In this article, we have updated all-important Business and Economy current affairs in 2018 between January 2018 to December 2018 on monthly basis. The events are compiled from newspapers (The Hindu, TOI, IE & ET), magazines, and various online resources.
December 2018
- 42% of world coal plants are unprofitable
- Export of gold idols permitted
- India to retain top position in remittances
- India to add 10GW of renewable power
- ECBC-R launched
- Board agrees to RBI governance framework
- Deal for supercomputer network
- Anti-dumping duty for 5 years.
- IEA report on Global coal demand
- First-ever start-up ranking
- Govt announces tax relief to startups
- Bloomberg Billionaire Index
- Recommendations of GST Council
- Govt’s shrinking footprint in India’s healthcare
- CRZ notification cleared
November 2018
- Government vs RBI
- The first investment of NIIF’s Strategic Fund
- India jumps in Ease-of-doing-business
- RBI allows banks to provide PCE
- Sebi issues norms for transfer of securities
- 6 airports get nod for privatisation
- Report on Industrial Park Rating System
- SEZ Policy Report Submitted
- Outcome of RBI board meeting
- India remittances getting slippery
- ECF panel report
- India’s first VoLTE international roaming
- India’s employability rises to 47%
- Bankrupt firms to get a new rescue option
October 2018
- Country’s first hybrid indices
- GST constitutionally valid: SC
- Udyam Abhilasha launched
- Forbes India rich list 2018
- Growth and job creation report
- First-of-its Kind Internship Programme
- First airline to offer wifi
- 4th Industrial Revelation for India
- India International Silk Fair -2018
- SGB Scheme opens
- India becomes second largest solar market
- Only Indian firm in Forbes
- India in GCI 2018
- RBI allows banks to lend more to some NBFCs
- RBI against independent regulator
- FPSB India to end global affiliation
- Only Indian firm to get foreign labour certification
- Government wants easier norms for banks
- Copper contracts get Sebi’s nod
- Global ETF in FY20
- First PPP in IWAI
September 2018
- Draft rules of drugs by e-pharmacy
- Solar installations in India down
- Internal Ombudsman Scheme 2018
- India inked 67 APAs in FY18
- Reliance Infra wins arbitration against NHAI
- Cabinet Committee clears new procurement policy
- Union cabinet approves 100% electrification of railways by 2021-22
- Centre bans 328 fixed-dose combination drugs over safety grounds
- Cabinet decision: Sops for more ethanol output from sugarcane
- Trai decides to reduce the scope of regulation for WhatsApp, Skype
- Government moves to stabilise the rupee
- States may miss FY19 fiscal targets
- The merger of Dena Bank, Vijaya Bank and Bank of Baroda
- World Economic Forum (WEF) report on Future of jobs
- The trade war between the United States & China
- Cabinet clears ₹3,466 crore dam improvement project
- Taiwan’s attempts to protect its solar business under WTO’s safeguard agreement
- Asia’s biggest office REIT listing by size
- UNCTAD favours data localisation
- A new measure to ease the liquidity shortage
- High-Level Committee on Corporate Social Responsibility
- HLAG Constituted for Trade
August 2018
- SEEP Index released
- IWAI launches FOCAL
- RBI’s monetary policy review
- Govt loses gas migration arbitration
- SIP Index 2018
- GST Council meet
- World’s first thermal battery plant
- No GST refunds for foreigners
- A new framework for stressed assets in the power sector
- Niryat Mitra app launched
- RUCO launched
- “Pitch to MOVE” launched
- New concession model for greenfield airports
- Cosmos Bank fraud
- Guideline on commodity index derivatives
- UPI 2.0 launched
- NCLAT stays liquidation process
- Fortune’s ‘Change The World’ list
- Introduction to investment allowance
- Restrictions on the import of biofuels
- Pulses under welfare schemes
- 5G panel report
- 2GUD platform
- India’s First ISTS connected Wind Power Project
- BRAP 2017
- Single form for foreign investors
- Alibaba Cloud India signs a pact
July 2018
- Bank auditors’ targets with new oversight framework
- Bolivia offers its Lithium reserves
- Latest data from SNB
- Govt has accepted a 5-point strategy
- ‘Used cooking oil’ come into effect
- SC upholds RBI crypto ban
- Banks finalise an inter-creditor agreement
- The first meeting of e-Commerce Task Force
- Annual business ranking of States
- The GlI Index 2018
- India replaces France in the biggest economy
- The committee under the CA 13
- LIC board approves IDBI Bank stake purchase
- Isro lets industry make 27 satellites
- SIT revises cap on cash
- First made-in-India note
- GST rate on Services
- DBS report on Indian Economy
- Banks, financial institutions agree to ICA
- Mou to Promote Investment
- Govt allows making B-molasses
- Not to renew pact with FPSB India
June 2018
- A modest target for electric vehicle sales
- ‘Seva Bhoj Yojna’ introduced
- Online Analytical Tool under FCRA
