GDP number rarely reflects the true picture in any sector and the discrepancy can be significant The GDP growth rate is probably the most commonly
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Across The Aisle: Who is minding the store? – The Financial Express–27.05.2018
While you were absorbed in the designed-to-be-nail-biting-finish IPL cricket matches and the game of thrones in Karnataka, something happened to the economy. It is time
The 3 Cs the government should be wary of – Business Line–27.05.2018
In the coming months, crude, crops and currency will determine the country’s inflation outlook The benign inflation situation for several quarters seems to be under
Govt hikes customs duty on wheat to 30% to curb cheaper imports – The Hindu–27.05.2018
The government has raised the customs duty on wheat from 20 % to 30 % in order to curb cheaper imports and protect domestic growers. The import
Centre can’t afford to cut taxes on something as remunerative as fuel – The Hindu–27.05.2018
With petrol and diesel prices hitting record levels over the past few days, calls from industry chambers and consumers for the government to cut its excise duty
Crude oil may derail economy–Deccan Chronicle–27.05.2018
India’s macro-economic indicators are expected to take a hit this year, with crude oil expected to remain elevated at $75 a barrel. “A rise in
How to moderate retail fuel prices–Economic Times–26.05.2018
The government is reportedly still deliberating options to bring down soaring retail oil prices, which have been raised daily for over ten days now following
IBC, GST, JAM…but for jobs, a good start – The Financial Express–26.05.2018
Achche din may be several years away, but the NDA government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi must get full marks for trying. Four years into the government’s
Fuel Price Hike:government on fuel price hike | टोलवाटोलवीला इंधन – Maharashtra Times–26.05.2018
पेट्रोल आणि डिझेलचे दर रोज नवे उच्चांक प्रस्थापित करून सर्वसामान्यांचे आर्थिक गणित बिघडवत असताना त्यांना थोडाफार दिलासा देण्याऐवजी केंद्र आणि राज्य सरकार परस्परांना कर कमी
Oil prices and US interest rates control rupee’s fate – The Economic Times–25.05.2018
Where the rupee finally settles and finds a degree of stability will depend on whether this sudden sharp turn in sentiment sustains. Let’s get a
Don’t panic about the rupee – The Financial Express–25.05.2018
The rupee has slipped to levels close to its all-time low of 68.825 against the dollar seen nearly five years back, in August 2013. While
Is India’s gold rush coming to an end? – Business Line–25.05.2018
Five years ago, any sign of weakness in the Rupee would have been the cue for RBI officials, Ministers and sundry economic commentators to lash
Any cut in fuel price will be at the cost of welfare schemes, says Nitin Gadkari | The Indian Express–24.05.2018
Union Minister and senior BJP leader Nitin Gadkari has said subsidising petrol and diesel to bring down their rising retail prices will take money away from social
Fasal Bima Yojana is failing, fix it – The Financial Express–22.05.2018
With just around 45% of the claims made by farmers over the last three crop seasons—data for the last rabi season is not available—paid by
NDA rakes in premium while UPA-II struggled with auto fuel subsidy – Business Line–22.05.2018
With retail fuel prices at an all-time high, there has been a clamour from industry bodies for the Centre to step up and offer some
More action needed to help exporters | Business Standard Column–22.05.2018
Last Wednesday, the rupee depreciated to over 68 a dollar; the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) intervened to help it gain some strength and it closed at 67.35
विक्रमी उत्पादन आणि इंधन भाववाढीच्या कात्रीत शेतकरी | लोकसत्ता –२२.०५.२०१८
भारतीय अर्थव्यवस्था, विशेष करून कृषीक्षेत्र, या क्षणी अत्यंत महत्त्वाच्या वळणावर आहे. एकीकडे सार्वत्रिक निवडणुका जेमतेम वर्षांवर येऊन ठेपल्या आहेत. त्यामुळे केंद्र सरकार शेतकऱ्यांसाठी भरीव असे
PMO calls for brainstorming on macro-economic concerns | Deccan Herald–21.05.2018
Amid rising oil prices, depleting macroeconomic indicators and foreign investors leaving the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s office may soon call a meeting of top
Tax buoyancy, growth may help reduce deficit, says Ashima Goyal | Business Standard News–21.05.2018
In the past few weeks, the rupee has been falling and crude oil prices have been on the boil. ASHIMA GOYAL, professor, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development
Await rate hikes, era of cuts may be over – The Hindu–21.05.2018
Inflation may spur shift in RBI stance While the market is, in general, expecting yet another pause from the Reserve Bank of India when it