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Economic Survey: High cost of capital constraining pvt investment, growth
For India to finance sustained growth, it must strengthen long-term capital markets as bond market currently is shallow, illiquid
 "Economic Survey: High cost of capital constraining pvt investment, growth")
Economic Survey 2025-26: External environment likely to remain volatile
For India, this could mean tougher competition for investment, slower growth in global trade volumes, and greater sensitivity of external flows to policy and geopolitical developments
 "Economic Survey 2025-26: External environment likely to remain volatile")
Economic Survey: Undervalued rupee aids trade, but investor caution lingers
India's inflation rate will likely be higher in FY27 than in FY26
 "Economic Survey: Undervalued rupee aids trade, but investor caution lingers")
Bid to address material intensity in renewables, cross-subsidy in power
Cross-subsidisation involves charging higher tariffs to industrial and commercial power consumers to offset lower tariffs for domestic and agricultural users
 "Bid to address material intensity in renewables, cross-subsidy in power")
Eco Survey sees FY27 GDP growth at 6.8-7.2% as demand, investment pick up
Slippages in state finances could ripple through mkts, affecting govt bond yields
 "Eco Survey sees FY27 GDP growth at 6.8-7.2% as demand, investment pick up")
Economic Survey: Responsive state, competitive firms key to resilience
Economic Survey 2025-26 says India's resilience to global shocks hinges on state capacity, effective governance, competitive firms and trust-based regulation, not just macro stabilit
 "Economic Survey: Responsive state, competitive firms key to resilience")
Insolvency tribunals may take 10 years to dispose of existing cases: Survey
The Economic Survey warns India's insolvency tribunals could take nearly a decade to clear pending cases, flagging long delays as a key risk to the IBC regime
 "Insolvency tribunals may take 10 years to dispose of existing cases: Survey")
Eco Survey: UPI sustainability reliant on incentives, constant investment
The survey added that complementary investments in digital capabilities and institutional capacities should be a priority to expand gains from digital payments
 "Eco Survey: UPI sustainability reliant on incentives, constant investment")
Datanomics: How reality dodges Economic Surveys and Union Budgets
Economic Survey projections and Budget assumptions on GDP growth have often missed the mark, with actual growth diverging from estimates in several years
 "Datanomics: How reality dodges Economic Surveys and Union Budgets")
Fastest ever Rs 1-lakh/kg rise for silver on MCX; hits Rs 4-lakh mark
Despite the sharp run, analysts expect silver prices to continue their upward march amid intermittent corrections, which they feel will be bought into by investors.
 "Fastest ever Rs 1-lakh/kg rise for silver on MCX; hits Rs 4-lakh mark")
Economic Survey 2026: Obesity fast becoming a public health challenge
Economic Survey flags rising lifestyle diseases and obesity in India, urging stricter regulation and warning labels on ultra-processed foods to curb health risks
 "Economic Survey 2026: Obesity fast becoming a public health challenge")
Debt, deficits, growth: Why state discipline matters for fiscal health
While markets focus on the Centre's consolidation, state fiscal discipline and strong growth will be crucial to medium-term fiscal sustainability
 "Debt, deficits, growth: Why state discipline matters for fiscal health")
Street gives thumbs up to L&T's Q3FY26, bullish on future prospects
L&T's Q3FY26 results show double-digit growth in P&M and services, strong margin expansion and a record order book, with overseas markets driving momentum
 "Street gives thumbs up to L&T's Q3FY26, bullish on future prospects")
Eco Survey: Services sector a growth anchor, skill gaps creating challenges
Economic Survey 2025-26 says India's services sector continues to underpin growth, exports amid global uncertainty, but rapid technological change, AI adoption are outpacing skill adaptation
 "Eco Survey: Services sector a growth anchor, skill gaps creating challenges")
Rupee slips to 92 against US dollar before RBI pulls it back slightly
The rupee slid to an intraday low of 92 per dollar amid dollar demand and FPI outflows, with RBI intervention preventing a breach of the key psychological level
 "Rupee slips to 92 against US dollar before RBI pulls it back slightly")
Coal to remain central for India's energy security: PM's principal secy
India keeps coal central to energy security while expanding renewables, nuclear, and solar manufacturing, balancing climate action with equity and grid stability
 "Coal to remain central for India's energy security: PM's principal secy")
'Very disappointed' with Europeans, says Bessent after India-EU trade deal
After the India-EU FTA, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent slams Europe for prioritising trade over sanctions on Russian oil amid the Ukraine war
 "'Very disappointed' with Europeans, says Bessent after India-EU trade deal")
India is indeed an oasis of macro stability: CEA V Anantha Nageswaran
CEA V Anantha Nageswaran says India can grow 6.8-7.2% in FY27 despite global uncertainty, citing domestic reforms, resilient consumption and strong fundamentals
 "India is indeed an oasis of macro stability: CEA V Anantha Nageswaran")
Tracking changes: FPI holdings in midcaps at multi-year high, shows data
FPIs raised exposure to midcaps to a multi-year high in December quarter even as overall equity flows turned volatile and largecap holdings eased
 "Tracking changes: FPI holdings in midcaps at multi-year high, shows data")
Longer-horizon debt funds lose return edge over shorter-duration peers
As the surge in g-sec yields remains a drag on long-duration and g-sec scheme performance
 "Longer-horizon debt funds lose return edge over shorter-duration peers")