Mumbai, Dec 28 (IANS) As India steps into 2026, the equity market finds itself at an important turning point. After a phase largely driven by strong domestic liquidity, the focus is now shifting toward earnings delivery, policy stability and the broader health of the economy. Market experts believe this transition could define how Indian equities perform in the year ahead.The year 2025 delivered mixed results for investors. The Nifty touched a record high of 26,326 on December 1 and ended the ye…
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New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) India’s real GDP growth is projected at 7.4 per cent for FY26, up from 6.5 per cent in FY25, a report has said, highlighting seasonal pick up in electricity, mining and construction sectors.The report from ICRA said that growth is expected to ease below 7 per cent in H2 FY26 from 8 per cent in H1 because of an unfavourable base effect and moderation in exports.The report expects a pause in the February 2026 policy review by the RBI, with future decisions to be guided b…
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Rating agency ICRA on Friday raised its growth forecast for India’s tractor industry, citing strong demand, supportive policies and favourable farm conditions. The agency now expects tractor wholesale volumes to grow by 15–17 per cent in the financial year 2025–26 (FY2026), sharply higher than its earlier estimate of 8–10 per cent.This also marks a clear improvement from the 7 per cent growth recorded in FY2025, it said.The upward revision comes after a strong pe…
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) The Centre on Friday told the Delhi High Court that any meeting of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council to decide on lowering or abolishing GST on air purifiers can only be held physically and not through video conferencing. A Vacation Bench of Justices Vikas Mahajan and Vinod Kumar granted the Centre 10 days to file its counter-affidavit after Additional Solicitor General (ASG) N. Venkataraman, appearing for the Union government, sought time to submit a detailed res…
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that his government is committed to boosting ‘Ease of Living’ and the reform trajectory will continue with even more vigour in the coming times.Replying to a thread on X social media platform posted by the MyGovIndia handle, PM Modi said the government has worked towards the direction of empowering millions.”Ours is a Government committed to boosting ‘Ease of Living’ and this thread below gives examples of how we have w…
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) Over the past years, the government has undertaken a historic wave of reforms, abolishing over 40,000 unnecessary compliances and repealing more than 1,500 outdated laws, thus creating a modern, efficient, and citizen-friendly ecosystem. The GST rate rationalisation, which came into effect from September 22 this year, was one such ‘Big Bang reform’ towards building a ‘Viksit Bharat’.On the 79th Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation and a…
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) The process for base revision of macro-economic indicators — CPI, IIP and GDP — has reached at an advanced stage, and the new series of GDP with base year 2022-23 will be released on February 27, 2026, according to the government.The new series of CPI with base year 2024 is slated to be released on February 12 while the new IIP series with base year 2022-23 will be released on May 28.Discussion papers have been placed in public domain and workshops held for taking fe…
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) India’s textiles sector recorded a surge in investment and exports during 2025, fuelled by government incentive schemes and economic reforms to facilitate the ease of doing business.The government approved setting up of seven PM Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA) Parks with world-class infrastructure, including plug and play facility with an outlay of Rs 4,445 crore for a period of seven years up to 2027-28. These parks are coming up in Tamil Nadu (V…
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) India’s GDP growth is expected to grow 7.5 per cent in FY26 and 7 per cent in FY27, a report said on Monday, adding that 8.3 per cent nominal GDP growth is likely this fiscal.The report from CareEdge Ratings said that healthy FY27 growth is supported by a possible US‑India trade deal, low inflation, low interest rates and tax relief.Further, the optimistic capex outlook, as evidenced by the strong order books of the capital goods companies, also bodes well for the inve…