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 fiscal deficit up to February 2025 (FY2024-25) was Rs 13.47 trillion ($157.62 billion), or 85.8% of the estimate for the financial year ending March 31, government data showed on Friday.
Global ratings agency Fitch on Wednesday said that the low reliance on external demand is expected to insulate India from US action on tariffs, with the economy maintaining growth of 6.5 per cent in FY26 and 6.3 per cent the following year.
The decline in retail inflation to a level that is below the RBI’s targeted level of 4 per cent is expected to pave the way for accelerating GDP growth ahead as it provides the central bank with more headroom to cut interest rates and expand liquidity to spur economic activity and create more jobs.
India's real GDP in the third quarter (Q3) of FY 2024-25 is projected to expand at a rate of 6.2 per cent, data from the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) said on Friday. This marks a spike from the GDP growth of 5.4 per cent in the last quarter.
To achieve a growth of 6.5-7%, India has to maintain a tax buoyancy in the range of 1.2-1.5, a EY report said on Wednesday.
