Tag: GDP
India's Defence Budget: Trapped In A Straitjacket
The annual budget was presented on February 1 and the allocation for the Defence Ministry offers some instructive insights about how India plans to nurture its military -- that is, the three armed forces: the army, navy and air force.....
Congress Slams 'fudged' GDP Growth Figures As Another 'jumla'
The Congress party on Thursday slammed the "fudged figures" on India's GDP growth, saying that trotting out "jumlas and misinformation" has become the "hallmark" of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.....
Demonetisation Improved India's Economic Landscape: Jayant Sinha
Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha on Monday said the government's demonetisation decision has led to a dramatic improvement in India's economic landscape. ....
Drought, Note Ban Hit Karnataka's Growth: CM
Severe drought and unexpected note ban by the Centre affected Karnataka's Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) for fiscal 2016-17, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah told the assembly on Wednesday. ....
New Policy To Prioritise Health Investments, Says Nadda
Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda on Thursday said the new Health Policy 2017 prioritises investments and financing of health services. ....
India Ranks 122nd In Happiness Index
India ranked 122nd, behind terror-riven Pakistan and poorest-of-poor Nepal in the global list of the happiest countries, according to a United Nations report released on Monday.....
GDP Up But Job Security Falls: Only 16% Earn Regular Wage
At 19, Dinesh Manjhi is the breadwinner for his family -- three siblings and a 55-year-old mother. But his tryst with adulthood actually began at 12, when his father took him on a 1,500-km journey from their home in Bihar to a farm in Punjab to work as a seasonal worker. This way, he added a valuable extra to what the father saved to bring back home every season.....
India's Manufacturing Sector Expands In March: PMI
India's manufacturing sector expanded last month due to healthy demand conditions and softer inflationary pressure, a key macro-economic data showed on Monday.....
Aiming At Double-digit GDP Growth: Dharmendra Pradhan
Asserting that there is enthusiasm in the country's energy sector, Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday said that by exploring natural resources, India is aiming at double-digit GDP growth.....
CII Predicts 7.5-8% Growth Of Indian Economy
Industry body Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on Thursday predicted that India's economic growth rate for 2017-18 will range between 7.5 and eight per cent. ....
