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Mumbai flooded in monsoon's first heavy rainfall
07 Jun 2018
The weather office has warned of heavy rainfall in the next few days and, with roads and rail tracks flooded in several parts of the city, civic authorities have advised people to stay indoors
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World Bank sees India’s GDP growing at 7.3% in 2018-19
07 Jun 2018
India will remain the fastest growing economy for the next three years, with GDP growth of 7.3 per cent in 2018-19 and 7.5 per cent in the next two as ‘factors holding back growth in India fade’, says a World Bank report
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RBI hikes repo rate by 25 bps to 6.25%
06 Jun 2018
The hike in the repo rate, which follows a sharp rise in consumer price inflation rate to 4.6 per cent in April, is also intended to tame rising inflation, RBI said
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India's economy grows 7.7% in Q4; FY18 GDP grows at 6.7%
01 Jun 2018
Although costly crude and a weak rupee pose an immediate threat to GDP growth, the government expects growth in the current fiscal (FY19) to be around 7.5 per cent
Met predicts normal monsoons
30 May 2018
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India’s oil import bill seen rising by up to $50 bn as crude hits $80 a barrel
19 May 2018
India’s crude oil import bill could rise by as much as $50 billion, pushing up its already huge current account deficit further, if the current trend in oil prices continues
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Indian economy squeezed again as oil rises above $80 a barrel
18 May 2018
The Indian economy, which has gained a lot from low oil prices in the recent past, is once again under pressure of soaring crude oil prices, which is currently ruling above $80 a barrel
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