India’s GDP to grow 7% in FY26, Crisil raises growth forecast

December 15, 2025 3:10 PM

India’s GDP to grow 7% in FY26, Crisil raises growth forecast

The Indian economy is poised to grow at 7.0 per cent in the current fiscal 2025-26, Crisil said as it raised projections by 50 basis points soon after the country registered robust growth in the first half. Crisil has revised its GDP forecast for this fiscal with the first-half growth printing at a street-beating 8 per cent. "We expect GDP to grow at 7 per cent in fiscal 2026, compared with 6.5 per cent in fiscal 2025," Crisil, a global, insights-driven analytics company, said in its report. ...

India’s headline inflation may ease to 3.5% in FY26: Crisil

August 13, 2025 4:00 PM

India’s headline inflation may ease to 3.5% in FY26: Crisil

India’s headline inflation is expected to average 3.5 per cent in the current fiscal (FY26), down from 4.6 per cent last year, according to a report by Crisil released on Wednesday. The decline is attributed to healthy agricultural production, which is likely to keep food prices under control. Kharif sowing has risen 4 per cent year-on-year as of August 8, with adequate soil moisture expected to support the upcoming rabi crop as well. The report projects Brent crude oil prices to remain in t...

Cost of home-cooked vegetarian thali dips 14% in July: Crisil report

August 7, 2025 4:09 PM

Cost of home-cooked vegetarian thali dips 14% in July: Crisil report

The cost of home-cooked vegetarian and non-vegetarian thalis declined by 14% and 13%, respectively, in July 2025 compared to the same month last year, driven by softer commodity prices, according to Crisil’s monthly indicator of food plate costs. The year-on-year decline in vegetarian thali costs was primarily due to a sharp drop in vegetable prices - especially tomatoes, onions, and potatoes (TOP) - on a high base: Tomato prices fell 36% year-on-year to ₹42 per kg in July, down from ₹66...

Home-cooked veg, non-veg thalis get cheaper in May as food inflation cools: Crisil

June 5, 2025 4:55 PM

Home-cooked veg, non-veg thalis get cheaper in May as food inflation cools: Crisil

The cost of home-cooked vegetarian and non-vegetarian thalis declined by 6 per cent each (year-on-year) in May due to a sharp drop in prices of key vegetables led by a high-base effect, a Crisil report showed on Thursday. On a monthly basis, the cost of a vegetarian thali remained stable, while a non-vegetarian thali reduced by 2 per cent last month. Tomato prices fell 29 per cent to Rs 23 per kg from Rs 33 per kg in May as concerns over yield lifted prices last year. Prices of onion and potat...

India’s wind power capacity poised to surge to 63 GW by 2026-27

February 24, 2025 5:19 PM

India’s wind power capacity poised to surge to 63 GW by 2026-27

India’s annual wind power capacity addition is projected to more than double to an average of 7.1 gigawatts (GW) over the next two financial years, compared with 3.4 GW in fiscal year 2023-25. This growth, driven by government measures to accelerate the sector, is expected to increase the country’s total installed wind capacity to approximately 63 GW by 2026-27, according to a report released on Monday. Capacity additions in financial years 2023-24 and 2024-25 remained tepid, ranging betwee...

Mall operators in India to register 12% revenue growth in FY25: Crisil

November 19, 2024 4:06 PM

Mall operators in India to register 12% revenue growth in FY25: Crisil

Mall operators in India are projected to achieve robust revenue growth of 10-12% during the current financial year (FY25), building on the 15% growth recorded in the previous fiscal year, according to a Crisil report released on Tuesday. The growth will be driven by contractual rental escalations, improved occupancy rates due to the ramp-up of malls launched in the past two years, the full-year impact of newly operational malls, and an increased share of tenant revenues supported by consumption...