Budget 2026 News

Eco Survey: AI strategy must be grounded in economic realities, not scale

Chasing scale, building large LLMs for own sake not useful for India

Eco Survey seeks modest hike in urea price, raises concerns on farm income

On agriculture, the survey noted the advancements in Indian agriculture pointed to the challenges that impact productivity and incomes that still need to be fully addressed

Economic Survey primer: Notes on AI and geopolitics, the poetic touch

Economic Survey 2025-26 blends AI, geopolitics, and philosophy, spotlighting national priorities while framing India's growth journey as a marathon that must be run at sprint speed

Swadeshi push, not 'indiscriminate' sheltering of industries, necessary

The Economic Survey calls a Swadeshi push inevitable amid export controls and tech denials, but warns against high tariffs and indiscriminate import substitution that hurt competitiveness

Economic Survey: Manufacturing plan requires rejig to anchor India in GVCs

Survey calls for continued tariff rationalisation to boost competitiveness

Eco Survey: Perceptions of PPPs as 'asset selling' driving investors away

Economic Survey 2025-26 warns poor signalling around PPPs is hurting investor confidence, urging deeper partnerships, risk-sharing reforms, and a stronger pipeline across infrastructure sectors

Eco Survey maps swadeshi path to strategic resilience, indispensability

> Expects GDP to grow at 6.8-7.2% in FY27 amid macroeconomic stability > Says ₹ 'punching below its weight', geopolitics shaping capital flows

Global cities compete, Indian cities comply: Survey flags siloed governance

Calls for integrated city planning, land-use reforms, and disincentives on private vehicle use

Economic Survey: Unconditional cash transfers a risk to states' borrowing

Economic Survey warns that rising state-level freebies and revenue deficits could raise India's borrowing costs by crowding out capex and weakening fiscal discipline

Economic Survey: High cost of capital constraining pvt investment, growth

For India to finance sustained growth, it must strengthen long-term capital markets as bond market currently is shallow, illiquid

Economic Survey 2025-26: External environment likely to remain volatile

For India, this could mean tougher competition for investment, slower growth in global trade volumes, and greater sensitivity of external flows to policy and geopolitical developments

Economic Survey: Undervalued rupee aids trade, but investor caution lingers

India's inflation rate will likely be higher in FY27 than in FY26

Bid to address material intensity in renewables, cross-subsidy in power

Cross-subsidisation involves charging higher tariffs to industrial and commercial power consumers to offset lower tariffs for domestic and agricultural users

Eco Survey sees FY27 GDP growth at 6.8-7.2% as demand, investment pick up

Slippages in state finances could ripple through mkts, affecting govt bond yields

Economic Survey: Responsive state, competitive firms key to resilience

Economic Survey 2025-26 says India's resilience to global shocks hinges on state capacity, effective governance, competitive firms and trust-based regulation, not just macro stabilit

Insolvency tribunals may take 10 years to dispose of existing cases: Survey

The Economic Survey warns India's insolvency tribunals could take nearly a decade to clear pending cases, flagging long delays as a key risk to the IBC regime

Eco Survey: UPI sustainability reliant on incentives, constant investment

The survey added that complementary investments in digital capabilities and institutional capacities should be a priority to expand gains from digital payments

Economic Survey 2026: Obesity fast becoming a public health challenge

Economic Survey flags rising lifestyle diseases and obesity in India, urging stricter regulation and warning labels on ultra-processed foods to curb health risks

Eco Survey: Services sector a growth anchor, skill gaps creating challenges

Economic Survey 2025-26 says India's services sector continues to underpin growth, exports amid global uncertainty, but rapid technological change, AI adoption are outpacing skill adaptation

India is indeed an oasis of macro stability: CEA V Anantha Nageswaran

CEA V Anantha Nageswaran says India can grow 6.8-7.2% in FY27 despite global uncertainty, citing domestic reforms, resilient consumption and strong fundamentals