The Hindu

Indias latest Gross Domestic Product numbers seem impressive. Growth exceeded RBIs own estimate of 7% for the April-June quarter. How did this happen? Arent ongoing wars, tariffs, geopolitical uncertainty having an impact? Lets dive in.

The All India Gem & Jewellery Domestic Council (GJC) argued that the gold jewellery sector contributes nearly 7-8% to the economy and supports millions of livelihoods

The seasonally adjusted HSBC India Services PMI Business Activity Index rose from 53.3 in July to 54.1 in August, as demand conditions remained supportive and new business inflows continued to rise

The Lindsey O. Graham Act puts India under pressure, but export diversification and domestic reforms can cushion shocks

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The centre to develop and offer courses and electives, and conduct executive education, capacity building and continuing education programmes in public policy, creative economy, and allied areas

A higher rating means that India can borrow at lower costs in the future, leading to a lower interest burden on the exchequer.

The RBI had introduced a special USD-INR forex swap facility covering these instruments on June 8 this year to deal with forex outflows due to high oil prices and flight of capital owing to exit of Foreign Portfolio Investors (FOIs) from the stock market

On September 1, the all-India average price for a kilogram of onions reached 49.59, registering over 74% increase from last year

The quarters ahead will test the stamina of Indias economic resilience

latest figures had exposed what he described as the false and baseless narrative being pushed by the Congress, says Ravi Shankar Prasad

Consumption of petrol and diesel spurred about 7.9% and 6.5% respectively amid a lower-than-usual monsoon.

A larger merchandise trade deficit and portfolio outflows more than offset gains from services exports, remittances and FDI.

Some exporters urged the Ministry to try to conclude the trade pact with the U.S. at the earliest to reduce the uncertainties on the tariff front, says industry official

DayOne and TNB Explore Up To 1.5 GW of On-Site Power Generation to Advance Malaysia's Energy Resilience and Digital Economy

Managing Director and CEO of Elara Capital Harendra Kumar said that it is not international investors, but hedge funds and high frequency traders that are complaining about the taxation in India

The value of transactions was 29.82 lakh crore in August, up from 24.85 lakh crore in the same month a year ago, registering 20% annual growth

The gross Central GST collection was 38,413 crore, State GST at 46,316 crore and Integrated GST at over 1.15 lakh crore during August

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulates India on its 7.8% GDP growth in the April-June quarter

The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 121.48 points to 76,835.79 in early trade; the 50-share NSE Nifty dipped 52.6 points to 24,027.80

The latest hikes follows two recurrent tranches wherein price of the 19 kg cylinder declined by about 380 per cylinder

UPI enables instant bank-to-bank payments by connecting users apps and banks through a system operated by the National Payments Corporation of India; launched in 2016, it has grown into a massive digital payments network and is now being adopted in several countries

Jairam Ramesh says the quarterly numbers failed to reflect the decidedly depressed private investment sentiment among both domestic and foreign investors

The stronger performance in Q1 of this year as compared to last year has been driven by the manufacturing sector as well as some broad services categories such as utilities, financial services, real estate, IT, and public administration and defence.

On the domestic equities market front, Sensex declined 226.60 points to 77,028.56, while the Nifty fell 120.40 points to 24,053.55

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is hosting the G-20 Finance Ministers and central bank governors meeting in Asheville

The proposed comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) is expected to open new avenues for greater trade and investment, while fostering cooperation in technology, talent and resilient supply chains

The DGCA had at least twice since 2025 flagged concerns over Tecnam planes, primarily used in India for flying training, with FTOs

The valuation of Bharti Airtel tumbled 40,500.85 crore to 11,74,462.30 crore. Reliance Industries' valuation eroded 40,056.32 crore to reach 17,38,119.27 crore.

Washington has warned countries to cut their business ties with Iran or face secondary sanctions, though the Treasury Department stopped short of imposing penalties against major Iranian trade partners such as China and India,

India must prioritise technology-driven, job-rich entrepreneurship in rural areas to achieve its ambition of growing from a $4 trillion economy to a $30 trillion economy by 2047.

The former Union Minister stated that before 1981, capitalist countries claimed to support an open market economy, but the absence of a rules-based global order prevented poor and middle-income countries from doing the same

A joint statement, issued by the Finance Ministers of both countries following the conclusion of the inaugural India-Canada Finance Ministers Economic and Financial Dialogue in Toronto, said that India had expressed its readiness to begin negotiations on a Bilateral Investment Treaty at the earliest

All its member lending institutions have been asked to sanction loans under the ECLGS 5.0 to MSMEs and non-MSMEs and apply for credit guarantee under the scheme as it will be considered on first come first served basis subject the availability of guarantee cover

Communist Party of India general secretary D. Raja said that with a faltering economy accompanied with rising unemployment and government proposals such as simultaneous elections, there is a need for a political alternative

Asia must stop treating care as something women provide for free, and start treating it as infrastructure worth investing in

Donald Trump has imposed a 50% tariff on Canadian aluminium while acknowledging this week that the United States badly needs the metal

Customs exemptions for lithium-ion batteries, solarglass;renewable energy outlay rises

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced Operation Economic Outcast, which essentially involved new sanctions that aim to block all potential sources of revenue for Iran

Annual domestic demand stands at around 280-285 lakh tonnes

Annual UPI transaction volume rose from 1.78 crore in 2016-17 to more than 24,162 crore in 2025-26, an almost 13,000-fold increase, the Finance Ministry said in a statement

The Indian economy looks set for tough times ahead

The push for faster adoption of gas piped to households for cooking purposes, called PNG, follows the disruption to India's LPG supply chains during the West Asia crisis earlier this year.