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Economic Survey 2025-26 highlights India's power gap

New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- India has shown strong resilience and absorptive capacity in the face of repeated global shocks, noted the Economic Survey 2025-26, presented in Parliament on Thursday. However,... Read More


In chart: Economic Survey 2025-26 highlights India's power gap

New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- India has shown strong resilience and absorptive capacity in the face of repeated global shocks, noted the Economic Survey 2025-26, presented in Parliament on Thursday. However,... Read More


Data check: Does India really need one airport every 50 days?

New Delhi, Jan. 21 -- Civil aviation minister K. Ram Mohan Naidu often highlights India's rapid pace of airport creation-one new airport every 45-50 days. The claim checks out. Official data show Indi... Read More


India retail inflation likely inched up to 1.6% in December: Mint poll

New Delhi, Jan. 9 -- India's retail inflation likely inched up to 1.6% in December from 0.7% in November, driven by shallower deflation in food items and the fading impact of a favourable base effect,... Read More


How China's silver export controls could turn into strategic concerns for India

New Delhi, Jan. 6 -- Echoing its earlier clampdown on critical rare earth minerals, China has imposed strict silver export controls, effective 1 January 2026, mandating government approval for an esti... Read More


Train fares moved twice in 2025-how repeated hikes are burdening passengers

New Delhi, Dec. 28 -- Indian Railways has implemented a nationwide second fare revision for long-distance travel in 2025, effective December 26. The move follows a similar increase in July, bringing t... Read More


Train fares moved twice in 2025-how repeated hikes burden passengers

New Delhi, Dec. 28 -- Indian Railways has implemented a nationwide second fare revision for long-distance travel in 2025, effective December 26. The move follows a similar increase in July, bringing t... Read More


In charts: What's driving the uneven surge in digitalization across Indian states

New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- India's digital transformation is advancing rapidly, but its spread across states remains uneven, according to a new report, 'State of India's Digital Economy', by Delhi-based ec... Read More


In charts: Will India's passenger car market continue revving up after November surge?

New Delhi, Dec. 11 -- After a dull performance over much of 2025, India's passenger vehicle market has finally begun showing signs of life, with October and November bringing welcome relief to the str... Read More


Retail inflation likely inched up to 0.8% in November: Mint poll

New Delhi, Dec. 10 -- India's retail inflation likely inched up to 0.8% in November from a record low of 0.25% in October, largely driven by fading base effects, a Mint poll of 20 economists showed. W... Read More