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Friday, April 10, 2026
TopicConsumer sentiments

Topic: consumer sentiments

Supreme Court delivers a tit-for-tat order to builder for delay in possession. Big win for homebuyers

SC orders M/s Business Park Town Planners Ltd to refund a homebuyer’s money with 18% interest per annum, doubling the interest earlier granted by the consumer commission.

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.

If consumer confidence is a political bellwether, are current levels enough to help BJP win 2024?

Neither the measure of current sentiments nor of future expectations of consumers has reached near March 2019 levels. Scores still to rise much above pre-Covid crackdown of March 2020.

Economic recovery has finally begun, but India needs to watch out for global headwinds

September saw 85 lakh jobs added, the highest since the Covid shock in March 2020. Inflation has fallen, exports are rising, and 1 billion vaccinations is an important milestone.

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.

Consumer confidence hits a new low, reveals RBI survey

The RBI Wednesday released the September 2017 (Q2) round of the consumer confidence survey (CCS). Key takeaways:  The survey reflects deterioration in consumer sentiments...

On Camera

A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation proposal to be shared with defence ministry in a week or so—CDS Gen Anil Chauhan

Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.