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.
The Barclays Private Clients and Hurun India have unveiled the second edition of the 2025 Barclays Private Clients Hurun India Most Valuable Family Businesses List.
The vision of India as Viksit Bharat, a developed, US$30 trillion economy by 2047, is possible only if the country grows at a rate exceeding 10 percent per year. However, despite being one of the fastest growing economies, our growth rate hovers between 6 and 7 per cent ~ far short of the target growth rate.
A high-level consultative committee meeting was held by the Ministry of Power on Tuesday to deliberate on India’s energy storage roadmap and future energy security.
Indian businesses and Firms would do well to reinvigorate the “Made In India” as a hallmark of unquestionable Quality, the report suggested.
The country that once dominated the global economy is now grappling with a severe debt crisis. The United States, with a GDP of $28 trillion, is burdened by a debt of $36 trillion.
