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Gold prices to decline, silver to rise in 2025: Economic Survey

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Image used for representational purpose. | Photo Credit: Reuters Gold prices are expected to decline in 2025 while silver prices may increase, according to Economic Survey 2024-25 tabled in Parliament on Friday(January 31, 2025). Citing the World Bank’s Commodity Markets Outlook for October 2024, the economic survey highlighted that commodity prices are projected to decrease…

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91% of capital expenditure on airports for five years achieved: Economic Survey

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Over 90% of the targeted capital expenditure on airports by private operators as well as state-owned Airports Authority of India between financial year 2020 and 2025 has been achieved, says the Economic Survey. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Over 90% of the targeted capital expenditure on airports by private operators as well as state-owned Airports…

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Economic Survey 2024-25 cautions against ‘meaningful’ market correction in 2025

January 31, 2025 admin

Sounding a note of caution on the elevated stock market valuation, the Economic Survey 2024-25 on Friday (January 31, 2025) said any correction in the U.S. markets could have a cascading effect in India, which has witnessed increased participation from young investors post-COVID. Over the past few years, retail participation, especially from young investors, has…

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Economic Survey 2024-25: Economic stability, infrastructure creation fuelling real estate demand across India

January 31, 2025 admin

The demand for real estate is emerging not only in tier 1 and tier 2 cities but across the country. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Indian real estate market has performed well on strong demand from across the country driven by economic stability and creation of physical infrastructure like roads and metro networks, according to…

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Economic Survey 2024-25: More than 60-hour work week could have adverse health effects; studies cited

January 31, 2025 admin

Representational image only. File | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Amid a debate over 70-90-hour work week, the pre-Budget Economic Survey 2024-25 on Friday (January 31, 2025) cited studies to state that spending more than 60 hours a week on work could have adverse health effects. Also Read | In charts: Key takeaways from Economic Survey 2023-24…

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India needs to develop climate-resilient crop varieties: Economic Survey

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India needs to develop climate-resilient crop varieties and enhance yields to increase the production of pulses, oilseeds, tomatoes and onion to ensure long-term price stability, the Economic Survey 2024-25 said. File | Photo Credit: Sandeep Saxena India needs to develop climate-resilient crop varieties and enhance yields to increase the production of pulses, oilseeds, tomatoes and onion…

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Relax State, local laws to encourage private sector growth: Economic Survey

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Chief Economic Adviser Ananth Nageshwaran has pitched for a larger role for the private sector. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStock photo Chief Economic Adviser Ananth Nageshwaran has pitched for a larger role for the private sector, driven by increased deregulation, in his strategy to improve domestic economic growth, as laid out in the Economic Survey….

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Economic Survey 2024-2025 full document and highlights

January 31, 2025 admin

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the Economic Survey 2024-25 in the Parliament on Friday (January 31, 2025), providing an official assessment of the performance of the economy in the ongoing financial year, and listing out the challenges being faced by the nation. Also read: Economic Survey 2025 LIVE The Economic Survey, prepared by a…

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1991 Budget: When Indian economy opened to the world

January 31, 2025 admin

Quoting French novelist Victor Hugo, the Finance Minister Manmohan Singh presenting his maiden budget in July 1991 held, “No power on earth can stop an idea whose time has come”. Explaining the reference to India becoming a major economic power in the world thereon, he stated, “Let the whole world hear it loud and clear….

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Finance Minister Sitharaman tables Economic Survey 2024-25 in Lok Sabha

January 31, 2025 admin

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. File photo | Photo Credit: ANI Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday (January 31, 2025) presented the Economic Survey 2024-25 in the Lok Sabha. The Economic Survey is an annual document presented by the government ahead of the Union Budget to review the state of the economy. The document also…

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