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TREND | 13 Jan 2026, 10:34PM

MoSPI plans transition to chain-based approach for IIP data compilation

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The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has proposed transition towards the chain-based method of index of Industrial Production (IIP) compilation, as it is undertaking a base-revision exercise of macroeconomic data. In the process of revising the base, the MoSPI is revisiting methodologies, exploring new data sources, and incorporating changes following comprehensive consultations with experts, academicians, users, and other stakeholders, an official statement said. Traditionally, the IIP was compiled using a fixed-base Laspeyres framework, in which sectoral and industry weights remain unchanged until a base-year revision. However, it stated that, with production shifts in response to demand, technological changes, and policy shifts, some industries expand, while others decline or disappear, and entirely new industries or production lines within an industry emerge. Therefore, fixed weights become progressively less relevant, thereby affecting the efficacy o

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TREND | 13 Jan 2026, 09:36PM

World Bank Pegs India FY27 GDP Growth At 6.5% On Strong Domestic Demand, Resilient Exports

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To put in comparative terms, the global economy is projected to grow by 2.6% and emerging markets by 4% in calendar year 2026.

The fiscal tightrope: Why India's goldilocks economy is heading for gridlock

Business Line | 13 Jan 2026, 05:49PM

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TREND | 13 Jan 2026, 11:57AM

Central govt capex likely to slow in rest of FY26 as spending front-loaded in first half: Morgan Stanley

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On the state government side, Morgan Stanley noted that capex has remained range-bound. States' capex stands at around 1.7 per cent of GDP on a FYTD26 basis, similar to last year

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TREND | 13 Jan 2026, 09:24AM

Subdued Inflation Sees Brokerages Adopt Cautious Tone As Food Remains In Deflation

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HSBC noted that food price deflation continued for the fourth straight month on an annual basis.

Retail inflation rises to 1.33% in December

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TREND | 12 Jan 2026, 10:53PM

India faces second highest economic burden due to diabetes: Study

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India faces the second highest economic burden due to diabetes of USD 11.4 trillion -- the United States bears the highest costs at USD 16.5 trillion, and China the third at USD 11 trillion, a new study has estimated. Researchers, including those from the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis and the Vienna University of Economics and Business in Austria, calculated the economic impact of diabetes across 204 countries from 2020 to 2050. Global costs amount to around USD 10 trillion, excluding informal care provided by family members -- about 0.2 per cent of the world's annual gross domestic product (GDP), findings published in the journal Nature Medicine show. Factoring in informal care amounts to up to USD 152 trillion, or 1.7 per cent of the world's yearly GDP, the study estimates. "Caregivers often drop out of the labour market, at least partially, which creates additional economic costs," author Klaus Prettner, professor of macroeconomics and digitalisation at th

India's Economic Outlook Strengthens As BMI Lifts FY26 GDP Forecast To 7.4%

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TREND | 12 Jan 2026, 07:01PM

PuneMumbai GCC corridor to usher in new phase of business, industry: CM Fadnavis

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Of the State's $580 billion GDP, Pune currently contributes $78 billion. State's aim is to scale this up to $280 billion

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TREND | 11 Jan 2026

Statsguru: 'Gigification' of Indian economy and the future of work

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What is often framed as flexible employment increasingly resembles regular work, raising questions around hours, pay and working conditions

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TREND | 11 Jan 2026

Indian economy faces five headwinds that leave no margin for error

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Markets look calm, but five forces-rising debt, slowing revenues, weak savings, geopolitics and populism-signal a tougher growth phase for India

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TREND | 11 Jan 2026

Government To Achieve Fiscal Deficit Target Of 4.4% In FY26: PwC

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It is to be noted that the government overachieved its fiscal deficit target of 4.8% against 4.9% of GDP pegged for FY25.

Govt to meet fiscal deficit target of 4.4% in FY26, may even better it: PwC

Business Standard | 11 Jan 2026

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TREND | 10 Jan 2026

Think. Over the week

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In our Editorial section last week, the first advance estimates of the GDP, which came in at a robust 7.4 per cent, was the most important topic for comment. The Editorial argued that this estimate reaffirmed the resilience of the economy and the broad based nature of the growth was important and bodes well for the economy, which is bracing for more turmoil on the tariff front. The recent gig workers' strike and the issues faced by them was another topic dissected in our Editorial section. The Editorial highlighted the deep structural flaws in the gig economy and argued for regulating the platform economy without suffocating it. The US action in Venezuela, where its President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores were literally abducted by the US, came in for sharp criticism in another Editorial. It was argued that this US action was a violation of Article 2(7) of the UN charter and of Venezuela's sovereignty.