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Tuesday, September 2, 2025
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Topic: GDP growth

Indian economy expected to grow at 11-year low of 5% in 2019-20

National Statistical Office predicts growth to be 1.8 percentage points lower than the actual 2018-19 mark of 6.8%, led by a fall in investment and consumption.

First advance estimate of FY20 GDP today: Why the numbers are important

The first advance estimates of GDP numbers will be released at a time when the Indian economy has seen a sharp slowdown in growth.

Justice Lokur, Gopal Gandhi on better justice system, Rahul Khullar on poor trade policy

The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

Bring back wealth tax & more — Congress-Left meet proposes 7 ways to beat economic slowdown

GST, jobs & unorganised sector formed the focus of a roadmap put forth by economy experts, including from Congress & Left, to ease India’s economic situation.

Why there are no magic bullets to stop GDP growth slide

Policies must be made after much debate, by experts with feet on the ground. Politicians need to take responsibility and inform businesses early about changes.

India’s shock GDP growth rate is a crisis Modi govt should not waste

It would be a pity if Modi govt keeps ignoring bad economic news. Danger of doing nothing is that growth of 6% or less becomes the norm, not the unacceptable.

‘We are in a virtual free fall’: Congress slams Modi govt as GDP growth dips to 4.5%

Taking a swipe at BJP MP Pragya Thakur's recent remarks, Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said GDP meant 'Godse Divisive Politics' for the ruling party.

India is clearly heading for GDP growth below 5%

Economists at SBI, Nomura & Capital Economics have lowered their growth forecasts for quarter ended September to between 4.2% and 4.7%.

Moody’s revises India’s GDP growth forecast to 5.6% from 5.8%

Rating agency Moody's said India's economic growth has decelerated since mid-2018, with real GDP growth slipping and joblessness rising.

SBI revises full-year GDP growth forecast to 5%, and 4.2% for July-September quarter

The full-year GDP growth forecast is 1.1% lower than SBI’s earlier projection of 6.1%, and one of the lowest predicted by any institution so far.

On Camera

India has 30 days to pull off fast reform. Hold crash meeting of Centre & state

In India, we are accustomed to glacial change. We love appointing Committees to ‘look into’ reform. Unfortunately for us, the rest of the world moves fast.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.