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At year’s end, robust growth, signs that economy weathered the storms
December 29, 2025 12:41 pm
We expect GDP growth of 6.7 per cent and inflation at 5 per cent, largely driven by the low base effect, in fiscal 2027
The good news is, lower-income states are catching up
December 26, 2025 7:31 am
This loan programme is well-suited to the task. It is ring-fenced for state capex and cannot be diverted to other uses. It crowds in states’ own capital spending and complements the central government’s capex
GDP growth likely to moderate with inflation nearing 4%: RBI panel member
December 26, 2025 5:13 am
“Now that inflation is forecast to gradually normalise towards the target over the next few quarters, GDP growth ‘prints’ will also slow in line with the forecasts in the MPC resolution,” Bhattacharya said in an interview to The Indian Express.
CPI inflation rises to 0.71% in November, food inflation below zero for 6th straight month
December 12, 2025 8:12 pm
Core CPI inflation was broadly steady at 4.4% in November, primarily due to gold and silver inflation hitting new all-time highs.
Modi 3.0 shows an appetite for economic reform
November 22, 2025 9:08 am
In its third term, government has accelerated pace, putting India on higher growth path
Top 10 largest economies in the world in 2025: India is the fastest-growing economy; where does it rank?
November 17, 2025 5:46 am
Top 10 largest economies in the world in 2025 list: According to the IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2025, India’s growth is projected at 6.6 per cent in 2025 and 6.2 per cent in 2026, making it the fastest-growing major economy.
Pune Inc: How Rawmart became a one-stop shop for Small and Medium Enterprises
November 11, 2025 12:55 pm
Rawmart started by supplying steel as raw material to factories and went on to provide credit, technology, and production support to SMEs.
India is the engine of global growth train in coming years, says Nilesh Shah of Kotak Mahindra AMC
November 08, 2025 10:24 pm
India is the best-performing emerging market over the long term—outpacing peers with 13.7 per cent annual equity growth from 2020 to 2025, Nilesh Shah said.
Explained: The private sector (lack of) investment problem
October 20, 2025 12:56 pm
The government has rapidly increased its expenditure on creating physical infrastructure and brought in several policies to boost consumption. Yet, private sector investments into the economy are lagging
Tavleen Singh writes: Why we forever remain a country with immense ‘potential’
October 19, 2025 8:31 am
India is still a long, long way from being a fully developed country despite our Prime Minister selling us this happy but perhaps deluded dream. Dreams are good, even deluded ones.
INDIAN ECONOMY PHOTOS
Postcards of Change: Transforming cities take centrestage
February 11, 2014 7:20 pm
Indian cities are yet to get the attention they deserve despite their role as the growth engines of the economy.
INDIAN ECONOMY VIDEOS
‘Think of it the other way, not about govt raiding RBI, but how RBI could have behaved differently’
June 22, 2020 6:07 pm
In this edition of the Idea Exchange, Former Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian talks about demonitisation, defends GST, explains the reasons why growth has not been robust and reflects back on his tenure as Chief Economic Adviser of India.
'For the first time we have a majority govt. If some hard decisions have to be taken, they must be announced now'
June 22, 2020 6:13 pm
Former governor of Reserve Bank of India Bimal Jalan talks about how he addressed the issues of transparency and accountability in financial transactions and governance in his new book, India Ahead: 2025 and Beyond.
No need for 'exaggerated panic' among investors: Jaitley
February 12, 2016 11:55 am
New Delhi, Feb 12 (ANI): As the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Sensex plunged around 800 point on Thursday, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday came out to calm the investors, saying that there was no need for an 'exaggerated panic' among investors. Jaitley emphasised that the investors should keep in mind the inherent strength of the Indian economy while investing. He added that the Government is fully committed to empower and support public sector banks by providing whatever capital requirements is required, adding that the problem of recovering bad loans from the borrowers will soon be ended.
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