Indivjal Dhasmana

Datanomics: Tax collections dip in August as direct tax receipts fall

Central tax collections rose 6.5% in April-August, trailing the 9% FY27 Budget target, as major tax receipts declined sharply in August.

Statsguru: Will RBI's MPC moderate demand during this festival season?

RBI's MPC faces a rate-hike dilemma as inflation remains within target even as robust economic growth and demand pressures strengthen the case for tighter policy

Datanomics: Love-hate relationship between the two largest economies

Foreign direct investment by China into the US and job creation by their MNEs in each other's economy have also been declining recently

District unemployment data needs granular analysis for policymaking

National Sample Survey findings reveal significant divergence between combined and demographic-specific joblessness figures across key districts

Datanomics: 9 of 584 districts had double-digit unemployment rate in 2025

As many as 1.5% of the total 584 districts had a rate exactly at 3.1%. Papum Pare in Andhra Pradesh had the highest UR at 16.1 per cent.

Datanomics: What Rozgar Mela numbers say about government hiring

The Narendra Modi government has offered about 1.19 million jobs through 19 Rozgar Melas since October 2022, with government workforce projected to reach 3.62 million by March 2027

Datanomics: India-China economic ties don't reflect their might

India and China seek stronger economic ties, but trade imbalance, border tensions and limited Chinese investment remain key hurdles

Over 11% PPI factory input inflation could have aided fall in deflators

The break-up of these calculations is complicated since many manufactured products are inputs for other manufactured products

Previous revisions also caused changes in nominal GDP: Analysis

The base year change from 1999-00 to 2004-05 led to a 6% rise in nominal GDP numbers of Q1FY08

Datanomics: Falling prices give a boost to manufacturing's real growth

Manufacturing prices fell in Q1 even as real growth outpaced nominal growth, pointing to deflationary pressure unlike agriculture and services

Datanomics: Subsidies weigh on GDP growth despite strong GVA expansion

India's GDP grew 7.8% in Q1FY27, below 8.2% GVA growth as subsidies restrained net indirect tax growth, widening the gap between the two measures

Datanomics: Corporation earnings may have depressed GDP growth

Even at seven per cent, the GDP growth rate in the first quarter would be a four-quarter low, though higher than 6.8 per cent in the year-ago period.

Datanomics: Manufacturers beat input price changes despite volatility

Disaggregated figures for the top five categories showed month-on-month volatility.

Statsguru: India's high income goal faces roadblocks on the path to 2047

India needs sustained 9.25% annual growth to become a developed economy by 2047, but low investment and a prolonged lower-middle-income phase remain key challenges

Datanomics: Onion price rise may be food platter's TOP disruptor in July

After months of elevated tomato prices, onion inflation is set to emerge as the biggest driver of food inflation in July, while potato and tomato prices ease

Datanomics: Tuition fees witness a higher increase at school level

While overall education services saw retail price inflation below 4% in the first half of the current calendar year, tuition fees at higher education levels remained in the range of 3.5% to around 4%

State stats: Handouts, pension scheme fuel state revenue deficit worries

High revenue deficit tells us that the governments borrow from the markets just to meet their current expenditure and do not generate assets

Pandemic years raised debt levels: Here're top five indebted states

States' debt remains above pre-pandemic levels due to Covid-era borrowings, though interest-free central loans for capital spending have eased the overall burden

Reality check: From UP to TN, 5 states promise to chip in combined $5 trn

Rupee depreciation and slow growth weigh on states' ambitious economic goals

States' fiscal math in the age of 'freebies': Stable, but strains remain

While aggregate finances remain stable, high debt and welfare handouts weigh on some budgets