‘Five major risks will haunt the Indian economy’ (Book Review)
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) India is a nation with a huge demand but one that lacks high quality services. Be it agriculture, manufacturing or …
FSDC meet discusses economy, NBFC situation
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) In its first meeting after the Narendra Modi government came back to power, the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) …
Strong initiatives needed to revive rural economy: Chhattisgarh CM Baghel
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Saturday emphasised on taking strong initiatives for reviving the rural economy in the country. …
Making India 5-trillion-dollar economy challenging but can be achieved: Modi
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that the goal to make India a five-trillion-dollar economy is challenging but can …
Make India $5 trillion economy: PM to secretaries (2nd Lead)
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday asked the top bureaucrats of each government department to plan, create roadmap and take …
G20 Ministers issue joint statement on digital economy
Tokyo, June 9 (IANS) Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors from the Group of 20 economies on Sunday issued a joint statement in the Japanese …
Indian economy grew 7.2% in 2018-19, likely to top at 7.5%: World Bank
New York, June 5 (IANS) As Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman prepares her budget, the World Bank reports Indias economy grew by 7.2 per cent in …
Meghalaya’s economy needs to grow: 15th Finance Commission
Shillong, June 4 (IANS) Nand Kishore Singh, Chairman of the 15th Finance Commission, said here on Tuesday Meghalaya’s economy must grow well above the double-digit …
India loses fastest growing economy tag in Q4; GDP grew only 5.8% (Roundup)
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) India has lost its coveted title of the world’s fastest growing economy to China, as low agriculture and mining output …
India loses fastest growing economy tag, Q4 GDP grew 5.8%
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) India has lost its coveted title of the world’s fastest growing economy to China, as low agriculture and mining output …
Save cows to strengthen agrarian economy: German activist
Mathura, May 29 (IANS) A German woman who has been running a ‘gaushala’ here for long says that the government should work to make keeping …
Tobacco sector major contributor to Indian economy: Study
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) A recent study has shown that the tobacco sector is one of the highest contributors to the Indian economy with …
State of the Economy-IX: After consumption slowdown, India set to face wider trade deficit
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) Impacted by a consumption slowdown, India’s economy faces another peril, that of rising trade protectionism, which, along with tensions in …
Next governmet would need to fix the economy first: Report
Mumbai, May 23 (IANS) The macro-economic situation has been mixed by the end of last fiscal, needing direct intervention by the next government in areas …
New government needs to fix the economy first: Report
Mumbai, May 23 (IANS) The macroeconomic situation has been mixed since the end of the last fiscal and there is a need of some direct …
State of Economy-VIII: Falling household savings may haunt new government
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) As the five year term of Narendra Modi-led NDA government finishes and with the results of the general elections 2019 …
UN forecasts global economy to grow 2.7% in 2019
United Nations, May 22 (IANS) The United Nations on Tuesday downgraded its forecast for world economic growth, announcing that it expects overall growth of 2.7 …
State of Economy-VII: Delayed NPA resolution, haircuts keep banks under stress
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) While the banking sector’s non-performing assets (NPAs or bad loans) are receding, the balance sheets of state-run banks, however, continue …
State of Economy-VI: Booster investment dosage needed to fire-up slacking consumption
Mumbai, May 20 (IANS) A booster dose of government and private sector spending along with cheaper rates of finance are required to kick-start India’s consumption …
State of economy-V: Job crisis continues to worsen
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) The ruling NDA government won a landslide in 2014 on a promise that it will produce jobs. Five years down …
State of Economy-IV: Farm distress among major challanges for new government
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Once the high-voltage Lok Sabha polls come to an end, the new government will have a major challenge of getting …
Modi government dismantled India’s economy: Congress
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) The Congress on Friday said that the Modi government will be shown the “exit door” by the people of India …
State of Economy-III: Auto sales to remain stuck in slow lane; as elections decelerate growth
New Delhi/Chennai, May 17 (IANS) Consumers sentiment is expected to remain stuck in the slow lane for the auto industry, as anxiety over general elections, …
State of Economy-II: Private investment remains tepid in highway sector
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Highway development has been in top gear on massive public spendings, but private sector appetite has remained tepid in the …
State of Economy-I: Vital economic indicators suggest a longer slowdown
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The political discourse this election season has grabbed the attention of the voters, but it offers little to soothe them …
Indian economy to grow at 7% range in FY20: CEA
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The Indian economy will grow at 7 per cent range in the current fiscal powered by the effects of the …
Gwadar hotel attack bid to damage economy: Imran
Islamabad, May 12 (IANS) Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday termed the attack on a five-star hotel in the port city of Gwadar in …
Modi destroyed economy with demonetisation, GST: Rahul
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday again attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his decision to implement demonetisation and a …
Economy in disastrous phase of slowdown: Congress
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The Congress on Wednesday said Indian economy has entered a “disastrous” phase of economic slowdown under Narendra Modi-led BJP regime …
NYAY will boost country’s economy: Rahul Gandhi
Rewa (Madhya Pradesh), May 3 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that the Congress’s NYAY scheme will improve the country’s economy and will …
Trump urges Fed to cut rates for ‘rocket-like’ economy
Washington, May 1 (IANS) US President Donald Trump called on the US Federal Reserve to lower interest rates and adopt quantitative easing, citing an economy …
US stocks gain after stronger-than-expected economy report
New York, April 27 (IANS) US stocks closed higher as the market was buoyed by a better-than-expected US GDP growth for the first quarter, offsetting …
Aamir Khan flies economy, surprises co-passengers
Mumbai, April 23 (IANS) Ditching the luxuries of a business class, superstar Aamir Khan took everyone by surprise as he was spotted travelling in the …
Digital infra will revive Indian economy, says Nilekani
Bengaluru, April 22 (IANS) Digital infrastructure would play a major role in reviving the Indian economy, Infosys Co-founder and Chairman Nandan Nilekani said on Monday. …
Nyay scheme will jump-start Indian economy: Rahul
Pathanapuram (Kerala), April 16 (IANS) The Congress’ Nyuntam Aay Yojana (Nyay), a minimum income guarantee scheme, will jump-start the Indian economy, party President Rahul Gandhi …
Economy grim as major indicators drop: Experts
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) The Indian economy may be moving towards a slowdown as the country has off-late witnessed a drop in several key …
BJP promises to make India 3rd largest economy by 2030
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Declaring its aim to make India the third largest economy in the world by 2030, the BJP on Monday promised …
Pakistan’s economy out of crisis phase: Minister
Islamabad, April 8 (IANS) Pakistan’s Finance Minister Asad Umar said on Monday that the country’s economy was out of the crisis phase even as the …
‘Nyay’ will kickstart Indian economy: Rahul Gandhi
Chandrapur (Maharashtra), April 5 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi said on Friday that the party’s proposed Nyay scheme would “kickstart the economy to full steam” …
ADB says Bangladesh economy likely to grow by 8%
Dhaka, April 3 (IANS) Bangladesh economy is expected to grow by 8 per cent in 2019-20 fiscal year (July 2019-June 2020), likely recording the fastest …
Congress manifesto will ruin economy: BJP MP
Bengaluru, April 2 (IANS) Slamming the Congress for making “hollow promises” in its manifesto, Karnataka BJP’s Rajya Sabha member Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Tuesday said they …