GDP Data News
Countdown begins for Build India Infra Awards 2025, celebrating India’s infra boom
Celebrating the projects and visionaries shaping India’s future through innovative infrastructure development. Winners to be announced on February 25th at an event in the National Capital.
5 min read5 Feb 2025Economic Survey 2025: India to grow at 6.3-6.8% in FY26; deregulation, reforms could unleash domestic-led growth
To become a developed country by 2047, India needs to grow at around 8% for the next decade or two. However, global economic and political conditions will play a crucial role in determining the feasibility of this target, the survey acknowledged.
3 min read31 Jan 2025India’s monetary policy panel should hold policy rates steady for the time being
The Reserve Bank of India’s rate-setting committee should retain its focus on price stability. This will help steady the rupee and aid economic growth. While RBI waits for external uncertainty to lift, it could use other tools to manage liquidity.
5 min read26 Jan 2025Financing economic growth: India must rise to the challenge
The Indian economy needs a long capital-expenditure cycle to keep GDP growth up. Policy measures must aim for more private investments, larger FDI inflows and a deeper corporate bond market that has long-horizon investors—like insurers and pension funds—as participants.
4 min read9 Jan 2025India must revive PPPs and reform its bond market to boost economic growth
As India’s economy slows in 2024-25, the Centre can’t keep doing the infra heavy lifting on its own. We should revive public-private partnerships to attract private investment. But for debt funding, we’ll need to reform and enliven our market for bonds.
3 min read9 Jan 2025GDP slowdown? First estimate is not the last word: What past data shows
GDP estimation undergoes several revisions over a period of time but the first advance estimates form the basis of projections in the Union Budget, presented in early February.
4 min read8 Jan 2025A little more ambition and resolve could boost India’s economic expansion
The India story is going strong amid all the global gloom. Rather than worry about uncertainties, we need a long-term approach that does what’s needed to achieve faster GDP growth.
4 min read7 Jan 2025India FY25 GDP: Indian economy poised to grow 6.6% in FY25 on revival in urban, rural demand: RBI Report
India FY25 GDP: The Indian economy is poised to grow around 6.6 per cent in the current fiscal driven by a revival in demand after structural growth drivers remained intact despite the recent deceleration.
3 min read30 Dec 2024Services offer a fast and reliable path to economic development
We must reject the false choice between supporting services and promoting manufacturing. The evidence is clear that policymakers must do both.
4 min read30 Dec 2024Indian economy to grow nearly 6.5% in FY25 amid global triggers, GDP to bounce back in second-half: FinMin report
India GDP growth: The latest estimate is in line with the RBI’s revised 6.6 per cent growth forecast for FY25. The GDP growth was projected at 6.5- 7 per cent in the July Economic Survey.
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Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared