The document discusses India's economic environment, including factors such as inflation, employment, poverty, debt, income distribution, and interest rates. It notes that India's consumer price inflation was 3.28% in September 2017. Unemployment is projected to increase to 17.8 million in 2017 and 18 million in 2018. Over 26% of the global extreme poor live in India. India ranks 100th out of 119 countries on the Global Hunger Index. Income inequality has doubled over the last two decades in India. The Reserve Bank of India recently cut its repo rate to 6.75% to boost economic growth.