India's GDP numbers for quarter January-March stood at 7.9 per cent as against 7.3 per cent in October-December, thereby making it the fastest growing economy in the world. India's GDP numbers for quarter January-March stood at 7.9 per cent as against 7.3 per cent in October-December, thereby making it the fastest growing economy in the world. By: ENS Economic Bureau | New Delhi | Updated: June 1, 2016 8:48 am. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley at a press conference in New Delhi.