New MoSPI Report Highlights India’s SDG Progress, Green Energy, Digital Access
A R DAS On the 19th Statistics Day, the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) unveiled three important publications…
Category: ECONOMY
UN report charts path out of debt crisis threatening global development
A decade after the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), development is facing serious headwinds – including what UN…
States’ Welfare Spending Set to Hit ₹6.4 Lakh Crore Amid Poll Push: CRISIL
R. Suryamurthy As India enters a critical phase with several assembly elections on the horizon, state governments are ramping up…
India Plans Comprehensive Income Distribution Survey After 75 Years
R. Suryamurthy / NEW DELHI Government will conduct its first comprehensive nationwide household income survey in 2026, aiming to bridge…
From Gulf to Ghar: India’s Migrants Send More Than Just Money
ANDALIB AKHTER Every single day, millions of migrants across the world send a quiet yet powerful message back home—one not…
Sri Lanka confident of securing final IMF tranche as economy grows 4.8% in Q1
Sri Lanka is confident of receiving the next tranche of the IMF’s Extended Fund Facility. Speaking exclusively to AIR special…
Finance Minister releases fifth edition of National Time Release Study (NTRS) 2025
Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman, on Friday released the fifth edition of the National Time Release…
As Middle East Tensions Escalate: Can India Withstand Another Oil Shock?
R. Suryamurthy The world’s geopolitical fault lines are shifting yet again—this time with potentially explosive consequences. As the smoke of…
India’s foreign exchange reserves rise by over $2.2 bn
India’s foreign exchange reserves rose by more than 2.2 billion dollars, reaching over 698 billion dollars in the week ending…
India Leads South Asia in FDI Despite Regional Slowdown: UNCTAD
By R. Suryamurthy India continued to lead as South Asia’s top destination for foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2024, even…