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President Donald Trump said that tariffs will likely be more «lenient than reciprocal,» as the April 2 tariff deadline looms for a number of levies to go into effect.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The growing consumption of ultra-processed food and aggressive marketing techniques by brands, such as pushing them to shelves labelled as healthy, have caught the government's eye. The Economic Survey 2024-25 highlighted the issue and suggested several corrective steps from awareness campaigns and stricter labelling to a ‘health tax’ to curb the excessive consumption of ultra-processed food.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. In a recent talk at the Institute for Social and Economic Change, economist Sanjay Reddy noted a startling fact about India’s growth process. According to the International Monetary Fund, in 2024, India ranked 142nd out of approximately 190 countries, with a nominal per capita GDP of around $2,700.

Disclaimer: This is an AI-generated live blog and has not been edited by LiveMint staff. As of the last trading day, the Bank Nifty closed at 51,704.95. This closing price reflects the performance of the banking sector in the Indian stock market and can indicate market sentiment towards financial institutions.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Summer’s only just set in, but several states have already seen heatwaves as well as warm nights. The Met department has forecast a spike in mercury in the coming days.

Systematic Investment Plans (SIPs) and do not want to risk losing capital might need a minimum time frame of eight years, if past data are to go by. A study by asset valuation analytics firm Valuemetrics Technologies on monthly rolling returns for SIPs between April 2005 and March 2025 in the Nifty Midcap 150 Total Returns Index showed such investments made for three and five years have incurred losses (see table). SIPs made in this index for 8 to 15 years in this time frame have made money. In comparison, for an investor to be sure that her small cap index SIP investments did not lose money in this period, she had to continue for at least 12 years. Historically, returns from midcaps have tended to be lower compared with small-cap, but the risks of investing in this segment have also been lower.

subsidy program that will benefit satellite internet providers like Elon Musk’s Starlink, but some state and federal officials worry the technology isn’t robust enough to connect Americans on a mass scale and at affordable rates. The Biden administration’s vision for the Broadband Equity and Access Deployment Program (BEAD), designed to deliver fast, reliable home internet service to every US household, leaned heavily on fiber-optic lines, a technology that’s expensive to install but can last for decades. The shift toward satellites is a result of extensive lobbying by Musk and has gained Republican support, including from Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz. State and former federal officials, several of whom spoke to Bloomberg on the condition of anonymity, described pitfalls with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s new approach, which gives more opportunities for satellite terminals that are initially inexpensive, but can cost more over time. One state official shared internal data that showed satellite service costs consumers 53% more over the course of 30 years. Satellite service would also cost more than twice as much to maintain over that time frame, according the data.

C-suite positions, says a report by TeamLease. The report highlighted that while 46 per cent of entry-level positions are occupied by women, their representation drops significantly at higher levels. It said,«Women's representation declines significantly at higher leadership levels. On average, only around 19 per cent hold C-suite positions, and 46 per cent of women representation is seen in entry-level roles».

Currently, industries, households and agriculture account for 33 per cent, 28 per cent and 19 per cent of India's total electricity consumption, respectively. Household electricity demand has grown the fastest over the past decade, according to Disha Agarwal, Senior Programme Lead — Renewables at the Delhi-based think tank Council on Energy, Environment and Water. The share of household electricity consumption increased from 22 per cent in 2012-13 to 25 per cent in 2022-23. Much of this rise can be attributed to economic growth and the increasing need for cooling due to rising temperatures, experts say.

Bipartisan Policy Center. That deadline, known as the «X-date» — the moment when the United States is unable to meet its financial obligations and might default on its debt — is a fiscal milestone that's among the most closely watched in Washington and on Wall Street. The date is subject to considerable uncertainty. It relies on estimates of how much wiggle room the Treasury has to use accounting maneuvers — known as «extraordinary measures» — to keep paying the government's bills by shifting money around. The Bipartisan Policy Center, a think tank, provided estimates suggesting that the X-date could come as late as the beginning of October. Efforts to address the debt limit will likely consume Congress and the Trump administration later this year as Republicans race to enact trillions of dollars of tax cuts. The debt limit is a cap on the total amount of money that the United States is authorized to borrow to fund the government and meet its financial obligations.

currency declaration forms furnished by individuals landing in India. The lab also examines complex banking and financial data of an entity to study possible money laundering and terrorist financing instances. The 'strategic analysis lab' (SAL) was created by the federal financial intelligence agency in 2021 to prepare typologies for the «ever evolving» financial landscape, research and analyse data for improvement of intelligence generation and «effectively» counter economic crimes. The 2023-24 report of the FIU said the SAL has its own «specialised' human resources having access to the latest analytical tools and technologies.

