

PM ne Sanand, Gujarat mein Kaynes Technology semiconductor plant ka udghatan kiya

31 March 2026 ko PM Narendra Modi ne Sanand (Gujarat) mein Kaynes Technology semiconductor plant ka udghatan kiya, jisse wahan production shuru hua.

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💹 Budget & Taxation 📍 India Important

CBDT ne FY 2025-26 mein record 219 Advance Pricing Agreements kiye; total 1,000 paar

CBDT ne FY 2025-26 mein record 219 Advance Pricing Agreements (APA) sign kiye, jisse programme shuru hone se total 1,034 ho gaya.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 India Important

CBIC ne 1 April 2026 se courier export consignment par ₹10 lakh ki limit hatayi

Union Budget 2026-27 ki ghoshna ke mutabik CBIC ne 1 April 2026 se courier exports par per consignment ₹10 lakh ki cap hata di.

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🌐 International Organisations 📍 Africa Must know

WTO ka 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) Yaoundé, Cameroon mein khatam

WTO ka 14th Ministerial Conference 30 March 2026 ko Yaoundé, Cameroon mein khatam hua; Piyush Goyal ki aguai mein Bharat ne Investment Facilitation for Development Agreement ko shamil karne par sehmati nahi di.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Important

February 2026 mein IIP 5.2% badha; manufacturing 6.0% upar

30 March 2026 ke Quick Estimate ke mutabik February 2026 mein Bharat ka Index of Industrial Production saal-dar-saal 5.2% badha, manufacturing 6.0% badhi.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Important

Mineral (Auction) Second Amendment Rules, 2026 notify — mines jaldi chalu karne ke liye

30 March 2026: Ministry of Mines ne Mineral (Auction) Second Amendment Rules, 2026 notify kiye — non-feasible area exclude, Unified Mining Portal.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Important

Mineral Concession (Second Amendment) Rules, 2026: leases mein contiguous area aur associated minerals

30 March 2026: Ministry of Mines ne MCR (Second Amendment) Rules, 2026 notify kiye — deep-seated minerals ke ML mein 10%, CL mein 30% contiguous area.

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🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 India Important

MeitY ne ₹7,104 crore ke 29 aur ECMS proposals manzoor kiye, Bharat ka pehla rare earth magnet plant bhi

30 March 2026 ko MeitY ne Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme ke tahat ₹7,104 crore investment aur 14,246 direct jobs wale 29 aur proposals approve kiye.

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