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Indias forex reserves have shot up considerably.

India's forex reserves up by USD1.99 billion to USD 419.99 billion

The overall reserves had declined by USD 2.05 billion to USD 417.99 billion in the previous reporting week.

31 May 2019 6:47 PM IST

Growth in the eight core sectors during April-September this fiscal slowed down to 3.3 per cent as against 5.4 per cent in the same period last fiscal.

Growth of core sector industries slows to 2.6 per cent in April

Infrastructure sector growth has impact on the IIP as these segments account for about 41 per cent of the total factory...

31 May 2019 6:05 PM IST

Indias GDP growth forecast for the current fiscal to 7 per cent from 7.4 per cent.

GDP growth slows to five-year low at 5.8 per cent in January-March

GDP growth during 2018-19 fiscal stood at 6.8 per cent, lower than 7.2 per cent in the previous financial year.

31 May 2019 6:00 PM IST

For FY 18, the fiscal deficit target was supposed to be 3 per cent but it may choose the upper band of 3.5 percent in the Union Budget.

Fiscal deficit lower at 3.39 per cent in 2018-19

Fiscal deficit at the end of March 31, 2019, stood at Rs 6.45 lakh crore as against Rs 6.34 lakh crore.

31 May 2019 5:52 PM IST

With cash still being the preferred mode of payment, Bharat is a far cry from a cashless economy. (Representational Image)

India's digital economy seen at USD 1 trillion by 2025: Official

By 2025, India is poised to reach USD five trillion economy over all.

31 May 2019 5:47 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)

India's economy seen limping behind China as Modi begins second term

A Reuters survey of economists forecast growth slipped to 6.3 pc annually in the quarter ending in March.

31 May 2019 5:17 PM IST

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal addressing a press conference in Bengaluru on Friday. (Photo: ANI)

Piyush Goyal retains railways, likely to focus on safety, non-fare...

Piyush Goyal burns the midnight oil reading reports and documents related to different aspects of his ministry.

31 May 2019 3:11 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives for NDA meet at Central Hall of Parliament in New Delhi on Saturday. (Photo; G.N. Jha)

India to see 'big-bang' reforms in Modi's second term, says NITI Aayog...

India's economic growth rate decelerated to a five-quarter low of 6.6 per cent in the last three months of 2018.

31 May 2019 11:43 AM IST

The platform will invest in opportunities in the ports sector, and beyond sea ports into areas such as river ports and transportation, freight corridors, port-led special economic zones, inland container terminals, and logistics infrastructure including cold storage.

US advocacy group seeks India Trade Representative under PMO

USISPF is recommending the new government to seriously look at a Free Trade Agreement with the US.

31 May 2019 9:57 AM IST

Few large retail outlets have already started advertising the downward revised prices of FMCG items.

DPIIT proposes national retail policy as part of its 100-day action...

A national retail policy will be formulated to benefit 65 million small traders, an official said.

30 May 2019 3:13 PM 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)

Total M&A, PE deal value drops 79 pc to USD 4,579 mn in April: Report

Total M&A value in April was USD 735 million against USD 19,142 million in the same month a year ago.

30 May 2019 12:03 PM IST

Trump gave US importers less than five days notice about his decision to increase the rate on the USD 200 billion category of goods to 25 percent. (Photo:AP)

Sri Lanka signs port deal with India, Japan to develop container...

The three countries are to work out details of the deal at joint working group meetings to be held inn the future.

29 May 2019 8:37 PM IST