India to clock 7 per cent growth in FY27: FM Sitharaman

IANS | August 30, 2026 9:28 PM

Chicago, Aug 30 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Sunday that India is likely to sustain an economic growth rate of 7 per cent or more in the financial year 2026-27, continuing the momentum recorded in the years since the Covid-19 pandemic.

India's digital fertiliser distribution system covers over 14 crore Aadhaar-linked farmers

IANS | August 30, 2026 6:14 PM

New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) India's Integrated Fertiliser Management System (iFMS) has entered a new phase with the introduction of a series of digital initiatives aimed at strengthening transparency, improving fertiliser availability and enabling more effective, data-driven monitoring of the fertiliser supply chain, according to an official statement issued on Sunday.

India, Russia energy trade goes into two-way mode

IANS | August 30, 2026 5:18 PM

New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) With Ukrainian drone attacks on its oil refineries creating major supply chain disruptions in its energy sector, Russia, looking to keep its energy trade running, has turned to India as a partner with both the demand and the industrial capacity to help absorb the shock, according to an article.

China's poor class faces uncertain future amid slowing economy

IANS | August 30, 2026 5:06 PM

New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) China's April 2026 guidelines for platform workers and its switch to consumption-led growth mark early steps in an era of slower growth, but they do not resolve the precarity facing the Communist country's poor underclass, according to an article in East Asia Forum.

China’s economic powerhouse Shanghai faces growing signs of distress

IANS | August 30, 2026 3:57 PM

New Delhi , Aug 30 (IANS) Shanghai, once regarded as one of China’s most prosperous, vibrant and internationally connected cities, is showing growing signs of a prolonged economic slowdown, raising concerns about the depth of the country’s broader economic challenges, a report has said.