Growth in eight core sectors dives to 2.1% in July from 7.3% last year, says government data

The figure is is marginally better when compared to the 0.2% growth in the month of June.

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· Sep 02, 2019 · 06:30 pm

India’s core industries grew 0.2% in June, slowest in over four years, shows government data

The Congress said the situation required emergency action.

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· Jul 31, 2019 · 09:09 pm

Arvind Subramanian defends his claim that GDP growth rate was overestimated between 2011 and 2017

The former chief economic adviser said he had expressed doubts about the growth numbers in the 2015 Economic Survey and mid-year economic analysis.

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· Jul 19, 2019 · 01:42 pm

While Sri Lanka grows richer, India remains a lower-middle-income nation

India is the only BRICS country in the World Bank category.

Chaitanya Mallapur, IndiaSpend.com

· Jul 05, 2019 · 01:30 pm

Economic Survey: ‘Blue sky’ thinking for India’s future runs into dark clouds of reality

The pre-Budget document avoids bombast, and presents a sobering picture of the year ahead for India.

Rohan Venkataramakrishnan

· Jul 04, 2019 · 06:39 pm

‘Clear evidence of economy losing traction, need decisive monetary policy action’: RBI governor

Shaktikanta Das made the remark while voting to cut interest rates by 25 basis points during the Monetary Policy Committee’s meeting earlier this month.

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· Jun 21, 2019 · 11:41 am

Indian economy will grow at 7.5% in 2019-’20, says World Bank as it warns against ‘skirmishes’

The World Bank said that uncertainty from the possibility of a no-deal Brexit can also impact South Asian economies, including India.

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· Jun 05, 2019 · 03:02 pm

India’s lead over China as world’s fastest-growing economy will widen in coming years: Report

India’s GDP growth will hover near 7.5% by 2020, according to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.

Nupur Anand, qz.com

· May 25, 2019 · 01:30 pm

India’s core sector growth rose 2.1% in February, says government data

The production of cement grew by as much as 8%, while the output of refinery products declined by 0.8%.

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· Apr 01, 2019 · 06:45 pm

India GDP: World Bank pegs 7.3% growth in 2018-’19

While India’s growth will accelerate to 7.5% by 2020-’21, China’s will slow down to 6% from 6.2% now, the World Bank projected.

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· Jan 09, 2019 · 09:49 am

GDP likely to grow at 7.2% in 2018-’19, says Centre

India’s GDP growth rate in 2017-’18 was 6.7%.

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· Jan 07, 2019 · 06:11 pm

How the GDP back series may have been calculated – and what’s wrong with it

This back series just adds to the impression that this government often finds the truth inconvenient.

Devangshu Datta

· Dec 07, 2018 · 08:00 am