After the big announcements made by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Union Budget 2026–27 to strengthen the tourism and hospitality sector, strong buying was seen in related shares on Sunday. Shares of EaseMyTrip (Easy Trip Planners) registered a rise of about 9 percent, while hotel shares like ITC Hotels, Indian Hotels, EIH and…
From India and the EU concluding the ‘mother of all deals’, to India slipping to sixth place on Mint’s emerging market tracker, the 2026 Padma Awards celebrating arts and technical fields, and the Budget losing its market-moving punch—here’s this week’s news in numbers. trade deal triumph India and the European Union concluded negotiations for a…
A 26-year-old food delivery worker from Patna, who did not wish to be named, said the pressure of customer ratings and long stints away from home had taken a heavy emotional toll on him. Having moved to Delhi five months ago for work after a stint in Gujarat, he said loneliness has become his constant…
On Thursday, January 29, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Economic Survey of India for the financial year 2025–26 in Parliament, officially initiating the lead-up to the Union Budget, which is set to be released on Sunday, February 1. This year’s Budget unveiling falls on a weekend. The much-discussed India-US trade agreement was highlighted in…
MUMBAI: The Securities Markets Code (SMC), 2025, could become a template for regulatory governance well beyond India’s capital markets, offering a model that may be replicated across the country’s wider financial and administrative ecosystem, according to the government’s Economic Survey for fiscal year 2025-26 (FY26), tabled in Parliament on Thursday. Introduced in the Lok Sabha…
The Economic Survey for FY25-26, tabled in Parliament on Thursday, said India’s commercial sector is increasingly tapping alternative financing to offset a moderation in bank credit. Faster monetary policy transmission has made market-based instruments a viable alternative for large corporations, it said, adding that rising profitability has allowed firms to leverage internal resources for expansion,…
Although FY26 so far has been a year of heightened volatility for the Indian stock market, the initial public offering (IPO) segment continues to ride the wave of a capital-raising spree for unlisted stock investors. Companies ranging from tech startups and fintech firms to renewable energy businesses have entered Dalal Street as a means to…
Economic Survey 2026: Gold has once again taken center stage in India’s economic landscape, not just as a traditional store of value but as a strategic stabilizer in an increasingly uncertain global environment. According to the Economic Survey, the recent surge in gold prices was not merely a cyclical phenomenon, but a response to deeper…
The Economic Survey 2026, released on Thursday, flags a growing and deeply concerning vulnerability in the global economic system in the light of rising geopolitical risks and economic turmoil. While global growth and trade have held up better than expected so far, the Survey cautions that resilience may be deceptive, with negative effects expected to…
Economic Survey 2026: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the Economic Survey in Parliament on Thursday, January 29. According to the survey, strong macro fundamentals and regulatory reforms may help the Indian economy expand at 6.8-7.2% in the next financial year (FY27). Economic Survey 2025-26, prepared by Chief Economic Advisor V. Anantha Nageswaran and his…
