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Friday, December 12, 2025
TopicServices sector

Topic: services sector

India’s services sector stuck in contraction for third straight month in July

The seasonally adjusted India Services Business Activity Index rose from 41.2 in June to 45.4 in July but was stuck in contraction due to subdued demand conditions amid Covid crisis.

Like it or not, future of Indian economy will have to be built on services, not manufacturing

It’s time to acknowledge that India is not going to replicate the export orientation of the East Asian manufacturing story, or even that of Bangladesh.

India’s service sector nears recovery in September, but job losses widen

The Composite PMI Output Index, which measures combined services and manufacturing output, rose from 46.0 in August to 54.6 in September.

Service sector in India picks up after recording world’s lowest reading in April

The main services index rose to 12.6 in May after April's 5.4, data published by IHS Markit showed. The services sector accounts for more than half of India’s economy.

How badly has coronavirus hit India’s services sector? Q4 GDP data will tell us today

Businesses providing services of everything from technology to travel & trade were the first to be hit when govt announced the lockdown.

India’s services sector rebounds, offers glimmer of hope for economy

The improvement in the services PMI index in November was driven by higher orders and strengthening business confidence.

Hiring in India dips as activity slows across most sectors

A survey done by Care Ratings Ltd. showed that banks, insurers, auto makers and logistics and infrastructure companies are among those hiring at a slower pace.

India’s services exports will soon beat merchandise exports. That’s nothing to celebrate

This would make the rupee stronger, further putting the manufacturing sector at a disadvantage. And that would mean lack of domestic jobs for millions of youth.

Services sector output drops to 7-month low in sign of weak growth

The PMI survey showed input costs and output charges remained weak by historical standards, keeping inflation below RBI's 4% medium-term target.

India’s services index expands at slowest pace in 3 months, signals cooling off in demand

RBI believes that companies are passing on higher input costs to consumers and fanning inflation, which is at its highest in nine months.

On Camera

IndiGo cancellations made TV news do the unexpected — question the Modi government

Republic TV was the harshest of them all: “The (civil aviation) minister has done a bad job,” said prime time anchor Arnab Goswami.

IndiGo’s profits dipped, most airlines sunk into losses last fiscal even as flier numbers soared

Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.

Dubai Tejas crash revives focus on advanced, fully automated safety systems

Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.