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The Indian economy is projected to grow between 6.3% and 6.8% in the next fiscal year that starts April 1, a new report suggests

India's economy forecast to grow 6.3-6.8% in 2025/26

India's economy is projected to grow between 6.3% and 6.8% in the next fiscal year that starts April 1, a finance ministry report showed today, suggesting economic conditions will remain sluggish with growth set to sag to a four-year low this year.

Business • 31 Jan

Nirmala Sitharaman, India's finance minister

India unveils incentives to create jobs in new budget

India will spend $24 billion in job-spurring efforts over the next five years and boost rural spending, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said today in the 2024/25 budget, unveiled after last month's election setback for the government.

Business • 23 Jul 24

India, the world's most populous country is among the best-performing economies thanks to robust domestic demand and investment

India's economy grew 8.4% in latest quarter

India's economy grew by 8.4% in the December quarter, official data showed today, with a surging manufacturing sector helping defy more modest analyst forecasts.

Business • 29 Feb 24

Consumer inflation hit 6.95% in March, according to the Reserve Bank of India

India growth slows on inflation, higher oil prices

India's growth slowed further in the first three months of 2022, the National Statistics Office said today, with inflation and higher oil prices denting a post-pandemic recovery.

Business • 31 May 22

India's gross domestic product grew 1.6% in January-March compared with the same time a year ago

India's economic growth picks up in Q1

India's economic growth picked up in the three months from January to March from the previous three months, but economists have grown pessimistic about this quarter after a huge second wave of Covid-19 infections hit the country last month.

Business • 31 May 21

ndia's gross domestic product in the July to September quarter contracted 7.5% year on year,

India's economy contracts for second quarter in a row

The Indian economy shrank for the second quarter in a row in the three months to September, although it showed signs of a pick-up after the easing of pandemic restrictions that triggered a record contraction in the previous quarter.

Business • 27 Nov 20

India's economy grew at its slowest pace in more than six years in the third quarter

India quarterly growth falls to worst level in six year

India's economy grew at its slowest pace in more than six years in the three months from July to September, down to 4.5% from 7% a year ago, according to government figures today.

Business • 29 Nov 19

India is seeking to lift growth from a six-year low that has sapped jobs and fuelled discontent in the countryside

India cuts corporate tax rate to 25% to boost growth

India's government has today slashed corporate taxes in a surprise $20.5 billion break aimed at reviving private investment.

Business • 20 Sep 19

India saw economic growth of 7.1% in the second quarter of its financial year

India's economic growth slows to 7.1%

India's economic growth slowed to 7.1% in the second quarter of the 2018-19 financial year, down from 8.2% in the first quarter, official data showed today.

Business • 30 Nov 18

Indian economy