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Strong monsoon, rising wages, and govt spending fuel rural economy recovery: ReportRural India's economy is recovering. Monsoon season started strong. Rural wages are rising as inflation decreases. Government spending is i...
View: Budget 2025 provides hope to address the challenges of income inequalityIn the 75th year of the Constitution, GoI unveiled Budget 2025, a roadmap to a more inclusive and equitable future. Key provisions aim to b...
GDP likely to grow 6.2 pc in Q2: BarclaysIndia's economic growth is projected to slow to 6.2% in the second quarter of 2024-25, due to a high base effect and heavy rainfall, as per...
India GDP to grow 6-6.3% in FY24, economic prospects brighten: Deloitte IndiaIndia is likely to grow 6-6.3 per cent in FY24, Deloitte India said in its economic outlook, forecasting growth surpassing 7 per cent over ...
India's economic growth likely to slow to 6-6.8% in next fiscal year, says Economic SurveyEconomic Survey 2022-2023: India's economy has rebounded since the COVID-19 pandemic, but the Russia-Ukraine conflict has triggered inflati...
Mgnrega work generation rebounds 19.4% in NovemberData from the Mgnrega website showed that work generation under the scheme went up by 19.4% in November to 194 million persondays compared ...
Demand for Mgnregs work expands 21% in NovemberDemand for work has been fluctuating month on month. Demand for work by households stood at 15.5 million in October and that by individuals...
Work demand under NREGS dips in OctoberHousehold demand for work under the rural employment guarantee scheme stood at 23.2 million in April, 30.7 million in May, 31.7 million in ...
Demand for work under MGNREGA rebounds marginally in SeptemberGovernment data showed that demand for household and individual segments under the scheme was up more than 5% in September compared to Augu...
Businesses have a hard time finding skilled manpowerBusinesses across sectors in India, including manufacturing, construction, real estate, infrastructure, logistics, retail, automobile and a...
Not to worry (yet) about MGNREGA riseRightly, RBI has tightened policy rates, and the assessment of a normal monsoon bodes well to tame food inflation. Farm productivity should...
MGNREGA work generation grows in MayData from the MGNREGA website showed that work provided to households under the scheme was 9.9% higher in May, at 24.4 million, compared to...
Demand for work under rural jobs scheme up in MayData shows month-on-month household demand jumped 32% in May to 3.07 crore compared to 2.32 crore in April 2022, while the year-on-year inc...
How Budget 2022 can deliver reforms and reliefThe top priority of the government should be to initiate measures to sustain the growth momentum in the economy. In FY22, GDP growth is lik...
View: The economic backdrop should play an important role in defining the contours of the upcoming budgetWhen the second wave struck in April 2021, the index again tumbled by close to 40 pp. As cases dropped, business resumption soared to over ...
View: The Finance Minister's 2021 Budget has thrown a huge lifeline, but will it work?The 2021-22 deficit is projected to decline to 6.5%, still very high, and similar in size to India’s fiscal deficits after the 1991-92 and ...
Government may increase MGNREGA spend if need arises: Anurag ThakurThe minister emphasised that the Narendra Modi government has taken steps in the past in the interest of the poor and vulnerable rural popu...
Stimulus 3.0 supportive for growth but fiscal impact unclear: Fitch SolutionsThe government on November 12 announced another stimulus package, called Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan 3.0, totalling Rs 2.65 lakh crore. Th...
need2know: Six market-moving macro triggers to watch todayIndia’s services sector contracted sharply in November as lack of cash following the shock demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes disr...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi asks industry to take risk, invest; India Inc wants rate cutFinance Minister Arun Jaitley expressed hope that it would by rolled out, Mazumder said, adding the land bill did not come up for discussio...