External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday welcomed India's latest economic performance figures, describing the country's 8.2 per cent GDP growth in the second quarter of 2025-26 as a strong endorsement of the nation's reform-driven development path.
In the Economic Survey for 2024-25, tabled in Parliament on January 31, the real GDP growth for 2025-26 was projected to be between 6.3 and 6.8 per cent, a projection that has not been revised since then.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the 8.2% GDP growth in Q2 of 2025-26 is "very encouraging" and the government will continue to advance reforms and strengthen Ease of Living for every citizen.
India's real GDP has been estimated to have grown by 8.2 per cent in the July-September quarter of the current financial year 2025-26 over the growth rate of 5.6 per cent in the same quarter of the previous fiscal, official data showed Friday.
India's economic growth is expected to come in strong for the second quarter of the current financial year, with GDP likely to rise 7.5 per cent, according to a report by Union Bank of India.
The domestic GDP growth in the first half of the current financial year, FY26, is expected to come in at 7.6 per cent, higher than the 6.1 per cent recorded during the same period last year, as highlighted in a report by ICICI.
India's pharmaceutical exports are nearing the USD 30-billion mark, setting the stage for the next phase of industry innovation powered by Contract Research and Development Organisations (CRDMOs) and Global Capability Centers (GCCs), according to a new EY-Parthenon-OPPI report.
India's growth drivers are set to shift in Q2 FY2026, with industry expected to outpace services for the first time in four quarters, even as overall GDP expansion moderates, according to credit rating agency ICRA.
India's economy is expected to have grown by around 7.5 per cent in the second quarter of the current financial year FY26, supported by a pick-up in investment activities, an improvement in rural consumption and the impact of GST rationalization, according to a research report by the State
Bharatiya Janata Party National Secretary Anil K Antony on Tuesday lauded the recently announced Goods and Services Tax reforms, saying that almost 99% of the goods across the country will see a price decrease, which will help every common man.