Economic Indicators
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In charts: As the rupee touches 80 against the dollar, what does this mean for India’s economy?
Costlier imports and the widening of the current account deficit is likely to eat into India’s foreign currency exchange reserves.
Deepanshu Mohan
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India’s WPI inflation rises to 2.03% in January – highest in 11 months
The WPI inflation figure for January 2020 was 3.52%.
Scroll Staff
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Retail inflation eases to 4.06% in January, industrial output grows by 1% in December
Retail inflation, an indicator of price rise has now come down for the second straight month, since it rose to 7.61% in October – a high of more than six years.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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Why the exodus from Bhutan of young people and qualified workers is a worry for India
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Why did a Union minister say he would apply for Indian citizenship under CAA?
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Seven firms that failed drug quality tests gave money to political parties through electoral bonds
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Electoral bonds: What we know so far, what we will know soon – and what we may never know
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Why the Opposition is alleging that a WhatsApp forward from Modi is a poll code violation
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December wholesale inflation eases to 1.22% from 1.55% in November due to lower food prices
It had hit a nine-month high in November.
Scroll Staff
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December retail inflation eases to 4.59% from 6.93% in November, industrial output back in negative
Index of Industrial Production contracted 1.9% in November, compared to a 3.6% growth in October.
Scroll Staff
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As Indians spend more time at home despite ‘unlock’, the country’s economy is suffering
Partial restrictions paired with weak demand amid layoffs and salary cuts are keeping the businesses in limbo.
Prathamesh Mulye, Qz.com
Video
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‘Time to forget about it’: Miriam Margolyes, who acted in ‘Harry Potter’ films, tells adult fans
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Watch: Protestors lie on the ground together along the seashore in Spain to represent Gaza victims
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Watch: From Sonu Nigam to Shilpa Rao, prominent singers sing ‘Yaaron Dosti’ in a tribute to KK
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Watch: Pilot makes a special announcement with baby daughter to celebrate her first flight with him
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Watch: Musicians Shantanu Moitra and Papon collaborate for this year’s Earth Hour India anthem
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A formula devised way back in 1968 could have predicted the distress at Indian firms
The Altman Z-Score calculates for the probability that a company will go bankrupt based on its liquidity, solvency, profitability, leverage and activity ratios.
Vatsal Bhandari, qz.com
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One of the most accurate predictors of a future recession, the yield curve is flashing warning signs
The latest data is not promising – central banks must react accordingly.
Julius Probst, The Conversation
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In charts: From GDP to foreign investment and jobs, how the economy has come full circle under Modi
The election results, to be declared on May 23, will determine whether good economics matters for good politics.
Nupur Anand, qz.com
The Reel
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‘Adrishyam’ trailer: Eijaz Khan and Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya play undercover agents
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Prithviraj Sukumaran on what makes ‘The Goat Life’ special: ‘A deeply meditative character study’
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Start the week with a film: A riveting game of mind control in ‘The Manchurian Candidate’
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‘Crew’ trailer: Tabu, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Kriti Sanon play stewardesses involved in smuggling
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‘I wanted to land this film correctly’: Why actor Kunal Kemmu chose to direct ‘Madgaon Express’
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How trustworthy is India's economic data? Does the Modi government care about it anymore?
India has no chief statistician and a chief economic adviser who is on his way out. As for finance minister – do we have two, or none?
Devangshu Datta
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Modi says he hid economic data ‘for India’s benefit’. Who is to say he isn’t still doing it?
In an interview, the prime minister said the UPA left the economy in such a state, even revealing the truth would have caused a crisis.
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
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The ‘Modi bounce’: World Bank's misleading defence of 30-point jump in India's Ease of Business rank
The bank has not been able to rebut that using a consistent methodology shows much smaller changes in the ranking over time.
Justin Sandefur
The Field
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Archery: Deepika Kumari tops national selection trials for World Cup Stage 1 and 2
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Commonwealth Games: Malaysia to consider hosting a downsized edition in 2026; Singapore also in fray
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WPL 2024: From captain Meg Lanning to rising star Shreyanka Patil – The Field’s team of the season
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Wrestling: IOA dissolves ad-hoc committee; elected body to take charge of national federation
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Hockey: Harmanpreet Singh to lead 27-member Indian squad for Australia tour