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Chief Economic Advisor of India V Anantha Nageswaran. (Reuters)
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India eyes ‘Goldilocks’ path as Economic Survey 2025-26 gets tabled today| Business News

The government is set to unveil the Economic Survey 2025-26 at 11:00 am on Thursday, with investors and policymakers looking for confirmation that the world’s…

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The government is planning to introduce ATMs that can dispense  ₹10,  ₹20 and  ₹50 currency notes and not just  ₹100 and  ₹500 notes. (Unsplash)
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Govt plans hybrid ATMs to dispense small notes amid UPI overdrive| Business News

The government is exploring multiple ways to push more small-denomination currency notes into circulation, at a time when UPI is increasingly making digital payments ubiquitous…

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Budget 2025: From farms to factories, a people-centric road map for Viksit Bharat

The Union Budget 2025–26, tabled by Nirmala Sitharaman, laid out Modi govt’s strategy to drive economic growth while keeping inclusion at its centre. Presented under…

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Navigating Global Tech and Trade Disruptions, India Stands Strong
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WEF 2026: Navigating global tech and trade disruptions, India stands strong, say CEOs at Davos

As economies across the globe navigate tariff wars, trade deals and technological disruptions, India continues to stand out as one of the most resilient and…

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Despite the stronger headline growth, energy-related segments continued to weigh on the index. (AFP FILE)
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India’s core sector output rises 3.7% in December 2025| Business News

Growth in eight key infrastructure sectors, as measured by the combined Index of Eight Core Industries, accelerated in December, supported by strong expansion in construction-linked…

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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her record ninth consecutive union budget on 1 February 2026. (@FinMinIndia)
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Union Budget 2026 likely to peg India’s fiscal deficit target at 4.3%, ICRA says| Business News

The government is likely to peg India’s fiscal deficit target at 4.3% of the GDP for 2026-27 amid a double-digit growth in capital expenditure, ICRA…

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A worker sits on a ship carrying containers at Mundra port in Gujarat. (Reuters)
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India’s trade deficit slightly widens to $25.04 billion in December 2025| Business News

India’s trade deficit widened a little last month amid data that showed US exports actually increased in the ongoing fiscal despite 50% tariffs. A worker…

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India’s growth trajectory setting the stage for Budget 2026

India’s economy is entering a phase of remarkable momentum ahead of Union Budget 2026. GDP expanded in the first quarter of FY2025–26 at the fastest…

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View: India has 7.4% growth, but where are the taxes?

India is once again the world’s fastest-growing major economy, despite facing punitive US tariffs for buying Russian oil. Yet, capital is fleeing, the currency is…

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In a fragmenting world, India backs rules-based global economic system, says Shaktikanta Das

New Delhi: India will continue to support a cooperative and rules-based global economic system even as it strengthens domestic capabilities to protect national interests in…

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