A closer look at the data reveals that a lot of the items are not part of this calculation. The notable ones include buffalo meat, marine exports, raw cotton, and plantation crops such as tea, coffee, rubber, etc.
Revivals nearly double q-o-q to 36 in September, highest in 3 years
Yum reduced the number of restaurants in India by 14 in the September quarter from the preceding quarter to 811.
'The Chinese outdid them in the price game and turned the competitive dynamics at the lower end of the handset market from price to value.'
While companies have not launched too many products in rural areas of late, easy financing has helped push up demand.
From January-March this year, 64,000 jobs were created in eight crucial sectors of the economy.
Experts feel oil prices will remain volatile with an upward bias.
How soon can India reach a point when there is no hidden underemployment and all who want work can find it at a fair wage and decent work conditions, asks Nitin Desai.
After two years of growth in the 4 per cent to 5 per cent range, the gross domestic product is expected to increase more robustly in 2015, growing to an expected 6.4 per cent.
'It really doesn't matter that investors getting allotments sell their IPO stock holdings on listing day because a new set of investors are entering.' 'This explains the continued rise in stock prices even after the first day of listing.'
China's slowing means commodity markets are no longer overheated.
Based on the evidence at hand, Modi's goal of scripting a broader, lasting upturn appears some way off, says Rajesh Kumar Singh.
The industry players couldn't hide their disappointment.
In 2015-16, reforms will take hold, growth in GDP, will accelerate, and government processes and statutory clearances will speed up
The reason, he said, was the external environment was weak.
Fresh guidelines were issued by the government on Wednesday for enforcing the second phase of the coronavirus lockdown, with the Union home ministry barring all kinds of public transport and prohibiting opening of public places during this period.
Implementation of GST is expected to increase the gross domestic product of the country.
'We are not in the race of how much is the revenue, but how good is the revenue.'
The prime minister sought to allay slowdown concerns saying the fundamentals of the economy are strong, with low inflation and a potential to boost exports.
Chinese automakers Great Wall Motors, FAW Haima Automobile, and Changan Automobile, after dithering about entering India for some years, have been encouraged by the robust sales performance of the late entrants Kia Motors and MG Motors even in a slowing market.
Fresh hiring might slow as banks likely to focus on improving efficiencies.
Consumers are opening up their wallets for intangible promises.
In India, it is not easy to fight it out with the large banks which are nimble-footed and technology-savvy and are continuously innovating on the retail turf with newer products for customer acquisition.
The sector is witnessing weak tendering.
Softening rural consumption and the likelihood of weak corporate earnings in the March quarter saw investors dump stocks.
'Swachh Bharat Cess imposed last year should be made broad-based.' 'Budget should be predominantly economy/ business-oriented and problem-solving rather than political consideration-based.'
The past eight months have seen vast improvement in the Indian economy, says Edelweiss Group chairman and chief executive Rashesh Shah, who feels domestic-oriented sectors are likely to do better.
Most companies often subsidise the sale and the delivery, making losses on their books.
It is important to note that slowdown in activity is really confined to a selected few regions within China.
Dividend payouts seem recession-proof.
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High retail inflation is exerting pressure on households to cut expenses wherever possible.
The report by the High Level Advisory Group said India stands to benefit even more when the US and China are locked in a global trade war.
An average of 30-40 per cent automation is standard across all big automobile plants in the country
Build up inflation rate in the financial year so far was 2 per cent compared to a build up rate of 4.56 per cent in the corresponding period of the previous year. Inflation in food articles as a group rose to 11.08 per cent during the month as against 9.80 per cent in the previous month, mainly driven by exorbitantly high onion prices, the rates of which spiked by over 172 per cent from a year-ago. The annual rate of inflation, based on monthly wholesale price index was at 0.16 per cent in October.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley hints at a world class tax regime.
A comprehensive technical framework needed, from which a more convincing policy could be demonstrated
'If the government had not spent an incredible amount of energy on demonetisation it may -- may, because it had not done anything the previous six months either -- have been able to pay attention to the deeper problems of low investment and job creation.'
Global studios and indie content shops tap into the growing fan base for movie and TV characters in India, report Arundhuti Dasgupta & Urvi Malvania.
The compact sleek car with no grille features a roof that is a panoramic pane of glass from front to back.
