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Tuesday, October 28, 2025
TopicGlobal slowdown

Topic: global slowdown

India’s Q2 growth likely to be weaker. Soft urban demand & credit growth, patchy manufacturing to blame

Sales revenue of manufacturing firms saw weak growth in September quarter. Rural demand indicators performed better than urban. Capex must rapidly pick up in 2nd half of the fiscal.

Global slump, resilience of corporates, easing inflation — what will shape India’s economy in 2024

Apart from these factors, in the new year, food prices will continue to be vulnerable to global uncertainties & weather events, while household borrowings from banks will remain steady.

World Bank president urges India to seize opportunity in global companies’ shift from China

Ajay Banga said India has window of 3-5 yrs to seize opportunity to attract investment, adding that its growth has been cushioned by domestic consumption in face of global slowdown.

Merchandise and services exports rise in February, despite global weakness

February merchandise exports were $33.88 billion, up from $32.91 billion in January, while imports rose to $51.31 billion from $50.66 billion, data showed.

On Camera

The K in K-Pop is already silent. And that’s OK

Audience data shows there are now more fans outside South Korea than at home. Like hip hop, there’s no reason why K-Pop can’t have a similarly inclusive trajectory while staying true to its core.

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.