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Poverty in India declines from 21.2% in 2011-12 to 8.5% in 2022-24: NCAER research

Jul 04, 2024, at 05:16 am

New Delhi: Poverty in India is estimated to have declined to 8.5% in 2022-24 from 21.2% in 2011-12, despite the challenges posed by the pandemic, according to a research paper by the economic think tank NCAER.

India’s rising forex reserves a safeguard against flight of capital, global uncertainties: NCAER Paper

Jul 03, 2024, at 07:27 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Since the 1991 shock, India’s steady accumulation of foreign reserves which stood at over USD 653 billion by June, comfortably surpassing the conventional thresholds for adequacy used by IMF and others, is set to act as a bulwark against any adverse geo-strategic and geo-economic factors like the Israel-Hamas and Russia-Ukraine conflicts. 

Growth of eight core sectors slows to 6.3% YoY in May

Jun 29, 2024, at 04:35 am

New Delhi: The pace of growth of India's eight core sectors slowed to 6.3 percent year-on-year in May, slightly down from the 6.7 percent recorded in April, according to government data released on Friday.

India's fiscal deficit Apr-May fiscal deficit at 3% for full FY25 target

Jun 29, 2024, at 04:29 am

New Delhi: India's fiscal deficit for the first two months of 2024-25 was 3 percent of the annual estimate, amounting to Rs 50,615 crore, according to data released by the Controller General of Accounts on Friday.

FATF places India in elite ‘regular follow-up’ category

Jun 29, 2024, at 12:00 am

The Ministry of Finance on Friday announced India has achieved an outstanding outcome in the Mutual Evaluation conducted during 2023-24 by Financial Action Task Force (FATF).

Indian economy continues growth dynamism, FY25 GDP may come close to 7.5 pct: NCAER

Jun 27, 2024, at 06:21 am

The latest monthly data released in June show resilience and growth dynamism of the Indian economy, according to the Monthly Economic Review released by National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) on Wednesday.

India is moving towards 8 per cent GDP growth in a sustained manner, says RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das

Jun 26, 2024, at 10:22 pm

India is at the threshold of a major structural shift in its growth trajectory, moving towards 8 per cent GDP growth in a sustained manner, said RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das.

Food inflation biggest challenge in disinflationary process: RBI Guv Shaktikanta Das

Jun 19, 2024, at 02:41 am

Mumbai: Despite the central bank's efforts to reduce India's retail inflation to its 4 percent target, the final stages of the disinflationary process are challenging due to persistently high food prices, Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das stated at an event on Tuesday.

Indian govt 10-yr-bond yields witness biggest surge in 8 months on poll results: Report

Jun 04, 2024, at 09:44 pm

Mumbai: Indian government bond yields experienced a significant increase, particularly the 10-year benchmark bond yield, which recorded its biggest surge in eight months, reported Reuters.

Centre used Rs 9,48,506 cr in Capex in FY24

Jun 01, 2024, at 04:57 am

New Delhi: The Centre utilized Rs 9,48,506 crore for capital expenditure in FY24, nearly matching the revised estimate (RE) of Rs 9,49,555 crore, accounting for 99.9 percent of the RE, according to government data released on Friday.

India's FY24 fiscal deficit at 5.6% of GDP lower than estimated 5.8%

Jun 01, 2024, at 04:30 am

New Delhi: India's fiscal deficit for FY24 was Rs 16.54 lakh crore, below the budgetary target of Rs 17.86 lakh crore, reaching 95.3 percent of the target, according to data from the Comptroller General of Accounts released on Friday.

India's core sector grows 6.2% YoY in April 2024

Jun 01, 2024, at 02:21 am

New Delhi: India's index of eight core sectors grew by 6.2 percent year-on-year in April, following a 6 percent growth in March, according to official data released on Friday.

India's March GDP growth touches 7.8 per cent, pushing annual growth rate to 8.2 percent

May 31, 2024, at 11:40 pm

India's GDP growth touched 7.8 percent in the March quarter, pushing the  annual growth rate to 8.2 per cent, as per data released by the Indian government on Friday.

S&P revises India's outlook from 'stable' to 'positive', maintains rating at 'BBB-'

May 29, 2024, at 10:01 pm

Mumbai: Rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) on Wednesday updated its outlook for the Indian economy from 'stable' to 'positive', maintaining the overall rating at 'BBB-', the lowest investment grade. The transfer and convertibility assessment continues to be 'BBB+'.

