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Nirmala Sitharaman meets President Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan ahead of Un
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Sitharaman is set to present her ninth consecutive Union Budget, which will see her equal former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram's record and surpass that of Pranab Mukherjee. Former Prime Minister Morarji Desai continues to hold the record for presenting the most Union Budgets in indepen
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'Telangana's economic survey shows positive outcomes, inflation at 0.2%',
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Telangana Minister Sridhar Babu on Saturday said the state's economic survey reflects positive outcomes over the past two years, highlighting the country's lowest inflation at 0.2% as a key indicator of sound governance.
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"Govt has no clear vision to bridge gap between rich and poor": Congress'
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Ahead of the Union Budget 2026, Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Saturday criticised the government for lacking a clear, results-oriented vision, highlighting unemployment, underemployment, rising inflation, and the widening gap between rich and poor.
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Congress' Jairam Ramesh flags GDP, inflation data concerns ahead of Union
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Saturday raised concerns over the upcoming Union Budget, questioning whether key Budget figures expressed as a percentage of GDP would require revision after a new GDP series is released later in February.
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Revision of base year to improve accuracy, support AI use: MoSPI Secretary
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
"For AI and ML, data is the key raw material. It is therefore essential that data is harmonised so that it can be effectively used by AI systems," he said. Internally, MoSPI is already using artificial intelligence to improve the accuracy of data enumeration and to speed up decision-making p
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CPI base year revision may push overall inflation up by 20-30 bps: SBI rep
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
After the revision of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) base year, overall CPI inflation is expected to rise marginally by 20-30 basis points (bps), according to a report by SBI Ecowrap.
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India's economic growth momentum strengthened alongside marked easing in i
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
While giving a detailed presentation on the Economic Survey, CEA said the Real GDP growth has improved steadily, rising from an average of 6.4 per cent during FY12-FY20 to 6.5 per cent in FY25, and is projected to accelerate further to 7.4 per cent in FY26. Growth is being supported by st
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India's growth momentum likely to continue into FY27, despite global uncer
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
India's economic growth is expected to remain resilient in FY27, supported by strong domestic fundamentals, stable inflation and sustained policy momentum, even as the global environment turns increasingly uncertain due to rising geopolitical tensions and financial fragilities, noted the
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US Fed keeps interest rates unchanged at 3.5-3.75% amid low job gains and
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
The US Federal Reserve, in its latest policy meeting held on January 27-28, decided to keep its key benchmark interest rates unchanged at 3.5 to 3.75 per cent, citing low job gains, signs of stabilisation in the labour market, and inflation that remains somewhat elevated.
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Kerala Economic Review 2025: State posts 6.19% GSDP growth
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
According to the National Statistical Office (NSO), CPI-Combined inflation stood at 1.54 per cent and 9.05 per cent respectively in India and Kerala, in September 2025. In Kerala, rural inflation is higher than urban inflation in September 2025.
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"Bigger pie, smaller slice for Tamil Nadu": Congress' Manickam Tagore flag
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Giving percentage of funds shared from the Union budget, Tagore said that during 2004-2014, under the United Progressive Alliance (UPA), Tamil Nadu received 5 per cent of the Union budget's pool, whereas from 2014-2025, the state only got around 4.08 per cent. This is despite the fact tha
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Budget being prepared under better-than-expected growth & inflation scenar
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Dharmakirti Joshi, Chief Economist at Crisil, stated that the budget is being prepared under a favourable growth and inflation scenario, though global uncertainty and volatility remain key considerations for the government.
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