Economy Current Affairs — Saari news

💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Must know

NSO: FY 2025-26 ke Q1 (April–June) mein India ki real GDP 7.8% badhi

National Statistics Office ne 29 August 2025 ko estimate jaari kiya ki April–June 2025 mein India ki real GDP 7.8% badhi, jo ek saal pehle 6.5% thi, aur services sector 9.3% badha.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 Africa Important

20th CII India–Africa Business Conclave mein Piyush Goyal: India aur Africa 2030 tak bilateral trade double karein

Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal ne 29 August 2025 ko New Delhi mein 20th CII India–Africa Business Conclave ke valedictory session mein kaha ki India aur Africa ko 2030 tak bilateral trade double karne ke liye kaam karna chahiye.

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🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 Kerala Important

MoSPI ne Kochi mein coastal States ki Ocean Accounts capacity badhane ke liye workshop ki

Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation ne Kerala ke Directorate of Economics and Statistics ke saath 29 August 2025 ko Kochi mein coastal States ke liye Ocean Accounts development par workshop ki.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 Japan Important

PM Modi aur PM Ishiba ne Tokyo mein India–Japan Economic Forum ko sambodhit kiya; Modi ne business collaboration ke paanch areas bataye

Prime Minister Narendra Modi aur Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba ne 29 August 2025 ko Tokyo mein CII aur Keidanren dwara organise kiye gaye India–Japan Economic Forum mein hissa liya.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India

TRAI data: July 2025 ke ant mein India mein telephone subscribers 1,220 million aur tele-density 86.15%

29 August 2025 ko jaari TRAI ke telecom subscription data ke anusaar July 2025 ke ant mein 1,220.02 million telephone subscribers aur 86.15% overall tele-density thi.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Must know

Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana ke 11 saal poore: 56 crore se zyada accounts, ₹2.68 lakh crore deposits

28 August 2014 ko shuru hui Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana ne 28 August 2025 ko 56 crore se zyada accounts aur ₹2.68 lakh crore deposits ke saath 11 saal poore kiye.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Important

July 2025 mein Index of Industrial Production 3.5% badha, manufacturing mein 5.4% growth

28 August 2025 ko jaari MoSPI ke quick estimate ke anusaar July 2025 mein Index of Industrial Production 3.5% badha, jismein manufacturing 5.4% badha aur mining 7.2% ghata.

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🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 Gujarat Important

CG Power ki India ki pehli end-to-end semiconductor OSAT pilot lines mein se ek ka Sanand, Gujarat mein udghatan

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw aur Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel ne 28 August 2025 ko Sanand mein CG Power ki end-to-end semiconductor OSAT pilot line facility ka udghatan kiya.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 India Important

Centre ne cotton par import duty exemption 31 December 2025 tak badhayi

Finance Ministry ne 28 August 2025 ko announce kiya ki 19 August se lagu cotton (HS 5201) par import duty exemption 30 September se badhakar 31 December 2025 tak ki jayegi.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 India

DGFT ne QCO wale chemical inputs ke liye Advance Authorisation ke tahat export obligation period 6 se 18 mahine kiya

28 August 2025 ki DGFT Notification No. 28 ne Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals ke Quality Control Orders wale products ke liye Advance Authorisation ke tahat export obligation period 6 se badhakar 18 mahine kar diya.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Must know

Cabinet ne PM SVANidhi ko restructure kiya, ₹7,332 crore outlay ke saath lending period 31 March 2030 tak badhaya

Union Cabinet ne 27 August 2025 ko street vendors ki PM SVANidhi scheme ke restructuring ko manzoori di, jismein lending period 31 March 2030 tak badhaya gaya aur total outlay ₹7,332 crore hai.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 United States Must know

Executive Order 14329 ke tahat Indian goods par US ka additional 25% duty 27 August 2025 se lagu

Russian oil import ko lekar Executive Order 14329 dwara India ke products par lagaya gaya additional 25% US ad valorem duty 27 August 2025 ko 12:01 a.m. EDT se lagu hua, jo EO 14257 ke tahat pehle se lage duty ke upar hai.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Important

Annual Survey of Industries 2023-24: GVA 11.89% badha, employment 5.92% badha; employment mein Tamil Nadu top par

27 August 2025 ko jaari MoSPI ke Annual Survey of Industries 2023-24 results ke anusaar manufacturing sector ka GVA current prices par 11.89% aur employment 5.92% badha, aur employment mein Tamil Nadu top state raha.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 India Important

BioE3 Policy ka ek saal: Jitendra Singh ne National Biofoundry Network launch kiya; 2030 tak bioeconomy target $300 billion

27 August 2025 ko BioE3 Policy ke ek saal poore hone par Union Minister Jitendra Singh ne BioE3 Challenge for Youth aur India ka pehla National Biofoundry Network launch kiya aur bataya ki 2024 mein bioeconomy $165.7 billion ho gayi.

