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.
State Bank of India (SBI) has revised the forecast for India’s GDP growth to 6.3 per cent in the financial year 2024-25. The estimate is down from the National Statistical Office’s (NSO) projection of 6.4 per cent.
India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is projected to grow at 6.4 per cent in the financial year 2024-25 down from 8.2 per cent growth recorded in 2023-24, according to the first advance estimates released by the Ministry of Statistics on Tuesday.
The ministry expected an uptick in agricultural and industrial activity, along with resilient rural demand in the second half to keep India on a growth path towards achieving 6.4-6.8 per cent expansion by the end of the financial year.
India's achievements with regard to nationally determined contribution has been remarkable with the country's progressively continued decoupling economic growth from greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Between 2005 and 2020, India’s emission intensity of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) reduced by 36 per cent.
India's gems and jewellery industry is optimistic over the year ahead after navigating market dynamics in 2024 to become stronger by the year-end, the All India Gem and Jewellery Domestic Council (GJC) said in a statement on Tuesday.
