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Growth in the January-March period was slower than in the previous October-December quarter of 2021-22 at 5.4 per cent, the government data showed on Tuesday. (Representational Photo:AP)

8.7 per cent growth in GDP in FY2022, Q4 dips to 4.1 per cent

Indian economy expanded at 8.7 per cent pace for the financial year 2021-22 against a contraction of 6.6 per cent in FY21

01 Jun 2022 12:53 AM

Maintaining a healthy buffer stock to ensure the food security of 1.35 billion people is India’s compulsion, not choice. (Representational Image/ PTI)

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Wheat, famine, starvation: Some lessons for the West

Like the 1770 famine which heralded the West’s arrival on Indian soil, the British departure from the East too saw the worst of all famines

25 May 2022 12:55 AM

While the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) expressed concern about rising inflation, the government did not show any signs of worrying about price rise. (Representational Image/ PTI)

AA Edit | Headwinds in economy are a challenge for India

The Indian economy cannot remain unaffected when the entire world is in the doldrums

16 May 2022 12:25 AM

Faced with an eleven-fold increase in gas prices, even the advanced economies are quietly reworking their energy strategies to keep coal as a fallback for volatile natural gas. (Representational Image/ PTI)

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Summer blues: Navigating the future amid headwinds

The time of day and seasons no longer define anyone’s work schedules

25 Apr 2022 12:32 AM

The Reserve Bank of India believes that its trajectory will depend upon the evolving geopolitical situation and its impact on global commodity prices and logistics. (Representational Image/ DC)

AA Edit | No relief from rising prices

The decision of domestic manufacturers to pass on higher fuel costs also contributed to the higher inflation in the country

15 Apr 2022 12:23 AM

In the process of economic growth, this country can’t afford to ride roughshod over ecological balance. (Representational Image/ PTI)

Patralekha Chatterjee | Managing future shocks: Way to self-reliant India

No one really knows what the world will look like in a year or two but at this moment it seems very likely that the war will continue

24 Mar 2022 12:32 AM

India has, according to the government’s own data, the lowest labour participation rate in South Asia and one of the lowest in the world. (Representational Image/ AP)

Aakar Patel | Why are voters not bothered about economy, absence of jobs?

The curious thing is that the economy does not appear to be a relevant subject in India’s political debate

08 Feb 2022 2:12 AM

(Clockwise from L) Founder and Executive chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Klaus Schwab and WEF president Borge Brende listen India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaking remotely during the World Economic Forum (WEF) Davos Agenda virtual sessions at the WEF's headquarters in Cologny near Geneva on January 17, 2022. (AFP)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Why it’s tough to invest in India: Fix the bottlenecks

The challenge on the economic front now seems to be to place India as a strategic part of the global supply chain, a position China occupies

21 Jan 2022 1:57 AM

The most significant cause for the decline of growth is the decline in capital investment. (Representational Image/ DC File)

Mohan Guruswamy | The loss of momentum in India’s economic growth

The Indian economy, which has been in distress for most of the last decade, is now seriously stricken

28 Dec 2021 2:26 AM

The diaspora would not have swollen to more than 30 million if Indians had found India a more attractive place to live in. (Representational Image. AFP)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | New messiahs of diaspora: India’s success or failure?

The answer to the dilemma lies at home

08 Dec 2021 2:50 AM

The Economic Survey 2020-21 had projected GDP growth of 11 per cent during the current financial year. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

India on way to becoming fastest growing economy in world: FinMin report

Rapid vaccination and teeming festivities will push India's ongoing recovery, as per the report

10 Nov 2021 1:52 PM

Though the GDP numbers grew with low base effect, there are also other significant reasons which suggest a recovery in the economy. (Twitter)

Sign of recovery? GDP sees rise of 20 per cent in April-June

Briefing to the media about the GDP numbers, chief economic adviser KV Subramanian said that the data is an indicative of economic recovery

01 Sep 2021 6:53 AM

The ride has been rough for Ms Sitharaman. Despite her best efforts, and visible results on the fiscal front, both investment and consumption remain subdued due to persistent modest expectations about the near term. (PTI)

Sanjaya Baru | Restoring confidence is key to economic growth

It is not at all surprising that Ms Sitharaman chose to be so bold as to claim credit for the sentiment on Dalal Street

09 Aug 2021 3:09 AM

China’s Premier Li Keqiang has developed an index which measures real GDP growth through three indicators — railway cargo volume, electricity consumption and loans disbursed. Representational Image. (PTI)

Aakar Patel | The middle class is not growing… What does future hold for India?

The government is run like a kingdom and the elected leader does not need to respond to questions or hold press conferences

27 Jul 2021 2:28 AM

Former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh was speaking on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of economic liberalisation. (Photo:PTI)

Manmohan Singh says road ahead difficult for economy

Road ahead was even more daunting than the 1991 economic crisis; need to recalibrate its priorities to ensure dignified living: Manmohan

24 Jul 2021 12:55 AM

The impoverishing of Indians and the wrecking of our economy is happening at the same time when the concentration of our wealth is being skewed towards a few. (Photo: PTI/File)

Aakar Patel | As world keeps growing, India’s sinking, going back to the past

According to the government data, our economic growth began braking sharply before January 2018

29 Jun 2021 7:28 AM

An elevated inflation rate is also a cause of concern for the RBI, though it has decided to accord priority to economic growth in the near future. (AA file Photo)

AA Edit | Nurture is the best policy, but watch out for inflation

A low-interest rate regime is considered a key weapon to revive consumer demand and induce normalcy in the economy

08 Apr 2021 4:17 AM

“Our preliminary analysis shows that the growth rate next year, that is, at 10.5%, which we had given, would not require a downward revision,” Das told. (PTI file photo)

Indian economy's revival seen 'unabated' despite infection surge: RBI governor

India added 53,476 infections on Wednesday, in its highest daily rise since October 23, health ministry data showed

25 Mar 2021 2:12 PM

Though the economy has begun to see an uptick in activity, the government may not get such elbowroom any time soon. (Representational image: PTI)

AA Edit | India is out of recession, but...

While India could be better placed than the Western countries, it would be wrong to say that its economy has come out of the woods

04 Mar 2021 8:47 AM

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. (PTI)

Sanjaya Baru | Sitharaman’s Third Act: What’ll be her Big Idea?

The FM can spend money and secure early results and Ms Sitharaman has promised to spend a trillion rupees on infrastructure investment

11 Jan 2021 7:18 AM

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