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28.01 / 06:45

markets UPS FIVE BLOCK Gap economy Research Devina Mehra: India’s growth looks strong—but does the budget have space for tax cuts and higher spending both?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. On the surface, India appears to have the ultimate Goldilocks economy: one of the highest GDP growth rates in the world with historically low inflation—exactly what any government would want. In theory, this should give the government tremendous flexibility and room in the upcoming budget.

28.01 / 03:35

Provident Target Digital economy track country Mint readers’ poll: Budget 2025 tax changes find favour, but there's hunger for more

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Big relaxations announced by the Centre last year in both direct and indirect taxes appear to have found favour with the population, but expectations for more still run high ahead of the Budget, a Mint readers’ poll suggests. Most respondents to the poll are still seeking a populist approach in the Budget, and are hoping for further tax relief and some exemptions under the new tax regime.

28.01 / 01:07

markets COST UPS Provident Target economy Union Budget should boost public capex, contain borrowing costs

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Union Budget, to be unveiled on 1 February, comes in the wake of a strong performance by the Indian economy in 2025, despite geopolitical tensions and the US tariff onslaught. India’s GDP growth was aided by sizeable monetary easing in the form of policy rate cuts and liquidity support, aiding the flow of credit and supporting consumption.

27.01 / 11:11

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. A SPOT AT Little Friends, an independent child-care centre in Greenwich, Connecticut, is highly sought-after. Parent testimonials are glowing.

27.01 / 11:11

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. In the world according to the “War Room", a podcast hosted by Steve Bannon, a former White House strategist, woke liberals and shadowy globalists are out to get America. But in recent months the show has drawn a new battle line.

27.01 / 08:33

Provident Target FIVE Strategy economy wellness pandemic The Centre’s debt-control strategy will be tested by uncertain nominal growth and new demands

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The world has changed dramatically since Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union budget in February 2025. US President Donald Trump has taken a wrecking ball to the institutional edifice that—despite some obvious fractures—has provided a stable framework for economic activity around the world.

27.01 / 01:49

markets Target Gap economy President show Mint Quick Edit | The US Fed’s rate call this week: White House whim is unlikely to play a role

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. US President Donald Trump’s open attempts at glaring the Federal Reserve down into rate cuts notwithstanding, it looks unlikely that America’s central bank will oblige as its two-day monetary policy review begins on Tuesday. Inflation is still above the Fed’s 2% target and could rise more as the economy gains momentum on the back of past cuts.

27.01 / 01:13

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India’s economic challenge today is to sustain a growth of 8-9% over the next two decades to achieve its vision of a Viksit Bharat by 2047. The upcoming Union Budget must focus on reforms that raise India’s long-term growth potential.

26.01 / 11:33

UPS economy reports testing Interviews International NFRA to complete 10 audit firm inspections in FY26, exploring AI to boost oversight

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : The National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) is exploring the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in overseeing statutory audits and plans to complete inspections of ten audit firms in the current financial year, the highest in its seven-year history, said chairperson Nitin Gupta in his first media interview since taking charge last July. Gupta said NFRA is taking “baby steps" in testing AI, which could later be deployed on a larger scale.

26.01 / 09:49

UPS Target economy track country electronic Energy mix: Renewables are rising in India while thermal power expansion plans are on a slow track

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Almost everywhere on the planet, the great surge of coal power that fuelled two centuries of industrialization is receding. In rich countries, consumption peaked two decades ago and has since fallen by about half.

26.01 / 09:31

markets economy Align Sustainability Trade innovations information Our pitch at Davos this year: Why reliable India is a solid bet amid global uncertainty

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. At a time when the world appears increasingly fragmented, anxious and unsure of its economic direction, India’s presence at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos carried a significance far beyond symbolism.

25.01 / 10:27

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. With markets from Tokyo to New York on edge this week, the warning sign flashing around a large Mumbai builder didn’t get much attention. But Indian investors were keeping a close eye.

25.01 / 05:19

Platform security economy Research show social reports Nitin Pai: Don’t overburden the gig economy—it offers millions of Indians their first job

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The public debate over the gig economy over the past week has centred around the tough working conditions and sharp management practices of the delivery-platform industry. Personal anecdotes and newspaper reports have highlighted how despite working hard and long to satisfy performance algorithms, gig workers earn just enough to eke out a living.

25.01 / 02:45

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky met in Davos, Switzerland on Thursday to discuss an end to Russia’s war. No concrete plans were drawn up, but both leaders emerged optimistic about their progress.

24.01 / 13:23

markets UPS economy Trade President testing Markets passed a TACO test. Another kind of stress test is coming.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. TACO may have saved the day, but like the storm hitting much of the country, markets could freeze up again. TACO, of course, is an acronym for Trump Always Chickens Out.

24.01 / 09:07

Action security economy President country peace International Davos, Trump, and the fragile future of multilateralism

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : The air in Davos this year was thick with trepidation. It wasn’t just anxiety about the global economy that weighed on those gathered at the World Economic Forum.

24.01 / 02:45

UPS Fighting economy Trade President War Team Trump is livid after Canada’s Carney calls out US coercion

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. OTTAWA–Canada and the Trump administration are locked in a war of words over Prime Minister Mark Carney’s bid to chart a new model for smaller powers to fight back against the U.S.’s aggressive use of its economic and military might. In the past week, Carney has resolved a trade dispute with America’s biggest strategic competitor, China, and delivered a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland urging smaller powers to unite against economic coercion from the world’s great powers.

23.01 / 07:37

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The stock of APL Apollo Tubes Ltd rose around 4% on Friday, hitting a new 52-week high of ₹2,070.60. The Street cheered its December quarter (Q3FY26) earnings and upbeat management commentary which signaled better earnings growth visibility.

23.01 / 03:45

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Markets rarely announce their next market leaders in advance. They emerge slowly, through numbers that improve quietly, through balance sheets that strengthen year after year, and through businesses that begin to matter a little more to the economy than they once did.

23.01 / 01:09

UPS Target economy Sustainability pandemic Trade electronic Budget to maintain fiscal rectitude in the face of global storm

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The upcoming Union Budget for fiscal 2027 is being formulated against the backdrop of some positive surprises, despite a highly volatile and uncertain global environment. India’s growth-inflation mix has proved way more favourable than anticipated, as has global growth.

23.01 / 01:09

markets Manufacturing economy Trade country information Destinations India's chip dream: A step-by-step approach is key, says Arvind Virmani

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : India needs long-term, step-by-step ecosystem-building, alongside sustained investment in research and development (R&D), to achieve semiconductor capabilities, essential for a major global economy given silicon chips’ role in the information age, according to economist and NITI Aayog member Arvind Virmani.

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