The greatest disconnect lies in the estimates of industrial growth.
The outgoing chairman believed in building for the future; for his successor, the challenge will be to maintain the momentum, says Ishita Ayan Dutt.
Rural slowdown may delay growth in the economy.
Rush to offload bad loans indicates a revival in asset-sale market
The BJP's manifesto for UP elections promised many things. But, given the state's precarious financial position, fulfilling these promises is likely to prove tricky, says Ishan Bakshi.
A reversal of policy at this juncture could jeopardise the recent gains on inflation
Officials say a fall in global oil prices will reduce the government's subsidy burden, giving it a greater chance of hitting its ambitious fiscal deficit target of 4.1 percent of gross domestic product in the fiscal year to March.
Since January 2015, the central bank has lowered its policy rate.
'There are a lot of positive things these reforms are bringing about and it is only a matter of some quarters before the growth rate picks up momentum.' 'Until then we need to be a little bit patient.'
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.
Select metal stocks rebounded while power stocks extended losses after SC verdict on coal block allocations.
Little indication of growth surge in either industry or services till well into FY14.
A glance back at some of the important ups and down Indian Inc faced in 2018.
Fresh investments are constrained by tepid demand.
The staggered increase in kerosene rate may not have the same impact of freeing up the fuel price as for diesel.
This is the lowest investment grade rating.
Companies with contrasting financial ratios enjoy similar credit ratings; agencies say they look at many other metrics.
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.
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While some companies, such as HSBC, have closed retail operations, big players such as India Infoline is scaling down.
Benchmark share indices ended lower for the third straight session as investors turned cautious amid tensions in Iraq even as consumer durables shares stole the limelight tracking rally in gold prices.
The muted CPI inflation print at 5% earlier this week, followed by a similar WPI number released Wednesday, seems to have spurred India's central bank into action, is how the economists are reading into Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan's 25 basis point cut in repo rate.
RBI is unlikely to stem the slide against the dollar as the greenback is rising rapidly against all currencies in the world.
Some feel that Tata Steel has put these assets on the block only after exhausting all the options.
Most top industrialists rate PM's first 100 days in office as 'good', primarily due to his intentions, not concrete policy measures.
To check fiscal deficit, government needs to drastically cut Plan expenditure.
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