Base revisions are technical exercises, but history shows they can significantly reshape the narrative around India's growth performance.
The exchange rate of the rupee against the dollar may delay the economy's rise to become the fourth-largest.
As AI adoption replaces routine roles, hiring is increasingly shifting toward AI-specific skills.
It underperformed peers amid volatile capital flows and uneven forex support.
Real GDP growth surprised on the upside in 2025, but weaker nominal growth, trade uncertainty, and soft demand signal a bumpier road ahead.
New data shows India's emissions rising faster than its 2030 targets.
As the years passed, joblessness in the region increased.
46 per cent of MPs facing criminal charges and 31 per cent serious cases.
Rajasthan (73 per cent), Himachal Pradesh (67) and Delhi (60) saw the highest share of districts reporting excess to large excess rainfall.
India is set to become the world's fourth-largest economy in 2025, but slow income growth, lack of structural change, and rising inequality highlight the gap between progress and real transformation.
The 2023-2024 figures showed that the size of the industry, excluding those having an annual turnover of Rs 20 crore, could be Rs 30,652 crore, assuming no tax evasion.
The Gross Value of Output of bananas, adjusted for inflation, surpassed that of mangoes for the second consecutive year in 2023-24.
GST, net of refunds, now yields close to 20 trillion to both the Centre's and states' exchequer.
Defence expenditure was pegged at 1.4 per cent of GDP in the Budget for 2025-26 but it may widen, depending on tensions between India and Pakistan.
=In 21 states, the time gap between the general Budget and ministry-specific discussions was just one day.
The Supreme Court judges' filings revealed a generally conservative financial ethos, emphasising stability and long-term savings.
In 2024, Pakistan shelled out $10.2 billion in defence spends.
With general government debt now approaching three-quarters of GDP, and only incremental reform efforts visible, Pakistan risks prolonging its economic stagnation unless fundamental governance, regulatory, and industrial overhauls are undertaken.
The drop is seen as a significant demographic indicator, reflecting the toll of the pandemic on the nation's population.
Australia, Canada, US and UK are restricting immigration, but other countries are opening their doors.
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