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Data | The problems with the Prime Minister’s economic claims

August 29, 2023 admin

Official rhetoric on India becoming a $5 trillion dollar economy has resumed, with the Prime Minister’s remarks at the BRICS conference last week. However, these claims are riddled with problems. | Photo Credit: Reuters Addressing the BRICS Business Forum Leaders’ Dialogue at Johannesburg last week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “Soon, India will become a…

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Retail inflation surges to 7.44% in July

August 14, 2023 admin

A scene at wholesale vegetable market Azadpur Mandi, in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma Retail inflation resurged in July to hit 7.44% from 4.87% in June, with consumers facing a sharp 11.5% spike in food prices. This is the highest pace of retail inflation since April 2022 and the first time…

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GST revenues register three-month high in July

August 1, 2023 admin

Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement India’s gross revenues from the Goods and Services Tax (GST) hit a three-month high to cross ₹1.65 lakh crore in July. However, at 10.8%, it was the slowest uptick in collections since July 2021 compared to revenues from the same month last year. Revenues…

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At 8.2%, core sectors’ growth hits 5-month high in June

July 31, 2023 admin

A view of a steel plant. India’s core sectors’ output surged at a five-month high pace of 8.2% in June, as per data from the Commerce and Industry Ministry, led by a 21.9% spike in steel output | Photo Credit: The Hindu India’s core sectors’ output surged 8.2% in June, the fastest pace in five…

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Centre devolves ₹3.09 lakh crore to States till July

July 25, 2023 admin

The 15th Finance Commission has recommended that States be given 41% of the divisible tax pool of the Centre. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Centre has devolved over ₹3.09 lakh crore to States till July of the ₹10.21 lakh crore budgeted to be transferred in the current fiscal, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj…

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Government forms new panel to review all NSO data

July 16, 2023 admin

A Standing Committee on Statistics will review the framework and results of all surveys conducted under the aegis of the National Statistical Office. File illustration: Sebastian Francis The government has constituted a new internal oversight mechanism for official data, revamping a Standing Committee on Economic Statistics (SCES) set up in late 2019, soon after the…

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Private sector share in investment sees sharp decline in Q1

July 13, 2023 admin

“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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Lower Kharif sowing calls for deft management of foodgrain stock, prices: Finance Ministry report

September 17, 2022 admin

Representational image. | Photo Credit: Kommuri Srinivas A Finance Ministry report on September 17 underlined the need for deft management of stocks of agriculture commodities in view of lower crop-sowing for the Kharif Season, stressing there should be no room for complacency on the inflation front. Overall, inflationary pressures in India appear to be on…

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