Mint Explainer, Sept. 1 -- India's economy grew by 7.8 percent in the April-June quarter, beating analyst expectations, official data released on 31 August showed.

"Indian economy has sustained growth momentum despite global headwinds," the data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme the ministey of statistics said in a press statement on 31 August.

The figure exceeded economists' projections. GDP growth was estimated at 7.4 per cent in a Mint poll of 21 economists.

Growth was slower than 8.6 per cent in Q4 of FY26 (revised from 7.8% earlier) but higher than 6.8 per cent in the corresponding quarter of the previous financial year. In its latest monetary policy review in August, the Reserve Bank of India pegged growth in t...