6.4% GDP Growth Estimate for FY25: A Worrying Sign for Modi Govt?

Presenting India Today Insight: Sharp analysis on topical issues by the editors of India Today magazine. Why the 6.4% GDP growth estimate for FY25 should worry Modi govt To address the slowdown and boost jobs, the government is likely to announce measures in the upcoming Union Budget that precedes elections in Delhi By M.G. Arun DELHI POLLS: FREEBIE FACTOR Delhi sets date with polls, and more of freebie politics The Election Commission, concerned by the trend of freebies, has proposed that political parties come clean before voters on the financial viability of their poll promises By Avishek G. Dastidar FROM THE STATES: ANDHRA PRADESH Why cockfights turn blood sport every Sankranti season in Andhra Pradesh Estimates suggest over Rs 500 crore would have changed hands in Kodi Pandalu betting by the time the Sankranti festival concludes in mid-January this year By Amarnath K. Menon GROUND REPORT: LDF FACES ANVAR FIRE Why Pinarayi-baiter PV Anvar is eyeing a berth in Opposition front “I will do everything possible for the United Democratic Front to come to power in Kerala,” the independent MLA from Nilambur has declared By Jeemon Jacob SPOTLIGHT: BUILDING BLOCKS OF MUMBAI How British-era Mumbai docks laid the foundations of Maximum City The intermingling of people at the docks helped loosen the bonds of caste and religion, helping make Mumbai a centre of cultural renaissance in the colonial times By Dhaval S. Kulkarni SPORTS: CRICKET Why Rohit Sharma is right, but so are the critics with ‘mic, laptop or pen’ The pens will write, the microphones will analyse and the laptops will record—because that is their job, just as scoring runs and leading the team is Sharma’s By Amitabh Srivastava HEALTH: THE CLIMATE RISK How climate change impairs reproductive health The interplay of rising global temperatures and air pollution exacerbates risks, underlining the need for urgent measures to safeguard future generations By Sonali Acharjee FROM THE INDIA TODAY ARCHIVES (2000): HRITHIK ROSHAN From the India Today archives (2000) | Hrithik Roshan: The homegrown Greek god The actor who has delivered many a superhit in a Bollywood once dominated by the Khans is turning 50 By Madhu Jain Subscribe to the India Today Magazine Explore interesting insights! Follow our WhatsApp Channel for the exclusive stories and engaging content! Click here to follow us