‘Reform Express’ to drive economic momentum amid global challenges: FM Sitharaman

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said the government remains committed to driving the “Reform Express” through decisive policy measures to sustain economic momentum despite global challenges, even as the Reserve Bank of India lowered its FY27 growth forecast.Earlier in the day, the RBI cut its GDP growth projection for FY27 to 6.6% from 6.9%…

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Protecting rupee, forex & economy: Will government, RBI measures on attracting foreign capital help?

Experts are of the view that India’s bonds have been made attractive. (AI image) Looking to preserve its foreign exchange reserves and defend the rupee, the government and the Reserve Bank of India on Friday announced several steps aimed at attracting foreign inflows. Record foreign capital outflows amid the ongoing US-Iran conflict have added immense…

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Renault Duster SUV fuel-efficiency revealed: More efficient than these SUVs!

Renault India today announced an ARAI-certified fuel-efficiency figure of 19.41kmpl for the Duster’s 1.0-litre Turbo TCe 100 petrol engine, making it the most fuel-efficient powertrain currently offered in the SUV’s range. The mileage figure exceeds that of the 1.3-litre turbo-petrol variants, which return 17.75kmpl with the manual gearbox and 18.45kmpl with the automatic transmission. The…

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