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Thursday, January 29, 2026
TopicGrowth Rate

Topic: Growth Rate

India’s growth story masks unemployment and weak cities: Devesh Kapur, Arvind Subramanian

The Asia Society India Centre’s opening programme of 2026 focused on the book 'A Sixth of Humanity' and offered a counterpoint to India's rapid growth narrative.

Govt estimates of GDP growth reveal several pain points. Budget 2025 should prioritise consumption

The first advance estimates peg India’s GDP (Gross Domestic Product) growth at 6.4 percent in FY 2024-25, compared to 8.2 percent growth recorded in...

A 6.4% growth estimate shows India needs deeper reform. No more self-congratulations

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

World Bank’s Ajay Banga says ‘India’s growth rate is shiniest part in global economy’

World Bank Managing Director for Operations Anna Bjerde said the bank is supporting the government turning the growth into jobs and also sustainable development.

India’s data-centre capacity set to see 12x increase by 2030, will benefit power companies too

Report by research firm Jefferies says the power sector would be key for the future growth of the data centre industry, not just in India, but globally as well.

CEA Nageswaran says India’s FY24 growth could hit 8%, but World Bank warns this is ‘above potential’

Speaking at an event, World Bank country director Auguste Tano Kouamé said growth above potential would result in high inflation.

India can pull off 6.5% growth over next 10 yrs, but not without some key policy changes

Employment & education are some of the constraints. Plus, greater dependence on domestic sources of growth will deny India momentum that comes from accessing international markets.

Why did India not fulfil its economic potential? New book outlines ‘economics of non-performance’

In 'The India Story', former RBI governor Bimal Jalan writes that much remains to be done about our economy since the boost of the 1990s.

World economy faces tougher start to 2021 as slow vaccine rollouts delay recovery

While global growth is still on course to rebound from the recession of last year at some point, it may take longer to ignite and not be as healthy as previously forecast.

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Why sharp selloff in Japanese bonds has a message for India’s budget

Although its overall GDP will soon be bigger than Japan’s, on a per-capita basis India is still 12 times poorer.

India’s looking at 14 million metric tonnes of e-waste by 2030, recycling can’t keep up—NITI Aayog

Country's used lithium-ion battery problem is also set to grow sharply in next decade. India 3rd largest e-waste producer with 7% global share but currently recycles only about 10% of it.

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.