Economy Interviews

India's FY26 growth forecast likely to be revised upwards: Harald Finger

Finger talks about the task ahead for the 16th Finance Commission, impact of artificial intelligence (AI), and more

Updated On: 04 Dec 2025 | 11:38 PM IST

We should look at FDI from China with safeguards: CII President Memani

Memani said the government should fast-track disinvestment of public sector units and use this capital for some large transformational projects

Updated On: 04 Dec 2025 | 12:04 AM IST

Want labour machinery to focus on defaulting firms: Labour Secretary

Labour Secretary Vandana Gurnani talks about how the ministry plans to enforce worker protections without bureaucratic drags and how states are aligning their rules with the national framework

Updated On: 27 Nov 2025 | 11:53 PM IST

India's message clear, trade should be trusted: PM Narendra Modi at G20

Marred by the US boycott, the Summit saw leaders focusing on tech, rare-earth minerals shortage and climate change

Updated On: 23 Nov 2025 | 10:46 PM IST

India signs first LPG term deal with US to import 2.2 mt of cooking gas

Development comes at a time when negotiations for India-US BTA gather steam

Updated On: 17 Nov 2025 | 11:33 PM IST

We need to brace up because of unpredictable US policy: Priyank Kharge

The state's IT and biotechnology minister outlines strategies to attract investment, foster DeepTech and AI, and develop specialised talent amid global trade and visa challenges

Updated On: 17 Nov 2025 | 9:36 PM IST

Andhra eyeing investments worth ₹40 trn by 2029: N Chandrababu Naidu

Naidu outlines a tech-driven roadmap for the state - from AI data centers and quantum computing to green hydrogen and MSME-led industrial growth

Updated On: 13 Nov 2025 | 10:43 PM IST

Confident Odisha will lead India in investments soon, says CM Manjhi

CM Majhi says Odisha is witnessing record industrial activity, signing projects worth ₹50,000 crore in maritime development and ₹13 trillion in overall investments

Updated On: 12 Nov 2025 | 11:30 PM IST

Google investment will put Vizag on global map, says Nara Lokesh

Google's $15-billion AI hub in Vizag will anchor India's next big tech ecosystem as the state pivots from special status to investment-led growth, says Nara Lokesh

Updated On: 10 Nov 2025 | 6:15 AM IST

Smaller SUVs to see fastest growth after GST rate cut: Skoda's Ashish Gupta

Biggest sales advantage is in the sub 4-metre segment, says Ashish Gupta

Updated On: 07 Nov 2025 | 12:03 AM IST

'Last 20 yrs were about infra growth, next five will be about prosperity'

Bihar Minister Ashok Chaudhary says there's no anti-incumbency against Nitish Kumar and that the next five years will focus on prosperity after two decades of infrastructure-led growth

Updated On: 29 Oct 2025 | 12:49 AM IST

SBI General Insurance expects GST cut to hit profitability in near term

SBI General Insurance's Managing Director (MD) & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Naveen Chandra Jha spoke with Aathira Varier in a virtual meeting about the company's strategies for maintaining growth

Updated On: 26 Oct 2025 | 11:51 PM IST

AI and energy have symbiotic ties, says Chevron India's Akshay Sahni

The $1 billion facility uses artificial intelligence to automate workflows, improve drilling efficiency, & create digital twins of LNG plants, marking Chevron's largest tech investment outside the US

Updated On: 26 Oct 2025 | 10:39 PM IST

India may put climate finance, adaptation at core of COP30 agenda

UNDP India's Ashish Chaturvedi says the country will focus on fair transitions, stronger partnerships, and climate-resilient development at the Brazil summit

Updated On: 26 Oct 2025 | 10:21 PM IST

ICAI keen to lead multidisciplinary practice firm initiative: President

Testing issues and actual implementations can have some differences. By and large it was working during testing

Updated On: 24 Oct 2025 | 11:25 PM IST

We need to start proper landfill management, says Guillaume Dourdin

Guillaume Dourdin, CEO of Veolia India, says the country's growing waste and water challenges offer vast potential for sustainable business growth and innovation

Updated On: 21 Oct 2025 | 10:18 PM IST

Scope for providing more monetary boost to growth: MPC member Ram Singh

Ram Singh signals potential for multiple rate cuts in FY26-FY27, citing low inflation and scope for accommodative monetary policy to support growth

Updated On: 19 Oct 2025 | 11:46 PM IST

Bihar at takeoff stage… industrialisation next: JD(U)'s Sanjay Jha

Sanjay Jha, national working president, JD(U), tells Aditi Phadnis that his party is still fighting fit and how Bihar is headed for new horizons

Updated On: 19 Oct 2025 | 9:45 PM IST

Creating quantum computing ecosystem is next big thing: Nara Lokesh

The Andhra Pradesh government will sign a pact with Google to set up a one gigawatt hyperscale data centre campus in Visakhapatnam, anchoring the $10 billion 'AI City Vizag' project

Updated On: 14 Oct 2025 | 12:07 AM IST

Yr-end deadline for India-EU deal a 'little unwise': Bruegel's Zettlemeyer

Zettlemeyer says India should embrace trade, private investment, and reforms for faster growth, while navigating US protectionism and climate finance challenges

Updated On: 11 Oct 2025 | 12:46 AM IST