GDP

Lower taxes spur buying, but jobs and incomes will have to grow

November 13, 2025 7:25 am

The big saviour for India is its services exports, which have been recording healthy growth, even in midst of all the global turmoil.

Inflation is down -- but wait for GDP data

November 13, 2025 7:23 am

The GDP data for the second quarter will be released by the end of the month. It will provide some understanding of the underlying growth momentum in the country

Household consumption recovers, but private investment still holds the key

November 10, 2025 8:09 am

Economic activity and growth are ultimately about the unleashing of animal spirits of both entrepreneurs and consumers

ExplainSpeaking | Piyush Goyal says India will be a $30 trillion economy in 25 years: Decoding the projections

November 01, 2025 10:28 am

Given that economic growth rate and the size of the economy is a big enough variable determining India’s trading stance, it is worth examining how likely it is for India to become a $30 trillion economy in the next “20-25 years”.

GST cuts passed on, spurred consumption, may show in GDP: Govt

October 19, 2025 6:07 am

54 items being closely monitored, says Sitharaman, ‘not in one has tax benefit not been passed on’ to consumers

World Bank cuts India’s FY27 GDP forecast to 6.3%, sees reform ‘urgency’

October 08, 2025 5:56 am

50% US tariff expected to weigh on growth next year…manufacturing to export could create the millions of jobs India needs: Bank South Asia Chief Economist

‘India needs 12%+ GDP growth to solve jobs problem, address underemployment’

October 01, 2025 2:44 am

According to Morgan Stanley economists, youth unemployment in Asian countries is high and the underlying situation in the labour markets is “worsening”.

From Sept 22, health, term insurance premium will come down by 18%

September 05, 2025 5:20 am

Group health plans to attract 18 pc; Health insurers to take up to 3 pc input tax burden

The GST cut effect – 60 bps push to GDP growth, 100 bps fall in retail inflation

September 05, 2025 5:19 am

The immediate impact of the GST rate cuts on September 22 will be reduced prices – or lower inflation – of hundreds of goods and services, which will encourage consumers to buy more, leading to higher consumption and GDP growth.

Too hot to wait: Fixing the way we count climate risk

September 04, 2025 11:11 am

India has an opportunity to lead. Developing systems grounded in local realities can channel more finance to where it is most needed and allow India to shape global rules, not just follow them

‘Think of it the other way, not about govt raiding RBI, but how RBI could have behaved differently’

June 22, 2020 6:07 pm

In this edition of the Idea Exchange, Former Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian talks about demonitisation, defends GST, explains the reasons why growth has not been robust and reflects back on his tenure as Chief Economic Adviser of India.

Post-demonetisation, GDP figures dip to 6.1 pc

June 22, 2020 7:01 pm

'Railways in crisis going from bad to worse': Dinesh Trivedi

February 25, 2016 6:55 am

New Delhi, Feb 25 (ANI): Former railways minister Dinesh Trivedi wished Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu all the best for the upcoming Railways Budget. He said he was little worried about the railways because railways is a basic system anywhere in the world, which adds to half percent to the GDP. If the railways doesn’t do well, you cannot contain even your food inflation.

India has the same per capita income as Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya: Onno Ruhl

June 23, 2015 10:08 am