Business updates

Business updates

Economic Survey 2025-26: India forecasts over 7% GDP growth rate in FY27 despite trade risks

India is projected to clock a GDP growth rate of 6.8% to 7.2% in the fiscal year starting on 1 April 2026, according to the Economic Survey for 2025-26.>

India's gold demand to fall in 2026 as jewellery slump offsets investment rise

India's gold demand seen at 600-700 tonnes, compared to 710.9 tonnes last year, which was the lowest in five years, according to World Gold Council.>

Union Budget 2026: Govt seen lifting spending, reforms to offset US tariff impact

Budget 2026 expectations: The government is likely to rely more on RBI dividend—seen at ₹3 lakh crore—to bridge the fiscal deficit amid record capex in FY27.>

RBI steps in with a rescue as rupee weakens to record low of 92/dollar

The rupee has declined 2% so far this year and nearly 5% since US President Donald Trump imposed steep tariffs on India's exports to its largest market.>

Economic Survey 2025-26 LIVE: A weaker rupee isn't really hurting Indian economy

Economic Survey 2025-26 LIVE: The latest updates and key highlights of the government “report card”, ahead of Union Budget 2026.>

India eyes ‘Goldilocks’ path as Economic Survey 2025-26 gets tabled today

The Economic Survey 2025-26, authored by CEA V. Anantha Nageswaran, arrives as India asserts its position as a global growth engine.>

Wired Wisdom: Wolves of Chernobyl, Razorpay’s milestone, and Tata Sierra’s tech

The mutant wolves of Chernobyl have genetically evolved enough to be protected against cancer.>

Tesla reports 61% drop in Q4 profit on lower EV sales, higher AI spending

Tesla's 2025 auto sales fell 9% to 1.6 million due to competition from China's BYD, even as Elon Musk faced blowback over his embrace of Donald Trump.>

India-EU FTA: India to slash import duty on luxury cars to 30% immediately, in boost for Mercedes, BMW

The India-EU FTA includes a clause to gradually reduce import duty on cars to 10% from 70%-110% at present, which benefits Mercedes-Benz, BMW and VW's Audi.>

IndiGo eyes 40% international flights by 2030 amid a domestic crisis at hand

IndiGo aims to carry 20 crore people on over 4,000 daily flights by 2030, CEO Pieter Elbers says in first media interaction since the flight crisis in December.>

Credits : HTimes