RBI survey: Merchandise imports to grow twice more than exports in FY26; check details

Recent Views 5 India’s merchandise imports are set to grow at more than double the pace of exports in the current financial year, according to the Reserve Bank of India’s latest economic outlook.The central bank released the Survey of Professional Forecasters on Macroeconomic Indicators (95th Round) on Wednesday.According to the apex bank’s findings, “Merchandise exports…

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University of Utah to eliminate 81 academic programs amid state-mandated push for career driven education

Recent Views 6 In a major realignment of academic priorities, the University of Utah has announced plans to eliminate 81 academic programs, following a state law that directs public colleges to cut underperforming offerings and invest in fields aligned with workforce demand.The university’s Board of Trustees approved the proposal on Tuesday. The plan still requires…

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US-India trade row: MEA official calls Donald Trump’s tariff hike a ‘unilateral decision’; says both sides were ‘very close to a solution’

Recent Views 6 US President Donald Trump (AI image) A senior Indian diplomat on Thursday criticised the Donald Trump administration’s imposition of 50 per cent tariffs on Indian exports to the US, calling the move “unilateral” and lacking any “logic or reason”, even as he confirmed that bilateral trade negotiations between the two sides would…

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Refinery crisis: EU sanctions hit Nayara logistics as shipping lines pull back; seeks government help

Recent Views 4 Fuel supply from Nayara Energy’s Vadinar refinery has been severely disrupted after shipowners, wary of European Union sanctions, stopped lifting products from the facility, forcing the Rosneft-backed company to seek government help to arrange alternate shipping support.Nayara, which used vessels to supply petrol and diesel to consumption hubs along India’s west coast…

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