Falling net FDI levels, it says, were driven by rising repatriation due to foreign investors realising higher returns on investments due to surging stock market.
Survey says that India, in light of significantly-changed external scenario, needs to focus on domestic growth drivers and reduce regulations impeding them.
Allocation for census was slashed in Union Budget 2024-2025. Economic Affairs Secretary Ajay Seth says allocations will be increased when a decision is taken to go ahead with the census.
Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran presented the Economic Survey 2023-24, displaying a map where each Indian state and Union Territory was renamed after a country with a similar population.
Survey emphasises a balanced and diverse diet to deal with the burgeoning obesity problem. It also recognises mental health as a principal factor in individual & national development.
Meghnad’s interest went much beyond economics and politics. This is reflected in his writing, particularly after his retirement as a full-time LSE professor in 2003.
In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.
As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.
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