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IIP growth reached a five-month high of 5.1% in MayIndia's industrial production surged to a five-month high of 5.1% in May, driven by robust growth in electricity and manufacturing sectors....- Slowing rural incomes could weigh on consumer demand: Dhananjay SinhaHeadline rural wage growth in India is misleading, with underlying increases significantly lower than reported. Rising inflation, reverse m...
- Scanning cancer, up close & personal: A revolution is underway in cancer diagnosisA gene-based test called next-generation sequencing can identify precise mutations, which can then be treated with targeted therapies. Sinc...
- ATMs hungry, but not for more cashMany Indians face empty ATMs despite ample cash in circulation. This is due to serious disruptions in cash movement. UPI's rapid rise and i...
- Macro, the Mightiest: Why India’s biggest macro variable still falls from the skyThe 2026 monsoon comes with a clear warning: Rainfall is forecast at 92% of the long-period average, with higher-than-usual probability of ...
- Unincorporated establishments surge to over 9 cr; jobs hit 15-cr mark: Govt surveyIndia's unincorporated non-agricultural sector shows remarkable growth. Over 9 crore establishments now operate, employing more than 15 cro...
- Why More Car Owners Are Putting Their Keys in Aluminum Foil to Prevent Silent Thefts That Take SecondsModern car thieves are exploiting keyless entry systems through relay attacks, where signals from key fobs are intercepted and amplified to...
- A Rs 3 hike makes India’s inflation battle somewhat harderIndian Oil Marketing Companies have increased petrol and diesel prices by Rs 3 per litre each, and CNG by Rs 2/kg, following daily losses o...
- Indians become Australia’s largest migrant group for the first time, overtaking EnglandIndians are now Australia's largest migrant group, surpassing those from England. This shift highlights changing migration patterns, with o...
- Fish, meat & West Bengal elections: It’s about money and not politicsWest Bengal Elections BJP vs TMC: Political campaigns in West Bengal are creatively using fish and meat, staples of Bengali culture, to con...
- Expect economy to grow at around 6.5 per cent in FY25; outlook appears bright: FinMin reviewIndia's Finance Ministry is optimistic about the country's economic growth, projecting a 6.5 percent growth in FY25. Rural demand continues...
- Household consumption won't hit inflation muchThe latest Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES) is not expected to have a significant impact on consumer price index and inflati...
- Explainer: Why is rural inflation trending higher than urban inflation?As rural households tend to spend more on food, the proportion of food and beverages in the rural basket is more than half at 54.18%, compa...
- Budget FY23: Need to support incomes for consumption pushThe National Statistical Office's latest estimates on India's gross domestic product (GDP) for this fiscal show that household consumption ...
- Govt releases part of CPI data; food inflation up 9.28% in MayHowever, retail food inflation saw a year-on-year rise to 9.28%, data released by the ministry of statistics and programme implementation (...
- Consumer inflation at 5.84% in MarchThe office retained the food inflation estimate at 8.76%.
- MoSPI is giving an increased focus on data quality, assurance, credibility: GovernmentThe government had last month approved the merger of National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) with the Central Statistics Office (CSO) under Mo...
- Consumer goods companies' focus on rural markets pays offAbout 50 per cent of the rural households owned a television in 2011-12 compared with 25 per cent in 2004-05, as per the NSSO's report.
- China reports 24.3 pc jump in factory, construction investmentInvestment in factories and other urban assets in China jumped 24.3 per cent in January and February from the same period last year despite...
- Joblessness down for another yearFifteen years after reforms kicked off, the country is reaping the real fruits of economic prosperity.
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