The overall index eased to a four-month low of 119.2 from 120.8 in July, a sequential decline of 1.32 per cent even as year-on-year growth stayed in positive territory
Finance Minister Swapan Dasgupta says Bengal's economic revival should be linked to the wider growth of eastern India, with a focus on skills and services
Telangana recorded the highest combined inflation among states in August at 6.27 per cent, while rural inflation exceeded urban inflation across most leading states.
Rural unemployment fell to an eight-month low of 4.1 per cent, while the labour force participation rate rose to a six-month high of 55.6 per cent in August.
Retail inflation, measured by CPI, rose to 4.82% in August from 4.45% in July, staying above the RBI's median 4% target for the third consecutive month
Brics leaders back deeper cooperation among national auditors and statistics agencies, endorse the SAI Work Plan 2027-2028 and call for modernisation of official data systems
China supplied at least 80 per cent of India's imports across 71 electronics product lines in 2025-26, with dependence concentrated in key upstream components
A Business Standard poll of 11 economists projects August retail inflation at 4.5-5 per cent, driven by higher food prices and a firmer core inflation reading
NSO's first district-level estimates show sharp geographic concentration in informal-sector productivity, while Telangana and the Northeast lead in women's participation
An NCAER study flags Chhattisgarh's reliance on volatile mining revenue, rising subsidies and widening deficits, warning that its debt-to-GSDP ratio could climb further.
Bank of Baroda raised its FY27 growth forecast to 7-7.2 per cent after robust Q1 growth, but flagged upside risks to inflation and the fiscal deficit from monsoon and oil
In FY24, they had made a capital expenditure of ₹28.3 trillion, showing an annual growth of 2.65%, as per the detailed Gross Fixed Capital Formation figures for FY25 released by the ministry
India's services growth broadened in June, with 18 of 19 sub-sectors expanding and real estate leading at 24.7%, even as air transport remained in contraction
CEA V Anantha Nageswaran says strong manufacturing, services and exports underscore India's economic resilience despite global uncertainty and energy risks
NSO proposes valuing marine fish resources through expected future resource rents, with stock sustainability and asset life determining their monetary value
Establishments and employment remained above year-ago levels but contracted sequentially, with rural India accounting for much of the decline in the June quarter
Six of the nine core sectors recorded growth in July, while natural gas, crude oil and fertilisers contracted; refinery products returned to growth after three months
