Economy - general
India’s wholesale price inflation up at 2.38% in February
20 Mar 2025
The annual rate of inflation based on the all-India Wholesale Price Index (WPI) stood at 2.38 per cent in February 2025, up from 2.31 per cent in January
India's industrial production records 5% growth in January 2025
13 Mar 2025
Industrial production in India, based on the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) stood higher at 5.0 per cent in January 2025 against 3.2 per cent in December 2024
India’s consumer price inflation at a 7-month low of 3.61% in February
12 Mar 2025
Consumer price inflation rate based on all-India Consumer Price Index (CPI) for February 2025 stood at a 7-month low of 3.61 per cent
India’s real GDP expected to grow at 6.5% in FY25
28 Feb 2025
India’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is estimated to grow at 6.5 per cent, as per the second revised estimates of national income, released on Friday.
India’s wholesale price inflation eases to 2.31% in January
15 Feb 2025
India’s wholesale price inflation, based on the all-India Wholesale Price Index (WPI), declined to 2.31 per cent in January 2025 from 2.39 per cent in the previous month (December 2024)
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India’s industrial output grew at a slower pace of 3.2% in December
13 Feb 2025
Industrial production in India, based on the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) grew at a slower pace of 3.2 per cent year-on-year in December 2024
India’s consumer price inflation down at 4.31% in January
13 Feb 2025
India’s consumer price inflation hit a 5-month low of 4.31 per cent in January 2025, down from 5.22 per cent in December 2024 and 5.10 per cent in January 2024
RBI cuts repo rate by 25 bps to 6.25% as economy slows
07 Feb 2025
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday announced a 0.25 basis point reduction in its policy repo rate, effective immediately, in a bid to pump liquidity into a slowing economy.
Budget 2025-26 GST set for review, customs duty structure simplified
03 Feb 2025
Finance minister Nirmala Sitaraman has offered to further simplify and rationalise the Goods and Services Tax (GST) structure and expand it to the remaining sectors so as to multiply its benefits.
India’s economy seen re-entering the fast lane
31 Jan 2025
India's economic growth, in terms of real gross domestic product (ie GDP at constant prices), is estimated at 6.4 per cent in FY25 (as per first advance estimates of national income), which is equal to an average
India planning deep-water manned missions of up to 6,000 metres: Jitendra Singh
23 Jan 2025
India has developed a submersible vehicle that can carry out manned underwater missions up to 500 metres down the oceans and is set to carry out the first such mission
Steady GDP growth and rate cuts in 2025 to boost corporate credit access in FY26: Fitch
13 Jan 2025
India’s steady economic growth, an improved banking sector, and anticipated interest rate cuts in 2025 are set to enhance credit access for corporates in the financial year 2025-26
India's industrial production growth hit a 5-month high of 5.2% in November
10 Jan 2025
India's industrial production, based on the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), rose to a six-month high of 5.2 per cent in November 2024, against 3.5 per cent in October
India’s FY25 GDP growth projected at 6.4%
08 Jan 2025
India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in real terms, or at constant prices, is estimated to grow 6.4 per cent to reach Rs184.88 lakh crore in the financial year 2024-25
GST revenues up 7.3% year-on-year at Rs1.77 lakh crore in December
02 Jan 2025
Revenue collected by way of Goods and Services Tax (GST) in India increased 7.3 per cent year-on-year to Rs1.77 lakh crore in December 2024
Core sector industrial production in India up 4.3% in November
01 Jan 2025
Core sector industrial production in India, based on the combined index of eight core industries, increased by 4.3 per cent in November 2024 compared to November 2023
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India’s wholesale price inflation slows to 1.89% in November
17 Dec 2024
The annual rate of inflation based on the all-India Wholesale Price Index (WPI) declined to 1.89 per cent in November 2024 from 2.36 per cent in October
RBI keeps repo rate steady, cuts cash reserve ratio to 4%
06 Dec 2024
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) at its meeting on Friday (6 December 2024) decided to keep the policy repo rate
Inflation may force RBI to hold interest rate, focus on liquidity Economists
By Venkatachari Jagannathan | 05 Dec 2024
The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) six member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is expected to hold the repo rate (the rate at which it lends to banks) at 6.5%, said top economists.
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India’s core sector production up 3.1% in October
30 Nov 2024
Core sector industrial production in India grew 3.1 per cent in October 2024 against the 2 per cent growth in September helped by higher production of coal
India's economic growth slows to 5.4 per cent in Q2 FY25
30 Nov 2024
India's real economy grew at slower than expected pace of 5.4 per cent in the second quarter of the current financial year, the slowest in the previous seven quarters
India's consumer price inflation at a 14-month high of 6.2% in October
13 Nov 2024
India’s consumer price inflation rose to a 14-month high of 6.2 per cent in October on the back of a surge in food prices, provisional figures released by the National Statistics Office (NSO) showed.
Govt has no unbridled power to take over private resources: Supreme Court
05 Nov 2024
The Supreme Court has overturned a 1978 verdict and ruled that the power of the central government under Article 39(b) to take over ownership and control of private property for public purposes is limited.
India’s core sector production up 2% in September
30 Oct 2024
India’s core sector industrial production increased by 2 per cent in September 2024, a bit higher compared to the 1.8 per cent growth in September 2023.
Consumer price inflation in India at a 9-month high of 5.49% in September
16 Oct 2024
Consumer price inflation based on the All India Consumer Price Index (Base 2012=100) hit a nine-month high of 5.49 per cent in September 2024.
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