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Additionally, the hasty implementation of GST has again hit the economy hard, resulting in a serious economic slowdown.

Economic Survey 2018-19 highlights

India continues to remain the fastest-growing major economy in the world in 2018-19.

4 July 2019 1:30 PM IST

BJP leader and Union minister Nirmala Sitharaman told reporters that elections in six of the nine seats, which have undergone elections on Sunday, were marred by violence. (Photo: ANI twitter)

Economic Survey: GDP growth projected at 7 per cent for 2019-20

The growth projection is higher than a five-year low economic growth of 6.8 per cent for the year ended March 31.

4 July 2019 11:47 AM IST

PM Modi also discussed the Budget proposals during the meeting. (Photo: ANI)

Economic Survey to chart out reform road map of Modi 2.0 govt

Govt might this year again slip on fiscal deficit front given sluggish GST collections and lower-than-expected growth in...

4 July 2019 9:31 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

India's budget likely to hike spending to combat slumping growth

In January-March, annual growth slumped to 5.8 per cent, the slowest pace in 20 quarters.

3 July 2019 1:56 PM IST

In his first decision after being sworn-in to head the government for a second term, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who had made national security an important plank in the elections, on Friday approved a major change in the Prime Ministers Scholarship Scheme under the National Defence Fund. (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)

Going for growth, government set to borrow more: Economists

Govt will revise its fiscal deficit target up to 3.5 per cent of GDP for the current fiscal year and 3.3 per cent for...

3 July 2019 1:53 PM IST

Citing rules, Sitharaman stated that Section 178(5) and 178(6) of the Companies Act. (Photo: ANI)

Economic growth high on agenda of govt,' says Nirmala Sitharaman

Finance Minister Sitharaman said in the last quarter, there could have been a fall and steps have been taken to improve...

3 July 2019 8:55 AM IST

Reacting on Gandhis reply in Supreme Court, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, His credibility has taken a beating. (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)

No study on effect of note-ban: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

This was disclosed by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in reply to a question by Congress member Digvijaya Singh in...

2 July 2019 7:53 PM IST

The answer, it seemed, was not difficult to seek for those who believed that economic growth in India, then as it is now, is state driven.

India's economic growth at 6-yr-low with GDP growth at 5pc in June...

Slowdown attributed to dull performance to low consumption, delayed monsoon, rising global trade tensions affecting...

30 Aug 2019 7:33 PM IST

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addressing Cooperative Group Housing Society Maha Sammelan. (Photo: ANI)

Fiscal deficit crosses 77 pc of budgeted target in first 4 months of...

The government has set a fiscal deficit target of 3.4 per cnet for 2019-20, same as 2018-19.

30 Aug 2019 4:23 PM IST

The Union government, or for that matter, the ministry of finance should not interfere in the functioning and decision-making powers of the RBI. (Photo: AFP)

India Inc to debate USD 5 trillion economy goal amid RBI bonanza to...

RBI decided to transfer Rs 1.76 lakh crore in dividend and surplus reserve to the government.

30 Aug 2019 12:34 PM IST

Taking to Twitter, Congress communications in-charge Randeep Singh Surjewala requested all media channels and its editors to not place any Congress representatives on their shows. (Photo: File)

BJP govt pushed country into financial emergency: Congress

According to the RBI annual report, the number of cases of frauds reported by banks saw a jump of 15 per cent...

30 Aug 2019 10:04 AM IST

Amit Shah said if Naidu had worked this hard in the elections, TDP could have performed better. (Photo: ANI twitter)

India's economic fundamentals are strong, says Amit Shah

Shah said India's goal is to become a USD 5 trillion economy in the next five years.

30 Aug 2019 9:48 AM IST