Premiumisation core growth engine for alcobev: ISWAI reportPremiumisation is driving growth in India’s alcoholic beverages market, with the premium segment expanding at a 10.2% CAGR between 2022 and...
09 Oct, 2026, 04.25 PM IST
Healthcare paradox: More access, but who pays?Scaling too fast is irrelevant. The real problem is that India still confuses more hospitals, more doctors and more medicines with better h...
09 Oct, 2026, 10.00 AM IST
Insurance misselling misunderstood: The regulator’s proposal is tantamount to addressing the symptom, while ignoring the causeIn FY25, the Indian insurance sector experienced significant premium growth while maintaining flat penetration rates. However, complaints r...
06 Oct, 2026, 07.26 AM IST
Beyond the 7% headline: S&P maps the forces driving India’s next growth phaseIndia’s economy is set to grow 7% in FY27, according to S&P Global, which sees domestic demand, private investment, manufacturing, trade, e...
30 Sep, 2026, 06.15 PM IST
Estimating is not fudging: Decoding the needless jump from 'GDP is estimated' to 'GDP can't be trusted'India poses an exceptionally difficult statistical challenge because hundreds of millions work on farms, tiny shops, construction sites and...
22 Sep, 2026, 10.59 PM IST
India’s wealth market seen growing to $436 billion by 2034; small, micro-caps in focus: Emkay WealthIndia’s wealth-management market could grow 2.5 times to $436 billion by 2034, driven by rising incomes, financialisation of savings and wi...
17 Sep, 2026, 04.26 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
The road less paved: India’s cities have a governance problemAs key contributors to national economic growth, Indian cities face challenges in governance due to unfulfilled promises of devolving power...
02 Sep, 2026, 05.56 PM IST
India plans insurance reforms to rein in healthcare costs, sources sayIndia is considering sweeping health insurance reforms to standardise treatment rates, coverage and billing, while expanding a nationwide c...
12 Aug, 2026, 02.40 PM IST
GDP is still the GOAT of economic statistics despite its many flawsThe Gross Domestic Product serves as a key indicator of a country's economic status, highlighting overall production. While it may not be p...
11 Aug, 2026, 03.45 PM IST
India's cities need USD 2.4 trillion investment by 2050, but municipal corporations raise only a fraction: ReportIndia's cities will require an estimated USD 2.4 trillion in investments by 2050 to become climate-resilient and low-carbon, but municipal ...
28 Jul, 2026, 09.01 PM IST
'Goldilocks moment': BJP on India's GDP seen growing 7.4% in FY26As India gears up for a dynamic economic phase, experts anticipate a substantial 7.4 percent growth in the forthcoming fiscal year, with a ...
08 Jan, 2026, 03.32 PM IST
View: India shouldn’t let its data turn ChineseIndia's once-reliable GDP figures have become increasingly questionable due to reduced data availability, opaque methods, and discrepancies...
10 Dec, 2024, 12.02 PM IST
India changes timing of revealing its GDP dataThe Government of India has announced a change in the release timing for its quarterly Gross Domestic Product (GDP) estimates, moving the r...
08 Nov, 2024, 11.08 AM IST
Rs 10,000 crore more needed for vaccines; fiscal impact to be 40 bps more, says reportThe increased allocation of free vaccines to all above 18 years coupled with extending free food and grain supplies through rations will ad...
08 Jun, 2021, 06.22 PM IST
View: Is West Bengal's economy really growing? Making sense of the state's GDP numbersBut while Kerala’s budget shows a contraction, West Bengal shows a sharp 8% growth in nominal GDP, against a 4.2% contraction for India. Th...
23 Feb, 2021, 09.28 AM IST
- National accounting methods to be opened to public
The government will soon put in the public domain the national accounting methods in an attempt to lift confidence in the official numbers.
30 Apr, 2011, 12.54 AM IST