Economy Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Fri, 15 Aug 2025

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his 12th Independence Day address from the Red Fort on 15 August 2025, announced the ₹1 lakh crore PM Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana, next-generation GST reforms by Diwali, a Reform Task Force and a High-Power Demography Mission.

Thu, 14 Aug 2025

• S&P Global Ratings upgraded India's long-term sovereign credit rating to 'BBB' from 'BBB-' and its short-term rating to 'A-2' from 'A-3' with a Stable outlook on 14 August 2025, its first upgrade of India in 18 years.
• India's annual rate of inflation based on the Wholesale Price Index was -0.58% (provisional) in July 2025, compared with -0.13% in June, the Commerce Ministry said on 14 August 2025.
• India hosted the 10th meeting of the AITIGA Joint Committee at Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi from 10 to 14 August 2025 to continue the review of the ASEAN–India Trade in Goods Agreement.
• India and Singapore held the 4th meeting of the Joint Working Group on Trade & Investment in New Delhi on 14 August 2025, a day after the 3rd India–Singapore Ministerial Roundtable.

Wed, 13 Aug 2025

• On 13 August 2025, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal inaugurated the expanded ISA building of the Intellectual Property Office in Dwarka, New Delhi, built to support India's role as an International Searching Authority and International Preliminary Examining Authority under the Patent Cooperation Treaty.
• Union Steel Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy unveiled the logo, brochure and website of Bharat Steel, the Ministry of Steel's flagship international conference-cum-exhibition, at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on 13 August 2025.

Tue, 12 Aug 2025

• India's year-on-year CPI inflation for July 2025 came in at 1.55% (provisional), 55 basis points below June and the lowest since June 2017, data released by MoSPI on 12 August 2025 showed.
• The Union Cabinet on 12 August 2025 approved four more semiconductor projects under the India Semiconductor Mission — SiCSem, CDIL, 3D Glass Solutions and ASIP — with a combined outlay of about ₹4,600 crore.

Mon, 11 Aug 2025

• The Lok Sabha on 11 August 2025 passed the Income-Tax (No. 2) Bill, 2025 and the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2025 by voice vote without debate, amid Opposition protests.

Sat, 09 Aug 2025

• Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh announced on 9 August 2025 that India's annual defence production reached an all-time high of ₹1,50,590 crore in FY 2024-25, up 18% over the previous year.

Fri, 08 Aug 2025

• The Union Cabinet on 8 August 2025 approved ₹30,000 crore as compensation to IOCL, BPCL and HPCL for under-recoveries on the sale of domestic LPG, to be paid in 12 tranches.
• The Government e Marketplace (GeM) celebrated its 9th Foundation Day on 8 August 2025, reporting a Gross Merchandise Value of ₹5.4 lakh crore in FY 2024-25 and announcing seller-friendly reforms such as the end of caution money.

Wed, 06 Aug 2025

• US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on 6 August 2025 imposing an additional 25% tariff on Indian goods over India's imports of Russian oil, and India's Ministry of External Affairs called the move 'unfair, unjustified and unreasonable'.
• The Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee, at its meeting of 4–6 August 2025, unanimously kept the policy repo rate unchanged at 5.50% and continued with a neutral stance.
• The 11th session of the India–Russia Working Group on Modernization and Industrial Cooperation was held at Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi, on 6 August 2025, ending with a protocol to deepen cooperation in aluminium, fertilizers, railways and mining technology.

Tue, 05 Aug 2025

• The Maharashtra Cabinet on 5 August 2025 approved the Maharashtra Startup, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Policy 2025, which aims to support 1.25 lakh entrepreneurs and 50,000 startups over five years.

Fri, 01 Aug 2025

• Gross GST revenue for July 2025 was ₹1,95,735 crore, 7.5% higher than in July 2024, according to data released on 1 August 2025.
• The Ministry of Mines on 1 August 2025 recognised four IITs and three R&D labs as Centres of Excellence under the National Critical Mineral Mission to promote research across the critical mineral value chain.
• The Ministry of Coal said on 1 August 2025 that seven coal blocks in Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh were successfully auctioned in the 12th round of commercial auctions held from 28 to 31 July.
• The HSBC India Manufacturing PMI, released by S&P Global on 1 August 2025, rose to 59.1 in July, the strongest improvement since March 2024.

Thu, 31 Jul 2025

• On 31 July 2025, US President Donald Trump signed the executive order 'Further Modifying the Reciprocal Tariff Rates', which lists India at 25%, effective seven days later (7 August 2025).
• On 31 July 2025, the Union Cabinet approved the Central Sector Scheme 'Grant in aid to National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC)' with ₹2,000 crore for 2025-26 to 2028-29.

Wed, 30 Jul 2025

• On 30 July 2025, the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority said it had launched 'Saksham Niveshak', a 100-day drive from 28 July to 6 November 2025 to help shareholders claim dividends and update KYC.

Tue, 29 Jul 2025

• By Gazette notification S.O. 3494(E) dated 29 July 2025, the Centre appointed 1 August 2025 as the date on which key provisions of the Banking Laws (Amendment) Act, 2025 come into force.
• On 29 July 2025, the Ministry of Communications released telecom subscription data as on 30 June 2025, showing 1,218.36 million total subscribers.
• On 29 July 2025, the Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks released the Revised Guidelines for Examination of Computer Related Inventions, 2025.

Mon, 28 Jul 2025

• On 28 July 2025, the Ministry of Statistics released the Quick Estimate of the Index of Industrial Production for June 2025, showing 1.5% year-on-year growth.
• On 28 July 2025, the Agriculture Ministry released kharif area coverage as on 25 July 2025, with rice sown on 245.13 lakh hectare.
• On 28 July 2025, the Department of Commerce held an interaction in New Delhi with textiles, leather and footwear stakeholders on the India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement.