Every year at budget time, one phrase dominates the headlines and confuses almost everyone: the fiscal deficit. India has targeted a fiscal deficit of around 4.4% of GDP for the year, a number treated as hugely important, yet rarely explained in a way ordinary people can use. It sounds like a technical figure for economists […]
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You hear one of these numbers constantly and the other almost never, yet both describe the size of India’s economy. By IMF data, India’s economy has grown past roughly four trillion US dollars, placing it among the world’s largest, a figure almost always quoted as GDP. But there is a closely related measure, GNP, that
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When your monthly grocery bill climbs, you are feeling inflation directly, and in India one thing matters more than any other. Food has long been the single biggest component of India’s consumer price index basket, historically close to half of it, which is why what happens to the price of vegetables, pulses and cereals shapes
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Economics shapes every rupee you earn and spend, yet most people were never taught it. A national NCFE survey found that only around 27% of Indian adults are financially literate, which means the vast majority navigate money and the economy without the basic concepts that would make it all clearer. That is a gap worth
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Few economic decisions reach your bank account as directly as this one. As of its June 2026 review, the Reserve Bank of India held the repo rate at 5.25%, and that single number quietly shapes the EMI on millions of home loans across the country. Most borrowers hear “the RBI changed rates” and feel a
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The world economy is more connected than ever, so what happens abroad rarely stays abroad. The IMF projected global growth of about 3.3% for 2026, a steady but unspectacular pace that shapes everything from India’s exports to the price of oil in your city. Global market trends can feel overwhelming, a blur of indices, currencies
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Three words shape almost every economic headline: inflation, growth and policy. Consider a recent snapshot: India’s retail inflation ran at roughly 4.4% in mid-2026, just above the Reserve Bank of India’s 4% target. That one figure sets off a chain of decisions, about interest rates, spending and prices, that reaches all the way to your
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India remains one of the brightest spots in a cautious world economy. The IMF has projected India to grow at around 6.4% in 2025 and 2026, keeping it the fastest-growing major economy. That single number hides a lot of moving parts, and understanding what sits behind it is the difference between reacting to headlines and
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Title: Navigating the Economics of Personal Spending with Insights from Kumar Vihaan Introduction Understanding the intricacies of personal finance is pivotal in crafting a secure financial future. Renowned economics teacher Kumar Vihaan offers transformative insights into the psychology of money, emphasizing the importance of smarter spending habits. In this blog post, we will explore Kumar’s
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Title: Understanding Behavioral Economics: Insights from Kumar Vihaan on Emotions and Financial Decisions Introduction In the intricate dance of decision-making, our emotions often lead while rationality follows, particularly in financial matters. Economics teacher Kumar Vihaan delves into the realm of Behavioral Economics, shedding light on how our feelings can significantly influence our financial choices. This
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