In hydropowered Bhutan, solar starts to riseBhutan is expanding solar power capacity to meet rising electricity demand. Hydropower faces challenges from low winter river flows and cli...
16 Sep, 2026, 09.52 AM IST
Piyush Goyal urges BRICS to link payment systems, trade in local currenciesIndia's Commerce Minister urged BRICS nations to link payment systems and trade in local currencies. He also called for simplified regulati...
11 Sep, 2026, 11.47 PM IST
India urges BRICS to link payment systems, encourage local currency tradeCommerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal urged BRICS countries to link payment systems, expand local-currency trade, open markets and si...
11 Sep, 2026, 08.00 PM IST
India has shown ‘quite a lot of resilience’ to oil price shock, says IMF as it welcomes stronger statistical frameworkAcknowledging India's strength in weathering increased energy prices, the International Monetary Fund has praised the country's economic st...
11 Sep, 2026, 02.30 PM IST
IMF welcomes India's efforts to modernise statistical frameworkThe IMF welcomes India's statistical framework modernization efforts. New industrial production and producer price indexes will improve GDP...
11 Sep, 2026, 09.03 AM IST
2xble deflation demystified: GDP numbers may look puzzling, but the new methodology measures the economy differentlyIndia's Q1 FY27 GDP deflator appears low, but national accounts explain this divergence. Double deflation methodology separates output and ...
08 Sep, 2026, 10.35 AM IST
SBI Ecowrap calls ‘missing’ GDP figures claim ‘fiction’, defends revisionsAn SBI Ecowrap report dismisses claims of missing national account sums as fictional. It states criticisms stem from comparing distinct sta...
08 Sep, 2026, 08.39 AM IST
New GDP series reflects better data, methods: MoSPIThe Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation defends its new GDP series methodology. Double deflation is presented as a methodol...
08 Sep, 2026, 12.40 AM IST
India’s GDP can hit double-digit growth if MSMEs grow by 10%: Rajiv Talreja, Founder, Quantum LeapThe collaboration seeks to redefine how Indian MSME leaders leverage business PCs, empowering them to overcome technological bottlenecks to...
07 Sep, 2026, 07.00 PM IST
ETMarkets Smart Talk | Don't dismiss 7.8% GDP growth as a statistical upgrade; the acceleration is real: Garima KapoorAccording to Garima Kapoor, Deputy Head of Research and Economist at Elara Capital, it would be wrong to dismiss the growth number as merel...
07 Sep, 2026, 09.12 AM IST
2.7 ka 7.8, 7.8 ka 2.8... The data debate behind India’s GDP growthLatest GDP metrics reveal a robust real growth of 7.8% for Q1 FY27, although some dissent surfaced due to erroneous comparisons between out...
04 Sep, 2026, 07.43 PM IST
Former chief statistician Pronab Sen seeks two GDP series with old, new bases for five yearsAdvocating for dual GDP series, former chief statistician Pronab Sen argues that accurate double deflation is contingent upon extensive dat...
04 Sep, 2026, 12.29 AM IST
‘We politicians, ministers and MPs do not manufacture these figures’: Goyal hits back at critics over 7.8% Q1 GDP growthIn response to challenges regarding India’s 7.8 percent GDP growth, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal passionately argued against the claims m...
03 Sep, 2026, 05.43 PM IST
New GDP series captures structural changes in economy, reflects global best practices: N K SinghN K Singh supports new GDP data reflecting India's economic structural changes. He also noted the sovereign rating upgrade after thirty-eig...
03 Sep, 2026, 02.30 PM IST
‘I was shocked’: Neelkanth Mishra hits back at ‘egregiously wrong’ claims on India’s GDP growthEconomist Neelkanth Mishra defended India's GDP growth numbers against revision claims. He stated economic indicators point to a stronger e...
03 Sep, 2026, 10.27 AM IST
GDP data revision: Govt says it's revised base, not baselessIndia's statistics ministry defended its latest GDP growth figures. The ministry cited improved data sources and methodologies for the esti...
03 Sep, 2026, 01.15 AM IST
Why was ₹6 lakh crore shaved off last year’s GDP? Govt explains the numbersThe government clarified GDP revisions are due to series changes and improved data. Last year's GDP estimate was adjusted after a new base ...
02 Sep, 2026, 05.48 PM IST