Making India a $5-trillion economy by 2024 is challenging but achievable, Modi tells NITI Aayog

The prime minister, who addressed the fifth meeting of NITI Aayog’s Governing Council in New Delhi, said the help of states would be needed to fulfil the goal.

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· Jun 15, 2019 · 06:04 pm

Narendra Modi has set up two Cabinet panels to tackle slowing growth and unemployment, say reports

The prime minister is likely to head the two Cabinet committees.

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· Jun 05, 2019 · 08:45 pm

Fiscal deficit was 3.39% of GDP in 2018-’19 – marginally lower than earlier estimate

The government had estimated the fiscal deficit for the financial year at 3.4% of the GDP.

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· May 31, 2019 · 10:43 pm

India’s economic growth slipped to 5.8% in January-March – slowest in over four years

With this data, India lost its tag of the fastest growing major economy to China.

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· May 31, 2019 · 06:44 pm

Mumbai residents earn India’s fastest-growing salaries – but still can’t afford a home

The average annual household income in the city falls 16% short of the minimum income required to qualify for a bank loan on a 1,000-square-feet apartment.

Kuwar Singh, qz.com

· Apr 05, 2019 · 01:30 pm

The rupee is making a slow recovery – but it’s not time to celebrate yet

In the next few weeks, the rupee may continue to appreciate but it is unlikely to sustain for long.

Nupur Anand, qz.com

· Mar 20, 2019 · 09:30 pm

Political meddling in economic data puts India’s global reputation at risk, warn 108 leading experts

They observed that data unfavourable to the government was getting revised or suppressed on the basis of questionable methodologies.

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· Mar 14, 2019 · 07:23 pm

Wholesale price inflation rises to 2.93% in February from 2.6% the previous month

January had recorded the lowest rate of inflation in 10 months.

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· Mar 14, 2019 · 12:53 pm

Retail inflation rises to 2.57% in February, surges for the first time in four months

Industrial production slipped to 1.7% in January from December’s 2.4%.

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· Mar 12, 2019 · 07:29 pm

Wholesale price inflation eased to 2.76% in January, lowest in 10 months

The inflation rate was 3.8% in December.

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· Feb 14, 2019 · 01:50 pm

Retail inflation eases to 2.05% in January

Industrial production grew 2.4% in December 2018 compared to 7.3% in 2017-’18.

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· Feb 12, 2019 · 06:38 pm

GDP grew 7.2% in 2017-’18 instead of 6.7% estimated earlier, says Centre

The GDP estimates and other aggregates for 2015-’16 and 2016-’17 were also revised using latest available data, said the Central Statistics Office.

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· Jan 31, 2019 · 06:43 pm