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Apples are attacked by all sorts of pests, but apple scab, a fungus, is particularly nasty. (Photo: Pixabay)

Apples rot in Kashmir orchards, as lockdown puts economy in tailspin

Apples are the lifeblood of Kashmir's economy, involving 3.5 million people, around half the population of the state.

19 Sept 2019 1:58 PM IST

Govt doing everything possible to bring India back on high growth...

We need to think what kind of innovation we need to undertake to attain a high growth, said Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant.

18 Sept 2019 6:16 PM IST

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (Photo: File)

'Blueprint ready': Govt mulling fourth booster dose to revive economy

Last week, the government announced a slew of measures to boost exports and the real estate sector.

18 Sept 2019 9:24 AM IST

The government has proposed a penal tax rate of 50 per cent to incentivise black money hoarders to switch to formal economy.

Govt mulling another booster dose to reinvigorate economy

The blue print for the stimulus is ready that would be announced by FM Nirmala Sitharaman in the next few days, an...

17 Sept 2019 6:39 PM IST

Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das

5 pc Q1 growth surprise; economy will look up with measures taken: RBI...

He said that the RBI has been cutting rates to give a boost to the economy as slowdown was visible for past few months.

16 Sept 2019 7:28 PM IST

As per industry statistics, there are close to 42 million SME enterprises in India across manufacturing, infrastructure, food processing, packaging, chemicals, IT and the service industry.

Enabling SMEs to drive the Indian economy to a brighter future

SME enterprises contribute 30 per cent of the total GDP and creating employment for more than 110 million people.

16 Sept 2019 12:02 PM IST

The inflationary expectations would be seeping even in the core inflation (non-food, non-fuel). Going forward, both external and internal factors would weigh on the mind of the Monetary Policy Committee of the RBI: Assocham

Inflation under control, clear signs of revival in factory output:...

The government has mandated the Reserve Bank of India to keep the retail inflation in the band of 2-6 per cent.

14 Sept 2019 3:33 PM IST

Shiv Sena on Saturday criticised the Centre on the economic situation, job loss and took a swipe at Union ministers Nirmala Sitharaman and Piyush Goyal for their comments on auto sales slump and the state of the economy. (Photo: ANI)

Shiv Sena mocks Piyush, Sitharaman, says 'Shah, Modi doing good,...

Saamana quoted former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to assert that the Central government was simply managing newspaper...

14 Sept 2019 11:34 AM IST

Congress MP Kapil Sibal

'Trailer they are showing is trailer of muscleman': Kapil Sibal mocks...

He mocked Modi for his 'Picture abhi baki hai', which he said in the context of his government's 100 days in office.

13 Sept 2019 1:55 PM IST

China warned on Tuesday it would never accept any form of blackmail after US president Donald Trump said his decision to withdraw from a nuclear pact with Russia was also linked to Beijings arsenal.(Photo: Representational | AFP)

US, China trade war could lower global GDP by 0.8 per cent in 2020:...

IMF spokesman Gerry Rice said trade tensions were beginning to affect a world economy already many facing challenges.

13 Sept 2019 11:56 AM IST

Indias economy is set to contract this year. (AFP)

IMF explains why India's economic growth is much weaker than expected'

The growth is expected to rise to 7.2 per cent points in FY21, down by the projected growth rate of 7.5 in the earlier...

13 Sept 2019 8:59 AM IST

Former PM Manmohan Singh speaking at the birth centenary memorial meeting of Indrajit HGupta in New Delhi. (Photo: ANI)

Former PM Manmohan Singh suggests five steps to tackle slowdown

The first step is to accept that the economy is in crisis, said Congress party leader Manmohan Singh.

12 Sept 2019 4:43 PM IST