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TREND | 16 Nov 2025

Bihar Election Results, Delhi Blast, Retail Inflation The Week That Was

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Here's a roundup of the stories that defined the week ended Nov. 15.

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TREND | 14 Nov 2025

Wholesale inflation at 27-month low of -1.21% in Oct on favourable base

Business Standard

Food prices fall sharply in October, pulling WPI to -1.21 percent

WPI Inflation Slips To -1.21% In October As Food Prices Fall

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TREND | 13 Nov 2025

Big Tech's Climate Strategists Feeling Strain of AI Power Needs

Business Standard

One of Trump's biggest moves against renewables was to use massive tax bill he signed in July to strip away clean energy incentives created through his predecessor Joe Biden's Inflation Reduction Act

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TREND | 12 Nov 2025

GDP likely to grow 7.2% in Q2 FY26, driven by private consumption: Ind-Ra

Business Standard

India Ratings & Research (Ind-Ra) on Wednesday projected India's GDP to grow at 7.2 per cent in the second quarter of the current fiscal, with private consumption being the leading growth driver. The Indian economy had expanded 5.6 per cent in the Q2 (July-September) of 2024-25 fiscal. India's real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is estimated to have grown at the fastest pace in five quarters at 7.8 per cent in the April to June period of the current fiscal. The National Statistics Office (NSO) is slated to release the official data on FY26 Q2 GDP growth estimates on November 28. In a statement, Ind-Ra said it expects GDP growth to remain robust at 7.2 per cent year-on-year in the second quarter of FY26. "From the demand side, private consumption is a leading growth driver due to steady real income growth both in upper- and lower-income households. The resilient services sector along with the favourable base-led goods exports growth in the manufacturing sector propelled GDP growth .

Ind-Ra pegs India's Q2 GDP growth at 7.2%, led by private consumption

Business Line | 12 Nov 2025 2 more

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TREND | 12 Nov 2025

Mospi releases discussion paper on compilation of new IIP series

Business Standard

In the present series of IIP, the index is compiled based on data received from a fixed panel of factories selected in the base year to represent industrial activity across various sectors

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TREND | 11 Nov 2025

Why India's growth metrics need a reset

Business Line

A modernised IIP, grounded in digital data integration, methodological innovation, and inclusivity, can serve as both a diagnostic tool and a predictive compass

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TREND | 11 Nov 2025

Retail inflation for October likely to go below 1%

Business Line

While some impact of GST rate cut was visible in September print, a higher impact is expected in October headline number

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TREND | 09 Nov 2025

Rare Inflation Flip Gives Emerging Markets Edge On Rich Nations

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Mexico and Poland are the latest to ease policy, while Thailand, South Korea, Turkey and India are among those tipped to reduce borrowing costs by year-end.

Inflation Data, Q2 Earnings, Global Trends To Drive Stock Markets This Week: Analysts

NDTV Profit | 09 Nov 2025 1 more

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TREND | 08 Nov 2025

Tughlakian decision, ruined livelihoods: Cong on 9 yrs of demonetisation

Business Standard

The Congress on Saturday said the demonetisation announced on this day nine years ago was a "disastrous Tughlakian decision" that devastated the livelihoods of crores of Indians, besides crippling trade and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said the Indian economy lost its momentum on account of the "Notebandi" and has never really recovered after that. "Today is the 9th anniversary of the singularly disastrous, Tughlakian decision relating to demonetisation. "The livelihoods of crores of Indians were devastated. Trade and MSMEs were crippled. The unorganised sector accounting for over 92 per cent of total employment was destroyed. The amount of black and counterfeit money didn't reduce. The slogan of cashless became meaningless. The 2,000 rupee note that was introduced has been withdrawn," Ramesh said in a post on X. "The Indian economy lost its momentum on account of Notebandi. It has never really recovered," he added. The Cong

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TREND | 07 Nov 2025

Chief Economic Advisor predicts over 6.8% GDP growth for FY26

Business Line

The RBI MPC in October raise GDP growth forecast for FY26 to 6.8 per cent from 6.5 per cent earlier.