Economy Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Tue, 01 Apr 2025

• India's defence exports rose 12.04% to a record ₹23,622 crore in the financial year 2024-25 that ended on 31 March 2025, the Defence Ministry said on 1 April 2025.
• India's cumulative coal production crossed the one billion tonne mark in FY 2024-25, reaching a provisional 1,047.57 million tonnes, the Coal Ministry said on 1 April 2025.
• Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched the NITI NCAER States Economic Forum portal, a repository of about 30 years of data on state finances, in New Delhi on 1 April 2025.
• The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation signed agreements with 15 more public and private sector banks for collecting contributions on 1 April 2025, taking the number of empanelled banks to 32.

Mon, 31 Mar 2025

• The Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) notified on 31 March 2025 that the price of APM gas from old nomination fields would rise to $6.75 per mmBtu from $6.50, effective 1 April.
• The Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) reported on 31 March 2025 provisional FY 2024-25 loan sanctions of ₹47,453 crore, up 27%.
• The Information and Broadcasting Ministry said on 31 March 2025 that WAVES Bazaar, a global e-marketplace for media and entertainment, will hold its first edition on 1–4 May 2025 at the Jio World Convention Centre, Mumbai.

Sun, 30 Mar 2025

• The Ministry of Mines said on 30 March 2025 that iron ore production rose 4.4% to 263 million tonnes in April–February of FY 2024-25.
• Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah inaugurated and laid foundation stones for central and state projects worth over ₹800 crore in Patna, Bihar, on 30 March 2025.

Sat, 29 Mar 2025

• Four days of India–US trade talks in New Delhi concluded on 29 March 2025, with both sides agreeing on next steps towards a multi-sector Bilateral Trade Agreement whose first tranche they aim to finalise by fall 2025.
• The National Statistics Office (NSO) released 'Energy Statistics India 2025' on 29 March 2025, showing total primary energy supply grew 7.8% in FY 2023-24.
• Union New and Renewable Energy Minister Pralhad Joshi inaugurated Waaree Energies' 5.4 GW solar cell manufacturing facility at Chikhli, Gujarat, on 29 March 2025.

Fri, 28 Mar 2025

• The Union Cabinet approved the Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS) with an outlay of ₹22,919 crore on 28 March 2025 to build India's electronics component supply chain.
• The 113th meeting of the Executive Committee of EPFO's Central Board of Trustees was held in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on 28 March 2025, and welcomed a proposal to raise the auto-claim settlement limit to ₹5 lakh.
• The Union Cabinet approved a 2% increase in Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief for Central Government employees and pensioners on 28 March 2025, taking it from 53% to 55% of basic pay or pension from 1 January 2025.
• The National Statistics Office released the report of the second all-India Time Use Survey (January–December 2024) on 28 March 2025, showing that 74.5% of men and 24.9% of women aged 15–59 took part in paid activities.
• The combined Index of Eight Core Industries grew 2.9% (provisional) in February 2025 over February 2024, according to data released on 28 March 2025.

Thu, 27 Mar 2025

• The Government of India and JICA signed six loan agreements worth JPY 191.736 billion in New Delhi on 27 March 2025 under Japan's Official Development Assistance, covering projects in Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Assam and Punjab.
• The Finance Ministry said on 27 March 2025 that the Centre will borrow ₹8 lakh crore through dated securities in April–September 2025, 54% of the ₹14.82 lakh crore gross borrowing budgeted for 2025-26.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi met a delegation of Keizai Doyukai, the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, led by its chair Takeshi Niinami, at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg in New Delhi on 27 March 2025.
• The Union Government released the second instalment of XV Finance Commission untied grants for 2024-25 to rural local bodies in Karnataka (₹404.97 crore) and Tripura (₹31.13 crore), the Ministry of Panchayati Raj said on 27 March 2025.

Wed, 26 Mar 2025

• The third session of the India–Uganda Joint Trade Committee was held in New Delhi on 25–26 March 2025, the first in 23 years, and agreed to explore MoUs and a Joint Business Forum.
• National Highways Infra Trust, the InvIT set up by NHAI, completed its fourth round of fund-raising at an enterprise value of about ₹18,380 crore, the largest monetisation in India's road sector, the Road Transport Ministry said on 26 March 2025.
• The Reserve Bank of India, Gangtok, held the 8th State Level Coordination Committee meeting at Tashiling Secretariat on 26 March 2025, discussing the BUDS Act, 2019 and financial frauds.

Tue, 25 Mar 2025

• The Finance Ministry announced on 25 March 2025 that the Medium Term and Long Term Government Deposit components of the Gold Monetisation Scheme would be discontinued from 26 March 2025.
• The Lok Sabha passed the Finance Bill, 2025 on 25 March 2025 with 35 government amendments, including one abolishing the 6% equalisation levy on online advertisements.
• Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal introduced the Boilers Bill, 2024 in the Lok Sabha on 25 March 2025 to repeal the century-old Boilers Act, 1923 and decriminalise three of its seven offences.
• The Centre directed on 25 March 2025 that traders, wholesalers, retailers, big chain retailers and processors must declare wheat stocks on a government portal from 1 April 2025 and every Friday after that.

Mon, 24 Mar 2025

• The Ministry of Coal announced on 24 March 2025 that twelve coal mines were successfully auctioned in the 11th round of commercial coal mine auctions, at an average revenue share of 36.27%.
• APEDA announced on 24 March 2025 the first export of GI-tagged Dalle Khursani chilli from Sikkim to the Solomon Islands, a 200 kg consignment of dried chillies.