All Important Business and Economy current affairs in 2018

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