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Pragya Srivastava

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ARTICLES BY PRAGYA SRIVASTAVA

Trump administration has not given details of how the tariff rates were calculated. (AP)

Are Trump’s tariff rates made up? Here’s how they have been calculated

4 min read . 03 Apr 2025

The government does not want the rupee to depreciate too much. (Image: Pixabay)

Rupee has put RBI between a rock and a hard place

4 min read . 19 Mar 2025

The VIBE survey showed that 81% of young Indians identified themselves as ‘Indians’.

In charts: Young Indians are patriotic, progressive, but politically disengaged

4 min read . 18 Mar 2025

The feeling of being financially middle class is deeply ingrained across income groups. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

Who makes up India’s middle class, anyway?

3 min read . 05 Feb 2025

India cut its fiscal deficit target for this financial year and the next, but by shrinking the budget.

Income tax cheer hides a shrunk Budget—uncovered in 8 charts

3 min read . 02 Feb 2025

While the general elections brought disruptions earlier in the fiscal year, the pace of capex failed to pick up significantly after the new government took charge. Photo: Bloomberg

Will the government be able to meet its capex target for FY25?

3 min read . 06 Jan 2025

A marker of an economy’s progress is a decline in food’s share in household budgets. That was the case between 2011-12 and 2022-23.

New consumption survey reveals the cracks in the economy

4 min read . 31 Dec 2024

India is truly a unique mix of hope and despair, and the year 2024 again offered ample evidence on both counts..

The year in data: how 2024 stacked up for economy, politics, climate and more

6 min read . 31 Dec 2024

The Indian economy is set to miss the goal of becoming a $5 trillion economy by 2025. (Mint)

How the Indian economy fared in 2024, in 9 charts

2 min read . 23 Dec 2024

The agriculture sector received the most attention in the first tranche of supplementary demands for grants tabled in Parliament last week.

Data dive: What govt's demand for additional funds tells us about the economy

3 min read . 17 Dec 2024

India’s retail inflation climbed to a 14-month high of 6.21% in October, driven by surging food prices. (Image: Pixabay)

Inflation likely eased to 5.5% in November: Mint poll

1 min read . 11 Dec 2024

Activists demonstrate over climate finance at the COP29 summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Saturday. (AP)

Global news wrap: COP tussle, monetary policies, luxury market fall

4 min read . 27 Nov 2024

Indian billionaire Gautam Adani. On Thursday, the US Department of Justice filed an indictment alleging that Gautam Adani, his nephew, and six others paid $265 million in bribes to Indian state officials. (File Photo: Reuters)

The week in charts: Adani shares, PM internship scheme, Bitcoin buzz

3 min read . 22 Nov 2024

Retail prices of potatoes, onions, and tomatoes were sharply higher in October than a year earlier. (PTI)

Inflation hump: Will it continue beyond October?

2 min read . 10 Nov 2024

Donald Trump will be returning to the White House in early 2025. (File Photo: AFP)

The week in charts: US polls, FMCG slowdown, CEO salaries

3 min read . 08 Nov 2024

According to FiveThirtyEight’s daily election poll tracker, an average of several surveys, the US presidential election race has become tighter in the past 10 days. Image: AP

Global news wrap: US election, China stimulus, rising debt, climate crisis

4 min read . 30 Oct 2024

Even though freebies are disliked greatly, respondents did want some goods and services for free or at somewhat subsidized rates. (Image: Pixabay)

India’s freebie paradox: Voters dislike it but want some things for free

4 min read . 22 Oct 2024

While the unemployment rate for those who have studied until secondary school or above has also declined from double digits in 2017-18, it remained quite elevated at 7.1% in 2023-24. (Image: Pixabay)

Data dive: What latest govt report reveals about jobs, wages, and work hours

4 min read . 25 Sep 2024

June mostly saw deficient rainfall, July and August largely excess, and September a mix of excess and deficient rainfall. Photo: PTI

Data dive: Why abundant rainfall has brought abundant worries

3 min read . 17 Sep 2024

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Q1 GDP: Consumers fuel growth as govt's spending falls

1 min read . 04 Sep 2024