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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicEconomy

Topic: Economy

Modi govt isn’t listening to people’s issues in Parliament. Sambhal is just a distraction

The Modi govt’s priorities are chillingly lopsided. Instead of stabilising the economy, Modi and his cohorts are busy spurring religious conflicts to win elections.

India’s UPI hits historic milestone with 16.58 billion transactions in October

According to PIB, the digital payment platform processes ₹23.49 lakh crores worth of transactions in a single month.

Manufacturing & construction drag Q2 GDP growth to 5.4%, much lower than RBI’s 7% estimate

The secondary sector, comprising manufacturing, construction and utilities, was the main reason for the slowdown, but agriculture & services did better than last year.

Behind rush to return to agriculture in post-Covid Haryana, state’s ‘struggle to create jobs’

A NABARD report shows number of agricultural households in Haryana rose from 34% to 58% in 5 yrs up to 2021-22, a sharper increase than in other agrarian states, signaling economic stress.

Trudeau’s economic promises go bust with high inflation, housing crisis & the economy on shaky wicket

An examination of different economic metrics under Liberal PM Justin Trudeau, compared to his predecessor Stephen Harper, paints a largely bleak picture.

Labour budget to ‘fix foundations’. churn ‘new path’, says UK PM

PM Starmer pledges long-term growth, investment, and more money for working people.

India’s manufacturing sector is stagnant. Relying on PLI not enough, policies need a relook

India’s high tariff rates, which have been increasing since 2014, are almost double than those of Vietnam and China.

Indian industry in Bangladesh is staring at a void. New Delhi must give line of credit to Dhaka

For New Delhi, SAFTA and CEPA will be critical. Such frameworks could institutionalise economic ties with Bangladesh, making them resilient to political disruptions.


SC must consider the economic impact of its rulings. A good law may have a bad effect

The book, ‘Supreme Court and the Indian Economy’, examines the impact of six Supreme Court judgements on economic policy, privatisation, and environmental regulations.

How to become Viksit Bharat with $30 tn economy? Focus should be on 50% population, says Amitabh Kant

At a discussion moderated by ThePrint's founder-editor Shekhar Gupta, Kant & panelists stress on improving health & social indicators & closing gap between skills & job demands.

On Camera

Indian bureaucracy should be given incentives and rewards: MH Mody

Is there a place for a counter-bureaucracy, or a separate and competing bureaucracy to counterbalance the force of the executive’s bureaucracy, asked author MH Mody in 1980.

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.