Economic Growth In India

The CEA noted that urban demand has strengthened while inflation is on a downward trend

India's G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant shares his insights on the 90-hour work week vs work-life balance debate at BS Manthan

RBI prioritises growth as inflation cools, cuts repo rate to 6.25% in Feb 2025 MPC meeting

Composite job creation reached an all-time high since the survey's inception in December 2005.

While speaking at the 'Hala Modi' community event at Kuwait's Sheikh Saad Al-Abdullah Indoor Sports Complex, PM Modi highlighted India's rapid transformation in various fields

China should focus on policies that stimulate entrepreneurship, investment, and economic growth without adding to the government's debt burden

State governments have consistently underspent on health and education, trailing the economy's nominal growth. Despite rising demands, priorities remain unchanged, as data reveals concerning trends

Calling Japan a "key contributor" to India's economic development, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said it is a bilateral relationship of "great trust" and the two countries need to develop "ambitious targets" and work towards realising them. "In a world under flux, we must deliberate on the urgent need to enhance the quality of our economic cooperation," the minister said in his virtual address at the 7th India-Japan Indo-Pacific Forum and 10th India-Japan Track 1.5 Dialogue. Jaishankar spoke of the breadth of the bilateral relationship and said the India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership serves the cause of "regional peace, international stability and global prosperity". "It is a bilateral relationship of great trust and growing substance. But precisely because we have come so far in the last decade, it is important that we develop ambitious targets and work towards realising them," he said. Japan remains a key contributor to India's economic ...

Speaking at the 25th India-Russia Intergovernmental Commission session, First Deputy PM Denis Manturov also shared plans for areas where the two nations would explore future collaboration

A characteristic that sets apart the United States, world's largest economy, is its "Freedom to Fail" concept, and India closely aligns with this mindset as it positions itself as a burgeoning global economic leader, said private equity firm Black Dragon Capital's CEO Louis Hernandez Jr. In an interview with PTI, Hernandez, Founder and CEO of Black Dragon Capital, emphasised that embracing failure can lead to groundbreaking achievements, especially in a country that is rapidly emerging as a global technology leader. "I feel like the US's primary advantage is its 'freedom to fail'. It's not there in the education system or healthcare. It's just that in our country, it's okay to fail. And you'll still be celebrated if you are innovative and come up with new ideas. And I think India most closely matches that," he said, suggesting that India is beginning to adopt this mindset. Hernandez, a former advisor to Infosys founder Narayana Murthy, said he believes that India's emerging economy,

A quarter-point cut on Thursday would lower the rate that the ECB pays on banks' deposits to 3.25 per cent and money markets almost fully price in three further reductions through next March

Deloitte's Romal Shetty said that while AI could create more jobs but roles involving repetitive tasks are at risk. He also stressed that while regulations are crucial, it shouldn't stifle innovation

Summer rains, critical to economic growth in Asia's third-largest economy, usually begin in the south around June 1 before spreading nationwide by July 8

PM Modi will need to balance green ambitions against a need to sustain growth and satisfy rapidly accelerating electricity demand, leaning on a fraying power system still heavily dependent on coal

India has a far poorer natural endowment of land than Europe, North America and China, the continental economies that preceded it on the road to riches

The possibility of growth touching 8% in the last fiscal year that ended on March 31 is quite high, he added

Raghuram Rajan said having inclusive growth will increase the pace of growth, but taxing the rich is not the solution to achieve the same

Compared to China and Africa, India is remarkably well positioned on multiple fronts

Office space demand in India's six major cities will remain healthy this year as domestic and foreign firms are expected to lease 50-55 million square feet area to expand their businesses, according to a FICCI-Colliers report. Gross leasing of office space stood at 58.2 million square feet across six major cities namely Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi-NCR, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Pune. Industry body FICCI and real estate consultant Colliers India earlier this week released its report 'India Office: Repurposed to scale-up'. The report has given three scenarios for office demand forecast - optimistic, realistic, and pessimistic. In a realistic scenario, the gross leasing of Grade-A office space is estimated at 50-55 million square feet this year across these six cities. The demand could go up to 55-60 million square feet in an optimistic scenario, while the leasing numbers could drop to 45-50 million square feet in a pessimistic scenario. "India's office space demand is likely to breach th

"Some moderation is expected in October-December GDP growth, with softer growth in manufacturing sector," said Gaura Sen Gupta, an economist at IDFC First Bank