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Modi faces job creation challenge as unemployment rate rises to 6.1%
India's unemployment rate rose to 6.1% in the 2017/18 fiscal year, the statistics ministry said on Friday, presenting a challenge ......
Economy
India's GDP growth falls to 5.8% in March quarter, slowest in four years
India's economy grew at a much-lower-than-expected 5.8% in the January-March period, its slowest pace in 17 quarters, and falling behind ......
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Infra output up 2.6% in April; fiscal deficit at 22.3% of budgeted target
India's infrastructure output grew 2.6% in April from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday. Infrastructure output, which comprises eight ......
Economy
New Modi govt to unleash 'big-bang' reforms, says Niti Aayog official
In the first 100 days of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s second term, a slew of ‘big-bang’ economic reforms that should ......
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India may lose spot as fastest-growing economy as PM Modi's second term begins
India probably lost its spot as the fastest growing major economy to China in the January-March quarter as a chill ......
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India's April retail inflation quickens to six-month high of 2.92%
India’s retail inflation rate hit a six-month high in April, due to bigger increases in food prices, but remained below ......
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Economists, investors create own benchmarks as doubts grow over India govt data
Economists and investors are increasingly showing that they have little or no confidence in India’s official economic data – presenting ......
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Elections dent India's service sector growth to seven-month low in April
India’s services sector expanded at its slowest pace in seven months in April as some businesses postponed decisions and expansion ......
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India's unemployment rate jumps to 7.6% in April
India's unemployment rate in April accelerated to 7.6 percent, the highest since October 2016, and up from 6.71 percent in ......
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India's infra output grows 4.7% in March
India's infrastructure output grew 4.7 percent in March from a year earlier, government data showed on Tuesday. For the 2018/19 financial ......