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Wednesday, October 8, 2025
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Topic: CMIE

Consumer confidence at 4-yr high as India sees growth momentum, but rural sectors need sustained push

Urban consumers are more optimistic about current economic conditions, while those in rural India are more so about expectations of 1-yr ahead income, economic & business environment.

‘37.4% unemployment in Haryana’ — CMIE stands by report as Khattar, opposition bicker

Congress has been criticising BJP govt over rise in joblessness. CMIE MD-CEO says sample size of households is more than twice that of the official survey.

No longer main source of funds for private sector, how banks’ role in the economy is changing

Companies increasingly looking to raise funds from market, while banks focus more on personal loans. Reasons for shift include NPA crisis & higher trust among households, say experts.

Why consumer confidence is on the rise in India & how this optimism can be sustained

CMIE’s consumer sentiments & RBI’s consumer confidence indices show improvement. If initial signs of inflation easing are sustained, consumer confidence will see marked turnaround.

Journey from Didi-o-Didi to ED-o-ED & why retirement comes before employment

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India urgently needs Right to Work. We are in a Great Depression in slow motion

According to CMIE data, 6 crore Indians have stopped looking for work because they see no opportunity on the horizon. It’s bad news.

Consumer sentiment declines in November for the first time since May, CMIE data reveals

According to CMIE's survey, the Index of Consumer Sentiments dropped from 52.5 in October to 51.8 in November due to fall in incomes and loss of jobs.

Indian households remain under duress with income still below pre-Covid levels — study

The research paper, posted on the Chicago Booth website, raises doubts on whether India is seeing a V-shaped recovery.

Investor sentiment still low. But green shoots in bank loans, GST collections, power usage

Double-digit growth seems optimistic. Modi govt needs to more than double its expenditure to compensate for the losses and avert GDP decline. It's fanciful at best.

India added 7 crore jobs in June — mostly daily wagers, farmers and small businesses

About 12 crore jobs were lost due to the lockdown in April, but things are gradually improving. However, only 39 lakh new salaried jobs have been created.

On Camera

1948 need not define Gaza’s destiny. Arabs and Israelis must learn to live together

When Israelis pushed out Arabs in 1948, they didn’t think that embittered refugees would turn into a permanent threat to their new state. This was a catastrophic miscalculation.

60% increase in India’s carbon emissions by 2050, coal to remain top energy source: BP Energy Outlook

The country will account for 12 percent of global energy demand by 2050 from 7 percent in 2023, adds BP report.

ISKP & Lashkar converging under aegis of Pakistan’s ISI to take on Baloch fighters

ISKP, a sub-continental branch of the Islamic State, is said to have vowed to extend operations in Kashmir, on encouragement from Pakistan’s security establishment.

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.