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Siddharth Upasani is a Deputy Associate Editor with The Indian Express. He reports primarily on data and the economy, looking for trends and changes in the former which paint a picture of the latter. Before The Indian Express, he worked at Moneycontrol and financial newswire Informist (previously called Cogencis). Outside of work, sports, fantasy football, and graphic novels keep him busy....
Siddharth Upasani is a Deputy Associate Editor with The Indian Express. He reports primarily on data and the economy, looking for trends and changes in the former which paint a picture of the latter. Before The Indian Express, he worked at Moneycontrol and financial newswire Informist (previously called Cogencis). Outside of work, sports, fantasy football, and graphic novels keep him busy.
Apr 21, 2026 05:30 IST
Earlier this month, the RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee left the repo rate unchanged at 5.25%,...
Tue, Apr 21, 2026Apr 20, 2026 18:56 IST
For FY26 as a whole, the output of India’s eight core industries rose a mere 2.6% – the lowest...
Tue, Apr 21, 2026Apr 20, 2026 06:32 IST
Greater participation of women in the economy, though — and not just at the legislative level —...
Mon, Apr 20, 2026Apr 18, 2026 05:31 IST
The delay in the issuance of the list of banks authorised to import gold and silver had...
Sat, Apr 18, 2026Apr 17, 2026 19:11 IST
India imported $84 billion of gold and silver in 2025-26, 34% more than in...
Fri, Apr 17, 2026Apr 15, 2026 19:26 IST
Companies may soon start passing on higher costs to consumers, which will make the RBI’s interest...
Wed, Apr 15, 2026Apr 15, 2026 09:49 IST
The RBI last week said it expects inflation to average 4.6% in 2026-27. But this was based on the...
Wed, Apr 15, 2026Apr 14, 2026 18:29 IST
The IMF’s forecast assumes the war in West Asia will go on for “a few more weeks” and that...
Wed, Apr 15, 2026Apr 13, 2026 16:46 IST
While the headline inflation numbers for March are fairly similar to those of February, inflation...
Tue, Apr 14, 2026Apr 09, 2026 19:22 IST
The West Asia crisis, according to Das, highlights the importance of energy security and...
Fri, Apr 10, 2026Apr 09, 2026 17:11 IST
The World Bank expects India’s GDP to grow 6.6% in 2026-27, 7.2% in 2027-28, and 7% in...
Fri, Apr 10, 2026Apr 09, 2026 01:40 IST
The move underscores a cautious and calculated approach as economic risks resulting from the West...
Thu, Apr 09, 2026Apr 08, 2026 12:45 IST
The RBI’s economic forecasts and the assumptions they are based on do not indicate that the...
Wed, Apr 08, 2026Apr 01, 2026 14:39 IST
While financial market indicators have shown March was a terrible month, the impact of the war on...
Thu, Apr 02, 2026Apr 01, 2026 01:19 IST
Under the Foreign and International Monetary Authorities (FIMA) Repo Facility, central banks such...
Wed, Apr 01, 2026Mar 28, 2026 19:51 IST
According to the government's top economist, fiscal space will have to be generated to meet...
Sun, Mar 29, 2026Mar 27, 2026 21:01 IST
However, women continue to earn much less than men: 76% of what males earn in salaried jobs, 69% in...
Sat, Mar 28, 2026Mar 27, 2026 08:08 IST
Gold, always seen as a safe asset that people turn to in times of trouble, has tumbled when least...
Sat, Mar 28, 2026Mar 26, 2026 09:27 IST
The RBI uses its forex reserves to defend the rupee. But the level of reserves itself can add to...
Fri, Mar 27, 2026Mar 24, 2026 20:20 IST
While retail inflation was much lower in 2025, the rise in informal sector pay last year is less...
Tue, Mar 24, 2026Mar 24, 2026 18:22 IST
While input prices in March rose at the fastest pace in 45 months, prices faced by consumers...
Tue, Mar 24, 2026Mar 23, 2026 21:34 IST
According to the statistics ministry, enterprises “generally tend to adopt a conservative...
Tue, Mar 24, 2026Mar 23, 2026 18:24 IST
For the first 10 months of 2025-26, India has seen gross FDI inflow of $79.32 billion, up 15% from...
Mon, Mar 23, 2026Mar 22, 2026 06:15 IST
With the war in West Asia showing no signs of ending any time soon, India’s authorities need a...
Mon, Mar 23, 2026Mar 20, 2026 11:19 IST
The rupee is down 4.1% against the US dollar so far in 2026 and 2.9% since the West Asia war began...
Sat, Mar 21, 2026