Govt data shows that unpaid workers make up nearly one-fifth of the overall workforce, with the situation being more severe in agriculture-heavy rural areas, particularly for women.
ThePrint spoke to several prominent economists on whether RBI’s current interest rate policy is adversely impacting growth or if watching inflation should be the way forward.
RBI’s latest financial sector report card highlights drop in NPAs, capital buffers for banks & better asset quality for NBFCs. But new sources of risk, like climate change, have emerged.
The Reserve Bank of India, which has been keeping a hawk eye on the rupee to prevent it from plumbing lifetime lows, will be vigilant of the inflows and speculative positioning on the currency.
In 'A Fly on the RBI Wall: An Insider’s View of the Central Bank', Alpana Killawala narrates Raghuram Rajan's initial struggles with his public image as he became the RBI Governor.
Monetary Policy Committee Friday kept the repo rate unchanged at 6.50% for an eighth straight policy meeting, in a continued attempt towards bringing down inflation to 4% target.
In its annual report, RBI also estimated retail inflation to average at 4.5% in FY25, higher than its target of 4%. It added that climate shocks add uncertainty to inflation outlook.
The Ex-RBI governor talks about whether the Indian economy is growing fast enough, India's position on a global stage and his years working for the UPA and NDA.
Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.
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