Decoding 7.8% GDP growth: What changes in the new series & what it tells us about India’s road to becoming 3rd largest economy?

[ad_1] Several methodological improvements have been made in the way GDP is calculated. (AI image) India has retained its tag of the world’s fastest growing major economy in the third quarter of the financial year 2025-2026, with a better-than-expected GDP growth of 7.8%. This is despite the third quarter being the first full three months […]

Rupee slide: RBI lets currency weaken amid outflows; focus shifts to curbing speculation

[ad_1] India’s central bank will allow the rupee to weaken as the country’s external position comes under strain from slowing dollar inflows, widening trade pressures and heavy foreign selling in domestic markets, according to sources cited by news agency Reuters. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which had been actively supporting the currency until last […]