Economy

Economy

31 May, 2019

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

31 May, 2019

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 ......

Economy

31 May, 2019

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

31 May, 2019

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 ......

Economy

30 May, 2019

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 ......

Economy

13 May, 2019

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 ......

Economy

09 May, 2019

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 ......

Economy

06 May, 2019

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 ......

Economy

02 May, 2019

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 ......

Economy

30 April, 2019

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 ......