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The argument put forward by the leaders of the BJP and others was that India did not depend on exports for its economic growth, and that the huge domestic market and the consumption it entailed was good enough to keep the economy in shape and the global developments were marginal. (Representational image)

India ranked 58th most competitive economy in WEF index

India's rank rose by five places from 2017, the largest gain among G20 economies.

17 Oct 2018 8:40 AM IST

Union finance ministry Arun Jaitley

India needs strong, decisive govt to take swift decision: Jaitley

Jaitley said if India continues on high growth path, then the country can get rid of poverty

16 Oct 2018 1:46 PM IST

As per new IMF projections, Indias growth in 2016 is now estimated to be 6.6 per cent as against 7.6 per cent earlier. (Photo: AFP)

India's debt lower than best, emerging market economies: IMF

India private debt in 2017 was 54.5 per cent of the GDP and the general govt debt was 70.4 per cent of the GDP.

10 Oct 2018 1:36 PM IST

Wholesale inflation in the month of October soared to 3.59 per cent on the back of food and fuel prices. (Photo: PTI)

Inflation likely rose to RBI's four percent target in Sept: report

Wholesale price inflation probably rose to 4.90 per cent in September from 4.53 per cent in August.

10 Oct 2018 12:28 PM IST

When stock markets peak as they have in recent months, many first-time investors get drawn to them. They had stayed away so far. But recent returns have whetted their appetite.

Not much to cheer in BJP's time in power

The economy has not grown faster in the last five years than it did during the ten years before this government took...

7 Oct 2018 1:51 AM IST

Indian services sector activity returned to its growth track in March, driven by greater inflows of new work.

India's services sector expands at slower pace in September

Nikkei India Services Business Activity Index touched 50.9 in September, down from 51.5 recorded in August.

4 Oct 2018 12:16 PM IST

October manufacturing PMI data comes in sharp contrast to the robust show by India on World Banks Ease of Doing Business ranking.

Manufacturing sector activity rises in Sep on new orders: PMI

Manufacturing firms boosted their workforce amid gains in new work orders.

1 Oct 2018 11:27 AM IST

The argument put forward by the leaders of the BJP and others was that India did not depend on exports for its economic growth, and that the huge domestic market and the consumption it entailed was good enough to keep the economy in shape and the global developments were marginal. (Representational image)

India's economic growth seen slowing during Modi's run for re-election

India's annual economic growth probably moderated to 7.4 per cent in the July-September quarter.

30 Nov 2018 1:32 PM IST

Niti Aayogs new Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar.(Photo: PTI)

India needs more reforms to grow over 8 per cent: Rajiv Kumar

India grew by 7.1 per cent in 2016-17 and 6.7 per cent in 2017-18.

29 Nov 2018 5:00 PM IST

Fiscal deficit for the financial year 2016-17 is budgeted at 3.5 per cent.

Dip in revenues may widen fiscal gap to 3.5 per cent in FY19: report

Total revenues and expenditure of the govt, will come at Rs 6.67 lakh cr as against the budgeted Rs 6.24 lakh cr.

26 Nov 2018 2:16 PM IST

Old note will continue to be accepted for the other utility bill payments as well as at railway ticketing counters and counters of government or public sector undertaking buses for purchase of bus tickets till December 15

Praising notes ban, RBI's Gurumurthy says economy would have collapsed

RBI's board meeting is scheduled to take place on Monday where the issues raised by the govt, including easing of PCA...

16 Nov 2018 10:47 AM IST

The industrial growth measured by the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) for 2017-18 too decelerated to 4.3 per cent from 4.6 per cent in the previous fiscal. The IIP had grown by 4.4 per cent in March 2017.

Industrial growth slips to 4-month low of 4.5 per cent in Sept

Retail inflation cools to year-low of 3.31 per cent in October.

13 Nov 2018 10:21 AM IST