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Saturday, January 3, 2026
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Topic: Economy

Cabinet raises NTPC’s investment cap to Rs 20,000 cr to boost renewable energy, up from Rs 7,500 cr

Officials say the move allows NTPC to achieve its 60 GW renewable energy capacity target by 2032. The company currently has 32 GW, including 6 GW of operational capacity, 17 GW contracted, and 9 GW in the pipeline.

India’s GDP estimation system needs urgent reform, economists and statisticians explain why

At the event, titled GDP Base Revision: Time to Regain Confidence, leading Indian statisticians and economists gathered to discuss concerns about India’s economic data.

More salaried than self-employed Indians earning less than Rs 25k a month face borrower stress—study

Think360.ai, a firm that helps banks & financial institutions make credit decisions, based its analysis on 20k borrowers. 

India-China agree to ‘stabilise and rebuild ties’, to start talking economy and trade next

Agreement after Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri meets Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong Thursday. Since the thaw in India-China ties, the Kailash Manasarovar Yatra has been restarted.

More subscribers but low tariffs—why India’s telecom sector is under stress

Without tariff rationalisation, telcos may not invest where it’s needed most — in quality of service. That’s already hurting consumers in terms of poor signal and weak data link.

India’s GDP victory over Japan is still a year away. Here’s why

India’s GDP has not yet surpassed Japan’s GDP. And when it does, it will neither be news nor a subject of research.

India’s private sector capex likely to slow down due to Trump’s tariffs—Goldman Sachs report

As tariff rates are yet to be finalised and likely to remain in flux over next few months, companies looking to invest in new projects may delay their plans, the report highlights.

SubscriberWrites: The real obstacle to growth

India’s economic dreams risk collapse without governance reform, civil trust, and rule of law—growth means little if inequality deepens and corruption corrodes the soul.

Economists criticising Trump’s tariff blitz need to brush up on basics of international trade

Supporting a position does not mean that we abandon nuances. Yet, this is what has happened to all ‘respectable’ economists aka free trade purists.

Time for another 1991 is now. Focus not on what to reform, but how to implement it

A long list of reforms has begun doing the rounds among policy experts, industry bodies, and think tanks. The argument is to help Indian economy weather the storm unleashed by Trump's tariff regime.

On Camera

India’s most consequential decade & chronicling it as part of the dream team of journalism

You’d think the decade of 1985-95 is long over. Not really. The issues that erupted in that decade are still shaping Indian conversations.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.