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Sep 16, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 16, 2026 · Pragya Srivastava

    Is inflation becoming too hot to handle? Explained in charts | Mint (opens the original)

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    This is a Mint Premium article gifted to you.Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India’s headline inflation jumped to 4.8% in August, food inflation to 6.0%, core inflation to 4.3%, and core excluding gold and silver prices to 3.1%. The sharp rise in input prices is still feeding through to consumers, while crude oil prices have flared up again. An unfavourable base effect over the next few months is expected to push inflation print higher. Add to this stronger-than-expected GDP growth of 7.8% i

  2. Article · Sep 8, 2026 · Pragya Srivastava

    Why India’s 7.8% GDP growth isn’t enough to celebrate | Mint (opens the original)

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    This is a Mint Premium article gifted to you.Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India’s 7.8% June-quarter growth rate was celebrated by the government but met with scepticism from opposition parties and critics. Technical base-year revisions aside, the doubt is fuelled by India’s “high growth” story arguably not mirroring the lived reality for many people in the country. Two factors drive the disconnect: first, the belief that recording 7-8% growth sporadically is celebration-worthy; and second

  3. Article · Sep 6, 2026 · Pragya Srivastava

    Smaller economy, PPI inclusion: Why India’s GDP is facing fresh scrutiny | Mint (opens the original)

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    This is a Mint Premium article gifted to you.Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Over the last few days, India’s gross domestic product (GDP) figures have come under fresh scrutiny for two reasons: downward revisions to past nominal values and a lack of transparency regarding the use of the deflator (the difference between real and nominal GDP due to inflation). While most experts believe that the shift to the new base year 2022-23 in February has addressed several issues that existed in the pre

  4. Article · Sep 6, 2026 · Pragya Srivastava

    ‘Why am I so tired’ and other stuff we ask Google | Mint (opens the original)

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    This is a Mint Premium article gifted to you.Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. About a month after the outbreak of the war in West Asia, Google searches surged for “LPG prices” and “induction cooktops”, shifting away from “flight cancellations” and “Middle East airspace”. People’s online search behaviour could be read as a snapshot of what they were feeling and indicated how the war miles away had entered the country’s kitchens. In What We Ask Google: A Surprisingly Hopeful History of Humankin

  5. Article · Sep 3, 2026 · Pragya Srivastava

    India GDP debate: Why 7.8% growth rate isn’t final, and 2.6% misses the math | Mint (opens the original)

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    India’s latest GDP data has drawn widespread scrutiny since the figures were released on Monday. Official statistics said India's GDP growth rate was 7.8% in April-June, which was hailed as a “Herculean feat” by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, but former finance secretary Subhash Garg claimed it was only 2.6%. In reality, 7.8% is not the final figure and 2.6% isn't the correct one. Scepticism over the numbers stems from two factors: the overestimation of GDP under the previous series and high grow

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