Economists surveyed by Mint project that India's consumer price index rose to a 20‑month high of about 4.9% in August, driven largely by food price pressures. The forecast places August inflation between 4.5% and 5.1%, edging close to the 5% mark.
India is preparing for the 2026 BRICS summit in New Delhi, aiming to advance trade, payments, energy security and supply‑chain cooperation while balancing relations with China, Russia and the Global South. The meeting will be hosted at Bharat Mandapam on Mathura Road, where officials hope to translate diplomatic engagement into economic gains.
The Union Cabinet approved a ₹10,783 crore investment to add multi‑track lines on three railway corridors covering 655 km, aiming to boost freight capacity. The projects are expected to add 26.69 million tonnes per annum of freight, create jobs and reduce emissions.
India’s LPG supply crunch has eased as the government shifted imports to the United States and other new suppliers while domestic production increased. Booking relaxations and diversification measures have helped stabilise availability for the country’s 340 million consumers.
On 7 September the Reserve Bank of India held an overnight cash withdrawal auction after a lackluster 30‑day VRRR auction, with banks parking a total of ₹3.53 lakh crore. The stronger response in the overnight auction suggests banks favour shorter liquidity‑parking periods.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi termed the 7.8% GDP growth a "herculean feat"
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Congress questions methodology behind the latest GDP figures, with Jairam Ramesh alleging that 'statistical gymnastics’ concealed the underlying weakness of the economy
latest figures had “exposed” what he described as the “false and baseless” narrative being pushed by the Congress, says Ravi Shankar Prasad
He delivered the Prof. C.B. Tigadi Memorial Lecture on “Indian Economy: Journey So Far and Road Ahead” in Dharwad
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The former Union Minister stated that before 1981, capitalist countries claimed to support an open market economy, but the absence of a rules-based global order prevented poor and middle-income countries from doing the same
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