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Manufacturing the one cylinder that isn't firing: NITI's Suman Bery

Bery called for the future of manufacturing success to be built through fostering regional clusters focused on local competitive advantages and not a uniform national approach

Industrial output growth moderates to 3-month low of 4% in September

Manufacturing gains offset by weaker mining and electricity output; economists see GST cuts and festive demand boosting growth in coming months

Q2 biz confidence drops on US tariff; 1st fall after 3 qtrs of improvement

Micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) showed stable confidence, with their BCI inching up marginally from 137.1 to 138.2

Onion deflation at 6.5-year high in September amid subdued exports

So far in this current financial year (2025-26), only April saw a moderate inflation of 2.85 per cent in onions and since then it has seen a deflation in every succeeding month.

Wholesale inflation eases to 0.13% in September on benign food prices

This moderation was led by a fall in the prices of primary articles (-3.32 per cent) and the continued deflationary trend in the fuel and power segment

India's retail inflation slips to 99-month low of 1.54% in September

Inflation stood at 5.5 per cent in September 2024, with food prices rising over 9.2 per cent

Cost of home-cooked non-veg thali hits seven-month high in September

The vegetarian thali cost eased to ₹28.1 in September after touching an eight-month high of ₹29.1 in August, helped by a dip in tomato prices and softness in potato and onion costs

20 states spent 27% of capital expenditure in April-August: CAG data

States spent 27% of FY26 budgeted capex in April-August, with Telangana leading and Tripura lagging, even as rising borrowings raise fiscal concerns

Most states bunch up expenditure in March, CAG warns of fiscal risks

CAG warns most Indian states of fiscal imprudence as March spending overshoots limits, with key departments exhausting large portions of budgets in the last month of FY24

FY24 profits outpaced wage growth, worker productivity dipped

While corporate profits per factory rose 7 per cent to ₹41.3 million in FY24, the average wages paid per worker increased 5.5 per cent to ₹2,16,000

Flash PMI eases to 58.5 in September on weak export orders

India's Flash PMI slowed in September as weak export orders hurt manufacturing while domestic demand ahead of festivals offered support, easing price pressures and lifting confidence

India's external debt rose at fastest pace in 7 years in FY25: Report

The dollar-terms growth significantly outpaced the 6.4 per cent uptick recorded in FY24, when external debt had touched $663.8 billion

Centre may meet FY26 fiscal deficit target despite GST overhaul: Fitch

Separately, Bank of Baroda in a report said the impact of GST reforms will be minimal as it accounts for Rs 48,000 crore or only around 0.1-0.2 per cent of the GDP

Cost of veg thali rises to 8-month high of ₹29.1 in August, says Crisil

Crisil said veg thali cost rose to an eight-month high of Rs 29.1 in August due to high tomato prices, while both veg and non-veg thali costs were lower year-on-year

India's CAD could exceed 1% of FY26 GDP as external risks intensify

Economists forecast India's current account deficit (CAD) will exceed 1% in FY26, citing capital outflows, U.S. tariffs, and a widening trade deficit, despite strong services exports and remittances

Unincorporated sector employment down 2% in Q1FY26 on seasonal trend

The number of workers across rural and urban unincorporated enterprises fell to 128.6 million in April-June 2025 from an all-time high of 131.3 million in January-March 2025

Govt spending and exports likely to begin unwinding in Q2, says BMI

BMI said any export front-loading that continued post-June has likely been cut short by the rise in US 'reciprocal' tariffs, first to 25 per cent on July 31, 2025, and then to 50 per cent on August 27

GST rate reforms: Oppn-ruled states call for additional levy for 5 yrs

At a consultative meeting in the capital, ahead of the GST Council's meeting on September 3-4, these states supported the Centre's proposal for rationalisation

BS Infra Summit: Open more sectors to private investment, say experts

Experts warn India's infra push risks delays without better planning, funding models, and PPP reforms to match rapid growth

BS Infra Summit: How lending trends in 2010s created bad loan crisis

The paper notes that the problem was not just weak lending choices; core project risks were built into the model