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Apr-Aug fiscal deficit rises on higher capex

New Delhi, Oct. 1 -- India's fiscal deficit rose in the first five months of 2025-26, as compared with the same period last year, due to higher government capital expenditure while net tax revenue dec... Read More


India's April-August fiscal deficit rises to Rs.5.98 trillion, 38.1% of the annual target

New Delhi, Sept. 30 -- India's fiscal deficit rose in the first five months of 2025-26, as compared with the same period last year, due to higher government capital expenditure while net tax revenue d... Read More


US tariff effect: Asian Development Bank trims India's growth outlook for FY26 and FY27 to 6.5%

New Delhi, Sept. 30 -- Asian Development Bank (ADB) has pared back its growth outlook for India, citing the drag from steep US tariffs imposed in August, the multilateral development agency said in a ... Read More


Govt to raise Rs.6.77 tn via bonds in Oct-Mar, lines up Rs.10k cr green debt

New Delhi, Sept. 26 -- The government aims to raise Rs.6.77 trillion through sale of dated securities between October 2025 and March 2026, including Rs.10,000 crore via the so-called green bonds, acco... Read More


Reforms and infrastructure development will sustain growth momentum, says the economic review for August

New Delhi, Sept. 26 -- Regulatory reforms and infrastructure development will be key to sustaining India's growth momentum, the finance ministry said in its August Monthly Economic Review, urging stat... Read More


India's resilience not accidental: FM Nirmala Sitharaman hails economy amid global turmoil

New Delhi, Sept. 25 -- Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman hailed India's economic resilience amid global turbulence, emphasizing that proactive fiscal and monetary policies, structural reforms, and e... Read More


Mint Explainer | What drove India's core sector and manufacturing boom in August

New Delhi, Sept. 24 -- India's economy gathered momentum in August with manufacturing firing on multiple fronts. The eight core infrastructure industries collectively expanded at their fastest pace in... Read More


The Centre wants investors to buy green bonds. But they refuse to yield.

New Delhi, Sept. 24 -- The current fiscal year is proving the toughest for the government's green-bond programme, which has been struggling to attract investors since its launch in 2022-23. Amid this... Read More


India's private sector growth cools in September as US tariffs weigh on exports

New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- India's private sector growth in September has cooled down from its recent high in August, signalling a modest slowdown, according to HSBC's flash Purchasing Managers' Index sur... Read More


India's formal jobs grow steadily as 2.1 million join EPFO in July

New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- India's pension fund body added 2.104 million net members in July, marking a 5.6% rise from a year earlier and underscoring a steady momentum in formal job creation, according t... Read More