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Rainfall below normal? How accurate are predictions by Skymet, IMD?

New Delhi, April 13 -- The El Niño phenomenon could result in one of the driest monsoons in India in at least eight years. Private forecaster Skymet has predicted: the rainfall is likely to be 9... Read More


India inflation likely rose to 3.4% in March 2026: Mint poll

New Delhi, April 10 -- India's retail inflation likely rose to 3.4% in March, but only marginally up from 3.2% in February, according to a median forecast of 16 economists in a Mint poll. The rise wil... Read More


The week in charts: Jet fuel prices, FPI exodus, E20 vehicle gap

New Delhi, April 4 -- From a sharp slowdown in manufacturing activity, to international airfares coming under pressure as jet fuel costs surge, India's nationwide rollout of E20 fuel, foreign portfoli... Read More


Are India's vehicles ready for E20 fuel?

New Delhi, April 1 -- Effective Wednesday, every petrol pump in India will dispense petrol blended with 20% ethanol (E20), following a government mandate announced last month. The nationwide rollout p... Read More


How the West Asia conflict adds to Indian airlines' turbulence

New Delhi, March 16 -- The domestic airline industry was already under strain from the India-Pakistan conflict, Air India plane crash, and IndiGo cancellation crisis. Now the war in West Asia threaten... Read More


Retail inflation likely inched up to 3.1% in February: Mint poll

New Delhi, March 10 -- India's retail inflation under the new series is expected to rise to 3.1% in February from 2.8% in January, driven by increases in prices of some food items from a year ago, acc... Read More


The week in charts: Stranded ships, GDP overhaul, GST mop-up, India EV push

New Delhi, March 7 -- From stranded shipping vessels near Strait of Hormuz amid the West Asia conflict, to the change in sectoral share due to revision in GDP base year, manufacturing and services act... Read More


Why EV adoption in India is slow and uneven

New Delhi, March 2 -- India's transition towards electric vehicles (EVs) is stuck in the slow lane - and the numbers are beginning to reflect the strain. While headline penetration has improved over t... Read More


India's CPI overhaul: What the new basket reveals about how we spend today

New Delhi, Feb. 11 -- India's Consumer Price Index (CPI) is finally getting a reset. On Thursday, the statistics ministry will roll out a revised CPI series with a new 2024 base year, replacing the 2... Read More


Three areas where the India-US trade deal hangs more in the realm of possibilities than reality

New Delhi, Feb. 9 -- India has secured lower tariffs from the US with the first phase of a bilateral trade agreement, but details shared last week, especially by Washington and President Donald Trump,... Read More