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Private investments may drop below 11% of GDP: IndRa

Private investments may drop below 11% of GDP: IndRa

Rediff.com13 Mar 2025

After declining to a three-year low in FY24, the private sector investment is expected to fall further in the current financial year, India Ratings said in a research note.. The investments in the private sector are likely to plummet to below 11 per cent of the GDP in FY25, based on the trends from the latest national accounts data and company fillings, it noted.

SBI Research junks Raghuram Rajan's comments on India's growth

SBI Research junks Raghuram Rajan's comments on India's growth

Rediff.com7 Mar 2023

The argument that India is going towards a 'Hindu rate of growth' is "ill-conceived, biased and pre-mature" when weighed against the respective data on savings and investments, said SBI Research in its Ecowrap report. The term Hindu rate of growth was coined by economist Raj Krishna in 1978, which denoted the economic growth of about 3.5-4.0 per cent in terms of GDP during 1947-1980. "India's quarterly sequential Y-o-Y GDP growth has been in a declining trend in FY23.

India's growth slows to 4.4% in Dec quarter on manufacturing woes

India's growth slows to 4.4% in Dec quarter on manufacturing woes

Rediff.com28 Feb 2023

India's economic growth slowed down to 4.4 per cent in the third quarter of 2022-23 mainly due to poor performance of the manufacturing sector. In October-December 2021, the economy grew by 11.2 per cent and by 6.3 per cent in the July-September 2022 quarter, according to data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO) on Tuesday.

Fake Chinese-made parts supplied for indigenised Bofors guns: CBI

Fake Chinese-made parts supplied for indigenised Bofors guns: CBI

Rediff.com21 Jul 2017

The CBI alleged that the supplier entered into criminal conspiracy with the unidentified GCF officials to supply duplicate spare parts.

Despite India's objection, Pak's climate change project gets approval at GCF

Despite India's objection, Pak's climate change project gets approval at GCF

Rediff.com15 Oct 2016

India tried to block the project at the fund's board meeting in South Korea, but later agreed to approve it with new condition, reports Nitin Sethi.

Green climate fund in doldrums as developing nations fail to show up

Green climate fund in doldrums as developing nations fail to show up

Rediff.com16 Nov 2015

Lack of financial commitments from rich countries poses threat to Paris meet

Indian Army handed over 'desi Bofors' artillery guns

Indian Army handed over 'desi Bofors' artillery guns

Rediff.com17 Jul 2016

"Three 155 mm howitzers (Dhanush) have been handed over to the army recently for user's trial," GCF's Joint General Manager and PRO Sanjay Shrivastava told PTI today.

Services sector clocks double digit growth

Services sector clocks double digit growth

Rediff.com27 Feb 2015

Economic Survey says Services Sector Negotiations at WTO Crucial.

What Indian diaspora thinks about Narendra Modi varied

What Indian diaspora thinks about Narendra Modi varied

Rediff.com22 Jan 2019

The PBD this year functions as a political stage for the BJP government at the Centre and in Uttar Pradesh. Both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress president Rahul Gandhi have been wooing the Indian diaspora through widely publicised events across the country. At the PBD, the mood was either largely pro-Modi, and when not, apolitical.

Climate deal in Lima: India talks tough

Climate deal in Lima: India talks tough

Rediff.com10 Dec 2014

The minister echoed the consistent message of the Indian delegation as well as other developing countries that the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions of all countries should include elements of adaptation, finance, technology and capacity building.

These schemes will help strengthen e-services in rural India

These schemes will help strengthen e-services in rural India

Rediff.com25 Dec 2014

Govt announces slew of schemes for rural India

Economic Survey: National Solar Mission scaled up 5-fold to 100,000 MW

Economic Survey: National Solar Mission scaled up 5-fold to 100,000 MW

Rediff.com27 Feb 2015

2015 is going to witness new agreements on climate change.