Bengal’s chance to plant a new tree
In O. Henry’s The Last Leaf, ailing Johnsy clings to life because one painted leaf refuses to fall. Such is the power of optimism; it does not need to be certain to be effective.
In O. Henry’s The Last Leaf, ailing Johnsy clings to life because one painted leaf refuses to fall. Such is the power of optimism; it does not need to be certain to be effective.
S&P Global Ratings cut India's GDP growth to 6.6 per cent in the current fiscal year, driven by energy stress, a sub-par monsoon and slowing global growth.
India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is set to grow at 6.6 per cent in the current fiscal as compared to 7.7 per cent in FY26, said BMI, a Fitch group company, citing weaker investments and consumption growth and trade shocks from the West Asia crisis.
India’s current account surplus moderated to $7.1 billion, or 0.7 per cent of GDP, in the fourth quarter (January-March) of financial year 2025-26, compared with $13.7 billion in the same period a year ago, according to the Reserve Bank of India’s latest Balance of Payments data.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday welcomed India’s latest GDP data, calling it proof of economic resilience, reform impact and the hard work of 140 crore Indians.
India’s logistics cost has dropped to 10-10.7 per cent of GDP in the Financial Year 2026, according to a report, due to a cumulative investment of $360 billion in infrastructure development.
Bengal today is crying for industry and employment. At independence, it was among India’s leading industrial states.
Moody's Ratings on Tuesday slashed India's GDP growth forecast for year 2026 by 0.8 percentage points to 6 per cent amid higher energy costs. The cut in growth forecast is primarily on subdued private consumption, capital formation, and industrial activity amid higher energy costs.
India's growth is set to decelerate to 6.7 per cent in the current fiscal, from 7.7 per cent in 2025-26, according to BMI, a Fitch Group firm. It said the GDP expansion is likely to slow significantly due to waning momentum and oil price shock from Iran war.
India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth may slip to around 6 per cent in the current fiscal, while retail inflation could rise to the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) upper tolerance band of 6 per cent, if the Indian crude basket averages $120 per barrel, EY said.
