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India's Private Sector Activity Accelerates In April As Manufacturing Drives Growth
9+ hour, 35+ min ago (302+ words) Apr 23, 2026 | Updated 04: 26 PM GMT+5: 30 India's private sector activity rebounded strongly in April, with the HSBC Flash Composite PMI rising to 58. 3 from 57. 0 in March, as manufacturing output and new orders surged following disruptions linked to the Middle East conflict. The recovery…...
India's Budget Deficit At Risk Of Breach As Iran Conflict Spurs Oil Surge, Higher Subsidy Spending
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (346+ words) Apr 22, 2026 | Updated 04: 52 PM GMT+5: 30 India's fiscal deficit could exceed its budgeted target for the current financial year, with mounting global uncertainties, particularly the ongoing tensions in West Asia is likely to put additional pressure on public finances, according to research…...
India's Core Industries Slip Into Contraction In March As Oil, Coal And Fertiliser Output Weigh On Growth
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (328+ words) Apr 20, 2026 | Updated 09: 09 PM GMT+5: 30 India's key infrastructure sectors recorded a contraction in March, with output from the eight core industries shrinking by 0. 4 per cent year-on-year " the weakest performance in nearly two years. The latest data released by the Ministry of…...
India Likely To Maintain Strong Growth At 6. 87. 1 Per Cent In FY27 Amid Oil And Geopolitical Risks: Report
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (276+ words) Apr 19, 2026 | Updated 03: 32 PM GMT+5: 30 India continues to demonstrate resilience with GDP likely to grow in the range of 6. 8 per cent to 7. 1 per cent in FY27 despite global uncertainties and regional conflicts, according to the latest SBI Research report. The projection comes…...
India's Exports Hit Record $860 Billion In FY26, Trade Deficit Widens To $119. 3 Billion As Imports Surge
1+ week, 16+ hour ago (242+ words) Apr 16, 2026 | Updated 09: 20 AM GMT+5: 30 India's combined merchandise and services exports reached a record $860. 09 billion in the financial year 2025-26, marking a 4. 22 per cent increase from $825. 26 billion in the previous fiscal. However, the achievement has been tempered by a widening trade deficit,…...
IMF Upgrades India's FY27 growth Forecast To 6. 5 Per Cent despite global Headwinds And West Asia Tensions
1+ week, 1+ day ago (320+ words) Apr 15, 2026 | Updated 10: 21 AM GMT+5: 30 The International Monetary Fund has revised upward India's growth forecast for fiscal year 2026-27 to 6. 5 per cent, marking an increase from its January estimate of 6. 4 per cent. The upgrade, announced Tuesday (14 April) in the fund's World Economic…...
How Property Rights Are Rewriting India's Growth Story
1+ week, 1+ day ago (868+ words) Apr 15, 2026 | Updated 10: 16 AM GMT+5: 30 India's next big growth story is not just about startups or digital platforms. It is about something far more foundational: property rights. For decades, millions of Indians, particularly in rural areas, lived in homes they "owned…...
India's Retail Inflation Edges Up To 3. 40 Per Cent In March, Stays Within RBI Comfort Zone Despite Food And Fuel Pressures
1+ week, 3+ day ago (392+ words) Apr 13, 2026 | Updated 07: 51 PM GMT+5: 30 India's retail inflation rose to 3. 40 per cent in March 2026, up from 3. 21 per cent in February, marking the first Consumer Price Index data release since the United States and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran on 28 February. The…...
Asian Development Bank Upgrades India's FY26 Growth Forecast To 6. 9 Per Cent On Robust Domestic Demand
1+ week, 6+ day ago (327+ words) Apr 10, 2026 | Updated 05: 32 PM GMT+5: 30 The Asian Development Bank raised India's economic growth projection to 6. 9 per cent for the financial year 2026 today, citing strong domestic demand and lower tariffs imposed by the United States. The upgrade from the previous forecast of…...
Reserve Bank Of India Holds Repo Rate Steady At 5. 25 Per Cent Amid West Asia Conflict And Soaring Oil Prices
2+ week, 1+ day ago (336+ words) Apr 08, 2026 | Updated 12: 23 PM GMT+5: 30 The Reserve Bank of India kept the benchmark repo rate unchanged at 5. 25 per cent today (8 April), marking a pause in the monetary easing cycle that saw 125 basis points of cuts throughout 2025. Governor Sanjay Malhotra announced the…...