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India’s GDP growth beats expectations at 8.2% in Q1FY19
31 Aug 2018
Gross domestic product at constant (2011-12) prices in Q1 of 2018-19 stood at an estimated Rs33,74,000 crore, against Rs31,18,000 crore in Q1 of 2017-18, showing a growth rate of 8.2 per cent, as per data released by the Central Statistics Office
Essential food and medicines being moved to Kerala as Rescue and Relief Operations continue
21 Aug 2018
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Niti Aayog chief disputes higher GDP growth under UPA
20 Aug 2018
The growth projections seek to skirt the pernicious legacy of massive NPAs, de-leveraging of commercial bank credit, the plummeting of the rupee and India getting branded as part of the Fragile 5, Niti Aayog chairman Rajiv Kumar said
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UN offers help as worst Kerala floods kill 324, cause Rs20,000-crore loss
18 Aug 2018
The UN has offered help in tackling the flood situation in Kerala if a request is made,after the worst flood in a century killed over 324 and caused losses estimated at Rs20,000 crore
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New back series data shows India’s GDP grew fastest under UPA
18 Aug 2018
New GDP data shows the economic performance of the Manmohan Singh-led UPA fared better than the Modi-led NDA despite the headwind of high oil prices, during its second term
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Demonetisation, GST hit MSMEs: RBI study
18 Aug 2018
The controversial note ban imposed on 8 November 2016 has worsened the already falling credit to the MSME sector, notes an RBI study
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Modi announces Ayushman Bharat health insurance launch on 25 September
16 Aug 2018
Addressing the nation on the 72nd Independence Day on Wednesday, the prime minister announced, among other things,an ambitious medical insurance scheme for the poor
Indian economy driving global growth: IMF
09 Aug 2018
RBI to transfer Rs50,000 cr surplus to govt
09 Aug 2018
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RBI hikes policy repo rate by 25 bps to 6.5% as inflation spikes
01 Aug 2018
The Reserve bank's Monetary Policy Committee has reiterated its commitment to achieving the medium-term target for headline inflation of 4 per cent on a durable basis even as consumer price inflation rose from 4.9 per cent in May to 5 per cent in June, driven by an uptick in fuel prices
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