Daily Economy & Banking current affairs for UPSC, TNPSC, Bank and SSC exams – key facts, background and exam angle for every news item. 15 articles, newest first.
தமிழில் படிக்க →Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate, on 25 Oct 2026, the Reserve Bank of India's new greenfield Data Centre and its Enterprise Computing &…
Sovereign Gold Bond (SGB) 2018–19 Series-II, issued on 23 Oct 2018, matured on 23 Oct 2026 on completing its eight-year term. The RBI fixed the final redemption price at…
A nationwide campaign by the Department of Financial Services (DFS), Union Finance Ministry, to saturate financial inclusion schemes runs from 21 Oct 2026 to 31 Dec…
The regional connectivity scheme 'Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik' (UDAN – let the common citizen of the country fly), launched on 21 Oct 2016, completed 10 years on 21 Oct 2026.…
The India–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) entered into force on 20 Oct 2026. Talks began in March 2025 and concluded in December 2025; Commerce Minister Piyush…
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal launched the National Strategic Trade Command Centre (NSTCC) at Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi, on 15 Oct 2026. Developed by…
The Centre has directed that sugar diversion for ethanol be 'reduced to zero' in Ethanol Supply Year 2026–27 (ESY: 1 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2027). Accordingly, the tender for…
The 'Bangkok Blueprint for Fraud-Resilient Financial Services', developed jointly by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank Group and the Bank of…
According to ship-tracking firm Kpler (IANS, Oct 2026), Oman (585,000 t, 27%) was India's largest supplier of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in September 2026, followed by…
In its World Economic Outlook released on 13 Oct 2026 (titled 'Resilience Under Strain, Urgent Choices'), the International Monetary Fund raised India's growth forecast…
In its World Economic Outlook (WEO) released on 13 Oct 2026 at the IMF–World Bank Annual Meetings in Bangkok, Thailand, the International Monetary Fund raised its 2026…
As the Indian rupee continues to weaken, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 10 October 2026 (Saturday) announced a special dollar window for the public-sector oil…
At the 57th GST Council meeting in New Delhi on 8 Oct 2026, chaired by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, no tax rates were changed. She announced that rate…
The 57th GST Council recommended removing GST officers' power of arrest and raising the threshold for criminal prosecution from ₹1 crore to ₹5 crore. Minimum punishment…
On 7 Oct 2026 the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) led by Governor Sanjay Malhotra unanimously raised the repo rate by 25 basis points from 5.25% to 5.50% – the first…
