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Inflation likely eased to 1.5% in September on base effect, low food prices: Mint poll

New Delhi, Oct. 9 -- India's retail inflation is likely to have cooled to 1.5% in September from 2.1% in August, mainly due to the statistical effect of a favourable base and easing of prices in some ... Read More


The week in charts: GST reboot, H-1B visa clampdown, govt's food price promise

New Delhi, Sept. 27 -- This week saw a mixed pass-through of GST rate cuts to consumers, a one-time H-1B visa fee of $100,000 set by US President Donald Trump, government assurances that food prices w... Read More


Do tax cuts boost growth? What history tells us about fiscal stimulus-in charts

New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- Tax cuts are to fiscal policy what rate cuts are to monetary policy-both are tools to stimulate economic growth. This has been a bumper year for tax cuts: in February the Union ... Read More


India's retail inflation likely inched up to 2.2% in August: Mint poll

New Delhi, Sept. 9 -- India's retail inflation likely inched up to 2.2% in August from 1.6% in July, driven by a modest rise in prices of select food items, even as low overall food inflation is expec... Read More


In charts: Auto sales revival may ride on GST overhaul

New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- India's automobile market has been sputtering for a while, and the weakness has carried into 2025, with both two-wheeler and passenger vehicle recording muted growth until July. ... Read More


The week in charts: Tariff turbulence, TCS' office expansion, India retains EM crown

New Delhi, Aug. 30 -- From India's plan to address the disruptions from 50% US tariffs, rising culture of tuitions, India securing the top rank again among emerging market nations, Rakesh Gangwal's in... Read More


India's Q1 growth likely slowed to 6.7%: Mint poll

new delhi, Aug. 27 -- India's economic growth likely moderated to 6.7% in the April-June quarter from a robust 7.4% in the preceding three months asurban demand remained weak, private capital expendit... Read More


India's GDP growth likely slowed to 6.7% in Q1 on weak demand, tariff jitters: Mint poll

New Delhi, Aug. 26 -- India's economic growth likely moderated to 6.7% in the April-June quarter from a robust 7.4% in the preceding three months asurban demand remained weak, private capital expendit... Read More


GST reboot: Will bold changes prove to be a silver bullet for India?

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- In his Independence Day speech, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a major revamp of the goods and services tax (GST) structure by Diwali. Towards this, the government has pr... Read More


Retail inflation likely fell to a record low of 1.4% in July: Mint poll

New Delhi, Aug. 10 -- India's retail inflation likely fell to a record low in July due to a sustained decline in food inflation, according to a Mint poll. The inflation measured by the current consum... Read More