With improved government expenditure and uneven consumption, Q3FY2025 GDP is predicted to increase to 6.4% from Q2FY25’s seven-quarter low of 5.4%, according to ICRA. The gross value added (GVA) growth rate is also predicted to show a comparatively broad-based improvement, rising from 5.6% in Q2FY2025 to 6.6% in Q3FY2025. The industrial (up 6.2% from 3.6%),…
According to ICRA, the domestic steel industry is facing new challenges and looking for opportunities as a result of US President Donald Trump’s recent announcement to raise tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum significantly and to cancel exemptions and duty-free quotas for major suppliers like Canada, Brazil, the European Union (EU), Mexico, South Korea,…
India’s installed renewable energy capacity is expected to reach 250 GW by March 2026, up from 201 GW as of September 2021, according to credit ratings ICRA. The increase is driven by a large project pipeline of over 80 GW, which improved tendering activity in FY24. The current fiscal has high tendering activity, in line…
The continuation of domestic leisure travel, the demand from meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions (MICE), business travel, and an increase in foreign tourist arrivals (FTAs) are all expected to support the Indian hotel industry’s double-digit revenue growth in FY24, according to a report by ICRA. It further stated that the current ICC World Cup 2023…
As the majority of the gas for these sectors comes from state-run ONGC and Oil India nomination fields, where prices are capped at $6.5 per million British thermal units (mmBtu), analysts say the recent increase in natural gas prices is unlikely to exert any significant upward pressure on domestic compressed natural gas (CNG) or piped…
According to a domestic ratings business, the revenue growth of the Indian IT services sector will decrease to 3% in the current fiscal year from 9.2% in the prior fiscal year. According to ICRA Ratings, this fiscal year’s profitability would also suffer, and the operating profit margin will drop to 20–21%, a reduction of up…
The crop quality has been negatively impacted by unseasonal rainfall and hailstorms in major wheat-producing states, but the output is not expected to be reduced, according to experts and dealers. According to S Pramod Kumar, CEO of Sunil Agro, the rains dulled the new crop, but there was no appreciable reduction in output. He claimed…
According to a research, the auto parts industry’s sales are expected to climb by 58% in FY24, driven by higher domestic demand. With greater premiumization of automobiles, an emphasis on localization, and enhanced export and regulatory standards, the industry is anticipated to reach revenues of over 2.5 lakh crore. The sector’s income increased by more…
The government’s proposal to increase capital spending by 33% to 10 lakh crore in the upcoming fiscal year will increase demand for steel and cement and benefit capex-intensive industries. 3.3% of GDP would be spent on capital projects by the government, approximately tripling what was spent in 2019–20. Along with the central government investment, the…
On the strength of improving global cues and firming up of international pricing, Indian steel mills are considering price increases in January. Domestic orders, though, are still on the low side. First indications point to price increases of $500 per tonne for flat-coated products, which have been hardest hurt by growing imports and price variations….