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🚄 Infrastructure & Energy 📍 Gujarat Must know

PM Modi ne Hansalpur mein Suzuki ki 'e VITARA' ko flag off kiya; Made-in-India EVs 100 countries ko export honge

Prime Minister Narendra Modi ne 26 August 2025 ko Hansalpur, Gujarat mein Suzuki ki pehli Made-in-India global strategic battery electric vehicle e VITARA ko flag off kiya aur hybrid battery electrode manufacturing shuru hone ki ghoshna ki.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Important

Centre ne 31 March 2026 tak wheat stock limits kadi ki; traders ki limit ghatakar 2,000 tonnes

Centre ne 26 August 2025 ko 31 March 2026 tak lagu wheat stock limits revise ki, jismein festive season se pehle prices control karne ke liye traders aur wholesalers ki limit 3,000 se ghatakar 2,000 tonnes ki gayi.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

Atal Pension Yojana ke gross enrolments 8.11 crore ke paar; PFRDA ne banks ko felicitate kiya

Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) ne 25 August 2025 ko New Delhi mein Atal Pension Yojana Annual Felicitation Programme kiya, jab APY ke gross enrolments 8.11 crore paar kar gaye.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 India Important

Government e Marketplace (GeM) ka cumulative GMV ₹15 lakh crore ke paar

Commerce Ministry ne 25 August 2025 ko bataya ki Government e Marketplace (GeM) ne 2016 mein shuruaat se ab tak ₹15 lakh crore ka cumulative Gross Merchandise Value paar kar liya hai.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Japan

Video conference ke zariye India–Japan Ministerial Energy Dialogue hua

Power Minister Manohar Lal aur Japan ke Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Muto Yoji ne 25 August 2025 ko video conference ke zariye Ministerial-level India–Japan Energy Dialogue ki co-chairing ki.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 India

IREDA ne MNRE ke saath FY 2025-26 ke liye ₹8,200 crore revenue target wala performance MoU kiya

Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) ne 25 August 2025 ko Ministry of New and Renewable Energy ke saath performance-based MoU sign kiya, jismein 2025-26 ke liye revenue from operations target ₹8,200 crore hai.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 United States Must know

India Post ne 25 August se USA ke liye zyadatar postal articles ki booking temporarily rok di

Department of Posts ne 23 August 2025 ko announce kiya ki US ke de minimis exemption wapas lene wale order ke baad 25 August se letters/documents aur USD 100 tak ke gifts ko chhodkar USA ke liye saare postal articles ki booking temporarily suspend rahegi.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 Australia Important

India–Australia CECA negotiations ka 11th round New Delhi mein poora

India–Australia Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) ka 11th round negotiations chhe din ki baatcheet ke baad 23 August 2025 ko New Delhi mein poora hua.

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💹 Banking & RBI 📍 Maharashtra Important

Department of Posts aur AMFI ne post offices ke zariye mutual funds distribute karne ke liye MoU sign kiya

Department of Posts aur Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) ne 22 August 2025 ko Mumbai mein MoU sign kiya, jiske tahat India Post apne postal network se mutual fund distributor ka kaam karega.

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💹 Banking & RBI 📍 India Important

UIDAI ne State aur District Central Cooperative Banks ke liye Aadhaar authentication framework shuru kiya

Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) ne 21 August 2025 ko ek framework shuru kiya, jisse sabhi 34 State Cooperative Banks aur 352 District Central Cooperative Banks Aadhaar-based authentication services de sakenge.

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🌐 Agreements & MoUs 📍 Russia Must know

India aur Eurasian Economic Union ne FTA negotiations shuru karne ke liye Terms of Reference sign kiye

India aur Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) ne 20 August 2025 ko Moscow mein Free Trade Agreement par negotiations shuru karne ke liye Terms of Reference (ToR) sign kiye.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Important

EPFO ne June 2025 mein 21.89 lakh members ka ab tak ka sabse zyada net addition record kiya

Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) ne 20 August 2025 ko jaari provisional payroll data mein June 2025 mein 21.89 lakh members ka net addition bataya, jo April 2018 mein tracking shuru hone ke baad sabse zyada hai.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India

July 2025 mein Index of Eight Core Industries 2.0% badha

20 August 2025 ko jaari data ke mutabik Index of Eight Core Industries July 2025 mein July 2024 ke mukable 2.0 percent (provisional) badha.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 India Important

Sarkar ne 19 August se 30 September 2025 tak raw cotton imports par saare customs duties hataye

Sarkar ne domestic cotton prices stabilise karne ke liye 19 August 2025 se 30 September 2025 tak raw cotton ke import par saari customs duties se chhoot di, jisse effective 11% import duty hat gayi.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Must know

Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2025 Lok Sabha mein introduce; 288 provisions decriminalise honge

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal ne 18 August 2025 ko Lok Sabha mein Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2025 introduce kiya, jismein 16 Central Acts ke 288 provisions decriminalise karne ka proposal hai.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Important

PLFS: April–June 2025 mein unemployment rate 5.4%; rural aur urban dono cover karne wala pehla quarterly bulletin

18 August 2025 ko jaari April–June 2025 ke PLFS Quarterly Bulletin mein unemployment rate (CWS, 15+ age) 5.4% raha aur yeh rural aur urban dono areas cover karne wala series ka pehla bulletin tha.

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