Page 4 - Latest Updates on Economic Survey
Eco Survey flags need to end power cross-subsidy, cut material intensity
Cross-subsidisation involves charging higher tariffs to industrial and commercial power consumers to offset lower tariffs for domestic and agricultural users
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Eco Survey backs Maharashtra defence, aerospace fund as innovation model
Maharashtra's ₹330 crore Defence & Aerospace Venture Fund (MDAVF), launched in 2018, aims to catalyse manufacturing capabilities among MSMEs in strategic, high-growth sectors
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Economic Survey: Tariff skew undercuts electronics manufacturing ambitions
Survey backs industry demand to fix inverted duty structure
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Economic Survey pitches Orange Economy as emerging growth lever
As per estimates of the Ministry of Tourism, travel and tourism contributed 5.22% to GDP in FY24, close to pre-pandemic levels, while supporting an estimated 8.46 crore direct and indirect jobs
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Economic Survey flags supply-side gaps hurting India's urban potential
The Economic Survey 2025-26 says India's cities drive growth but suffer from daily stress due to poor planning, overuse of private transport and fragmented governance
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Eco Survey calls to link microfinance investor exits to social metrics
Economic Survey 2025-26 urges linking microfinance investor exits to social impact metrics, warning that return-driven growth risks over-lending, borrower stress, and financial instability
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Eco Survey urges education reforms, global push to curb student exodus
India must reform higher education and promote international student programmes to curb brain drain and boost its global education presence
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Eco Survey flags restrictive land-use norms as key drag on realty supply
Restrictive land-use rules and low FSI caps are choking housing supply, turning land into dead capital and worsening affordability, the Economic Survey 2025-26 warns
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Eco Survey flags strain on grids, groundwater due to AI data centres
India's AI data centre boom risks power grid volatility and groundwater depletion, prompting calls for urgent policy on energy and water use
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Stablecoins can disrupt capital flows to emerging markets: Eco Survey
The survey said that the outflow of capital, including with the advent of stablecoins, is a risk to watch out for
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Eco Survey calls for shift from entity-based to activity-based regulation
Regulators must walk the tightrope to balance growth with stability
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What is the Power Gap Index the Economic Survey cites for the first time?
The Economic Survey 2025-26 cites the Power Gap Index to show that India is operating below its full strategic potential despite strong economic, military and demographic fundamentals
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Critical minerals, nuclear push crucial to India's climate plan: Eco Survey
The Economic Survey says India plans a development-centred climate strategy that integrates adaptation, mitigation and behaviour change while strengthening energy security
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Domestic climate finance alone won't suffice for India: Eco Survey
Currently, about 83 per cent of India's finance for mitigation and 98 per cent of finance for adaptation is sourced domestically
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India makes headway in building carbon market framework: Economic Survey
In 2025, the government notified pro-rata Greenhouse Gas Emission Intensity (GEI) targets for four sectors: aluminium, cement, Chlor-Alkali, and Pulp and Paper
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Why Economic Survey says women-led growth needs care and mobility reforms
The Economic Survey says rising female workforce participation must be backed by safer mobility, care infrastructure and flexible work to unlock women-led growth and shared domestic responsibilities
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Low R&D intensity, risk aversion hobble corporate competitiveness: Survey
The Survey said the Indian corporate sector operates "in a hybrid zone where rents are available, enforcement is uneven, and political mediation substitutes for market discipline"
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SMC Bill may set benchmark for financial sector regulation: Eco Survey
These reforms can be categorised into three main clusters -- mechanisms for the delivery of services, regulatory governance and Market Infrastructure Institutions
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Delayed payments continue to hit MSMEs, ₹8.1 trillion stuck: Eco Survey
Delayed payments worth ₹8.1 trillion continue to choke MSME cash flows, with fear of losing business ties discouraging firms from pursuing legal remedies, says Economic Survey
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Manufacturing is macroeconomic insurance, not nostalgia: Economic Survey
Economic Survey 2026 says that in a fragmented global economy, manufacturing is closely tied to external and currency stability, warning that services alone cannot offset rising global pressures
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