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Unspent funds of up to ₹75,000 crore may help Centre meet FY26 fiscal deficit target
New Delhi: The Centre is likely to save ₹70,000-₹75,000 crore this fiscal year with several key ministries and flagship welfare schemes failing to utilise funds…
Trump effect: Cotton fabrics exports drop 30%
Cotton textile product exports from India headed southwards since the US announced tariffs in August 2025. Shipments dropped nearly 30% after the levy reached 50%…
Centre likely to prioritise debt consolidation, capex push in Budget 2026: ICRA
New Delhi: The government is likely to prioritise medium-term debt consolidation while sustaining a strong push for capital expenditure in the upcoming Union Budget for…
FY’27 Budget likely to peg fiscal deficit at 4.3%: ICRA
New Delhi, The government is likely to peg fiscal deficit at 4.3 per cent of GDP for the next financial year beginning April 2026 and…
Wholesale inflation hits 8-month high of 0.8% in December
New Delhi: Wholesale prices moved out of deflation after two straight months, recording an eight-month-high inflation of 0.83% in December, official data released Wednesday showed,…
Retail inflation hits 3-month high of 1.3% in December
New Delhi: Retail inflation hit a three-month high of 1.3% in December 2025, increasing from 0.7% in November, as food deflation eased and prices pressures…
Credit demand zooms as policy eases, outstanding bank credit crossed Rs 200 lakh cr for the first time on Dec 31, 2025
Mumbai: Credit demand in India is getting a boost from the reduction in the goods and services tax (GST) and a more accommodating monetary policy,…
India inflation likely to remain low in 2026, new CPI series on anvil
New Delhi: India is preparing to rejig methodology for computing CPI and revamp monetary policy mandate for targeting retail inflation in 2026 after a year…
Going full steam: India’s industrial output scales 2-year peak, rises 6.7% in Nov
New Delhi: India’s industrial output surged to the highest in more than two years in November, buoyed by a sharp rebound in manufacturing as demand…
Cemented by steel, infra sector clocks 1.8% growth in November
New Delhi: India’s core sector output expanded 1.8% year-on-year in November, compared with a 0.1% contraction in October, driven mainly by an improvement in steel…