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Sunday, September 28, 2025
TopicPrivate investment

Topic: Private investment

Private investment a shrinking slice of India’s GDP pie since 2012. It’s a vote of no confidence

Conventional reasons of low demand, capacity utilisation, access to bank credit, poor profitability aren't to blame. It's lack of confidence in economic management, say economists.

How India can reverse investment slowdown and save the 2020s from being a ‘lost’ decade

World Bank points to declining investment growth in the 2011-21 period. Policies promoting investment, improved human capital & faster labour supply could help reverse slowdown.

Public capital expenditure may not need to expand at same pace in coming years, says CEA

The government has planned Rs 7.5 trillion ($91.30 billion) in capital expenditure this year, the highest on record, to help crowd in private investment.

Millennials in India making riskier investments, in bid to boost returns rocked by inflation

More Indians are venturing into volatile territory by pouring money into new and lightly controlled assets, investing in peer-to-peer lending and cryptocurrencies.

In J&K, Modi announces projects worth Rs 20,000 cr, private investment of Rs 38,000 cr

In 1st visit to J&K since abrogation of Article 370, PM also inaugurated solar power plant at Palli village in Samba district, making it India's 1st 'carbon-neutral' panchayat.

Modi’s $5-trillion goal blocked not by lack of infrastructure but delayed regulatory reform

It is targets such as long-standing electricity dues and low capacity of our thermal power plants that the Modi government needs to aim at.

Indian policymakers get it wrong because farmers’ lack of market access is not the problem

Farmers are the only producers who don't get to declare the price of their produce in market. And this is highly unfavourable.

On Camera

We can’t just blame Muslims and Englishmen for shattered Hindu unity: RSS chief Deoras

In May 1974, RSS chief Madhukar Dattatraya Deoras spoke at a lecture series in Pune about caste-based discrimination and social equality within the Hindu fold.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

With MiG-21’s exit, India’s squadron strength hits 6-decade low. What are IAF’s plans for the Tejas

While the IAF remains committed to the Tejas programme and has placed orders for 180 Tejas Mk1A, the force is eagerly waiting for the Tejas Mk 2 version.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.