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Between 2016 and 2019, the NPA ratio remained high. It began to decline later and continued to do so even during the pandemic. Just four years ago, Indian banks’ non-performing assets (NPA) ratio was the worst among most emerging economies. NPAs are bad loans which the borrower is not in a position to repay at…
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The decline in the inflation rate in June is primarily due to a fall in prices of mineral oils, food products | Photo Credit: Reuters India’s wholesale prices remained in deflationary territory for the third successive month in June, with the pace of price contraction from a year ago quickening to -4.12% from -3.48% in…
“The private sector lost steam and the manufacturing sector, which dominated fresh capex plans in recent quarters, saw a drop in terms of project numbers as well as investments proposed” File | Photo Credit: Reuters Private investors turned cautious in the first quarter of 2023-24, with fresh manufacturing investment plans shrinking 17.5% year-on-year and overall…
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Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri addresses at the National Urban Planning Conclave on Creating Sustainable Cities, at Vigyan Bhawan, in New Delhi on Thursday. | Photo Credit: ANI The Union government on Thursday said that the country’s rapid urbanisation presented an economic opportunity and implementing urban planning reforms were key…
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India’s trade with China has declined in the first half of 2023 after more than two years of record growth. Image used for representation purpose only. File | Photo Credit: K.K. Mustafah India’s trade with China declined in the first half of 2023 after more than two years of record growth, part of a broader…
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“There is work ongoing with a number of economies, including the U.K., on intellectual property (IP) rights and modernisation in an effort to improve Indian protocols,” Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal has said. Responding to questions from a gathering of Indian-origin chartered accountants (CAs) from the U.K. Chapter of the Institute of…
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Infrastructure and construction goods’ output continued to drive up the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), rising 14% in May. | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini India’s industrial output picked up some pace in May to grow at a three-month high rate of 5.2% compared to 4.46% in April, with electricity generation growing 0.9% after two months…
Vegetables on sale at Azadpur Mandi in New Delhi on July 12, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI India’s retail inflation hardened in June to a three-month high of 4.81% from 4.31% in May, driven by a spike in food price inflation to 4.5% from less than 3% in the previous month, owing to rising costs…
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Southern and western regions contribute 56% to 58% of tomato production. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu After tomato prices rocketed to ₹200 per kg in some cities, the Centre decided on Wednesday to use its agencies to procure stocks from Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra and sell them at a discount in the areas…
Farmers harvesting potatoes of the Atlanta variety in contract farming arrangement with PepsiCo India limited at Abhirampur village in Hooghly District. | Photo Credit: Sushanta Patronobish The story so far: On July 5, the Delhi High Court held that there was “no merit” in the appeal filed by PepsiCo over the patent rights for its…
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