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New inflation series: Weight of food items set to drop to 37% in CPI from 46%

January 29, 2026 10:37 pm

A fall in the weight of food items in the CPI basket, in line with latest consumption patterns of households, should reduce volatility in overall retail inflation.

India’s greatest gains may lie not in competing at the frontier but in deploying AI across agriculture, logistics, health, and public services. India’s research spending is modest at around 0.65 per cent of GDP.

On economic front, India's task ahead: Embracing creative destruction, managing its consequences

January 12, 2026 2:41 pm

Achieving high-income status would require sustaining 8 per cent real growth for two decades in a sustainable, employment generating manner

The minimum amount of inflation that is needed to keep the economy ticking is around 4 per cent in our case — the target for monetary policy. (Reuters)

Inflation has been low. That’s not necessarily a good thing

January 06, 2026 1:41 pm

Low inflation is a cause for concern because when food inflation is negative, farmers could be getting lower income even though production was very good for the kharif crops. This has ripple effects.

“High-frequency indicators suggest a slight moderation in economic momentum, but this was largely trade-related, and even that seems to be transient,” he said.

Policy interest rate consistent with macroeconomic stability, says RBI MPC member Saugata Bhattacharya

December 26, 2025 6:00 am

The immediate effects on prices are difficult to estimate, since import prices are usually based on longer term contracts rather than the immediate dollar/rupee rates.

Inflation is low, but don’t take eye off the ball

Inflation is low, but policymakers cannot take their eye off the ball

December 15, 2025 8:03 am

If one takes away food prices, core inflation has actually been trending up over the past year and stands at 4.3 per cent — from 0.7per cent

Indians expect to have more money to spend in 2026, shows Ipsos report

December 10, 2025 10:13 pm

Explaining the factors driving this optimism, Suresh Ramalingam, CEO, Ipsos India, explains how India's economic trajectory plays a key role in influencing public perception.

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Low inflation gives RBI space to support growth

December 06, 2025 7:31 am

With limited fiscal space, after the recent tax cuts, and headwinds on the external front, the heavy lifting has to happen through monetary policy.

RBI MPC Meeting: Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra during a press conference in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

Why the RBI MPC is likely to maintain status quo for a third consecutive time

December 01, 2025 9:41 am

The RBI is likely to revise FY26 inflation projection lower and GDP forecast upwards in the forthcoming policy, economists said. What would be the impact on lending rates if repo rate is unchanged?

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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

The RBI’s latest surveys show that falling inflation rate has also had a salutary effect on consumer confidence across India.

On declining inflation, improving consumer confidence

October 03, 2025 10:02 am

In Explained’s new weekly column, titled ‘GDP: Graphs, Data, Perspectives’, Udit Misra looks at inflation and consumer confidence, and provides key takeaways from latest RBI data.