- MOU Sign to Set up a Resource Efficiency Cell
- ‘Sandbox’ unveils to boost fintech innovation
- MoU for the Development of Ayush Enterprises
- First, long-term LNG cargo arrives
- Outcome-based audits
- World Investment Report 2018
- Fresh drive against shell companies
- India’s first lithium-ion cell manufacturing plant
May 2018
- 4 RRBs identified for IPOs
- Govt to procure power without PPAs
- Fastest growing nation for passenger traffic: ACI
- Doubling of Investment Limit for PMVVY
- 7th GST Council Meet
- Monsanto moves apex court on BT cotton
- NCLT suggests IBBI review code
- HPCL launches home-delivery of diesel
- SoI sign for AI ecosystem in India
- Country’s first crude oil options contract
- Creation of DGTR in Department of Commerce
- Signing of MoU between ALIMCO & APCPL
- First crude oil cargo from ADNOC
- Merger of Airtel and Telenor approved
- The new direct tax code
- NCLT approves Tata Steel bid
- Final norms on net stable funding ratio
- Venture Capital Symposium 2018
- Foreign entities allowed in commodity derivatives
- India sixth wealthiest nation
- Billions revenue from e-visa scheme
- Green nod for petrochemical
- First shipment of oil from UAE reaches
- IEEFA Report
- World Competitiveness Ranking 2018
- NSE, MCX in merger talks
- Angel investors get income tax exemption
- RBI appoints its first CFO
April 2018
- India replaces Vietnam in phone producer
- Only Karnataka to launch intra-state
- Crisil Inclusix
- Sebi bans First Financial Services
- Global norms for highway
- Arbitrage rate index
- India position in crude steel production
- FPI investment limit hiked
- India’s forex reserves rise
- 19 states implemented startup policies
- MOU With World EXPO 2020 Dubai
- NHAI’s first International Project
- Cyient signs joint venture with BlueBird Aero
- 30 cents diamond futures contracts
- Bt cotton judgement sows seeds of discord
- Govt extends FAME scheme
- First from RBI’s dirty dozen to exit bankruptcy
- Brand Trust Report 2018
- First Ever International SME Convention-2018
- Global Findex Database released
- India claims top spot for 2018 growth
- Basmati growers body opposes GI tag to MP
- SJVN signs MoU
- MCX inks pacts for outreach programme
- First Meeting of National Policy on E-Commerce
- TCS creates history
- Task force to frame e-commerce policy
- First International SME Convention concludes
- Fitch retains India rating at ‘BBB’
- Korn Ferry Gender Pay Index
- India retains its top spot for tourism
March 2018
- First PS bank with Google Tez
- Hurun report
- India tops Apac list for salary hike
- Setting up of NFRA approved
- Separate limit in IRF
- MSCI EM index
- MNC banks on PSL
- IEA 2018 forecast
- India leg of GBI submarine cable acquired
- Indian startups raise funds via bitcoins
- 26th GST council meeting
- IBBI, RBI sign MoU
- World’s first brass futures contract
- India Development Update released
- CCI approves Brenntag-Raj Petro deal
- E-way bill rollout from April 1
- New buyback rules
- IBEF Report
- FSSAI to align licensing norms with GST
- NBS and City Compost Scheme Continue
- LTCG tax to come into effect
- Step up CBM gas production
February 2018
- Highlights of Budget 2018-19
- 3 insurance companies merged
- Agreement for Solar Parks
- SDF introduce in budget 2018
- India’s First MSE Sentiment Index
- Pipeline to the NorthEast States
- New criteria for classifying MSMEs
- CBDT signs 7 APAs in January
- CCI slaps fine on Google
- In a first, India’s stake in Abu Dhabi oil fields
- Most ethical companies
- Govt drops the idea of an India EV policy
- Global Top Employer
- India on globalisation index
- Creation of NUHF
- Coal India monopoly ends
- India’s first Gems, Jewellery park
- Green signal NUHF
- Most Innovative Companies in India
- India falls on corruption index
- Ombudsman scheme for NBFCs
January 2018
- Council for trade development meeting
- Electoral bonds notified
- Cruise tourists exempted from biometric enrolment
- Global digital map
- First ever Indian company
- Gujarat tops new logistics index
- 49% FDI in Air India cleared
- 100% FDI in single-brand gets nod
- Housing scheme guidelines amended
- India in manufacturing index
- India’s first agro options contract
- Govt simplifies Make in India rules
- 25th GST Council meet
- First Indian bank to cross trillions market cap
- FSAP related report 2017
- Divestment goal for first time deal
- India to overtake China in 2018
- NIIF’s first investment
- India improves talent competitiveness
- ONGC gets govt nod to sell stake in IOC
- Public advisory against cash transactions
- India ranks ninth in market performance
- Global Fraud & Risk Report 2018
- In a first since 2015
- India ranked second in cheaper to live
- Economic Survey 2017-18
- GeM 3.0 launched
- India 6th wealthiest country
- Rented houses in urban India declined
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