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1. Real GDP and Gross Value Added are projected to grow by 7.4% and 7.3% respectively in FY26, while real GDP growth for FY27 is projected in the range of 6.8% to 7.2%.

2. Average headline inflation during April to December 2025 stood at 1.7%, the lowest since the beginning of the Consumer Price Index series.

1. India is revising the base year for Gross Domestic Product estimates from 2011-12 to 2022-23 to better reflect current economic structure, digitalisation, and newly emerging sectors.

2. The year 2022-23 was selected as the new GDP base because it is considered the most recent normal year after disruptions caused during 2019-20 and 2020-21.

1. One District One Product (ODOP) began in Uttar Pradesh in 2018, where Moradabad brassware was selected as a district signature product under a state-led economic initiative.

2. As of December 2025, ODOP had been adopted nationally and scaled to over 770 districts, extending its reach to millions of artisans, entrepreneurs, farmers, and producers.

1. As of December 2025, India had over 2 lakh DPIIT-recognised startups, placing it among the world’s largest startup ecosystems.

2. Around 50 percent of DPIIT-recognised startups come from Tier II and Tier III cities, showing broad regional spread of entrepreneurship.

1. Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana was launched on 22 January 2015 under Beti Bachao Beti Padhao to support long-term financial security of girls through savings for education and marriage.

2. Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana currently offers 8.2 percent annual interest, allows deposits from ₹250 to ₹1.5 lakh yearly, and provides tax-free interest and maturity benefits under Section 80C.

1. India’s cumulative exports during April-January 2025-26 reached USD 720.76 billion, recording 6.15 percent year-on-year growth, indicating resilient external performance despite continuing global uncertainty and trade-policy disruptions worldwide.

2. Services exports during April-January 2025-26 stood at USD 354.13 billion, registering 10.57 percent growth over the previous year and reinforcing India’s strength in technology, professional, and business services.

1. India recorded an approximate 27 percent increase in active registered companies, rising from 1.55 lakh in 2020–21 to 1.98 lakh in 2025–26 as on 3 February 2026.

2. The Union Budget 2026–27 proposed digital trade facilitation, tax certainty, reduced compliance burden, lower litigation, trust-based customs systems, and an investment-friendly tax regime to strengthen business conditions.

1) India ranks 3rd among Global South economies in trade partnership diversity, as per United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Trade and Development Report 2025, and its diversity index score is higher than all Global North countries.

2) India–European Union (EU) Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations were concluded in January 2026 and described as the “Mother of All Deals,” marking a major strategic trade milestone in 2026.

1) Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth for Financial Year (FY) 2025-26 is estimated at 7.6%, above 7.1% in FY 2024-25, showing stronger expansion under new 2022-23 base series.

2) Nominal GDP at current prices is projected to grow 8.6% in FY 2025-26, capturing both real output rise and price changes together for policymaking.

1. Union Budget 2026–27 places textiles at the centre of growth, prioritising jobs, exports, rural livelihoods, and sustainable manufacturing, with integrated policy focus from fibre production to fashion markets.

2. India’s fibre strengths include largest cotton acreage, largest jute output, second-largest silk and cotton production, major MMF hub, and second-largest polyester and viscose fibre production worldwide among nations.