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Questions on economy can wait, it’s enough that Congress has promised so many freedoms

Many of the Congress’ promises might even be unimplementable. But for a major party to come down on the side of individual freedoms must be welcomed.

What Rahul Gandhi missed out when he promised higher GDP expenditure on education, NYAY

If Rahul Gandhi's promises are kept without cutting other spending, government would be borrowing an amount equal to its total borrowing today.

Success, not failure, could be the reason why investment demand is still sluggish

Better highways mean trucks can carry bigger loads, so demand for trucks is falling. Such improved productivity must be taken into GDP consideration, but is it?

Revisions to economic data a fact & revisions themselves based on facts: Finance ministry

Economic affairs secretary Subhash Chandra Garg said that revisions to economic statistics for which Modi govt came under fire are based on facts.

Only compulsive contrarians won’t believe these numbers of economic growth, says Arun Jaitley

The finance minister has given a report card of the economic growth under Modi govt as compared to its predecessors.

131 CAs back Modi govt on economic data, question motives of scholars who criticised it

The CAs, led by Manipal group chairman T.V. Mohandas Pai, have labelled the allegations made by the 108 economists and social scientists ‘baseless’.

What India’s top women economists predict for 2019

Slower growth & benign inflation will boost chances of back-to-back interest rate cuts by RBI in April.

The world’s most polluted air is in India and it’s killing people

India's healthcare costs & productivity losses from pollution are as much as 8.5% of GDP, according to the World Bank.

Farm growth slows but pride surges, and PM Modi mixing politics with dyslexia

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

India has just joined the list of major emerging markets that have struggled

Not only is growth slowing in India, but like other emerging and fully emerged markets, inflation is basically nowhere.

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We blame the government for being too litigious. Data tells a very different story

Real gains can be achieved when the government focuses its reforms upstream in better contract design, stronger capacity to monitor performance and maintain documentation.

Indian PSUs to buy LPG for 1-year from US as reliance on Russia reduces

In its first ever structured deal, Indian LPG companies are set to import almost 10% of their total needs from US. Trump has been pushing India to purchase more American energy.

Drone manufacturer ideaForge wins orders worth over Rs 100 crore from Army

ideaForge has formed a joint venture to manufacture and market UAVs in the US. Its Q6 UAV is now included in NATO and allied procurement systems.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.