Inflation falls below 4% in Feb. Will RBI cut rate on April 9?

Retail inflation slipped to seven-month low of 3.61 per cent in February mainly due to easing prices of vegetables, eggs, and other protein-rich items, creating space for the RBI to go for another cut in interest rate next month. The

Manufacturing sector pushes industrial growth to 5% in Jan

India’s industrial production growth accelerated to 5 per cent in January 2025, driven by a rebound in manufacturing activity, according to official data released on Wednesday. Photograph: Praveen Paramasivam/Reuters The government has also revised the December 2024 industrial output figure

Urban unemployment rate unchanged at 6.4% in Q3FY25

Unemployment rate in urban areas during the third quarter (October-December) of FY25 remained unchanged at 6.4 per cent compared to the preceding quarter, according to the latest quarterly Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) data released by the Ministry of Statistics