Growth

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

Dell raises long-term growth forecasts on strong demand for AI servers

Dell, whose customers include Elon Musk's AI startup xAI and CoreWeave, reiterated its third-quarter and annual forecasts

27 MoUs worth over ₹66,000 crore signed to boost India's maritime sector

A MoU Exchange Ceremony took place on the eve of the "Samudra Se Samriddhi - Transforming India's Maritime Sector" programme on September 19 at Bhavnagar, Gujarat.According to the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways' release, this event was addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in which a number of projects pertaining to the maritime sector were launched.The MOUs were signed on September 18th in the presence of Union Minister of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister of Labour & Employment, Youth Affairs & Sports, and Shantanu Thakur, Minister of State for Ports, Shipping, and Waterways.Additionally, twenty-seven Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) were exchanged between public and private sector stakeholders in the maritime sector, state governments, and international partners. According to the government, these agreements carry an investment and development potential of over ₹66,000 crore and represent a ...

China’s economy slows down in August: What it means & why it matters | Unemployment | Demand

China’s economy lost steam in August, with weak factory output, retail sales, and investments dragging growth. Watch the video to know what it means and why it matters.

EPC firms may post mid-to-high single-digit revenue growth in FY26: Ind-Ra

Engineering, procurement and construction companies could see mid-to-high single-digit revenue growth and largely stable margins, with some upside, in the ongoing financial year, India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) said on Monday. This is despite the undemanding base effect of FY25 when revenue slumped 4-5 per cent year-on-year with the absolute sector EBITDA remaining largely flat, hit by the busy election season. The EPC sector across 22 listed entities delivered revenue growth of 5 per cent y-o-y in the first quarter of the current fiscal year, marking the fifth consecutive quarter of single-digit revenue growth. "The hopes of strong start to FY26 by the EPC sector have not materialised, despite an undemanding base of the past year, hit by the election impact. Guidance by the companies suggests aggregate revenue growth of 12.7 per cent year-on-year, around 100bp lower than the earlier guidance. "This is susceptible to further downside as the companies' guidance heavily relies on