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The economy is looking up | HT Editorial

The Narendra Modi government has, to its credit, also unleashed important second-generation reforms in critical sectors such as labour and agriculture during the pandemic

Updated on Jan 8, 2021, 8:01 PM IST

Economy expected to contract 7.7% in 2020-21 compared to 4.2% growth in 2019-20: Report

A worker uses a blowtorch outside the construction site in New Delhi.

Updated on Jan 7, 2021, 6:24 PM IST

Govt planning to boost spending to counter Covid-19 impact on economy

Workers clean the exterior wall roof of Terminal 2 of the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, operated by GVK Power & Infrastructure Ltd at Andheri in Mumbai.

Updated on Dec 30, 2020, 10:21 PM IST

Uttarakhand: A year of turmoil for tourism, economy

The tourism sector went into a tailspin and hordes of migrants returned home as coronavirus cast its shadow on the country and hit Uttarakhand’s economy hard in the past year.

Updated on Dec 30, 2020, 1:19 PM IST

The debilitating impact of pollution on the economy

In a developing country such as India, there is a continuing debate on carbon-intensive growth versus environment and health. But as The Lancet study shows, increasing pollution load is erasing the very economic and human development gains that the country aspires to achieve

Updated on Dec 24, 2020, 5:48 AM IST

Our investment plans on track, Indian economy has strength to bounce back: Saudi

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said Saudi Arabia’s investment plans in India are on track

Updated on Dec 21, 2020, 7:40 AM IST

Few major economies investing in nature-friendly Covid-19 recovery

Nearly a third of that is going to sectors that affect carbon emissions and biodiversity - energy, industry, waste management, transport and farming - but the researchers identified only $567 billion as green spending.

Published on Dec 17, 2020, 5:11 PM IST

India making efforts to deregulate economy to attract greater investments: Piyush Goyal

Union railways minister Piyush Goyal during a press briefing.

Published on Dec 16, 2020, 11:37 PM IST

To revive the economy, go back to the grassroots, writes Bhupesh Baghel

The MNREGS has again proven to be a wonderful scheme, creating huge opportunities for migrant labourers who came back after the lockdown mishap

Published on Dec 16, 2020, 8:06 PM IST

India will grow to be among top 3 economies in 2 decades: Mukesh Ambani

“And our per capita income will go from USD 1,800-2,000 per capita to USD 5,000 per capita,” Mukesh Ambani said.

Updated on Dec 15, 2020, 1:24 PM IST

Charting the global economy: Inflation debate picks up in US

A vendor wearing a protective mask hands a cup of coffee to a customer in New York, US on Thursday.

Published on Dec 12, 2020, 12:58 AM IST

The Indian economy is bouncing back | Opinion

The government’s first priority is to keep the pandemic spread under control. The second is to sustain the momentum of recovery, so that it enters the positive territory by the end of the third quarter

Updated on Dec 9, 2020, 6:42 AM IST

Economy bottoming out; rebound not broad-based

The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has decided to keep policy rates unchanged while retaining an accommodative stance.

Updated on Dec 5, 2020, 3:05 AM IST

Economy to contract at 7.5 pc for FY21 due to Covid-19 impact: RBI

RBI governor Shaktikanta Das said the change in forecast has been prompted by a surge in demand in both rural as well as urban areas

Updated on Dec 4, 2020, 1:11 PM IST

Australia bounces out of recession as economy grows 3.3%

Australian flag cocktail sticks are seen at Australia's food booth at the third China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai.

Published on Dec 2, 2020, 12:34 PM IST

From small businesses to farmers, middle India is driving demand in pandemic-hit economy

A man looks at bags displayed outside a shop, at Paharganj Market, in New Delhi.

Updated on Nov 29, 2020, 5:41 PM IST

Tax officials to persuade 25,000 entities to file monthly GST returns by Monday

The GSTN has also been directed to send 1 lakh SMS and e-mail reminders per day to the taxpayers,

Updated on Nov 29, 2020, 9:39 AM IST

Economy shrinks 7.5% as country enters recession

Some of the improvement in the second quarter’s and subsequent numbers could also be a result of a favourable base effect, as India’s GDP growth had been falling even before the pandemic erupted.

Updated on Nov 28, 2020, 6:58 AM IST

Under PM Modi, India’s economy in recession first-time ever, tweets Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi tweeted this after it was announced that India’s GDP growth contracted by 7.5 per cent in the July-September quarter. The GDP had contracted by 23.9 per cent in the April-June quarter.

Updated on Nov 27, 2020, 9:17 PM IST

India’s economy seen clawing back after slipping into recession

People throng a market to shop on the eve of Diwali, amidst the spread of Covid-19 in Mumbai. For its part, the government expanded fiscal stimulus to 15% of the economy, with most measures related to credit guarantee programs.

Updated on Nov 27, 2020, 6:37 AM IST

Coronavirus restrictions drag French economy back into a slump

People queue at the 'click and collect' service of bookshop "Atout Livre" in Paris as all non-essential stores are closed in France to combat the coronavirus disease outbreak, France.

Published on Nov 23, 2020, 2:25 PM IST

Indian economy may be recovering faster than anticipated: Oxford Economics

It further said that inflation is expected to average significantly above 6 per cent in the fourth quarter of the current fiscal and the RBI may hold policy rates in December monetary policy review meeting.

Published on Nov 15, 2020, 1:58 PM IST

India expands stimulus to 15 per cent of economy as recession looms

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Minister of State Anurag Thakur during a news conference in New Delhi.

Published on Nov 12, 2020, 4:15 PM IST

Promote ‘local for Diwali’ to give new life to economy, says PM Narendra Modi

People watching Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address on a big screen at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Varanasi on Monday

Updated on Nov 9, 2020, 8:38 PM IST

Demonetisation destroyed our economy: Himachal Congress chief

Rathore said more than 100 people lost their lives, the country faced huge difficulties, industries were affected and lakhs lost their jobs because of demonetisation.

Updated on Nov 8, 2020, 11:55 PM IST

Demonetisation cleaned up the economy, dealt body blow to black money: BJP

From 2014, the Modi government embarked on transforming the economy and demonetisation was part of it to ensure government resources reach the poor and the downtrodden without corruption and leakage, BJP national spokesperson Rajeev Chandrasekhar said

Updated on Nov 8, 2020, 5:19 PM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping pledges to import more as pandemic shakes global economy

Volunteers watch video screens showing Chinese President Xi Jinping delivering an address to the opening ceremony of the China International Import Expo in Shanghai, Wednesday.

Published on Nov 5, 2020, 1:57 AM IST

Indian economy recovering fast, all parameters show improvement: DEA Secretary

Last month, the International Monetary Fund said the Indian economy, severely hit by the coronavirus pandemic, is projected to contract by a massive 10.3% this year

Published on Nov 3, 2020, 11:24 PM IST

State of economy: Why it’s best to reserve conclusion

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman hinted as much when she said last week that India’s economic growth could be negative or near-zero this year.

Updated on Nov 3, 2020, 8:58 AM IST

How India’s economy is recovering rapidly from the pandemic

The consumption of flat steel and long steel was down by only 5% and 10% respectively in August as against 43% and 15%, respectively, in June.

Published on Oct 28, 2020, 6:44 PM IST

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