Month: December 2025
Budget should focus on widening tax base, investment incentive to further bolster growth: Report
New Delhi, The Union Budget 2026 needs to focus on widening the direct tax base, incentivising private sector investment and freezing peak direct tax rates…
India’s economic numbers are getting an upgrade: What’s changing, why it matters, and what the Centre wants
The government is overhauling how it measures India’s economy — including inflation, industrial output, and GDP — by incorporating online prices, digital services, and real-time…
Investment pledges surge, jute and tea sectors under strain in West Bengal
Record investment pledges and a renewed push on infrastructure and technology marked 2025 for West Bengal’s economy, even as legacy sectors such as jute and…
India to beat consensus growth estimates, Goldman Sachs predicts 6.7% growth in 2026 and 6.8% in 2027
New Delhi: Global economic growth is expected to remain resilient in 2026, with India continuing to be one of the fastest-growing major economies, according to…
One Trump blow that never left India’s concern list
The India–United States relationship has rarely lacked ambition. What it has lacked, especially in the Trump era, is predictability. Once projected as a natural alliance…
Coal India rises 3% on in-principal approval for listing of two subsidiaries| Business News
Shares of Coal India Ltd. rose to the highest in seven months after decks were cleared for listing of two subsidiaries by FY27. Coal India…
India bonds rally most in 4 months on RBI’s ‘shock-and-awe’ cash-injection plan| Business News
Indian bonds rallied the most in four months on Wednesday after the central bank announced fresh measures to boost banking-system liquidity, including government bond purchases…
2025 Year in Review: Smaller seed investors reap bumper harvest on departure
ETtech The early bird, indeed, caught the worm this year. A partial, 30-bagger exit from bike-taxi startup Rapido, a 10x outcome from MoEngage, and early…
ET Analysis| India has signed a flurry of trade accords, but do they deliver the goods?
New Delhi: India’s recent trade agreements with New Zealand, Oman and the UK underscore the government’s push to conclude such pacts as the world’s geoeconomic…
Hope to conclude trade talks with US ‘sooner than later’: Trade Secy Rajesh Agrawal
New Delhi: Commerce secretary Rajesh Agrawal on Tuesday said India is actively engaged in trade discussions with the US and hopes to conclude the talks…