RBI stayed put on rates but cut CRR to ease liquidity, because they are still unbothered about slowing growth. But why?
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$18 billion gone in a week because RBI wanted to defend the rupee and keep inflation in check.
Headline inflation’s spiking, but core inflation’s steady, and not all food is to blame. RBI’s stuck in a tricky balancing act—control prices or support growth?
Revenues up, profits down, capex slipping, and foreign outflows on the rise—is India Inc. heading for a reset or just hitting a rough patch?
For the second month straight, BSNL gained market share from private telcos. A real turnaround or just a blip?
The rupee is still weakening against the US dollar, but at its slowest pace in history over the past two years.
Private telcos are losing customers. That happens occasionally. What’s unusual, though, is that those customers’ business is going to BSNL.
Equities are worth 150% of India’s GDP. Foreigners are plowing in 2 billion dollars a month into Indian debt. Are the markets going nuts?
GDP growth declines in June. Corporate taxes swing wildly. Credit makes a quiet shift, while small IPOs balloon.
Two decades into the insurance industry’s liberalisation, LIC continues to hold the fort. But is people’s demand for insurance flagging?
Off-late, India’s managed to keep urban unemployment steady, while increasing its work force. Rural wage growth, however, is falling.
The RBI does not cut repo rates yet again. But is its calculus starting to change? Or are the risks of a rate cut simply too big to ignore?
While rains have been strong, what does it mean for our agriculture? Meanwhile, major economies across the world struggle with own problems.
This budget shows continuity. The government has been reforming its fiscal health quietly – which carries on even with a coalition in power.
The RBI is in a fix. Too much capital is flowing into India. And it turns out, you can have too much of a good thing – money included.
It’s growth all around: in GDP figures, tax collections, credit, deposits, housing prices and more. In this edition, we look at what it all means.
The RBI gives the government an unexpected bonanza. India, meanwhile, receives very little foreign investment. And other stories.
India’s unemployment rate refuses to go down. That misses the bigger picture, though: our labour pool is expanding rapidly. And other stories.
We’re swapping hydel energy for coal. Diesel demand is poor, even though we’re probably moving more goods around. And other stories.
