India GDP

India regains world's fastest-growing major economy status, GDP picks up to 7.2%

Reuters reported that its analysts had forecast an annual growth of 6.9 per cent in the October-December quarter.

Feb 28, 2018, 18:08 PM IST

India's manufacturing sector growth eased slightly in February: PMI

This is for the seventh consecutive month that the index remained above the 50-point-mark that separates expansion from contraction.

Feb 28, 2018, 11:23 AM IST

India's economic growth higher than China in Oct-Dec quarter: Report

The last time India had a faster growth rate was in the final three months of 2016.

Feb 28, 2018, 08:08 AM IST

IMF welcomes India's fiscal deficit target of 3.3%

Last month, the IMF in its World Economic Outlook update released in Davos, Switzerland, projected a 7.4 percent GDP growth for India in 2018 and 7.8 percent in 2019.

Feb 16, 2018, 11:20 AM IST

India's GDP can clip at 6.7% average for next 5 years: Ficth

The GDP recovered to 6.3 percent in the September quarter from a six-quarter-low of 5.7 percent in the preceding June quarter.

Jan 05, 2018, 09:49 AM IST

Fiscal deficit breaches FY18 target at November-end

During the same period of 2016-17, the deficit stood at 85.8 percent of that year's target.

Dec 29, 2017, 16:16 PM IST

Looking back: Business news maker in 2017

Here's a recap of what happened in the business world in 2017.

Dec 23, 2017, 18:06 PM IST

Retail Sector can create linkages between various sectors and contribute to GDP: Prabhu

Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu said that there was immense opportunity in the Retail Sector to create downstream and upstream opportunities.

Dec 01, 2017, 18:08 PM IST

India's GDP to double to $5 trillion in next 7 years: Mukesh Ambani

Ambani also said that India's GDP will hit USD 10 trillion by 2030.

Dec 01, 2017, 17:57 PM IST

India's fiscal deficit reaches 96% of FY target in October

The deficit was 79.3 percent of the full-year target during the same period a year ago.

Nov 30, 2017, 14:56 PM IST

India has standardised itself for a 7-8% growth rate: Arun Jaitley

Jaitley said that India will need Rs 50 lakh crore investment in next 5 years.

Nov 30, 2017, 12:38 PM IST

September GDP figures to be announced today; India seen posting stronger growth

Analysts are expecting an higher dataprint for the September quarter GDP, with some of them pegging it at 6.4 percent.

Nov 30, 2017, 07:46 AM IST

India's GVA growth may rise to 6.3% in Sep quarter: Nomura

Nomura's proprietary indices suggest that growth bottomed out in the second quarter and a recovery is underway in the third quarter, largely because consumption and investment indicators have improved in the third quarter.

Oct 22, 2017, 11:22 AM IST

GDP to recover in Q2 as fundamentals strong, says Ravi Shankar Prasad

Tax on unbranded namkeen, unbranded ayurvedic medicines, sliced dried mango and khakra has been cut to 5 per cent from 12 per cent while the same on man-made yarn is reduced from 18 per cent to 12 per cent.

Oct 07, 2017, 16:56 PM IST

Modi takes on 'pessimist' critics of economic policies, says govt working for India's future

Modi exuded confidence that the steps being taken by the government will put the country in a new league of development.

Oct 04, 2017, 19:18 PM IST

Patanjali CEO Balkrishna ranked 8th richest with Rs 70,000 crore wealth

The biggest gainer (321 per cent) was Damani, the 62- year-old chairman of Avenue Supermarts, followed by Anurang Jain and family of Endurance Tech with a rise of 286 per cent.

Sep 25, 2017, 20:08 PM IST

Post note ban, GST, government considers financial stimulus to economy

The government may also look at resolving some of the top non-performing assets (NPAs) or bad loan cases to improve the twin balance sheet scenario of banks and corporates.

Sep 19, 2017, 00:45 AM IST

Current account deficit seen at 1.2-1.3% of GDP in FY18: ICRA

The increase in CAD in the first quarter was on account of higher trade deficit, which stood at USD 41.2 billion.

Sep 17, 2017, 13:10 PM IST

India Vs China: A comparison of economic growth

Here is a comparison between Indian and Chinese economy

Sep 05, 2017, 13:41 PM IST

Global cues, rupee movement to drive Indian equity markets

Last week, key equity indices gained around one per cent each on hopes of a rate cut by the Reserve Bank of India, coupled with short-covering and healthy auto sales and manufacturing data.

Sep 03, 2017, 13:18 PM IST