InsightsReading the Numbers on India's Small Businesses
A reader's guide to the main numbers on India's MSME sector, what they measure, where they come from and how to use them without misreading them.
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InsightsReading Nasscom's Numbers: Revenue Up 6.1%, Hiring Barely Up, and a Revised Base
Nasscom estimates India's technology sector revenue at US$315 billion in FY26, up 6.1%, with exports of US$246 billion and AI revenue of US$10-12 billion. What the review says, what it revised, and what to check before quoting it.
InsightsA Clean Baseline and a Stress Test: How to Read the RBI's Biannual Risk Report
The RBI's June 2026 Financial Stability Report put banks' gross NPAs at a multi-decade low of 1.8%, projected 1.9% by March 2028 in the baseline and 3.8% to 4.1% under stress. A reader's guide to what it says and what it does not.
InsightsFive Per Cent and Rising Participation: What India's Monthly Jobs Survey Shows
India's monthly labour survey put unemployment at 5.1% in July and 5.0% in August 2026, with labour force participation at 55.6% and female participation at 34.8%. A guide to the numbers, the method and the limits.
InsightsWhat India's First Logistics Cost Study Found, and What It Cannot Yet Tell Us
India's first systematic logistics cost assessment put costs at Rs 24.01 lakh crore, 7.97% of GDP in 2023-24. Small firms spend nearly 17% of output on logistics. What the study did and what it leaves open.
InsightsA Pipeline Report Worth Reading Closely: IEEFA on India's Storage Build-Out
IEEFA's key findings say India has tendered about 103.4 GW of storage, awarded about 50 GW and commissioned 10.3 GW. What the report covers, what we checked, and what to ask before quoting it.