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TREND | 26 Sep 2025

Divestment Not On The Cards, But Govt Open To Rationalisation, Efficiency Gains For Its Oil Firms

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State-owned oil firms are making profit, issuing dividends and contributing 8% to the GDP, yet their valuations remain low compared to some family-owned peers, Hardeep Singh Puri said.

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TREND | 26 Sep 2025

US Stock Market Today: S&P 500, Dow Jones Recover As Fresh Inflation Data Fuels Fed Rate Cut Bets

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Minutes into the trade, the Dow Jones rose 0.41%, S&P 500 was up 0.40%, and Nasdaq gained 0.32%.

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TREND | 26 Sep 2025

20% PC penetration offers vast opportunity for innovation: HP India MD

Business Standard

India's PC penetration, at up to 20 per cent, presents a huge market opportunity, and the industry must explore innovative strategies to put PCs in every household and workplace, according to Ipsita Dasgupta, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, HP India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. She said India's GDP growth, its status as among the world's youngest population, and its clout as the second-largest GCC hub globally are differentiating it from other markets worldwide. "The market has been growing at a slower pace than we would like, but really, what makes the market an enormous opportunity is the low PC penetration. India has less than 20 per cent PC penetration," Dasgupta told PTI in an interview. Noting that PCs play a crucial role in education, skill development, and employment, she said, given these underlying drivers, the opportunity is immense. "I think the industry needs to think of smart ways to ensure that we help get PCs into every home and every business," she...

India's logistics cost pegged at 7.97% of GDP, says DPIIT report

Business Standard | 25 Sep 2025 1 more

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TREND | 25 Sep 2025

US GDP growth revised up to 3.8% in Q2, fastest in nearly two years

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The upgrade from 3.3% was driven by robust consumer spending, stronger business investment, and a record contribution from a shrinking trade deficit.

Tax-to-GDP: What India can learn from countries with better collections

Business Standard | 25 Sep 2025 3 more

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TREND | 25 Sep 2025

Global debt hits record of nearly $338 trillion, says IIF

Economic Times

Global debt surged to a record $337.7 trillion in the second quarter, fueled by easing financial conditions and a weaker U.S. dollar. China, France, the U.S., and other major economies saw the largest increases. Emerging markets face rising debt-to-GDP ratios and significant bond redemptions, while concerns grow over the U.S.'s increasing reliance on short-term borrowing.

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TREND | 25 Sep 2025

Backlog at commercial tribunals ties up 24.7 trn, 7.5% of GDP: Report

Business Standard

India's commercial tribunals face 3.56 lakh pending cases worth Rs 24.7 lakh crore, about 7.5% of GDP, with vacancies, procedural gaps and weak infrastructure slowing justice

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TREND | 24 Sep 2025

Agri share in GDP must rise to 26% for India to be self-reliant: Gadkari

Business Standard

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday stressed on the need to increase the share of agriculture and allied sector in the GDP to at least 26 per cent from the present 18 per cent to make India self-reliant. Addressing an annual general meeting of Crop Care Federation of India, Gadkari, the Union Road Transport and Highways Minister, emphasised on reducing the cost of production to make agriculture sector economically viable. To cut input costs, he called upon the farm equipment manufacturers to make electric as well as flex-engine tractors. Gadkari also asked the agro-chemicals industry to focus on introducing affordable bio-pesticides and bio-insecticides products by undertaking intensive research & development (R&D) works. He also told the industry to produce basic raw material in India itself and reduce import dependency to ensure the quality of the finished agro-chemicals. Talking about the agriculture sector, Gadkari said the farm sector is the backbone of our...

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TREND | 23 Sep 2025

The hidden realities behind GDP growth rate

Business Line

If growth is driven mainly by the service sector or by capital-intensive industries, its impact on poverty reduction and income equality will be limited. Growth in agriculture has the highest percolation effect

S&P Global retains India's GDP forecast at 6.5%, revises inflation downward

Business Standard | 23 Sep 2025

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TREND | 22 Sep 2025

India's Inflation Seen Sliding To Two-Decade Low Amid GST Cuts, Softer Prices

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Against this backdrop, SBI has warned against a "Type 2 error" holding back a rate cut despite benign inflation.

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TREND | 21 Sep 2025

UP GDP set to triple to 36 trillion by year-end, says CM Adityanath

Business Standard

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said the state's GDP is set to triple by the end of this year to reach Rs 36 trillion, while its per capita income will also jump threefold to Rs 1.2 lakh since 2017. Addressing a workshop on Developed India - Developed Uttar Pradesh Vision 2047' at the Mahayogi Gorakhnath University here, Adityanath highlighted the state's economic growth and plans for its future development, an official said. Stating that Uttar Pradesh's GDP is set to triple by the end of this year, reaching Rs 36 trillion, with per capita income also tripling to Rs 1.2 lakh since 2017, he encouraged citizens to submit suggestions for the state's development on the Developed Uttar Pradesh Vision 2047' portal. Adityanath highlighted the state's achievements since 2017, the year he became chief minister for the first time, in various fields, including the eradication of encephalitis, agricultural modernisation, and significant infrastructure developments such as