More than 40% of the companies surveyed showed job contraction in FY18, says a report by CARE Ratings
With weekly additions slowing, it's likely that demand could be slackening
From NITI Aayog to industry leaders to the Reserve Bank of India, all are apprehensive that any major increase in MSP, following the 2018-19 Budget announcements, would push up prices, if not immediately, in the next six to eight months after the decision is taken.
Can we find fault with RBI for not intervening enough in the market? Actually no, say some experts. A correction in rupee was long overdue.
For development finance institution to succeed now, the government must stand like a rock behind it and be patient.
Much of the Q3 data will simply not be available for the CSO to factor in its calculation.
Higher interest rates in the US do not necessarily coincide with capital outflows.
In the run-up to the Union Budget, expected to be presented on July 10, this paints a grim picture for Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
Small and medium enterprises have been struggling to raise bank credit even as they have been powering India's manufacturing growth in recent years.
The incoming government will have to encourage private investments, bring down cost of capital
67 companies with total debt of Rs 5.65 lakh cr were either loss-making or didn't generate enough profit to cover interest cost in FY15
Most employment surveys suffer from drawbacks such as limited data coverage, infrequent data collection, and time lag
The idea of the payment banks is to provide access to banking for people, especially in rural areas.
Electricity generation has outperformed the industrial production index for five months in a row this financial year, even as the broader economy is struggling to grow.
Fresh investments are constrained by tepid demand.
The markets gained nearly 7 per cent in the 4 trading sessions of March.
The payroll estimates, released by the EPFO based on its enrolment, threw up some contrasting trend between September 2017 and February 2018.
A lower base could be part of the explanation but not all.
The gap between expenditure and receipts totalled Rs 3.98 crore (Rs 39 million) over the April 1-August 31 period against the Rs 5.31 lakh crore(Rs 5.31 trillion) pegged in the Budget for 2014-15.
Though the summer is expected to be hotter, global and domestic forecasts point to good rains.
'A broad-based revival of private sector investment was likely in 2018-19 after businesses had successfully made the switch to the GST.'
For PPP projects, clause on consent requirement could be abolished or brought down to 50% of land owners, against the current 70%
The greatest disconnect lies in the estimates of industrial growth.
The final agriculture GDP numbers for 2016-17 are expected to be revised up, as rabi production is looking really good.
It is pegged at 6.8-8% by various economists, as compared to 6.7%.
The IMD attributed the projection to a weakening of El Nio and the Indian Ocean Dipole turning positive.
Some experts, however, see a silver lining in the fall and said the volatility has come down sharply and that bodes well for the Indian currency
During the UPA government's second term in office, rural India's consumption expenditure grew at a faster pace than urban India's - for the first time since 1991.
The banking sector's credibility is on thin ice. Unless the government takes strict steps, things could get worse.
States need to create alternative marketing structures for farm produce since middlemen also provide vital services that are otherwise unavailable to the farmer.
Expenditure cuts necessitated by slowing revenue growth, weak industrial activity worrisome portents
Print's credibility, and its power to give readers control of how much time they spend, makes it a strong medium.
'The actual price of petrol is Rs 35 and it jumps to Rs 88 because of government taxes.'
RBI is unlikely to stem the slide against the dollar as the greenback is rising rapidly against all currencies in the world.
The second fortnight of September saw Rs 3 lakh crore of time deposits, something unique, followed by liquidation of Rs 1.2 lakh crpre of these right after.
There are some advantages of a falling rupee.
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