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.
Sensex to hit record high in 2015, but analysts cut forecast
This time there has been a rather peculiar criticism of the latest GDP numbers.
Power generation and distribution is the most indebted sector
The payroll estimates, released by the EPFO based on its enrolment, threw up some contrasting trend between September 2017 and February 2018.
The overall rank has been propped by the third criteria of innovation and sophistication, which have ranks of 59 and 57 respectively.
With weekly additions slowing, it's likely that demand could be slackening
Most employment surveys suffer from drawbacks such as limited data coverage, infrequent data collection, and time lag
Significant portion of the funds used to fuel urban demand have become illegal and inoperative.
CRISIL chief economist D K Joshi is of the opinion that GDP is an indicator of the health of the economy.
The Consumer Price Index hit the lowest in six months in March at 4.83 per cent.
It is pegged at 6.8-8% by various economists, as compared to 6.7%.
Much of the Q3 data will simply not be available for the CSO to factor in its calculation.
Piyush Pandey retiring? I'm not going anywhere, says O&M's South Asia executive chairman.
Small and medium enterprises have been struggling to raise bank credit even as they have been powering India's manufacturing growth in recent years.
Cabinet note being readied, on basis of study, to ensure against foodgrain shortage; might require buffer of up to 50% more.
'The actual price of petrol is Rs 35 and it jumps to Rs 88 because of government taxes.'
The banking sector's credibility is on thin ice. Unless the government takes strict steps, things could get worse.
Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC) Chairman C Rangarajan may have found the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)'s inflation projections on the higher side, but independent experts agree with the central bank and expect both wholesale and retail prices to remain high.
'A broad-based revival of private sector investment was likely in 2018-19 after businesses had successfully made the switch to the GST.'
RBI is unlikely to stem the slide against the dollar as the greenback is rising rapidly against all currencies in the world.
Expenditure cuts necessitated by slowing revenue growth, weak industrial activity worrisome portents
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
The interest rate on FDs hasn't changed much over the years.
The final agriculture GDP numbers for 2016-17 are expected to be revised up, as rabi production is looking really good.
The markets gained nearly 7 per cent in the 4 trading sessions of March.
The IMD attributed the projection to a weakening of El Nio and the Indian Ocean Dipole turning positive.
Though the summer is expected to be hotter, global and domestic forecasts point to good rains.
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.
The greatest disconnect lies in the estimates of industrial growth.
There are some advantages of a falling rupee.
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.
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.
A lower base could be part of the explanation but not all.
For PPP projects, clause on consent requirement could be abolished or brought down to 50% of land owners, against the current 70%
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 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.
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.
States need to create alternative marketing structures for farm produce since middlemen also provide vital services that are otherwise unavailable to the farmer.
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