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Friday, March 29, 2024
TopicIndian Economy

Topic: Indian Economy

Modi govt’s rhetoric on economy is changing ahead of 2024 elections. It’s not all rosy

The launch of Bharat Dal and Bharat Atta shows that the government is worried about the distress people are facing. It has no choice but to take action.

Finance Ministry says India will remain ‘fastest-growing major economy’ in FY24

The report flagged that global uncertainties have been compounded by recent developments in the Persian Gulf and depending on how the situation develops, crude oil prices may push higher.

Lower manufacturing or data issues? Govt figures show some of India’s output below 2011-12 levels

Index of Industrial Production data shows production in several sectors lower than 12 yrs ago. This may be true for some sectors, but also implies data collection process needs an update.

India can’t grow alone with services, need to revamp manufacturing, says Shaurya Doval

On latest episode of ThePrint’s Off The Cuff, the founder of India Foundation talks about growth of the Indian economy and the way ahead to become a 30-trillion economy by 2047.

Off The Cuff with Shaurya Doval

'The Israel-Hamas conflict will pose some short-term issues for the Indian economy, but will in no way derail our trajectory. India needs to stick...

Larger share of people in September feel incomes are lower than last year, shows RBI survey

RBI’s Consumer Confidence Survey released Friday also shows that a larger share of people had cut back on essential & non-essential spending as compared to July.

Make-in-India iPhone story shows govt isn’t really reducing imports or helping produce cheap

Can India subsidise its industry to the same level as China? No. We just don’t have the resources.

India likely to record high economic growth despite high inflationary tensions

After a 7.8% expansion last quarter, economic growth was expected to moderate to 6.4% this quarter and then drop to 6.0% innext quarter before slowing to 5.5% in early 2024.

Monitoring steel imports after Chinese shipments surge to five-year high, says govt official

During April-July, China was the second-biggest steel exporter to India, after South Korea, selling 0.6 million metric tons, up 62% from the same period a year earlier.

India’s GDP for April-June quarter grew by 7.8%, 5 out of 8 sectors saw over 5% growth

Agriculture, and financial, real estate & professional services sectors grew faster this year than last year, while most of the other sectors registered slower but robust growth.

On Camera

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.