Growth

The war-led gas crisis – How it could affect India’s growth trajectory

LNG disruptions expose India’s energy vulnerability, threatening to hurt growth and stoke inflation

OPINION | The Creative Economy: Where imagination powers growth

From Jaipur to Davos, from Amritsar to the IPL — reflections on how culture, sport, and creativity are shaping India’s next economic frontier

FDI can triple in next 2 years if India plays its cards right; AI revolution made for the country, says Ernie Bower

The scale of investment required for AI infrastructure could trigger flows similar to those that once transformed China into a global manufacturing hub for companies such as Apple

New milestone: UPI daily transactions cross 800-million mark on March 2; February volumes up 27%

February saw more than 700 million transactions every day, barring four. UPI has been seeing daily transaction value of more than Rs 1 lakh for 12-15 days a month

Manufacturing activity surges to four-month high of 56.9 in February as factory momentum strengthens

The improvement in factory activity comes after India’s economic growth eased to 7.8 percent in the October–December quarter

GST growth hits five-month high as collections touch Rs 1.84 lakh crore in February

Gross domestic GST revenue rose 5.3 percent year-on-year to Rs 1.35 lakh crore

New GDP series to rely on nearly 600 item-level deflators; older WPI series unlikely to distort growth: Statistics secretary Saurabh Garg

At the item level, both prices and methodology remain unchanged, and since the prices are already current, no significant distortion is expected, the Statistics Secretary said

GDP base revision may push FY26 growth higher; history points to upward bias

Shift to 2022-23 base year could lift headline growth and nominal GDP estimates as improved data coverage feeds into calculations

Want growth without the panic? How multi-asset funds try to steady the ride

They mix equity, debt and gold in one fund so you don’t have to keep adjusting your portfolio every few months.

RBI’s February rate pattern contrasts with fluid inflation, growth projections

Early fiscal-year forecasts are often revised quickly, keeping focus on evolving macro signals

Growth guides consolidation pace; comfortable with 4.3% fiscal deficit target for FY27, says FM Sitharaman

The fiscal deficit target for FY27 is just 10 percentage points lower than the aim for the current financial year.

India may resurvey urban slums after 15 years in 2027

Fresh nationwide exercise planned for 2027 to reassess scale, living conditions and population in informal settlements

India to grow 6.5% in FY27; World Bank pegs FY26 growth at 7.2%

Strong domestic demand expected to offset drag from higher US tariffs, says World Bank

India’s economy likely rebounded to 7.4% growth in FY26, investment powers recovery

Tax cuts, rate easing lift demand as old GDP series nears its end

Manufacturing growth cools to 24-month low of 55 in December as export momentum weakens

PMI slips to 55; overseas orders ease to a 14-month low even as domestic demand stays supportive

We don’t follow questionable methodologies used by some economies: CEA Nageswaran

Criticism of GDP methods surfaces only when growth surprises on the upside, says the chief economic adviser

Core sector growth rises to 1.8% in November

Infrastructure industries record a growth after falling to a 14-month low in October.

OECD sees India maintaining growth momentum in FY26; GST to help push growth

On the inflation front, OECD noted that retail inflation may eventually converge towards the 4% target

Industrial production slows to 14-month low of 0.4% in October

The increase in industrial production contrasts with the performance of core industries, where growth fell to a 14-month low of 0 percent

What pushed India’s growth to 8.2%? Five charts explain India’s Q2 GDP

Manufacturing GVA grew 9.1 percent in Q2FY26, up sharply from 2.2 percent in the same quarter a year earlier and 7.7 percent in Q1FY26.

India’s economy grows at a six-quarter high of 8.2% in Q2

The reading was higher than Moneycontrol poll of economists, which projected 7.3 percent growth.

India to reach $5 trillion economy a year later than earlier expected, IMF data show

IMF’s latest projections show weaker dollar-denominated growth pushing India’s $5 trillion milestone to FY29

Crawl-like, conservative, reforms, tariffs: Here are six key takeaways from IMF report

Indian authorities disagreed with IMF's baseline scenario that US tariffs would remain indefinitely

India’s economy likely expanded 7.3% in Q2: Moneycontrol poll

On a full-year basis, economists expect GDP to grow 6.9 percent in FY26; inflation to ease to 2.1 percent

India looks to overhaul GDP methodology ahead of 2026 revision

New base year, expanded datasets and double-deflation in manufacturing to reshape national accounts framework