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Govt reviewing bilateral investment treaty model to make BITs accommodating

The proposed overhaul seeks to make India's investment treaty regime more investor-friendly while retaining sovereign safeguards and advancing negotiations with key partners

India must sustain 9.25% growth for 21 years to achieve 2047 goal: Lahiri

NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Ashok Lahiri says India must sustain 9.25 per cent annual nominal growth for 21 years, backed by reforms, to achieve developed-country status by 2047

Govt moves to end ISI's 94-yr society status, defends Bill amid backlash

The Centre says the proposed law will strengthen governance and expand academic opportunities at the Indian Statistical Institute, while faculty members warn it could erode institutional autonomy

States' deficits run deeper than their Budgets, show CAG reports

CAG audits reveal that several Indian states understated their fiscal gaps in 2024-25 due to accounting practices, off-budget borrowings, and unrecorded liabilities

BRICS countries agree to deepen cooperation on official statistics

Under India's chairship theme, "Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability," the statistics track has been anchored around the theme "Quality Statistics as Driver of Change."

Minus N-power plans, fresh private investments fell 32% sequentially in Q1

India's fresh investment plans jumped 71% in Q1FY27, but excluding four mega nuclear projects, private investment weakened amid West Asia-related uncertainty

R&D spending in India only 0.84% of GDP in FY24, govt tells Parliament

Gross R&D spending rose to Rs 2.45 trillion in FY24, while private industry overtook the government as the largest contributor to research funding

State capex utilisation eases in Q1FY27, remains mid-range over six years

States utilised 10.67 per cent of their FY27 capital expenditure budget in the first quarter, lower than a year ago, although absolute spending touched a six-year high

Investment tide turns for new Chief Ministers in first quarter of FY27

Karnataka, Kerala and West Bengal posted sharp rises in proposed investments in Q1 FY27 after leadership changes, while Tamil Nadu saw inflows plunge

New states challenge industrial giants, but both have work cut out

Contenders redraw India's economic map, yet ground-level reform struggles

Services output growth cools in May as postal, broadcasting contract

NSO's trial services index shows fewer sectors posting double-digit growth, though accommodation, banking and retail continue to lead the expansion

India's industrial output growth at 23-month high of 7.3% in June

Manufacturing output growth witnessed a sharp uptick during the month, accounting for most of the improvement over May

States staring at ₹24 trillion bond repayment bill over 5 years: Icra

About one-third of outstanding state government securities will mature over the next five years, keeping refinancing needs and bond issuances elevated, ICRA said

Unemployment among rural women at one-year high in June: Experts

Weak monsoon and delayed kharif sowing may have pushed rural women's unemployment to a one-year high in June despite higher labour force participation

India's renewable energy potential more than doubled in FY25: Mospi

The government says renewable energy potential rose to over 4.7 million MW in FY25, while total primary energy supply increased to 39,055 petajoules in 2024-25

Core sector growth at five-month high of 5% in June under new base

Growth in India's nine core sectors accelerated to a five-month high of 5 per cent in June under the revised 2022-23 base year, led by iron ore, electricity and coal

Line ministries are being apprised of project spillages in real time: Mospi

The government told the Rajya Sabha that the PAIMANA portal is helping ministries monitor project execution gaps and delays in real time, enabling timely intervention

Gujarat tops the NITI Aayog's 1st investment friendliness index for states

The first Investment Friendliness Index assesses 36 states and Union Territories across 84 indicators, with no state crossing the 60-mark despite five qualifying as top performers

Moody's sees India losing some pace as global growth slows to 2.5% in 2026

Moody's Analytics says India will remain the fastest-growing major economy in 2026 and 2027 despite losing some momentum as global growth slows amid geopolitical risks

India's female unemployment rate rises to 15-month high of 5.9% in June

India's female unemployment rate rises to a 15-month high of 5.9% in June, while overall unemployment stays at 5.5% amid mixed labour market trends