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Global policy shifts and GST changes weigh on sentiment; capacity use remains strong

OPINION | Who owns India’s cloud, and other existential questions for a digital democracy

India risks digital colonisation as foreign firms control its data and infrastructure. To ensure true sovereignty, it must build indigenous tech, enforce data laws, and capture value from its digital economy

OPINION | Building Trust in the Digital Age: The first-party data advantage

Indian brands face eroding digital customer relationships and rising acquisition costs. Embracing first-party data, ethical engagement, and transparency can rebuild trust, deepen loyalty, and drive sustainable, long-term growth

India to launch first household income survey in over five decades to track welfare impact

Survey to capture earnings, government cash transfers, and welfare benefits across states

Wholesale inflation eases to 0.13% in September as food prices fall sharply

Vegetable prices down 24%, onion and potato see steepest declines; manufactured inflation stays steady

Non-life insurers' premium grows 13.17% in September; Acko, United India lead

Overall, general insurers continued to dominate the market with an 83.65% share, followed by standalone health insurers at 11.88% and specialised insurers at 4.47%.

Zoho to introduce end-to-end encryption for text chats on Arattai, says CEO Mani Vembu

The addition of encrypted text messaging would bring Arattai more in line with global messaging platforms such as WhatsApp and Signal, which have long touted encryption as a core feature.

India’s services growth eases in September but holds strong, shows PMI data

The HSBC India Services Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell to 60.9 from a 15-year high of 62.9, clocked in August. Experts believe that services - particularly IT, financial, and digital segments - will play a key role in helping India realise its vision of becoming a developed economy by 2047.

India’s business activity eases in September but PMI still above 60

The Flash HSBC India Composite PMI Output Index came in at 61.9, the fourth straight month it has stayed above the 60 mark

Government likely to launch MSME survey to track ease of doing business from 2026

First official exercise to track enterprise conditions, financial access and regulatory frictions

Stats ministry ties data to policy with new growth feedback loop

MoSPI now alerts ministries when sector performance lags, part of a push to make official statistics more policy-relevant

Apple iPhones in India get costlier for first time in five years, but still trail CPI inflation

The slower price rise in Apple devices mirrors the broader trend in India’s mobile phone market which has seen an inflation of 25 percent between 2019 and 2024, slightly below the iPhone increase but much lower than the headline consumer price index.

Despite life insurers’ premium growth of 6% in August, policy sales drop 9%

Premium income for private insurers climbed 10.84 percent to Rs 65,410.42 crore during the period under review, up from Rs 59,013.14 crore last year. LIC, on the other hand, posted a modest 3.02 percent growth, collecting Rs 98,051.09 crore compared to Rs 95,180.63 crore a year ago

Employment in unorganised sector declines, number of 'working owners' rises in Q1

Between January–March and April–June, the number of enterprises rose from 78.5 million to 79.4 million and employment fell from 131.3 million to 128.6 million, the first Quarterly Bulletin of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises has said

How did India post stellar GDP growth in Q1FY26: Explained in six charts

The services sector proved to be the backbone of the recovery, expanding 9.3 percent in Q1FY26, a two-year high

India’s GDP growth surges to five quarter high of 7.8 percent in Q1FY26, beating estimates

Services sector posts two-year high; consumption and rural demand provide support

Future inflation revisions won’t take more than five years: MoSPI secretary Saurabh Garg

Moneycontrol had earlier reported that the ministry was considering a four-year revision cycle

Manufacturing sector expansion hits two-year high in FY24, most firms added in 13 years

The strongest growth came from basic metals, motor vehicles, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and food processing

Coaching has become more pronounced, with east India driving the boom

Nationally, the sharpest rise in coaching has been at higher levels of schooling. In 2017–18, 30% of secondary and 28% of higher secondary students took coaching. By 2025, that share climbed to nearly 38% in both categories

Southern states lead UPI adoption on per capita basis, cash still the king in the east

The southern states, with 3.56 billion transactions in July against a population of 276 million, posted the highest per person volume at 12.9. Eastern India, including populous states like Bihar and West Bengal, recorded only 3.9 transactions per person in July, while the northeast managed 5.5

India may ease FDI norms for solar industry to attract Chinese investment, but tighten grip on IT, data

The rethink on Chinese investments into India comes at a time when the relationship between the two nations have seen a thaw in recent few weeks.

India’s debt survey to kick off next year, offering insights into household credit and investment patterns

The 2019 survey revealed that more than a third of Indian households were indebted as of June 2018

Life insurers premium growth slows in June despite private sector uptick; LIC steadies with modest gains

Private insurers led the momentum, with firms like Axis Max Life, ICICI Prudential, HDFC Life, Tata AIA, and SBI Life posting double-digit growth

Indian economy ends first quarter of FY26 on a mixed footing

Consumption shows a slip in June after strong showing in two months, manufacturing picks up on back of strong export orders

GST collections rise 6.1% YoY to Rs 1.85 lakh crore in June; slowest pace of growth in four years

In April, gross GST collections had hit an all-time high of Rs 2.37 lakh crore