Himanshi Bhardwaj

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States' Capital Expenditure Utilisation Falls Below Last Year's Level in Apr-Aug FY27
Rediff.com6 Oct 2026

Indian states' capital expenditure (capex) utilisation for April-August FY27 fell to...

Indian Factories Pull Back on New Investments in FY25, Prioritising Employment Growth
Rediff.com2 Oct 2026

Indian factories saw an 8 per cent decline in gross fixed capital formation (GFCF) in...

Can Food Prices Cool Before 2026 Ends?
Rediff.com16 Sep 2026

'I don't really expect the August increase in food prices, which was close to 6 per...

Private Sector Capex Rises 7% in FY25, Govt Spending Slows
Rediff.com15 Sep 2026

Private corporations in India invested approximately 30.3 trillion in fixed assets...

China Dominates India's Electronics Imports
Rediff.com12 Sep 2026

'The large number of tariff lines in the 90-99 per cent band highlights how deeply...

Is Caste Census Only In Name?
Rediff.com15 Aug 2026

Opposition leaders have questioned how caste responses will be recorded without...

N-plants save blushes for India's Q1 investment outlay
Rediff.com10 Aug 2026

India's fresh investment plans in Q1FY27 surged 71 per cent to 14.77 trillion,...

India's Growth Pace May Dip as Global Economy Slows, Warns Moody's Analytics
Rediff.com17 Jul 2026

Moody's Analytics predicts India will remain the fastest-growing major economy in 2026...

Women Owners Employ More Women
Rediff.com14 Jul 2026

In cities where women own a larger share of small businesses, women also account for a...

Welfare Spending Pushes Four States Into Red
Rediff.com26 Jun 2026

Election-related freebies and populist measures are other factors crimping the revenue...

Fiscal Strain: 18 States Exceed Deficit Ceiling, Revenue Surplus Declines
Rediff.com17 Jun 2026

Eighteen of India's 28 states exceeded the fiscal deficit ceiling of 3 per cent of GSDP...

India's Unemployment Rate Climbs to 11-Month High in May
Rediff.com16 Jun 2026

India's unemployment rate reached an 11-month high of 5.5 per cent in May, up from 5.2...

India can return to over 7% growth path in FY28: CEA
Rediff.com6 Jun 2026

Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran stated that India's economy is projected to...

Which Is India's Fastest Growing State?
Rediff.com27 May 2026

Assam emerged as the fastest-growing large state with a remarkable 17.3 per cent...

IIP basket gets a refresh: Rare earths in, kerosene out
Rediff.com26 May 2026

The new Index of Industrial Production (IIP) series, which shifts the base year from...

West Asia crisis may cost India Rs 2.1 trillion, says BoB
Rediff.com23 May 2026

Bank of Baroda economists project India's GDP to grow 6.5-6.8 per cent in FY27 but warn...

CII urges govt to phase out fuel excise cut
Rediff.com11 May 2026

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has urged the Indian government to gradually...

Haryana leads informal job growth, Gujarat sees sharp contraction in 2025
Rediff.com8 May 2026

Haryana recorded the fastest growth in unincorporated non-agricultural employment among...

Unincorporated Sector Drives Job Growth, Digital Divide Persists
Rediff.com7 May 2026

India's unincorporated non-agricultural sector, excluding construction and corporate...

GST growth slipped to five-year low of 5.6% in FY26
Rediff.com4 May 2026

India's like-for-like gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenue growth slowed to a...