Economy - general
India’s GDP growth slows further to an estimated 5% in FY20
28 Feb 2020
Per capita real income in real terms (at 2011-12 prices) during 2019-20 is estimated to attain a level of Rs95,706, against Rs92,085 in the year 2018-19, showing a growth rate of 3.9 per cent
Govt to launch 10,000 new Farmer Producer Organisations
28 Feb 2020
Part of PM Modi’s pet programme of doubling farmers’ income by 2022, the FPOs will address the challenges of strengthening agriculture and rural economy, increasing production and productivity, making farming a profitable venture and thereby raise farmers and rural incomes
Wholesale price inflation up 3.1% in January
17 Feb 2020
India’s consumer price inflation hits a 6-year peak of 7.59%
12 Feb 2020
Consumer price inflation has remained above the upper end of Reserve Bank of India’s tolerance level of 2-6 per cent for the second straight month in January 2020, putting a strain on the central bank’s inflation targeting exercise
HIGHLIGHTS OF UNION BUDGET 2020-21
01 Feb 2020
FM Sitharaman presents Union Budget 2021
01 Feb 2020
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman begans her Budget speech by paying homage to late Arun Jaitley, former finance minister, for introducing GST, "the most historical tax reform" Hightlights >>
Economic Survey sees GDP growing at 6-6.5% in FY20-21
01 Feb 2020
Economic Survey 2019-20, tabled by finance minister Nirmala Sitaraman in Parliament today, leaves economic growth to facilitating enterprise or enabling the invisible hand of the market
IMF cuts 2019 India growth estimate to 4.8%
21 Jan 2020
Global growth is estimated at 2.9 per cent in 2019 and is projected to increase to 3.3 per cent in 2020 and inch up further to 3.4 per cent in 2021