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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.

Here's what to expect from 2019-2020 interim budget

The government is expected to project economic growth of around 7.5 per cent for the next financial year.

31 Jan 2019 2:16 PM IST

Construction sector is major contributor to GDP growth. (Photo: PTI)

Indian economy to grow at 7.2 pc in 2018-19, up from 6.5 pc last year:...

The growth is mainly due to improvement in performance of agriculture and manufacturing sectors, the CSO said.

7 Jan 2019 6:28 PM IST

In January till date, overseas investors have made a net investment of Rs 11,759.24 crore in equities pushing the benchmark equity indices to their all-time high.

FPIs stay bullish on India for third consecutive month; invest Rs...

Overseas investors had put in a net sum of Rs 45,981 crore in March and Rs 11,182 crore in Feb.

28 April 2019 12:46 PM IST

Formal education, access to growth opportunities help people to upgrade their talent, while standard of living allows the country to hold back the talent (Photo: Representational)

G-20 chiefs: World economic growth to revive later this year

a trade standoff between the United States and China threatens to dim the economic outlook.

13 April 2019 12:26 PM IST

Government support is required to make exports competitive, create export markets and attract global players towards India. (Representional Image)

Manufacturing needs to pick up

The industry is hopeful that the upcoming Union Budget will provide the necessary fillip in this direction.

30 Jun 2019 6:57 AM IST

Economy has become a major cause of concern for the new government with GDP dropping to 5.8 per cent in the last quarter of the 2018-19, according to NSSO figures. (Photo: ANI)

Two new Cabinet committees formed to spur growth, employment

The Cabinet committees are a 5-member board on Investment and Growth and a 10-member board on Employment and Skill...

5 Jun 2019 5:26 PM IST

There is no doubt that this is a tough time for the Indian economy. Growth has slowed down to rates not seen since 2008-9. Consumption has fallen. Businesses have been pushed to the brink.

Economic growth seen slipping in April-June, more stimulus expected

Slowdown has been driven by a fall in household savings and banks' increased bad loans, which has hit private...

29 Aug 2019 3:04 PM IST

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan. (Photo: AP)

As Imran completes a yr in power, Pak's fiscal deficit on 3-decade...

The deficit increased to 8.9 per cent of Pakistan's gross domestic product in the year that ended in June.

28 Aug 2019 10:50 AM IST

It is crucial that the vaccine reaches 95 per cent of Indias children

India is booming, but its children are still starving

Imagine a landmass greater than China. Now imagine that land is only used to produce food.

23 Sept 2019 1:27 AM IST

The bill also states that those who continue to manufacture or sell e-cigarettes will be punished by court.

Smoke signals

Will the recent ban on e-cigarettes make young smokers go back to tobacco? We asked a few millennials to explain the...

23 Sept 2019 12:00 AM IST

Mauritius is compliant with all OECD norms, including the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes.

US corporate sector hails India's move to slash income tax rate for...

Government slashed the income tax rate for companies by almost 10 percentage points to 25.17 per cent.

21 Sept 2019 9:49 AM IST

PE firms made investments worth $2.6 billion across 61 deals and exits worth $472 million across 10 deals.

PE/VC investments tally touches USD 36.7 billion in Jan-Aug

This data comes at a time when the economic growth has plunged to a six-year low, at 5 per cent for the June quarter.

10 Sept 2019 5:34 PM IST