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Wednesday, July 23, 2025
TopicEconomic growth

Topic: economic growth

World Bank maintains India’s GDP growth forecast at 6.3%

This fiscal, bank credit in India grew 15.8% in the first quarter compared with 13.3% in the first quarter of the previous fiscal.

What can India learn from Olympic cyclists? That we need a lead sector to drive growth

No sector has emerged to lead India's growth in decades. But even if it were to grow & become 3rd-largest economy, its real challenge would remain — eliminating multidimensional poverty.

June service sector growth remains sturdy despite high inflation

Sustained sectoral growth, accounting for around 60% of overall output, indicates India's economy will continue to outpace many of its major peers over the coming quarters.

SubscriberWrites: Monarchy in political parties is retarding India’s economic development

In the process of keeping control of their inherited parties, they indulge in ruinous financial in-discipline & retard the economic growth of the states that they rule.

It’s clear Indian economy is not ‘fast-growing’, govt must raise capacity for growth & employment

Medium-term impact of pandemic means some lowering of India's sustainable growth rate is inevitable. The fact that we are fastest-growing in the world is only a relative benchmark.

SubscriberWrites: There is a vicious link between economic growth, consumption and environment

We have to reduce consumption and deal with discomfort for better environment and health, writes Sharang Goyal.

SubscriberWrites: India’s fiscal management requires an overhaul. Civic consensus and public consciousness crucial

There should be an independent body that analyses each state and provide analysis of benefits of spending on different heads, writes Seth Ramachandiran.

How did Indian economy perform during pandemic & after? Turns out, not as badly as was estimated

Having received additional data on Covid-impacted 2020-21, govt has revised the year’s growth upwards in each revision. Growth for post-pandemic 2021-22 has also been estimated higher.

‘Slowing growth more worrying than inflation’ — why 2 members of RBI panel opposed repo rate hike

While saying that higher interest rates affect growth more than inflation, the two members said raising rates further could result in 'unacceptably low' growth in 2023-24.

Economic Survey predicts India’s GDP growth will slow down to 6-6.8%

The government's annual Economic Survey report said its baseline scenario for growth for 2023/24 was 6.5%, with nominal growth, which accounts for inflation, forecast at 11%.

On Camera

Air India crash report shows an institutional reform of AAIB and aviation ministry is in order

The civil aviation ministry could have recognised the enormity of the Air India crash and prepared the AAIB and its investigating team for its sensitivities.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.