New Delhi: India is witnessing a rare phenomenon of elevated growth and low inflation, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday, adding that it is no “fluke or coincidence” but the result of sustained efforts, detailed planning, and timely interventions and reforms by the government. Replying to a general discussion on the budget for 2026-27 […]
The retail inflation under the revised Consumer Price Index (CPI) series stood at 2.75 per cent in January, the first reading with a new base year of 2024, the Statistics Ministry said on Wednesday. The updated series aims to better reflect current household spending patterns. Officials cautioned that the January print is not directly comparable […]
India’s inflation rate has risen to the highest in eight months under the new CPI series to fall within the Reserve Bank of India’s tolerance band for the first time since August 2025. That indicates a status quo on repo rate in the longer term. India’s new inflation series cuts the weight of volatile items […]
India is taking major steps to overhaul its key statistics to better capture the rapid expansion in consumer spending over the past decade and improve policymaking in one of the world’s fastest-growing economies. A vegetable market in New Delhi. (PTI) The government will publish a new inflation series today to reflect the changing spending patterns […]
NEW DELHI: India’s benchmark inflation rate stayed on the lower side of RBI’s target band of 4% plus or minus 2% for the fourth consecutive month in December 2025. The 1.3% retail inflation value, as measured by the annual growth in Consumer Price Index (CPI), is mostly a result of easing but persisting deflation in food prices, […]
India’s annual retail inflation quickened to 1.33% in December from 0.71% in November, as the decline in food prices moderated, government data showed on Monday. A worker unloads sacks of onions from a truck, at a wholesale vegetable market in Jalandhar (PTI) Food prices fell 2.71% year-on-year in December against a decline of 3.91% year-on-year […]
The government is likely to retain the Reserve Bank of India’s inflation target, as the existing mechanism is seen as effective in managing inflation in the world’s fourth largest economy. RBI has raised concerns over rising digital fraud cases and unresolved customer complaints across banks. (REUTERS) The government is unlikely to change the RBI inflation […]
For investors navigating markets, stability has become a scarce asset. Global bond yields remain unpredictable, while equity indices swing sharply with every data release. Amid this uncertainty, real estate is quietly reclaiming its appeal. Investors are returning to property not for rapid gains, but as a hedge against inflation, currency erosion and market volatility. Higher […]
India’s inflation rate accelerated from record lows but came in under the RBI’s inflation target for the third consecutive month. A vegetable market in India. (AFP) The consumer price index, a measure of retail inflation in India, stood at 0.71% in November 2025 as against a record low of 0.25% in October 2025, according to […]