Oil prices came under pressure due to oversupply concerns after OPEC+ (a group of oil-producing nations) decided to roll back production cuts in its 3 March 2025 meeting. The oil group had cut 2.2 mbpd (million barrels per day) of oil production in November 2023 but has now decided to release such output over April 2025 and September 2026.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The covid-led stock market crash in March 2020 birthed a spectacular four-year bull run. Five years on, the boom phase and the subsequent, ongoing correction have brought significant lessons for investors—especially new entrants.

Devendra Fadnavis said on Saturday that the bulldozer will roll if necessary when asked if perpetrators of violence in Nagpur will face the «Uttar Pradesh style» action. Addressing the media, he said the government would recover the cost of property damaged during the violence from rioters, and if they failed to compensate, their properties would be seized and sold to recover the losses. Replying to a query whether "bulldozer action" will be initiated against rioters in Nagpur on the lines of Uttar Pradesh, Fadnavis said, «The Maharashtra government has its own style of working....bulldozer will roll when necessary». «Wherever wrong things are happening, they will be crushed. Nobody (perpetrators) will be spared,» he added. He emphasised that strict action would be taken against those who attacked police officers during the unrest. Fadnavis stressed that the incident cannot be termed «intelligence failure», but the intelligence (gathering) could have been better. «Police will be alert. We won't tolerate any kind of disturbance».

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Centre’s net tax collections have been robust in the current financial year so far. India is working on a plan to import oil from the US to avoid reciprocal tariffs.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Product marketers rely on up-to-date insights to refine messaging, track competitors, and understand customer sentiment. Traditionally, this involves manually visiting multiple websites, copying data into spreadsheets, and sifting through scattered information—an exhausting and inefficient process.

Canada could soon face a recession that would extend throughout the rest of the year as United States President Donald Trump’s tariff war upends economies and trade around the world, according to a new analysis by Desjardins Group.

real estate market recorded 19,012 property registrations during the month of February 2025. On a yearly basis, registrations remained steady, with a modest 1% year-on-year growth while on a month-on-month analysis registrations increased by 9%, showed data from the Inspector General of Registration (IGR) and Controller of Stamps, Maharashtra. Pune’s housing demand continues to be supported by ongoing infrastructure development, its relative affordability compared to other major cities, and strong homebuyer sentiment. The city generated over Rs 712 crores in stamp duty collections from property registrations in February, marking a 7.6% on-year and 12% sequential rise. This increase in stamp duty revenue was driven by a higher share of transactions involving properties priced at Rs 1 crore and above.

Rupee billionaire MLAs. Cynics would explain this as an appalling display of power distance in a money-obsessed public life, but the South’s overwhelming representation in the HNI lawmakers’ club is as much a symbol of peninsular India’s broader prosperity as is the glaring regional disparity in staples-loaded retail inflation. In economic terms, the two pieces of data indicate the South’s burgeoning wealth effect – across the spectrum. India’s consumer inflation gauge, with a disproportionate rural weighting of basic food items and a still substantial urban weighting, has fallen below the 4% legal mandate in February to a seven-month low. However, a region-based analysis of inflation data indicates the South has averaged higher on the metric, presumably driven by demand, as those migrating from the less prosperous northern, eastern and central states seek toeholds in bustling economic hubs such as Coimbatore, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, and Cochin. “The region-wise index share CAGR growth during FY12 to FY25 (until Feb 2025) indicates that the southern region has the highest CAGR inflation of 6% in overall inflation,” SBI Research said in a study that analysed inflation across states and federally administered areas over the past 14 years. Curiously, inflation in the South trended above the national average over the period in both rural and urban areas, indicating prosperity across the geographic spectrum – and possibly the impact of labour migration from the less economically advantaged states into even remote villages in the South – particularly the remittance-heavy Kerala.

There was an oft-repeated message in Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell's press conference on Wednesday: Tariffs will raise consumer prices.

Ocean Infinity in a “no-find, no-fee” mission to solve aviation’s greatest mystery. The operation targets a newly identified 5,800-square-mile zone in the remote Indian Ocean, leveraging upgraded underwater robotics and seabed mapping tools. Ocean Infinity, which failed to locate the plane during a 2018 search, could earn $70 million if successful. Experts warn the mission faces extreme risks, from 60-foot waves to logistical nightmares in one of Earth’s most isolated regions.