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Thursday, December 18, 2025
TopicGDP growth

Topic: GDP growth

India can grow at 10% but import substitution policy could hurt that, Arvind Panagariya says

Arvind Panagariya backs Modi govt’s decision to not go in for fiscal expansionary policy, says funds will be needed for demand stimulus and bank recapitalisation.

India’s unemployment rate fell to 5.8% in 2018-19, experts say Covid shock will drive it up

Periodic Labour Force Survey shows unemployment rate in India remained elevated in 2018-19 despite the marginal fall compared to 6.1% in 2017-18.

Indian economy grew at 11-year-low of 4.2% in 2019-20, just 3.1% in Q4

These are the first set of GDP numbers showing the impact of Covid-19 and the lockdown. Manufacturing & construction sectors dragged down GDP growth in 2019-20.

India to grow between 0 to -2%: Economists lower forecast as 3rd lockdown delays revival

Economists lower forecasts for 2020-21 as they say the extension of the lockdown, even with some relaxations, will adversely impact manufacturing and services. 

India’s GDP growth for current fiscal year projected at 4.8%: UN report

The UN report said that COVID-19 is having far-reaching effects, with strong cross-border spillover effects through trade, tourism and financial linkages.

V, U, W, L or Nike Swoosh? Economists are trying to figure out shape of global recovery

A V-shape in which the rebound is as swift as the slump was the favoured trajectory early on, but now more are starting to worry about a U-shape.

Moody’s slashes India’s 2020 forecast from 5.3% to 2.5% amid Covid-19 lockdown

Moody’s said credit flow to the economy already remains severely hampered because of severe liquidity constraints in the bank and non-bank financial sectors.

Q3 GDP growth shows slowdown has worsened. Coronavirus effect likely to make recovery slower

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Pollution is attacking human capital and affecting GDP: Economist Alex Tabarrok

At a seminar in Delhi, economist Alex Tabarrok said studies show how severe pollution has immediate effects on productivity and performance of the workforce.

Moody’s says Modi govt’s 10% GDP growth projection ambitious, scales it down to 8.7%

Moody's said the growth outlook remained weak given the structural and cyclical challenges facing India's economy.

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What the key political events of 2025 tell us about Narendra Modi and India’s future

From Operation Sindoor to India-US tensions to the EC controversies, a clear understanding has emerged about where the politics is headed now.

Steady growth rooted in ‘Dravidian model’. How Tamil Nadu more than doubled its GSDP in 10 yrs

RBI Handbook of Statistics shows state’s GSDP has more than doubled in past decade, finishing second behind Maharashtra. It has performed well across health & education parameters as well.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.