Category: Economy
Budget 2026 key to India’s GCCs becoming the world’s next innovation engines
The forthcoming Union Budget 2026 offers a strategic opportunity to support and build on India’s leadership position as a world hub for Global Capability Centres…
Union Budget 2026: Capex in the driver’s seat of India’s growth story
Union Budget of India: With the Union Budget for FY2027 around the corner, expectations abound around the Government of India’s (GoI) policy choices. Global uncertainty…
India-US trade deal not done as PM Modi did not call Trump, claims United States Commerce Secy
The India–US trade deal has not been finalised because Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not call Donald Trump, claimed US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick during…
CPSE Capex reached 74.5% of target by December, set to exceed annual target by fair margin
NEW DELHI: The Capital Expenditure by large Central Public Sector Enterprises ( CPSEs) and four large government organisations gathered strong momentum in the month of…
61,000 crorepati taxpayers added in last one year
New Delhi: India added 61,000 new crorepati taxpayers in the last one year, taking the total number of individuals with taxable income of ₹1 crore…
New tariff threat more of a pressure tactic: Oil industry
US President Donald Trump’s backing of a sanctions bill proposing a punitive 500% tariff on buyers of Russian oil is being viewed by Indian oil…
Budget may roll out ₹23,000 crore incentives to boost local capital goods manufacturing
New Delhi: India may unveil incentive packages of up to ₹23,000 crore in the coming budget with the aim of accelerating local manufacturing of high-value…
UN raises India’s 2026 GDP forecast to 6.6%, pegs next yr’s growth at 6.7%
The United Nations has upgraded India’s economic growth projection for 2026 to 6.6%, from 6.4% estimated earlier, and forecast 6.7% for 2027, attributing it to…
Go Swadeshi: CEA V Anantha Nageswaran calls for urgent indigenisation amid global trade headwinds
New Delhi: Amid global trade turbulence, chief economic adviser V Anantha Nageswaran has identified 6-10 areas which urgently require indigenisation and five key ‘clusters’ in…
India to grow 6.6% in 2026 on strong consumption, public investment: UN
New Delhi: The United Nations has upgraded India’s economic growth projection for 2026 to 6.6%, from 6.4% estimated earlier, and forecast 6.7% for 2027, attributing…