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For the 12th consecutive month, work demand under the MGNREGS fell in October, reflecting a shift in the rural economy toward more lucrative job oppor
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Many countries are vying to build resilient semiconductor supply chains amid rising chip import prices
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Debroy was a member of NITI Aayog up to June 5, 2019. In September 2017, he was appointed Chairman of the EAC-PM
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India's forex reserves dropped by USD 3.463 billion to USD 684.805 billion in the week ended October 25, the RBI said on Friday. The overall reserves
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The dedicated freight corridors of the Indian Railways have had a social-equalising effect with states that have a lower per-capita GDP experiencing s
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Coal production rose by 7.4 per cent to 84.45 MT in October compared to 78.57 MT in the corresponding month of the previous fiscal, the Coal Ministry
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India's power consumption rose marginally by about one per cent to 140.47 billion units (BU) in October compared to a year ago, mainly due to heavier
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The IMF kept its GDP growth forecasts for India unchanged at 7 per cent for FY25 and 6.5 per cent for FY26 in its World Economic Outlook
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From April to October 2024, gross GST collections on a year-to-date basis reached Rs 12.74 trillion, marking a 9.4 per cent increase compared to Rs 11
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Globally, the US dollar has been strengthening with rising odds of a Trump victory. Trump's stance on tariffs and higher borrowing has pushed US yield
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The fundamental assumptions used to finalise the USD 7 billion deal with the IMF have gone awry within a month of its approval, leaving the authoritie
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Urban demand growth has been trending down for five quarters, data from market research firm Kantar Worldpanel shows. And the sense of unease around t
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The Asia-Pacific Climate Report 2024, released on Thursday, warns of accelerating climate-related GDP losses between 2050 and 2070, driven by rising s
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The UK is very keen to clinch the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with India and is building towards that magic moment, Britain's minister in charge of the
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Climate change under a high-end emissions scenario could lead to a 16.9 per cent loss in GDP by 2070 across the Asia and Pacific region, with India pr
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The Reserve Bank of India would be able to tap its large foreign exchange reserves to defend the domestic currency in the event of global market volat
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The BRICS+ grouping of nations like India, China and Russia is rapidly increasing its share in global merchandise exports and imports and is expected
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Amid shifting retail dynamics driven by India's quick commerce boom, premium products are moving off shelves faster across all channels
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For the first time in 42 months, the output of the core sector has contracted (-1.6 per cent) during August.
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The share of BRICS+ grouping in global merchandise exports can overtake the G7 bloc by 2026, EY India said on Wednesday. The October edition of EY Ec
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