Pollution Deaths In India Rose To 1.67 Mn in 2019
Toxic air killed more people in India in 2019 than in 2017, The Lancet said in a report shared by...
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Govt’s Latest Stimulus To Boost Jobs, Credit, Farm Sector
The government announced a fresh stimulus of $16.1 billion on Thursday to be spent largely on creating jobs and boosting...
Recovery To Take Time After Economy Shrinks 24% In June Quarter
India’s economy shrank by nearly a quarter in April-June, much more than forecast and pointing to a longer than previously...
India’s Gloomy Outlook Darkens, Recovery Path In Doubt
The outlook for India’s reeling economy has worsened again as business activity slows and COVID-19 infections soar, and will probably...
Economy Slows In March Quarter, Worst Yet To Come
India’s economy grew at 3.1% in the January-March quarter, its slowest pace in at least eight years, and the situation...
Indian Economy Slows Rapidly In March Quarter
Gross domestic product data out later on Friday is expected to show India’s economy grew at its slowest pace in...
Cash-Strapped Economic Plan Unlikely To Soften Covid-19 Blow
India’s $266 billion economic rescue package rests mostly on boosting company credit but contains scant new public spending, tax breaks...
Huge Aid Package For Covid-19-Hit Indian Economy
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that India would provide 20 trillion rupees ($266 billion) in fiscal and monetary...
Eco Growth Slows, With Coronavirus Impact To Come
India’s economy expanded at its slowest pace in more than six years in the last three months of 2019, with...
Modi’s Guarded Stimulus Unlikely To Revive Growth
India’s new budget is unlikely to drag Asia’s third- biggest economy out of its worst slowdown in more than a...
Budget 2020/21: Govt To Spend $40bn On Farm Sector
The government said on Saturday it would inject nearly $40 billion into the sprawling farm sector and billions more into...
Govt. Forecasts Faster Economic Growth, Fiscal Challenge
India’s government forecasts economic growth will pick up from 6.0% to 6.5% in the fiscal year beginning April 1, but...
India Plans To Cut Spending To Curb Deficit, May Hurt Growth
India’s government is likely to cut spending for the current fiscal year by as much as 2 trillion rupees as...
India To Offload Bharat Petroleum In State Stake Sell-Off
India has agreed to sell stakes in five state-run companies, including oil refiner Bharat Petroleum Corp Limited (BPCL), finance minister...
