Poor rainfall has also depleted water reservoirs levels, which is likely to impact the winter crops.
Much of the rural recovery story is based on the premise of agriculture doing well. Even if it clocks a growth of 2.5-3 per cent this year, it is still just around 15 per cent of the overall GDP. The non-farm sector, which constitutes a bigger portion of the overall rural economy, is now hampered by disruptions and lockdowns.
The interest rate on FDs hasn't changed much over the years.
Significant portion of the funds used to fuel urban demand have become illegal and inoperative.
Skymet said the monsoon this year could be 100 per cent of the long period average (LPA) with a model error of plus and minus 5 per cent.
The NITI Aayog's vice-chairman's charge holds ground.
The real benefits can be seen when prices stabilise, preferably at levels acceptable to both consumers and producers.
In absolute terms, the year closed with the market capitalisation of all BSE-listed companies rising by Rs 45.5 lakh crore to Rs 152 lakh crore, or an increase of 42.8 per cent, compared to the closing value on December 30, 2016, says Pavan Burugula.
The next 12 months will be quite challenging marked by uncertain political events and evolving macroeconomic scenario
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.
Much of the Q3 data will simply not be available for the CSO to factor in its calculation.
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.
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.
For development finance institution to succeed now, the government must stand like a rock behind it and be patient.
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.
A lower base could be part of the explanation but not all.
The payroll estimates, released by the EPFO based on its enrolment, threw up some contrasting trend between September 2017 and February 2018.
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%.
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
The IMD attributed the projection to a weakening of El Nio and the Indian Ocean Dipole turning positive.
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
