Food articles inflation at 8.43% compared to 8.14% m-o-m.
Sensex sinks into red at close on growth concerns.
According to the Indian Council of Agricultural Research Director General Trilochan Mohapatra, the insects have attacked about 40,000 hectares of land.
Industrial production was seen growing 1.8 per cent from a year earlier in July, slower than June's 3.4 per cent increase, according to the median consensus in a poll of 31 economists.
The central bank was widely expected to maintain status quo.
'We flew all missions in the first part of the war at low levels; that is at 300 to 500 feet above the ground.' 'These sorties were no doubt stressful since the pilots and crew had to look out for birds and obstructions as well as enemy gunfire.'
Industrial production (IIP) grew to a three-year high of 6.4 per cent in August, up from 4.1 per cent in July.
Probably in August. We can argue whether RBI is dovishly neutral or neutrally dovish but the telltale signs of at least one more rate cut are strewn all over the policy statement, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
Hemant Shivsharan takes us on a trip to Matheran with these photographs
The visual of a man kneeling down in muddy waters to help women step on to him to get into rescue boats went viral on Sunday.
India economy clocked a five-year high growth rate of 7.6 per cent in 2015-16.
Scanty rain would have put extra pressure on food prices.
Next bi-monthly policy statement on September 30.
The house is near the boundary of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park, one of the largest pockets of forest enclosed within a city.
The US Fed's rate cycle is set to turn later this year, but India is in a much better position than it was in 2013.
'The roadmap ahead seems very difficult especially in the rural areas where there is very poor infrastructure, vaccine reach and hesitancy.' 'These are a deadly cocktail for the next wave.'
The Monetary policy committe comprising 6 members voted 6-0 in the favour of the rate cut.
A Cabinet reshuffle is likely by July 10, a fortnight before the monsoon session of Parliament begins. The Congress wants its allies like the Nationalist Congress Party, Trinamool Congress and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam to hand over some of their high-profile and 'profitable' portfolios. The ruling party reportedly wants Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar to part with the food portfolio, so that it can be allotted to Congress's new found ally Ajit Singh.
And why markets could give up 25 per cent of all these gains made since March 2020
India Ratings on Mondy projected a 7.7 per cent growth this fiscal driven by consumption demand.
The chief minister still has time to repair the damage but he will have to act all-round, both at the government and party levels, suggests N Sathiya Moorthy.
The total number of people killed in flooding and landslides in the state this year has gone up to 76. While 50 people were killed in inundation, 26 died due to landslides.
ICICI Bank and SBI were among the top Sensex gainers along with FMCG majors ITC and HUL.
Monsoon session of Parliament expected to be stormy and likelihood of GST Bill and Land Bill getting passed are slim
Excise duty hike for cigarettes could be lower.
While Reliance put up a good show, NTPC nosedived on the BSE on Monday.
India's economy grew an historically modest 7 per cent last quarter but industrial output has generally been strong.
A good monsoon could rein in food inflation. Largely good corporate results mean better days are ahead. Nifty may reach record levels, points out Devangshu Datta.
For August, CRISIL core inflation indicator stood at 3.6 per cent, a tad higher than RBI's measure.
A newly-developed scientific strategy may finally end the woes of farmers by averting the possibility of lower crop production or even crop failure and higher food prices in the event of delay in monsoon rains.
The President in his address to the joint sitting of Parliament unveiled the policies and priorities of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance government which assumed power last month after elections to the 16th Lok Sabha.
In all, RBI has cut interest rates by 110 bps this year. But this has not yet led to a boost in economic activity. While the growth rate has slowed to a five-year low, consumer confidence is waning and foreign direct investment has plateaued.
The Reserve Bank in its first mid-quarter policy review on Monday kept the key interest rates unchanged because of elevated food inflation, rupee depreciation and uncertainty over foreign fund inflows.
There were 52 launches during January-June 2015, compared with 29 in the year-ago period and 32 in 2013.
The Congress has ruled India for 54 of the last 67 years; that it took the party over six decades to come up with bills that provide citizens their basic needs is a shame, not a moment of triumph, says Amberish K Diwanji.
'There were no airhostesses and stewards to bring us food, water and the news of when the journey would resume.'
Will the government now push to move away from what Mr Rajan has been doing in the last few years?
In a statement the Sabha says that paddy cultivation has been severly affected and that the PM had not announced any hike in the Minimum Support Price for the growers, as sought by them. The Sabha also calls for the reccomendations of the MS Swaminathan Foundation on calculating MSP be implemented.
Last week, the Union Cabinet decided to import 1.2 lakh tonnes of onions to improve the domestic supply and control prices, which touched Rs 100 per kg earlier this month.
Gross value added and low investment activity by the private sector remain areas of concern
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