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FETC works across multiple areas of economic, financial, and policy engagement. Its focus is to connect young minds with real public issues through writing, research, discussion, and awareness-building.

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Articles and commentaries on economic, financial, developmental, and public-policy issues.

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Research-based discussions on markets, governance, society, development, and emerging economic questions.

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Making economics and finance more understandable for students, citizens, and wider audiences.

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Newsletters, reports, articles, and issue-based knowledge materials developed by the FETC team

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“With its core team of motivated young minds, the FETC has analytically looked at the multi-lateral government programs and come up with the kind of efforts and results that contribute to nation-building through its six dynamic missions.”

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Rector- BHU
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Vice-chancellor- DDU Gorakhpur
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Latest official indicators

India Economic Outlook

A concise snapshot of the indicators shaping India’s economy, based on the latest available official releases.

GDPQ1
FY 2026–27

Real GDP Growth

7.8%

▲ 0.9 percentage point year-on-year

India’s real economy expanded faster than the 6.9% recorded in the same quarter a year earlier.

Source: MoSPI
CPISeptember
2026

Retail Inflation

5.54%

Year-on-year headline inflation

Consumer prices were 5.54% higher than in September 2025, according to the latest national CPI release.

Source: MoSPI
FXWeek ending
16 Oct 2026

Forex Reserves

$721.0 bn

▼ $5.0 billion over the week

India’s foreign exchange reserve position, covering foreign assets, gold, SDRs and the IMF reserve position.

Source: Reserve Bank of India
$/₹23 Oct 2026
1:00 pm

USD–INR Reference Rate

₹94.9432

Official FBIL reference rate

The rupee value of one US dollar at the latest official reference-rate publication.

Source: RBI / FBIL

Figures reflect the latest available official release for each indicator and therefore have different reporting dates.

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