While a massive 4.67 crore additional jobs were created in the Indian economy in the financial year ended March 2024, the fast pace of employment generation has continued into 2024-25 in both the formal and informal sectors, official data shows.
The Indian economy and the domestic financial system are underpinned by strong macroeconomic fundamentals, healthy balance sheets of banks and non-banks with returns on assets at decadal highs, according to the RBI financial stability report released on Monday.
Notably, the rupee dropped to 85.0650 against the US dollar in early trade, compared to 84.9525 on Wednesday.
Indian economy is to grow at 6.6% in 2025-26, up from 6.4% in the current fiscal year, India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) projected on Wednesday.
Even though the Indian Economy slowed down to 5.4 per cent in the second quarter, it will grow in the range of 6.5 to 7 per cent this fiscal, voiced Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) Anantha Nageswaran on Thursday.
Indian economy is set for "resilient growth" in 2025 and projected inflation pressure to recede which will lead to "modest" easing of the monetary policy by the RBI, S&P Global Ratings said on Tuesday.
India's Act East policy was launched in 2014. As pointed out by Prime Minister Modi, it rests on four pillars: Culture, Commerce, Connectivity and Capacity.
India’s economic outlook remains resilient, but it’s clear that a complex interplay of global and domestic pressures demands careful navigation.
Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das has signalled a cautiously optimistic stance on inflation management, underscoring the dual focus on growth and price stability.
The Indian economy could grow between 7-7.2 per cent in the current fiscal on strong government spending, and higher manufacturing investments, Deloitte India said on Tuesday.
