Growth

India emerges as IWG's 3rd-largest growth mkt with 43 new location signings

IWG signed 43 new locations in India in the first half of 2026, making the country its third-largest growth market globally and its fastest-growing market in Asia

Global consumer companies see India as a long-term growth market

Executives at Coca-Cola, Mondelez, Unilever and Reckitt Benckiser see India offering strong growth on resilient demand, premiumisation and wider distribution

Banks, beaches, and rapid growth

The economic and social development of Coastal Karnataka shows what can be achieved when government creates space for private enterprise

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

Mumbai, Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru among APAC top 10 for logistics rent growth

Mumbai recorded 5.3 per cent annual rental growth in H1 2026, followed by Delhi-NCR at 5.2 per cent and Bengaluru at 4.4 per cent, according to Knight Frank

How Bengaluru transformed from pensioners' paradise to India's IT capital

Bengaluru's transformation into India's tech capital has powered jobs, wealth and innovation, but rapid urbanisation has come at a steep cost to infrastructure, mobility and its natural ecosystems

Land, business reforms key to next phase of India's growth: Economists

Economists say easing land acquisition, improving the business environment and ensuring predictable investment policies could help India sustain growth towards Viksit Bharat

Urban Company revives a key question: Can profit wait for growth?

Urban Company is prioritising market leadership in InstaHelp despite near-term losses, while its established India consumer-services business continues to make money

Market shifts in favour of high-growth, quality stocks: PGIM India MF

Investors are shifting to high-quality, high-growth stocks as stronger sales, RoE and improving macro conditions drive market outperformance in FY27

The Chinese puzzle: Exports and AI are booming. So why is growth slowing?

China's factories are booming, exports are at record highs, and its AI industry is expanding rapidly. So why is the world's second-largest economy slowing down?

India's cash paradox: Why UPI's record growth has not reduced cash in circulation | Business News

India's UPI network processes a record number of transactions every month. Yet cash in circulation continues to hit new highs.

PhysicsWallah eyes 30% revenue improvement in FY27: Cofounder Prateek Boob

Prateek Boob, co-founder, in an interview with Udisha Srivastav, spoke about the company's FY27 priorities, narrowing losses, AI-driven efficiencies, and plans to build a personalised AI tutor

India must replicate Apple story many times over: NITI Aayog's Rajiv Gauba

At the CII Annual Business Summit 2026, Rajiv Gauba said India must move from "prohibited unless permitted" to "permitted unless prohibited" to deepen reforms

Opinion: India has window of opportunity to unlock tourism boom from Europe

India's improving value perception, geopolitical stability and diverse offerings create a rare opportunity to sharply increase foreign tourism revenues from Europe if approached systematically

Piramal Pharma bets on FY27 rebound; expects mid-teens growth, margin gains

Piramal Pharma expects a recovery in FY27 with mid-teens revenue growth and improved margins, supported by CDMO rebound, stronger order inflows, and global supply chain shifts

India’s new GDP series highlights: Economy grows by 7.8% in Q3 FY26; full year growth raised to 7.6%

India’s economy expanded 7.8% in the October–December quarter of FY26, according to newly released national accounts data based on a revised GDP series with 2022–23 as the base year.

ECB holds rates as West Asia conflict clouds growth, inflation outlook

"The war in the Middle East...will have a material impact on near-term inflation through higher energy pricesm," the ECB said

CM Majhi launches BCPPER plan, calls it growth laboratory for Odisha

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday unveiled an economic plan for Bhubaneswar-Cuttack-Puri-Paradip Economic Region (BCPPER) and said this initiative would be the state's laboratory for development and prosperity. Launching BCPPER, the chief minister said that this region will be developed as a centre of economic growth of the state. "The BCPPER will play an important role in the economic growth of the state as well as the country," Majhi said. Describing the proposed region as a new star in the growth sky of India, the chief minister said that all the cities of this region have their own potentialities and uniqueness. While Bhubaneswar is developing in the field of technology, Cuttack is the business centre of the state. Puri is known for its cultural heritage and tourism potential, while Paradip has emerged as a port-based economy. "Now our plan is that this region will be connected with modern infrastructure, and various projects will be undertaken in each city.

Bihar's growth surpasses national average: State finance minister

Bihar Finance Minister Bijendra Prasad Yadav on Monday said the state recorded a 13.1 per cent growth in the 2024-25 financial year, which was better than the "national average of 9.8 per cent". The minister tabled the Bihar Economic Survey for 2025-26 in the assembly on the inaugural day of the budget session, and asserted that the state was progressing along a "high-growth trajectory", supported by "macroeconomic stability, sectoral diversification, increased investment, and a sustained focus on human capital development, employment generation and infrastructure enhancement". Yadav said, "Bihar's economy posted a strong growth as the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) recorded a robust growth of 13.1 per cent, whereas the national growth rate was 9.8 per cent during the same period (2024-25)." Bihar's fiscal trajectory demonstrates "disciplined financial management" with the total expenditure by the state government increasing from Rs 1.66 lakh crore in 2020-21 to Rs 2.82 lakh ..

Why creative destruction is essential to India's long-term economic rise

Nobel economics insights show how innovation, institutions and creative destruction drive long-run growth, offering key lessons for India's development goals by 2047