Longer-term trends indicate a structural shift in India's gold imports, with value rising sharply over time while volumes have stagnated or declined. Gold import value increased from USD 32.91 billion in FY19 to USD 58.01 billion in FY25, a 76 per cent rise over six years.
he Indian stock market on Friday closed in the red as the benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty declined over 1 per cent. The indices were dragged by heavy selling in information technology (IT) shares.
He noted that while the overall industry is growing, the sector meant for low-income buyers is shrinking. "The biggest problem we see today in housing is in the affordable housing segment," Hiranandani said.
The cost of home-cooked vegetarian (veg) and non-vegetarian (nonveg) thalis declined 1 per cent and 7 per cent year-on-year, respectively, amid benign commodity prices in January, according to 'Roti Rice Rate' report of Crisil Intelligence.
According to an official release, significant progress has also been recorded in maternal and child health. The Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) has declined from 173 to 142, while the Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) has reduced from 41 to 37.
Nahata said the tariff rate under the deal had been fixed at 18%, a level he described as favourable for financial markets across debt, equity and foreign exchange. He pointed to a clear reaction in the bond market, where the 10-year government security yield softened after the announcement.
Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Sunday declined to comment on party leader Rahul Gandhi's "dead economy" jibes at the government over its handling of Indian economy and said he was not aware of the context in which the remarks were made.
The number of Indian states reporting a revenue surplus has declined sharply over the years, falling from 19 in FY19 to just 11 in FY25 (Provisional Accounts), highlighting rising fiscal stress at the state level, according to the Economic Survey.
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor declined to comment on controversial remarks made by former Congress leader Shakeel Ahmad against the party leadership, saying it was not appropriate to discuss such matters publicly.
Uttar Pradesh state's Women Commission chairperson, Babita Singh Chauhan, has declined to comment on the divorce case between Vice Chairperson Aparna Yadav and her husband, Prateek Yadav, citing it as a "private family matter."
The Delhi High Court declined to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking extension of benefits under the Chief Minister's Advocates Welfare Scheme to eligible lawyers' dependent parents, observing that a writ of mandamus cannot be issued to compel the State to modify the term