India's GDP growth for Q4FY24 anticipated at 6.1-6.7%, lower than the plus-8% of previous three quarters: Report

May 27, 2024, at 10:53 pm

New Delhi/IBNS:  India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the fourth quarter of the financial year 2023-24 is projected to have grown between 6.1 percent and 6.7 percent, a decline from the over 8 percent growth rate noticed in the previous three quarters, reports said.

Bernstein predicts decline in business sentiment, drastic impact on Infra if Congress-led INDIA bloc forms govt at Centre

May 25, 2024, at 08:49 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Bernstein Research, in its latest India Strategy report, said a tally of around 330-350 seats for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections could trigger a short-term rally in stock markets with the benchmark Nifty index breaching the 23,000-mark post-elections.

Alignment with 4% inflation target may occur in latter part of the year: RBI report

May 22, 2024, at 04:32 am

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) latest monthly bulletin, released on Thursday, indicates that achieving a sustained alignment of inflation with the 4 percent target may occur in the latter half of the year.

India must boost manufacturing to increase share in global value chains: FM Sitharaman

May 18, 2024, at 04:43 am

New Delhi: India should intensify manufacturing activities to increase its share in global value chains and attain self-reliance aided by government policies, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday.

Jaishankar urges businesses to partner with govt to revive manufacturing for USD 30 trillion economy by 2047

May 15, 2024, at 02:24 am

Kolkata: Emphasising the goal of 'Viksit Bharat' (developed India) by 2047, as envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday urged business associations to partner with the government to ensure the revival of the country's manufacturing sector with the target of surpassing USD 30 trillion GDP.

India’s industrial production slows slightly in March 2024 to 4.9%

May 11, 2024, at 05:18 am

New Delhi: India’s industrial production growth in March slowed slightly, reaching 4.9 percent month-on-month, according to official data.

India poised for higher GDP growth based on domestic strengths, says Chief Economic Advisor

May 09, 2024, at 12:57 am

New Delhi/IBNS: With supply-side investments on both physical and digital infrastructure, Indian economy is better placed to pursue non-inflationary growth and could achieve a GDP growth rate of above 7% this year, based on its domestic strengths, Chief Economic Advisor to the Government Dr V Anantha Nageswaran said on Wednesday.

IMF revises India's FY25 GDP growth by 30 bps to 6.8% on buoyant domestic demand

May 01, 2024, at 04:52 am

New Delhi: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) revised India's GDP growth projection for 2024-25 upward by 30 basis points to 6.8% in its update to the World Economic Outlook (WEO) on the back of buoyant domestic demand in the country.

India's GDP growth may cross 7 percent this year, says NCAER in its Monthly Economic Review for April

Apr 30, 2024, at 05:10 am

The National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) on Monday said the Indian economy can attain growth rates higher than 7 per cent during the current fiscal year.

JPMorgan CEO praises PM Modi for doing 'unbelievable' job in India

Apr 25, 2024, at 03:38 am

New York/IBNS: JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s CEO, Jamie Dimon, has commended Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his an "unbelievable" job in India, noting that despite criticism from the liberal media in the US, Modi has successfully lifted 400 million people out of poverty.

India to remain driver for global growth in the foreseeable future, says IMF Executive Director

Apr 18, 2024, at 04:13 pm

IMF Executive Director has said India will remain a driver for global growth in the foreseeable future.

IMF raises India's FY25 GDP growth forecast by 30 bps to 6.8%

Apr 17, 2024, at 04:54 am

New Delhi: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) increased its forecast for India's GDP growth in 2024-25 by 30 basis points to 6.8%, it said in an update to the World Economic Outlook (WEO).

India's Feb Industrial Production grows by 5.7%, best performance in 4 months

Apr 13, 2024, at 04:40 am

New Delhi: India's Index of Industrial Production (IIP)  increased by 5.7 percent in February, compared to 3.8 percent in January, according to data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) on Friday.

India eyes US$100 billion annual FDI from investors looking to diversify from China

Apr 07, 2024, at 08:36 pm

New Delhi: India is targeting a minimum of US$100 billion annually in gross foreign direct investment, as the country seeks to attract investors seeking diversification from China, media reports said.

India conducts 43.3 crore digital transactions every month: Nirmala Sithraman

Apr 03, 2024, at 02:49 am

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman lauded the robust digital public infrastructure and widespread access that has propelled India to the forefront of digital transactions, media reports said.

India's Apr-Feb fiscal deficit at Rs 15.01 lakh cr, reaches 86.5% of FY24 target

Mar 29, 2024, at 04:24 am

New Delhi: India's fiscal deficit for the period between April and February of FY24 amounted to Rs 15.01 lakh crore, nearly 86.5 percent of the target set for the entire financial year.